Down about 450k. Someone posted it the otherday.

Well the w/e 26 Feb average was 8.76 million and in 2011 the same week was 9.48, so a drop of about 700k. Coronation Street has fallen abit more from 10.32 to 9.39...

Isn't EastEnders is in crisis as much as The X Factor was last year?

Down year on year, down against it's main rival but still beating most other programmes in the schedule.

I think it will do exceptionally well.

Great bit of comedy from the BBC just now - they showed a trailer for their half of the F1 season (not that they mentioned this slight problem).




The omens don't look great. But with a DOI Final lead in, the big ITV sell (and nobody can sell a new programme like ITV can), the media already lapping up anything Fellowes/Downton/Titanic related, and a likely white flag from the Beeb, it is sure to attract a sizeable default audience.

I'd be surprised if it debuts to less than 8m, possibly a bit more, and the only question is how far it can sustain that over the run.

Truth is both big soaps could be expected to be netting a regular 10m or so on winter Mondays.

Neither is.

Only one show is "in crisis" though - the one that has successfully established a nightly 10pm alternative showing amongst a younger demographic on a growing digital channel.

I hardly think the term 'default audience' can be used in this circumstance

A default audience is when 6m tune into daytime filler in prime time on BBC1

Coronation Street averaged 10.32m across the week? Was it still feeling the anniversary bounce or did it have a big storyline?

I see Channel 4 have buried 'Keith Meets... Nick Griffin' in the 11pm slot. Surely this would have rating well for them in the 9 or 10pm slot sometime this week

I was reading on the Voice thread that ratings have fallen drastically in the US, although another poster disputes it. Is it true? No-one has reported that on this thread

Ep 1 (post Superbowl): 37.61m (16.3)
Ep 2: 17.84m (6.7)
Ep 3: 16.28m (6.0)
Ep 4: 16.04m (6.0)
Ep 5: 14.89m (5.4)

That is quite a big drop. Strange that no-one here is asking for it to be axed

Depends how you want to spin it:

2.1 – 16.3 [37.61]
2.2 – 6.7 [17.84]
2.3 – 6.0 [16.28]
2.4 – 6.0 [16.04]
2.5 – 5.4 [14.89]

[That's episode number – 18-49 rating - total audience]

You can discount the first episode given that it was massively inflated by the Super Bowl lead-in. Some would argue that you can discount to some degree episode two as well because of the Super Bowl hangover although personally I think that's pushing things a little far. At best I think you can say it accounted for a tenth or two jump in the demo. So its been relatively stable until this week which arguably was hit by the Daytona 500 on Fox so we'll have to wait and see what happens next week on that front. Although next week is that start of the Battle Rounds where the audience dropped off a little last year although it also moved to a different timeslot at that point last year if memory serves.

The numbers have fallen but I don't know if I'd describe it as drastic and it is currently the biggest demo hitter on US television.

For reference sake ratings for season 1

1.1 – 5.1 [11.8] (Tuesday 9PM – 2 hour show)
1.2 – 5.7 [12.58]
1.3 – 4.7 [10.45] (Moves to Tuesday 10PM – 1 hour show – Battle Rounds Begin)
1.4 – 4.5 [10.01]
1.5 – 3.8 [8.49]
1.6 – 4.9 [14.41] (America's Got Talent lead-in)
1.7 – 4.6 [12.3] (Live Performance Shows Begin – 9PM 2 hour shows)
1.8 – 4.6 [12.33]
1.9 – 4.4 [12.05]
1.10 – 3.3 [10.01] (Wednesday Results Show)
1.11 – 4.4 [12.70] (Final Performance Show)
1.12 – 3.7 [11.05] (Wednesday Final Results)

Thanks. It would be great if you could post the rating for the next episode on this thread when you get it. Will be interesting to see how the battle rounds perform. I have seen some episodes of the Voice but have lost interest after the auditions

You'd have to be crazy to call for it be axed though.

Its NBC's biggest show by an absolute mile. Its more than doubling its nearest on network competition. Its easily the biggest show on US television right now as well (Live+SD at least Live+7 Modern Family pulls ahead and maybe Idol as well) so I don't think anyone is too concerned just yet. I wouldn't read too much into this weeks numbers just yet either. See what it does next week as it may very well be that 5.4 was a Daytona induced blip.

Of course Dancing with the Stars is still to come and that could be where the train comes off the tracks a little...

Joy. Only three more weeks till The Voice UK launches...

:yawn:

How many weeks is it (scheduled to be) on for?

Though Dancing with the Stars wasn't exactly pulling up any trees last season.

The CW have announced 3 additional reality formats for the summer. The network, which launched in 2006, has never found any success with reality TV (quite a problem when your target demographic is women 18-34!).




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It can be hard to tell with reality stuff like this, especially the less formatted stuff like The Catalina. I'm not convinced by any of them tbh. But who'd have thought Jersey Shore would be a hit! Breaking Pointe is just about a year out of date (probably thought up after someone watched Black Swan! ).

The main issue is that viewers seem reluctant to try reality on The CW. I imagine they'll all struggle to find an audience from day one.

The Star Next Door sounds similar to Q'Viva. Breaking Pointe sounds like a potential flop. NZ also is airing a ballet reality show, which is tanking in the ratings. The Catalina might look "reality" but will end up like Fly Girls with the obvious staging and scripted nonsense, trying to be like The Hills.

Breaking Pointe is interesting if only because its a BBC Worldwide production which makes me wonder if it might share some similarities with the rather excellent doc BBC4 aired following a year in the life of the English National Ballet. I won't be holding my breath obviously but you never know.

Does anyone know if Revenge has been picked up by any UK network yet, and what its ratings are like in America?

It has turned out into the breakout success of the year so far in Australia, pulling in 1.96m viewers last night, (an increase from the last 2 episodes as well), whereas the more hyped up Alcatraz which is on at the same time has slumped to around 700k

So far as I know, it has yet to find a UK broadcaster.

That's a shame really, its the first American Drama I have actually found interesting to watch in a long time. Considering how well it is doing for 7, I would even say that it would definitely be a decent buy for Channel 4 or 5, or maybe even ITV1 to put on in the summer

Link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...ielberg-258808

FOX has cancelled Terra Nova, not returning for its second season. 20th TV decides to shop for other networks to pick up the show, despite the axe.

Shame as I am probably the only FM here that enjoyed it.

But saying that, its demise was foretold, and doubtful whether any other network would want to put money into a failed format......