I think ABC should give Private Practice a final 13 episodes next season at 8pm, followed by the final series of Greys at 9 and a new show at 10.

As I pointed out earlier those are definitely going HD next year, because it says in the document:


Shows in bold not currently available in HD, but will be by next spring/summer.

I hope The Gadget Show switches soon too. It's a bit embarrassing that a show about the very latest trends in tech, often reviewing high definition equipment, is not yet transmitted in HD itself.

Jason mentioned on Twitter they're going to be in HD next year. I'm surprised the news isn't going HD as Sky News is already HD ready.

Rules of Engagement did very well for CBS, I expect if ratings hold, it'll get another season even though it will have reached syndication numbers by the end of the season with 96 episodes.

It might be the only thing that saves Big Brother as 100 hours or so of it tops up their HD quota.

I'd rather E4 HD or Film4 HD got it myself - and personally E4 HD as at least unlike C5 they are producing home grown HD drama.


53 is used by S4C for their HD channel in Wales.

Even with its cancellation, Charlie's Angels numbers were similar to last week. They have two or three (?) more episodes to go. With CA being at burn-off stage, Once Upon a Time trailer was shown during closing credits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3_LZp5sqzA). Again, putting a drama on Sunday 8pm is risky. Launching a new drama this Sunday is a big gamble, especially since its competitions are Football, World Series and The Amazing Race. Then again, since all three are facing declines in their own different way, ABC should relax a little? Still, ABC should really cross their fingers.

CBS has really made a comeback with Rules of Engagement. They will be filling syndication numbers with people actually watching the show now. This is just the beginning though. We will see how those numbers shape up in coming weeks. Has CBS learned their lesson? Or, will CBS try to "liven up" Saturday again? CW's Thursday night schedule did decently well. Perhaps the only two shows which their PR office can boast about (and not get slated for being the network boss' "baby" like Gossip Girl), since there are more ABC Family hit shows than there are for The CW.

What have the ratings for Deal or no Deal live been this week?

I suspect tonight's Big Brother might have it's best rating tonight for eviction. I've not seen the BB forum flood like that at all this year.

It was a brilliant surprise result that will no doubt ensure another bumper rating for the 11pm show.

It also signifies egg on the face of the producers after their naughty behaviour earlier in the week. They won't be trying funny business like that again in a hurry!

People who say the eviction shows are no longer worth watching because they are too predictable couldn't be more wrong. Moments like THAT make it well worth tuning in. And the series of announcements in order of popularity make it more compelling than ever before.

So true, hopefully this might be the slight boost it needed.

agree I love the way they call it out in order!
XF & SCD take note

I can see whoever isn't evicted walkin especially if Anton stays

They might as well. After all, tonight has proven they have zero chance of winning!

They thought they'd cracked it as well after their time in the crypt carefully plotting their next move. Must try harder gents, the voting public see everything.

what happend with big brother tonight then? What's going to get ratings up?

I wonder whether they might try that at mid-season, actually. They surely need to clear some space behind Grey's anyway in order to launch on of their midseason dramas (most obviously, Shonda Rhimes' Scandal). If PP holds together at 8 then it might get one last run (and temporarily patch up one of the worst slots on the ABC schedule). If it doesn't, then they can cancel it having lost very little.

Well, that sounds like a "been there and done it before", "let's not forget the minority communities and not trot out another white middle class comedy" flop. I don't think we need to wait till autumn next year to work that one out. Indeed, there are "Mr Khan" clips on the BBC comedy website. Don't worry if you can't be arsed checking it out - you ain't missing anything...

Is that it for BBC1? The channel that once was home to the most legendary sitcoms the world has ever seen?

I think the clips are funny

That is a real possibility - Private Practice could easily be aired at 8 without much difference to the content. It's also a good idea whilst Grey's sort of holds up to air a new show.

I do hope that PP gets another series, it is a great show.

The problem is the belief it would be predictable. I didn't bother to tune in because I thought it was a foregone conclusion and am not a great lover of Jem as a Housemate. I couldn't believe it when I logged on and saw it was Jay v Anton. I wonder how many others decided to give it a miss as it was going to be 'predictable'?

I read in the papers today that the Downton Abbey Christmas special is set on Boxing Day. That might give an indication to ITV's planned scheduling.


Meanwhile, the front page of today's Daily Mirror gives an indication of where its priorities lie. "Gaddafi: The Last Words" gets half the space of "Cowell: I'll AXe You All" which gets half the space of "Free Peppa Pig Toy"

And the X Factor story (about Cowell supposedly ranting at the judges as ratings plummet:yawn::yawn fuels my belief (only said partly tongue-in-cheek) that the X Factor In Crisis stories are coming from the X Factor in a cunning bid to try and boost their ratings.

And The Sun says Cowell is expected back as a judge next year after several conference calls from the US with ITV executives

Boxing Day would certainly be a sensible move on ITV's part -out of the firing line of BBC1's Christmas Day big guns, but still on a day when there'll be a huge potential audience tuning in.

Or even Christmas Eve which will still have huge numbers tuning in (despite possible last-minute Xmas shopping).

Yep.

Sunday the 11th after the TXF Final.

(or the 18th)

If that report is true and he is so interested in saving his format why doesn't he return this year?

#AnIdiotAbroad2 tops the multi-channel ratings yet again with 1.094m, peaking at 1.2m!

A League of Their Own peaks at 645k. Episode 2 of #Spy peaks at 527k.

Sources: ClaireW, John Williams

It won't be on the 11th as TXF Final normally runs until 9:30pm and the Downton special is 2 hours long so it would end too late.

The 18th is definitely a possibility but I think they might just go with Xmas Day or Boxing Day. Boxing Day makes most sense there because ITV have done quite well on Boxing Day over the last couple of years as they've actually made a bit of an effort. Plus it'd muck up Great Expectations on BBC1, as I'm sure they're planning to replicate the Upstairs Downstairs scheduling of last year, so either it's first episode would be dented significantly or it'd have to be shifted a day later and BBC1 would need to find something else for Boxing Day.