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Hmmm.. interesting question on The Million Pound Drop: which was the officially highest-rating TV programme on Christmas Day 2011?
Four programme titles appeared, none of them Downton Abbey! |
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Hmmm.. interesting question on The Million Pound Drop: which was the officially highest-rating TV programme on Christmas Day 2011?
Four programme titles appeared, none of them Downton Abbey! |
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Quite right too. More people watched EastEnders on Christmas Day than watched anything else.
People might have caught up on Downton Abbey in the next 7 days, thereby pushing its official ratings up, but to me Christmas Day ratings will always be how many people watched it on the day - and EastEnders got the highest live audience. |
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Quite right too. More people watched EastEnders on Christmas Day than watched anything else.
People might have caught up on Downton Abbey in the next 7 days, thereby pushing its official ratings up, but to me Christmas Day ratings will always be how many people watched it on the day - and EastEnders got the highest live audience. ![]() Now if they had said 'in the overnights'...
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Ah but the question was 'officially' the highest rating - in the officials, wasn't Downton Abbey top?
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Official ratings are on www.BARB.co.uk which says EastEnders got 11.33, Downton Abbey got 11.59. The question was "What was the most watched TV show on Christmas Day 2011, according to official audience figures?" As it says 'official' in the question, the answer to that is Downton Abbey. The 'unofficial' most watched was EastEnders.
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New Channel 5 show takes aim at the X Factor:
Would the C5 of 5 years ago be looking to work with someone like Chris on a raft of new entertainment commissions? Would they be bidding for Premier League rights for that matter either? Absolutely not. |
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Would the C5 of 5 years ago be looking to work with someone like Chris on a raft of new entertainment commissions? Would they be bidding for Premier League rights for that matter either? Absolutely not.
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Official ratings are on www.BARB.co.uk which says EastEnders got 11.33, Downton Abbey got 11.59. The question was "What was the most watched TV show on Christmas Day 2011, according to official audience figures?" As it says 'official' in the question, the answer to that is Downton Abbey. The 'unofficial' most watched was EastEnders.
EASTENDERS (SUN 2101) 11.33 DOWNTON ABBEY (SUN 2101) 10.67 |
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Chris Evans is a big coup for Channel5. Im not sold on this new singing show but hopefully they can develop other entertainment formats for him and then maybe show them around Big Brother or Celebrity BB.
"No one gets hurt, no one feels dirty or less of a person after watching it.” I'm in 100% agreement with him that we need more light entertainment shows particularly on a Saturday night that fit that criteria. Fun shows for all the family that don't take themselves too seriously. |
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http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weekly-...ammes-overview
EASTENDERS (SUN 2101) 11.33 DOWNTON ABBEY (SUN 2101) 10.67 BBC News reported the official ratings: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16394970 |
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Well that sounds classy
I thought Channel5 were trying to shake off their old cheap and trashy image? |
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http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weekly-...ammes-overview
EASTENDERS (SUN 2101) 11.33 DOWNTON ABBEY (SUN 2101) 10.67
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That Ch5 show sounds interesting. I think a Ch5 lineup like this would be gold on a Friday:
A singing show (so the one just announced)- 7pm-8pm The Bachelor- 8pm-9pm Big Brother LIVE Eviction- 9pm-10:15pm Person of Interest: 10:15pm-11:15pm I think that would be gold. Yes, this Friday they have BB eviction, followed by The Bachelor but I feel that a Ch5 lineup could be so strong. As Thursday night is E4 night, I reckon Ch5 can thrive on this on a Tuesday against the ITV flopzone in the summer: Melissa and Joey: 8pm-9pm Big Brother OR if it's not on, a CSI sort of show OR Castle: 9pm-10pm Whitney- 10pm-11pm Two comedy shows, with a serious programme in the middle. We know Ch5 have Person Of Interest, but could also grab a number of other new shows, maybe even Nikita? |
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That Ch5 show sounds interesting. I think a Ch5 lineup like this would be gold on a Friday:
A singing show (so the one just announced)- 7pm-8pm The Bachelor- 8pm-9pm Big Brother LIVE Eviction- 9pm-10:15pm Person of Interest: 10:15pm-11:15pm I think that would be gold. Yes, this Friday they have BB eviction, followed by The Bachelor but I feel that a Ch5 lineup could be so strong. As Thursday night is E4 night, I reckon Ch5 can thrive on this on a Tuesday against the ITV flopzone in the summer: Melissa and Joey: 8pm-9pm Big Brother OR if it's not on, a CSI sort of show OR Castle: 9pm-10pm Whitney- 10pm-11pm Two comedy shows, with a serious programme in the middle. We know Ch5 have Person Of Interest, but could also grab a number of other new shows, maybe even Nikita? What Ch5 needs from The Bachelor this season is to rate even better than last season so that in the future, I hope they can bring it back at 9pm on Fridays at a time of the year BB isnt being shown. That gives another 2 new shows at 10pm a chance to rate well being shown after BB and also after The Bachelor. |
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Whilst I don't rate Chris Evans particularly, it will be interesting to see how this pans out. Sing For Your Supper is one of those shows that's either going to be great or terrible, with absolutely no middle ground. I kind of like the idea behind it though.
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We know Ch5 have Person Of Interest, but could also grab a number of other new shows, maybe even Nikita?
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it sounds dreadful. That said im always up for some free chips and I sign really badly, where do I sign?
that will be a trip back in time, whats next Channel 5 airing Lexx and reviving Family Affairs, The Core, Daria and The Tribe.
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ITV1 HDs has to be added to that to make the comparison fair.
BBC News reported the official ratings: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16394970 This comes down to a very, very simple fact. It is not possible to dispute the following statement: More people watched EastEnders on Christmas Day than watched any other television programme. |
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that will be a trip back in time, whats next Channel 5 airing Lexx and reviving Family Affairs, The Core, Daria and The Tribe.
Nikita is a new show, it just ended its 2nd season this year. I've only seen the pilot but I intend on catching up, but i'm sure another channel has the rights anyway |
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it sounds dreadful. That said im always up for some free chips and I sign really badly, where do I sign?
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Nikita is a new show, it just ended its 2nd season this year.
I've only seen the pilot but I intend on catching up, but i'm sure another channel has the rights anyway |
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More people watched EastEnders on Christmas Day than watched any other television programme.
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I agree the above is true but the question on MPD asked was confusing cos they said official. By saying 'official', some people can mistakenly think they are referring to BARB.co.uk official ratings. Therefore the question asked by Million Pound Drop was a bit confusing and probably shouldnt have been asked at all. Why did they have to say 'official' in the question?
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I think Charnham was thinking about the original series, which was shown on Channel 5.
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I thought as the weather was so foul and wintrish, we'd relive the joys of Christmas past! Quote:
EastEnders was officially the highest rated show on Christmas Day, no other programme was watched by more people on that day - according to the official overnight figures
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