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Old 19-03-2012, 12:28
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Any numbers for last night's Bank Job please?
With thanks to Broadcast, the last in the series brought in 1.07m (5.1%) / 164k (1.1%) +1 on Saturday. That's exactly in line with the series average of 1.07m (4.8%).

Even celebrity specials couldn't save The Bank Job. Sure to be cancelled now, you would think.
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Old 19-03-2012, 12:29
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Homeland hit a series high of 2.46m inc. +1. Great rating!
Damn...so unless C4 have it tied up in a multi year deal I guess that'll be the next show hoovered up for exclusive display in the Sky Atlantic cage
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Old 19-03-2012, 12:40
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Even celebrity specials couldn't save The Bank Job. Sure to be cancelled now, you would think.
This is Channel 4 I wouldn't put money on it. In fact I'd be inclined to put money on it being back for an even longer run in a couple of months time. Probably after yet another run of Million Pound Drop.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:00
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A somewhat cynical reason for Homeland's rise could be more watching live after it cut off early on recordings last week. (mine included)

Last night they billed it as finishing at 22:05 and it did, so shouldn't have been a problem this week.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:05
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Very rare to see a US import show an increase in ratings these days from its debut episode, am struggling to think the last time this happened? Glee?
Hasn't Homeland got c2.1m every week so far?

Seems pretty stable to me.

Plus with BBC1 increasingly close to collapsing at 9PM with Upstairs, Downtstairs
Nearly 5m in the overnights is "close to collapse"?

Christ, what do you make of ITV on a Tuesday then! Or Saturdays, once "the TV night of the week"?

UD, whilst clearly disappointing (mitigating factors already discussed), overnighted only 700k behind ITV's DOI "filler" and will likely outrate WWTBAMLCMDS once the official proper ratings come out.

According to Broadcast, last night's Millionaire is the most watched episode for more than 3 years.

Looks like ITV have picked a good time to bring back the "normal" version.
Or they just scheduled it very well. I suspect The Biggest Loser or any other Tuesday Night Flopzone classic would have got 5m in that slot last night.

The big Sunday night news remains DOI's ratings woe. For one of the "big five" talent-reality formats, it is very much in trouble and looking past its sell-by date.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:08
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And it's a pretty sad state of affairs that ITV proclaim WWTBM's biggest rating in 3 years, or whatever, for a one time ratings colossus - a 19m gold-plated juggernaut - getting a piffling 5.3m!

Though I imagine Cowell will be doing the same a couple of years hence, when a clapped-out TXF pulls off a stunning 6m against Countryfile or Holby City, or something...
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:11
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BREAKING:

Apologies for the 3 in a row posts, but Mark Thompson has confirmed he is stepping down as BBC DG in the Autumn.

Can they get Greg back?

Or Agent Fincham?
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:20
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A somewhat cynical reason for Homeland's rise could be more watching live after it cut off early on recordings last week. (mine included)

Last night they billed it as finishing at 22:05 and it did, so shouldn't have been a problem this week.
Last night's episode had a six minute longer running time than last week's, hence the longer slot.

Quite common with premium cable to have fluctuating episode lengths.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:20
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so you guys don't change then......

data for w/e 11th March 2012 now available on BARB website

rant/enjoy/whatever

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Old 19-03-2012, 13:24
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Nearly 5m in the overnights is "close to collapse"?
For a big expensive Sunday night drama on BBC1 that had visions of becoming a flagship an inability to break 5 million (and in reality not even be that close) is near collapse. It becomes even worse when you consider that it has a lead-in of more than 6 million that's pulling a near 25% share. Worse still when you add in that its running against a severely weakened Dancing on Ice and in Who Wants To Be a Millionaire a quiz show that should have been retired years ago. It wasn't even a close contest between Millionaire and Upstairs.

UD, whilst clearly disappointing (mitigating factors already discussed), overnighted only 700k behind ITV's DOI "filler" and will likely outrate WWTBAMLCMDS once the official proper ratings come out.
And whilst you're making all your excuses it doesn't give you pause for thought that the week after ITV1's Sunday night drama competition ends and ITV slot in bland filler Upstairs drops and doesn't grow. That it was 'only' 700k behind Millionaire is in no way, shape or form something to be proud of. Especially when you consider that its clear that the Dancing Results weren't a particular big drawing keeping viewers hooked to ITV1.

EDIT - Also looking at the timeshift for last weeks episode I'm not sure I share your confidence that Upstairs will pull ahead of Millionaire in the finals and if it does it'll be very close.

