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US Network News Ratings
Week of November 21 Thanksgiving meant the NBC and ABC news only aired three nights during the week and CBS twice. Which then leads to the question, how useful are those ratings. NBC is Mon/Tue/Fri, ABC Mon/Tue/Wed and CBS Mon/Tue (according to TV Newser). It's not a fair comparison at all Quote:
Def BBC1s weakest night, considering it used to be as bad as ITV Tuesday flopzone, I think they'll be happy that it's improved in recent years. Waterloo road does quite well, but as Zoe said above the 8:30 junction is dire. They need to figure this out.
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NeilVW would not be urging me to think of the gays, if we had.
![]() ![]() I would never urge upon you, Charnham. But now back to the serious business of TV ratings, before I get into trouble...
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I would never urge upon you, Charnham
Ratings moving back to ratings ITV 3 only offers an alternative if you like Classic ITV drama. |
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I am so glad to hear that.
Ratings moving back to ratings ITV 3 only offers an alternative if you like Classic ITV drama. ![]() For "men" (and let's be stereotypical for the sake of convenience), last night ITV4 was offering Diamonds are Forever from 9, and preceding that 20 Referee Decisions That Shook the World. As much as I dislike ITV, they do seem to have got their channel portfolio proposition broadly right. |
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Moving swiftly back on topic, who thought the scheduling of The Manor Reborn is sensible... 9pm last week, 9pm tonight... 9pm next week, oh, wait it's 8pm next week.
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Touché!
![]() For "men" (and let's be stereotypical for the sake of convenience), last night ITV4 was offering Diamonds are Forever from 9, and preceding that 20 Referee Decisions That Shook the World. As much as I dislike ITV, they do seem to have got their channel portfolio proposition broadly right. |
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When Coronation Street is back on Wednesdays, move Waterloo Road back to 8pm?
Wednesday has always been the Beeb's weakest night, going way back into the seventies and eighties, because ITV used to have Corrie there of course and also it was Thames' big night for entertainment so all their massive shows like Benny Hill used to go out there. In the nineties they used to burn off a load of crap dramas at eight, the second series of Trainer was demoted from Sundays to that slot. And ten years ago, it was an absolute mess as ITV had Emmerdale, Corrie and The Bill and the Beeb had a load of rubbish, not helped by the fact they had to squeeze the lottery in so programmes ended up starting at five to and five past the hour. I mentioned it before but just after they moved the news they put the Attenborough series State of the Planet on Wednesdays at nine (or 9.10, as it was) and it flopped enormously with a crap lead-in and ITV showing massive shows like the last Morse. It's always going to be a potential problem for the Beeb because it's the only weeknight without 'stEnders, so it can go from huge highs to massive lows. In that way it's better than Tuesday on ITV which is just low all the time, but that's because they refuse to put anything half decent there. I know we always talk about Tuesday on ITV but it seems as if ITV themselves are now convinced nothing will work there so don't even try to compete, when with a bit of effort they could easily do well. As I predicted earlier on, meanwhile, in the League Cup the Beeb do have the first leg on Liverpool vs Man City, on Wednesday 11th January, and the second leg of Palace vs Cardiff on Tuesday 24th. Might put the latter on BBC2, like last year, probably not the former. |
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Moving swiftly back on topic, who thought the scheduling of The Manor Reborn is sensible... 9pm last week, 9pm tonight... 9pm next week, oh, wait it's 8pm next week.
It's white-flag scheduling from BBC1 tonight. But then I suppose against Corrie and IAC, they may as well pitch the loathsome Knowles building something charitable and Penelope Keith's worthy effort. |
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Not sure there would be uninterrupted coverage of these games on BBC1, it would depend what else is on. For example in Sun 29th there are swimming finals on from 7:30 including Women's 400m Freestyle final - I think Becky Adlington defending one of her Olympic titles would take precedence.
There will be more interest in football next year due to the presence of team GB but for most people Olympics = Athletics, Swimming, Cycling, Rowing etc. not football. Usually football is pretty much ignored at the Olympics but I think last time BBC3 had nightly highlights of games. Quote:
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@grahamzxy We've got 3.33m 20.5%, rising to 4.2m, 22% 13 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply That is a cracking rating, especially the peak. |
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My Digiguide has The Manor Reborn at 9pm again next week, then at 8pm on the 15th due to Crimewatch taking the 9pm slot by necessity due to its content.
It's white-flag scheduling from BBC1 tonight. But then I suppose against Corrie and IAC, they may as well pitch the loathsome Knowles building something charitable and Penelope Keith's worthy effort. It occurs to me that DIY SOS and The Manor Reborn are pretty much the same programme, except one is for poor chavs and the other is for poor posh people (renovate your own mansion, you upper class scroungers). |
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They're still in repeats too I think. I guess the Pointless producers will be praying for another strike soon then.
