I think loosing Family Guy would be bad for BBC 3, it will loose a loyal audience, and you cant really say that its to make way for new programs, if you continue to repeat like they currently do, so if we loose new episodes, we would have to see a cut in repeats as well to back up the statement.

Far more interesting for tonight's ratings is how, ITV bounces back, with its 90 minute of soap, and a drama two parter.

Yes, but Zai only has a limited budget, incredibly limited. He's canned literally every successful (or even semi-successful) show on the network. If he can't find money for shows like Mongrels, White Van Man, The Fades, Ideal, etc. I highly doubt he'd be able justify spending a large portion of his budget on one show. Especially when that show happens to be American and produced by a Rupert Murdoch company.

I think he's been completely screwed over by the budget cuts, and now has to rely on Family Guy and other shows with large amounts of repeat value, but would much rather be spending more time and money on original commissions. I think he'd have kept The Fades had the funding been available, but it simply isn't.

Family Guy does as you say bring in repeat viewings, and is good for the average over all, which is not the case with shows like Mongrels.

That said I cant see Sky being all that interested in it, sure FX might like it, but I dont think anyone would subscribe to Sky for Family Guy, chances are they already have Sky, or will download. Family Guy is simply too old to be a show Sky would look to poach.

However, Sharongate will see Auntie as top dog tonight.
As for FG, this would really hit BBC Three as it has a following from teenagers to men my age who like its off the wall humour. Also as imported successes are rare on the BBC nowadays, BBC One hasn't had a hit since the nineties, losing FG would be a blow.

So you tell us every day.

According to BARB the episode on Friday 3rd August drew 1.66m excluding +1, beating all but four programmes on Channel 4 that week and at least twice as popular as the Channel 4 programme it was up against.

TOWIE which according to you has exceeded it in popularity was well behind on 1.26m and 1.51m with +1, and that's only got to hold viewers attention for two episodes a week.

It might not get the Glenn A seal of approval, but the figures largely held up against the Olympics and this series will finish up slightly on last year. The result? C5 has confirmed this evening that Big Brother will be back next year. And with no summer of sport or indeed anything of note taking place, it stands a fighting chance of increasing viewing figures for the second consecutive year.

im going to be around tomorrow, so im going to make an effort to get up, and pass comment on what ratings the returning Walford Princess has bought to the show. Dare I hope for 8 million?

BREAKING NEWS

Australia: Big Brother returns with a solid launch audience of 1.61m.

Why wouldn't they be interested? They already have The Simpsons and Futurama, Family Guy would make an excellent addition to those

Also, Family Guy has bounced around broadcasters and previously been on Sky1 (and Channel 4 and BBC Two)...

I can see 7.5-8.0 million, even though it's up against the final of a programme most people, except Dancc, lost interest in years ago. I'm more interested, as most people are now, is how the one formerly known as Sharon Watts will do.

Eh? The last sentence didn't even make sense.

Sharon's return was much hyped and will do well, of course. The BBC will carry some momentum coming out of these Olympics anyway, I'm sure. Anyone expecting channels to return to default values overnight are probably kidding themselves.

But Twitter did tell a story of sorts and suggested that you are very much mistaken that I'm the only person who still cares. BB managing to dominate the trends list with more tweets than EastEnders whilst it was on, suggesting a good performance in the demo at least is likely for tonight's final.

interested maybe, but it wouldnt be a high profile poaching some previous shows would be, and it would not bring in new viewers to Sky.

Family Guy may have bounced around to start off with, but once it joined the BBC, it got the support it needed, and the BBC has been rewarded for that.

Glenn A a hight 7 million would be nice. As for Big Brother, did it even have the breaking news banner on DS, that is awarded to soap stars quitting Twitter, and other such banalities..

Seven
18:00 Seven News: 1.34m
18:30 Today Tonight: 1.26m
19:00 Home & Away: 1.02m
19:30 The Amazing Race Australia: 787k
20:30 Once Upon a Time: 799k

Nine
18:00 Nine News: 1.25m
18:30 A Current Affair: 1.02m
19:00 New Series: Big Brother: 1.62m
*most watched launch show since at least 2006.
20:30 New Series: Underbelly: Badness: 1.78m
21:30 London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony: 1.00m

Ten
17:00 Ten News at Five: 753k
19:00 MasterChef All Stars: 702k
20:00 Everybody Dance Now: 304k

Nine dominates with 33% share of viewing.