The big Sunday night news remains DOI's ratings woe. For one of the "big five" talent-reality formats, it is very much in trouble and looking past its sell-by date.
Here's a shocker. Defend the BBC's terribly performing drama and put the boot into ITV1's poorly performing reality.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:27
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so you guys don't change then......

data for w/e 11th March 2012 now available on BARB website

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Sky Sports F1 in the viewing summary, but no top ten.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:31
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And it's a pretty sad state of affairs that ITV proclaim WWTBM's biggest rating in 3 years, or whatever, for a one time ratings colossus - a 19m gold-plated juggernaut - getting a piffling 5.3m!
And just a few posts ago you were talking about what a positive sign it is that Upstairs Downstairs 'overnighted only 700k behind' Millionaire. I'm afraid you don't get to push both of these narratives at once. You have to pick one.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:32
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Are there any ratings in for The Love Machine?
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:35
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Sky Sports F1 in the viewing summary, but no top ten.
they haven't released any data for programme logs

or Kantar haven't monitored it yet

I'd expect there to be some top 10 data next week, but as ever don't hold me to that
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:35
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By its previous standards, a live audience of under 7 million for a semi final is poor for DOI and even less interest in who actually makes the final would suggest some changes need to be made before January swings round again. Is it the third year running that the opening episode has been the highest of the run?
What I would like to know regarding SKY and F1 is if there has been an upsurge in people signing up because of their acquisition? Hard to know what to make of the first figures.
Solid for BBC1 with the usual suspects but again poor for Upstairs Downstairs. UD should be punching higher than that and if it had BBC1 would have won the night as DOI results isnt gaining viewers. Overnights of less than 5 million arent good enough for recommision imo. Iv watched it and it is good period drama, but its evident that nobody really "loves" it. And thats a hard thing to overcome.
Im not surprised at WWTBAM ratings, inheriting the DOI audience with nowhere to go without a good look at a listing magazine, many of them would have hung around imo. As such I dont think its that great a performance.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:37
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Can someone with access to detailed past records do me a favour and check something out, please? Last Saturday BBC4 showed, for the third time, an episode of Inspector Montalbano called "Excursion to Tindari". If I remember correctly, the first time it was shown it got about 200k, then for its first repeat about a year later, it got over 500k. Last week's second repeat got 680k!!!

Is this a record for any programme, let alone a foreign subtitled one, for its repeats to increasingly exceed its original showing?

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Old 19-03-2012, 13:40
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BREAKING:

Apologies for the 3 in a row posts, but Mark Thompson has confirmed he is stepping down as BBC DG in the Autumn.

Can they get Greg back?Or Agent Fincham?
Could do worse
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:46
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Indeed they could. I've just downloaded the application form.
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:50
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Indeed they could. I've just downloaded the application form.


Actually, it would be interesting to see you in control for a year. What could we expect?
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:50
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So the BBC's copy of Downton is struggling to survive. There might be a lesson there for pale imitations of ITV shows, regardless of the hype
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:53
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Indeed they could. I've just downloaded the application form.
I'm way ahead of you
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Old 19-03-2012, 13:55
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So the BBC's copy of Downton is struggling to survive. There might be a lesson there for pale imitations of ITV shows, regardless of the hype
surely Downton is a copy (pale or otherwise) of ITV's original Upstairs Downstairs

watching the looped Saturday repeats (once in a while) on ITV3, I still prefer them over Downton or Upstairs Downstairs 2.0

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Old 19-03-2012, 13:56
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so you guys don't change then......

data for w/e 11th March 2012 now available on BARB website

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I know we're getting on into March, but those BBC1 Top 30 ratings look a bit anaemic really. There is nothing "big" on BBC1 at the moment, and I don't know why they can't make more of the "depths of winter schedule". That Countryfile should be 2nd after the x4 eps of EastEnders In Crisis - admittedly 6.53m is a very good figure - says it all.

LDFSR, Casualty, Holby, UD, MasterChef all posting fairly unremarkable numbers. Even two eps of The One Show getting >5m figures doesn't mask a fairly bland showing.

On BBC2, I see Top Gear got 6.16m - still without question one of the top shows of the week - and White Heat started off with a decent 2.51m (though will plummet I suspect), Sarah Millican did ok with a strong 2.42m debut. A good 3.27m figure for MOTD too, I see.
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Old 19-03-2012, 14:03
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Actually, it would be interesting to see you in control for a year. What could we expect?
No need for all the s. I could be a serious contender for all you know, whatever made-up internet alias I hide behind on here...

If you enjoy Songs of Praise, be afraid. Be very afraid.

So the BBC's copy of Downton is struggling to survive. There might be a lesson there for pale imitations of ITV shows, regardless of the hype
Like endless repeats of the same old material, trotted out over and over again, they get very tiresome...
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Old 19-03-2012, 14:08
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I'm way ahead of you
Yours will go straight in the bin when they see your plans to replace The One Show with a nightly edition of Panorama, strip fine art documentaries across weeknight 9pm slots, sell anything getting >5m viewers to ITV for a nominal sum, put EE on BBC3, let the Six Nations rugby rights lapse, and introduce Saturday night opera and ballet to BBC1 - including the lottery draws...



Brave effort though!
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