Agreed. I'm pleased he seems keen on FTA TV - I was worried that would not be the case. Two new channel launches on DTT in a little over three months is an encouraging step forward.

RTL were a bit clueless in this regard, what with the botched Freeview HD attempt first time around.

A timeshift of 2 million! I'm assuming episode 2 won't timeshift so much as more people watched it "live" (or before 2am at least). I haven't seen it yet because I was watching Paul Merton. Easier to watch Paul live and catch FP on the brilliiant iPlayer. I notice that not only is last night's FP number 1 on iPlayer at the moment, but also episode 1 is back up at number 3. Any ratings for the Sunday afternoon repeat of episode 1?


Maybe it's going to get the Com- Fly-With-Me-type Christmas Day launch that some people were hoping for after all.

ive always wanted a Channel 5+1, I guess that is Six.

The Royal Bodyguard versus Downton Abbey would be an interesting battle.

My suggestion assumes that DA is going out on Boxing Day. Why would Julian Fellowes write an episode set on Boxing Day if ITV have told him he's getting a Christmas Day slot?

why do Sky show Simpsons Halloween episodes in February? Why do the BBC repeat Christmas specials in July? Why is Born on The 4th of July shown on August 15th? So many questions...........

That'll make 11 entries in the top 20 for BBC1, 8 for ITV1 and 1 for C4.

ABC didn't have low expectations for anything on their Fall schedule except perhaps Charlie's Angels and their expectations for that were driven down by a market that just wasn't interested in it. Revenge and Once Upon A Time both had a lot of critical support and massive promotional push. I'd also say that people are getting very overexcited about the early success of both Revenge and particularly Once Upon a Time. I read something early this week that had Once Upon A Time as a new flagship that was going to revive the entire network which just made me want to scream that its aired two episodes both of which have had a lot of promotion behind them.


I don't know why they'd be throwing more money behind Private Practice at this point. Its a show that is on its last leg and has survived for this long purely because of who its executive producer is. And at this stage in its lifespan Practice should have an established audience that knows when its on and is unlikely to be picking up new viewers. ABC need to focus on trying to minimise the drops on shows like Grey's and find new hits. And for the most part that's what they're doing.


That logo is hideous. However a rebrand of some description needed to happen at More4 because it was one hell of a confused mess of a channel. I can't say I'm overjoyed about the route they're taking with it but something had to change.

I don't think More4 has been helped by C4 moving slightly back from the mainstream in the last couple of years and beginning to show programmes which tick the PSB boxes more, but nobody watches. They haven't utilised More4 enough either for the more high brow C4 drama which wouldn't fit on E4.


And looking at their Christmas press pack interesting to see that Gordon Ramsey Cookalong Live is back - and airing on Christmas Day. My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas also confirmed.

NBC doing very badly. Virtually everything (apart from their 'flagship' drama) was under a 2.0. I bet they can't wait for The Voice to be back and the Superbowl to come.

Revenge, even if it gets docked by .1 is doing well so far by ABC standards. However, the real test will be how it holds up without a Happy Endings lead in. It also depends on how the producers play it next season, they've said theyre ending the major plot line so that has the potential for a lot of viewer bleeding.

there is hope for Pan-Am yet

http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/abc-...n-am/#comments


what does that take it to now 17?

Interesting. Ordering more scripts isn't the same as a proper pick up, because those episodes won't necessarily be produced. I don't think it represents much of a financial commitment, so it could still stop after 13 if they don't like the look of things. But it does mean they're investigating where the producers would take it.

Obvious pickups for Once Upon A Time and Happy Endings. Last Man Standing's is perhaps a bit risky because it hasn't settled yet, but they're clearly serious about making comedy work on Tuesdays.

Odd to think what shows will vanish from Top 20 between now and the end of 2011 - Can Emmerdale hang on? - Frozen Planet will relegate Wild at Heart as has been noted. S&B, BFGW & CFWM look very precarious. Dr Who Xmas to end 2011 in the Top 10? Can anyone think of 5 shows that aren't listed that could change the 5 places at the bottom.

I would think Once Up On a Time, being a hit, is not good for Pan-Am, however Desperate Housewives is still ending this season, and im sure ABC had planned for Pan-Am to plug that gap, so that gives ABC a reason to try with Pan Am, because if Pan-Am fails it has two Sunday night slots to fill, not just 1.

Cookalong was fine as a one-off but as a series it really struggled. Wonder if Cookalong will really be live on Christmas Day, surely Gordon would rather spend it with his family than on live telly.

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, Children in Need, The Royle Family, The Royal Bodyguard (in a Xmas Day slot) are 4 shows yet to air which may well enter that Top 20 list by the end of the year. IAC and The Royle Family definitely will, that's for sure.