I can only see Family Guy going to FX alongside American Dad. Seems a natural home unless E4 stick a cheeky bid in.

I don't think FG fits Sky's current programming on Sky One and its certainly not Atlantic material programming.

Either way, most FG fans I know had already seen this season because of the relatively long delays between us and the States in airing (around 6 months for the previous episode)

Did anyone else let out an audible gasp at the figure for Everybody Dance Now on Ten?

Episode two and it's dead before it even really started. Shockingly bad ratings!

the rest of TEN isnt much better, that said ive not seen any Aussie ratings for a while.

This. BBC Three only having repeats is no bad thing. I don't think Sky will be that interested beyond cheap games.

Most people will watch it online. Meanwhile Family Guy enjoys good brand exposure on BBC Three; whilst BBC Three will still need to pay for it - Sky would have to make up for the lower brand exposure.

BBC Three meanwhile have a wide selection of shows they could replace it with, so they have some leverage. I'm still surprised Community hasn't been picked up by them.

at the moment I cant work out what Community is, one minute its a under watched NBC sitcom (cos the world needs another ones of those) the next its all Doctor Who spoofs and holo decks.

Community won't get a pick up by them. It's not that accessible, in the same way something like Family Guy is, a lot of the jokes require background knowledge of surrounding events and previous episodes. And given that two different broadcasters already have the rights, it might not be that easy for them to obtain every series, which they would definitely need to do as there are only 4 (so far, I still want 6 season and a movie though...).

That is atrocious! I notice that the show stars former X Factor UK judge Kelly Rowland - bit of a comedown for her!

Big Brother started well and crushed The Amazing Race. Seven haven't had a great run of it lately with Australia's Got Talent sinking faster than the Titanic earlier in the year. A lot rests on The X Factor now, and whilst it did do well last year, I'm not sure if it can hold that audience this time with clashes with BB and AGT's staggering decline looming over it.

It gets worse for Ten. Turns out Everybody Dance Now was beaten by a showing of How To Train Your Dragon on digital channel 7Mate. (335k)

its lower than a Heartbeat repeat on 7Two as well (not sure of the timeslot), but yeah looks like an epic fail for TEN.

Underbelly stills needs a UK home.

STV ran it. Not sure how it did; I seem to remember a lot of adverts but I never really bothered.

I want to know what Nine got with their 6am live closing ceremony. Great start for new Nine shows. It will be a real test for Big Brother now to see if the audiences can stay committed. They don't want another Hamish and Andy last year, where they started with 1.4m then plonking down to 700k towards the end (they managed to do better this year with Euro Gap Year). Only difference is that BB run six times a week.

A bit of a mixed bag for Seven. Good news for the network is that The Amazing Race Australia was renewed this morning. As for Once Upon a Time, a passable result, considering its competition. I initially thought they would air this once a week until the ratings season finished, so it caught me by surprise that they decided to burn the last 7-8 episodes so quickly, by airing 3-4 days a week. The strategy paid off as it made a good counter programming to London Live, attracting around 750-850k during the Olympics. Home and Away's "Who Won't Make It?" car crash episode didn't do much favours.

Oh, TEN. Firstly, why would you premiere a reality show, let alone ANY new show against the Olympics and on their final day? I suppose they were hoping for a counter programming miracle like Seven did. When I saw them launching with just over 500k, it was an immediate dead on arrival. The 300k just shocked me beyond measures. I don't think The Renovators last year did that bad. We shall see if Ten is willing to commit to EDN, just like how The Biggest Loser was given an opportunity to grow, and grow they did.

As for EDN, they reduce to twice a week, with the arrival of I Will Survive and Don't Tell The Bride. Won't be much of a silver lining as EDN is most likely to move to Eleven by week 3. If I Will Survive tanks, what would that mean for Puberty Blues? Has Ten's heavy marketing push failed? Will Puberty Blues have to rely a lead-in (from The Shire????? , doubt that though) or can they find their own, larger audiences like Revenge on Seven did?

I wonder how much Sony TV pays for Community, if anything for the UK rights.

FG wise, I'm sure if Sky did take it they'd air it 'days after the States' but I still don't think they'll bite.

FX or E4 for me or as a complete dark horse, Comedy Central, but that seems to be random as hell lately...Dead Ringers repeats in primetime?!

Its Sony's show, they produce it.