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In other news, after slagging off ITV yesterday for their bad manners in not saying when Corrie was on next, I'd also like to complain about BBC1 not apologising for not showing The Impressions Show, and not even saying it was a change to the schedules, presumably leaving everyone totally confused. Manners!
They did on BBC One Wales, sort of. No apology, but the announcer said it was a change to some listings, and The Impressions Show would be back next Wednesday at 10.45pm.
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That's a given, there's no sense leaving it there. They could shift it now if they wanted.
Wednesday has always been the Beeb's weakest night, going way back into the seventies and eighties, because ITV used to have Corrie there of course and also it was Thames' big night for entertainment so all their massive shows like Benny Hill used to go out there. In the nineties they used to burn off a load of crap dramas at eight, the second series of Trainer was demoted from Sundays to that slot. And ten years ago, it was an absolute mess as ITV had Emmerdale, Corrie and The Bill and the Beeb had a load of rubbish, not helped by the fact they had to squeeze the lottery in so programmes ended up starting at five to and five past the hour. I mentioned it before but just after they moved the news they put the Attenborough series State of the Planet on Wednesdays at nine (or 9.10, as it was) and it flopped enormously with a crap lead-in and ITV showing massive shows like the last Morse. It's always going to be a potential problem for the Beeb because it's the only weeknight without 'stEnders, so it can go from huge highs to massive lows. In that way it's better than Tuesday on ITV which is just low all the time, but that's because they refuse to put anything half decent there. I know we always talk about Tuesday on ITV but it seems as if ITV themselves are now convinced nothing will work there so don't even try to compete, when with a bit of effort they could easily do well. As I predicted earlier on, meanwhile, in the League Cup the Beeb do have the first leg on Liverpool vs Man City, on Wednesday 11th January, and the second leg of Palace vs Cardiff on Tuesday 24th. Might put the latter on BBC2, like last year, probably not the former. It's weird because Tuesday, Thursday and Friday used to be such strong nights for ITV. Tuesday, what with Emmerdale, The Bill, Peak Practice/Soldier Soldier, Thursdays with Emmerdale and The Bill, and Friday with Emmerdale, Corrie, an entertainment show like Strike It Lucky, and The Bill. Now Tuesdays are a damp squib for ITV and that's the understatement of the century, Thursdays are OK but nothing special, as BBC1 have EastEnders and the solid Watchdog, and Fridays are more even between the two channels. |
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Fox have announced their mid-season schedule. Quote:
Welcome AMERICAN IDOL back when its 11th season begins with a two-night premiere Wednesday, Jan. 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Featuring host Ryan Seacrest and returning judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, television’s No. 1 series continues with a special, extended primetime broadcast Sunday, Jan. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT) following the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (6:00 PM-CC ET live/3:00 PM-CC PT live). http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/fox-...-on-wednesday/
TOUCH, the distinctive new drama created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (“24”) will debut with a special preview Wednesday, Jan. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), immediately following AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The uplifting drama, which makes its series premiere Monday, March 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), features Sutherland as a widower and single father haunted by an inability to connect to his mute 11-year-old son. But everything changes when he discovers that his son possesses the gift of staggering genius – the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events. J.J. Abrams’ (“Super 8,” “Star Trek,” “Lost”) chilling new thriller ALCATRAZ will debut Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with a special two-hour premiere event. The series then makes its time period premiere on Monday, Jan. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following all-new episodes of HOUSE (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The mysterious drama stars Sarah Jones (“Sons of Anarchy”), Jorge Garcia (“Lost”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”) as a unique team investigating the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz’s most notorious prisoners, 50 years after they vanished. THE FINDER, the one-hour procedural centering on a remarkable man with an extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable, joins the schedule Thursday, Jan. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The debut follows an encore episode of BONES (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), in which THE FINDER’s “Walter Sherman” (Geoff Stults, “She’s Out of My League,” “October Road”) and “Leo Knox” (Michael Clarke Duncan, “The Green Mile”) were first introduced. |
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At the moment, nobody in the UK is even broadcasting it so you'll be ok...
![]() Talking of football on telly next summer, nobody has commented on here about the Team GB fixtures in the Olympics. It was announced the other week that England's men (& Gareth Bale) will play their group games:Thursday 26th July - one of two games in a window 5pm-9.45pm Sunday 29th July - one of two games in a window 5pm-9.45pm Wednesday 1st August - one of two games in a window 5pm-9.45pm The QFs all take place on Saturday 4th August between noon and 9.30pm (the Wembley QF 2.30-4.30pm). The SFs both take place on Tuesday 7th August between 5pm and 9.45pm The Final takes place at Wembley on Saturday 11th August at 3pm. Now I imagine all of those that involve Team GB will be on BBC1. All in good slots which would get massive audiences for a World Cup or Euros fixture. I doubt Team GB's fixtures will do as well. But with Beckham and the London 2012 buzz, these are surely all going to get stellar audiences so long as Team GB goes the distance? |
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Fox have announced their mid-season schedule..