Edit: Also a slim chance of The Royal Variety Performance, which when last on ITV1 officially had 9.56m. I don't think it'll rate as well this year (that 9.56m was one of the highest in recent years - last year's had 8.90m) but there is a possibility of it entering that chart.

Doctor Who will move up, Im A Celeb, Children In Need, The Royle Family are near certs for a top 20 place. After that im not sure, maybe the Children In Need concert or something over Christmas like The Borrowers or Great Expectations.

I'm intrigued as to whether My Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will hold on to a top 20 place. Does anyone know any other shows from the 'minor' channels that managed to diusrupt the big two's dominance. I guess Top Gear did at one point; Friends; Big Brother?

That's a fantastic rating for Frozen Planet - how many weeks of it left? It should do well against The Jury next week, and I'm A Celebrity...may struggle against it slightly considering it'll be coming off a night's break. Waterloo Road and The Imprsssions Show benefited from the lack of opposition on ITV1, who probably console themselves with a favourable audience even if it was quite small. Big Brother's decrease isn't great considering it should be gaining momentum but I have the feeling every series has had this tired feeling approaching the final. Hollyoaks is performing brilliantly at the moment; obviously there will be a drop off once the serial killer plot ends but it should be able to keep the majority of viewers.

Revenge stuck at a 3.0 in the finals. Modern Family went up to a 5.7, Happy Endings down to a 3.4. The Middle (3.0), Criminal Minds (3.7) and Survivor (3.6) also got upward adjustments. That was Survivor's best rating in almost a year and the best for Revenge since its premiere. Revenge ties Hawaii Five-O as the highest rated 10pm broadcast of the week.

The ABC pick-ups aren't too surprising. We might see fewer repeats of their dramas this season because they've got 4 midseason replacements (Scandal, GCB, The River, Missing).

Frozen Planet I think benefits from showing stuff that hasn't been shown before in the way Planet Earth and The Blue Planet did. Human Planet did okay but I think it would have done better in a 9pm slot. Wonder why Life and Nature's Great Event fell short while FP has prospered?

Even with the cuts, I think we'll still stuff like Frozen Planet made because there is a global market for this type of show, I would think BBC Worldwide and Discovery as well as another foreign broadcaster would be willing to make up any funding.

Does anyone know if they're releasing a film version, I know both Planet Earth and Blue Planet were edited into Earth and Deep Blue for a cinema release.

They didn't have the word 'Planet' in the title.

Seriously though for starters - the launch trailer was truly epic and had done the rounds on every channel for almost a month. The trailer was even trending on Twitter at one point. The BBC publicity machine got it spot on, they created a sense of anticipation, a real buzz way before the great DA whispered his first line.

HD will also be a factor and of course is far more widespread in UK homes compared to 18 months ago (around 25% now have access from their main set) The programme is simply jaw-dropping in High Definition and the overnight numbers are extremely impressive: (0.93m last week, 1.08m this). Life was averaging around 200k

I also think Frozen Planet has benefited hugely from the 'social networking' boom we are experiencing of late. The reaction to the opening episode was really quite staggering. Universally praised from every corner of the UK. The press were lovin' it, Facebook and Twitter went nuts, the programme gained over 2million viewers during transmission (unheard of for factual) and even teenagers were openly admitting to skipping The Only Way is Essex to catch-up on iPlayer.

A few days late but just had a look through the digital channel top 10's:

Celebrity Juice picked up another 853,000 for the Saturday repeat on ITV2 (ITV2+1 not available). Based only on the numbers on BARB, the total is over 3m. I'm pretty sure there are other repeats as well?

The Secret Circle had 682,000 on Sky Living and Sky Living +1. Still surprised that ITV2 didn't pick that up to sit alongside The Vampire Diaries (which had over 700,000 on ITV2 not including +1). Not that ITV2 needs much help just now with 7 shows over 1m.

Across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 4 showings of the Sky Movie Premiere I Am Number Four had a total audience of 826,000.

Warehouse 13 doing decent numbers for Syfy - 473,000 for its first broadcast (inc +1). Picked up more than 200,000 for a few more repeats in the Syfy top 10. Considering that their scripted shows don't do much in the US, this must make a difference?

Harry's Law might be bombing in the US but on Universal, it's their #1 show with 446,000 for its first broadcast (inc +1).

Planet Dinosaur does not follow that theory.

Frozern planet ratings are interesting because except for on here i have not heard a single mention of it. Not on any tv channels or trailers.

US Morning Show Ratings
Week of October 24

With an 11% audience increase on the same week last year the re-vamped Good Morning America for ABC continues to close in on long-time market leader NBC Today.

Average daily audiences:

1. NBC Today 5.37 m (-6% on same week last year)
2. ABC GMA 4.84 m (+11%)
3. CBS Early Show 2.55 m (-10%)

c Neilsen