For those that don't want to pick it out of the text Monday 8PM: House 9PM: Alcatraz (debuts Jan. 16) / Touch (debuts March 19) Tuesday From March 6 / Glee hiatus 8PM: New Girl [r] 8:30PM: Breaking In 9PM: New Girl 9:30PM: Raising Hope Wednesday 8PM: American Idol Thursday 8PM: American Idol 9PM: The Finder (debuts Jan. 12) Friday 8PM: Kitchen Nightmares 9PM: Fringe Saturday 8PM: Cops 9PM: Drama Repeats Sunday 7PM: Animation Domination Repeats 7:30PM: The Cleveland Show (original episodes from Jan. 29) 8PM: The Simpsons 8:30PM: Napoleon Dynamite (debuts Jan. 15) / Bob's Burgers (returns March 11) 9PM: Family Guy 9:30PM: American Dad! Random Notes: Fox haven't yet made a decision on the future of Teenage Daughter. I suspect if it gets a back order it'll replace that New Girl repeat on Tuesday before moving back to Wednesday 9:30 in the Spring. Touch will get a special preview screening out of American Idol on Jan 25. Mobbed is also set to air a handful of episodes Jan.-Feb. whilst Idol runs hour long audition shows. Alcatraz will have a two-hour debut on Jan. 16 before moving to 9PM the following weeks. It'll also have a two-hour finale on March 12. By my count that's 11 (of 13) episodes so presumably they'll be another 2 hour block in place of a House repeat somewhere in February. Napoleon Dynamite will air two episodes on Jan. 15, one out of The Simpsons and the other one out of Family Guy. Fox are certainly trying hard with it. |
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I see BBC have put some Week 1 details up, but not alot, Hustle returns but is unplaced (wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being Week 2) and no sign of the predicted Sherlock, but then again the "Media Centre" is piss poor in the extreme.
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The last Inspector Morse drew 13.66 million. Wednesdays have always been a good night for ITV, especially 10 years ago (or rather 9 years ago as The Bill didn't move to Wednesdays until 2002) with Emmerdale ensuring 9m +, Corrie ensuring 13-14m+ and The Bill ensuring 7-8m+.
It's weird because Tuesday, Thursday and Friday used to be such strong nights for ITV. Tuesday, what with Emmerdale, The Bill, Peak Practice/Soldier Soldier, Thursdays with Emmerdale and The Bill, and Friday with Emmerdale, Corrie, an entertainment show like Strike It Lucky, and The Bill. Now Tuesdays are a damp squib for ITV and that's the understatement of the century, Thursdays are OK but nothing special, as BBC1 have EastEnders and the solid Watchdog, and Fridays are more even between the two channels. |
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I don't understand why ITV1 haven't used the soaps to anchor the 8pm hour to be honest. I know there's an argument that 8.30pm is too late for Emmerdale but if offered a Coronation Street lead in, I think it'd be fine. If they aired the two back to back from 8-9 on Tuesday and Thursday it would stablise the nights and give some shape to the schedules which it's currently lacking.
Anyway, back to last night, and ITV1 performed excellently, benefiting from a struggling BBC One. I didn't expect Super Tiny Animals to do that well! The Wall may be something of a talking point, though, if That's Britain and Rubbish TV made it by the end of the show. Frozen Planet did well though was dented by the lead in and I'm A Celebrity's head start. MasterChef recorded a very strong figure for BBC Two and the football picked up an excellent rating for Channel 5 while Channel 4 was somewhat squeezed out.
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ESPN to cover the Club World Cup. 1 team you've heard of (Barcelona) and a bunch of others that you haven't. Still, good news for the legion of fans of Al-Sadd...
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Digiguide suggests Sky1 will air 'Treasure Island' over two nights - 7pm on January 1st and 2nd.
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Digiguide suggests Sky1 will air 'Treasure Island' over two nights - 7pm on January 1st and 2nd.
Quite a New Year's Day lineup for Sky1. |
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I see BBC have put some Week 1 details up, but not alot, Hustle returns but is unplaced (wouldn't be surprised if that ends up being Week 2) and no sign of the predicted Sherlock, but then again the "Media Centre" is piss poor in the extreme.
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No, but Public Enemies is being stripped Monday 2nd to Wednesday 4th it seems.
That's assuming Sherlock does air on New Years Day. I can't see why it wouldn't given that it's a Sunday and could do mega-numbers (assuming it doesn't wind up opposite Endeavour or something). |
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Wouldn't surprise me if BBC One are seeing where Endeavour is scheduled before scheduling Sherlock, but BBC One still has Birdsong which is 2x90m but that could easily air January 22-29.
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