Interesting article in The Sun today by George Entwistle about how he sees BBC developing, particularly in television but the message is it will be across all platforms. He also has some interesting gossip from Dr Who and Strictly.
The Ratings Thread (Part 40)
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5.5m for Doctor Who just goes to show that it benefits from a strong lead-in (following the Strictly premiere last week, it got 6.5m), which Total Wipeout does not provide.
'The Power of Three' was also a bit of a filler episode, building up to next week's exit for Amy and Rory... though I have to say I really enjoyed it and it reminded me of a Russell T Davies episode. Lovely scene between Amy and the Doctor chatting against the backdrop of London at night.
Next week's finale deserves higher than 5.5m but I can't see it happening, sadly, owing to the weak Total Wipeout lead-in and the clash with the bloated X Factor.
'The Power of Three' was also a bit of a filler episode, building up to next week's exit for Amy and Rory... though I have to say I really enjoyed it and it reminded me of a Russell T Davies episode. Lovely scene between Amy and the Doctor chatting against the backdrop of London at night.
Next week's finale deserves higher than 5.5m but I can't see it happening, sadly, owing to the weak Total Wipeout lead-in and the clash with the bloated X Factor.
Originally Posted by cylon6:
“I have a couple of ratings for you from Friday.
Mrs Brown's Boys 4.7m
Piers Morgan's Life Stories 2.9m (3.0m with +1)”
“I have a couple of ratings for you from Friday.
Mrs Brown's Boys 4.7m
Piers Morgan's Life Stories 2.9m (3.0m with +1)”
Originally Posted by cylon6:
“Mrs Brown's Boys 4.7m
Piers Morgan's Life Stories 2.9m (3.0m with +1)”
“Mrs Brown's Boys 4.7m
Piers Morgan's Life Stories 2.9m (3.0m with +1)”
That's well worth posting twice.
Originally Posted by Jay Lee:
“5.5m for Doctor Who just goes to show that it benefits from a strong lead-in (following the Strictly premiere last week, it got 6.5m), which Total Wipeout does not provide.
'The Power of Three' was also a bit of a filler episode, building up to next week's exit for Amy and Rory... though I have to say I really enjoyed it and it reminded me of a Russell T Davies episode. Lovely scene between Amy and the Doctor chatting against the backdrop of London at night.
Next week's finale deserves higher than 5.5m but I can't see it happening, sadly, owing to the weak Total Wipeout lead-in and the clash with the bloated X Factor.”
“5.5m for Doctor Who just goes to show that it benefits from a strong lead-in (following the Strictly premiere last week, it got 6.5m), which Total Wipeout does not provide.
'The Power of Three' was also a bit of a filler episode, building up to next week's exit for Amy and Rory... though I have to say I really enjoyed it and it reminded me of a Russell T Davies episode. Lovely scene between Amy and the Doctor chatting against the backdrop of London at night.
Next week's finale deserves higher than 5.5m but I can't see it happening, sadly, owing to the weak Total Wipeout lead-in and the clash with the bloated X Factor.”
Total Wipeout has been one of my favourite TV guilty pleasures over the last few years, but I can see nothing from the last couple of runs to suggest that the BBC have made the wrong decision in bringing it to an end.
So barely 8m for TXF, maybe even high 7s once we unaggregate! :O
What's the official excuse this week then?
What's the official excuse this week then?
That is low for XF, my dreams of a 14m peak for tonights show is well out of reach 
It's going back to how it was at the start of the auditions, which picked up a bit, and now it's back to those levels again. In that case, I expect tonights show to peak at at least 10m.
It's going back to how it was at the start of the auditions, which picked up a bit, and now it's back to those levels again. In that case, I expect tonights show to peak at at least 10m.
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“So barely 8m for TXF, maybe even high 7s once we unaggregate! :O
What's the official excuse this week then?”
“So barely 8m for TXF, maybe even high 7s once we unaggregate! :O
What's the official excuse this week then?”
As I said yesterday. Let's just blame the Olympics.
Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“So barely 8m for TXF, maybe even high 7s once we unaggregate! :O
What's the official excuse this week then?”
“So barely 8m for TXF, maybe even high 7s once we unaggregate! :O
What's the official excuse this week then?”
It was quite sunny?
Didn't it clash with Doctor Who? Maybe a lot of people didn't bother switching over after it finished.
Also, it usually takes a dip for bootcamp.
However, Simon Cowell is shown tonight showing the judges which categories they'll be mentoring, that could possibly, just possibly, bring in some high ratings and boost the average a bit.
Originally Posted by Roscoe Barnes:
“As I said yesterday. Let's just blame the Olympics.”
“As I said yesterday. Let's just blame the Olympics.”
The weather? People were busy gritting their driveways and propping up their fences following the Daily Express headlines of 85mph winds and Arctic weather sweeping in from the north
Lol, sorry but after the first few audition ratings, tonight was never going to peak with 14m.
From Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...eeRatings.html (and Colin Robertson)
Doctor Who: 5.49m (25.6%)
The X Factor: 7.9m
* 8.24m inc +1
* peak: 8.8m exc +1
Red or Black?: 3.66m inc +1 (19:25)
From Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...eeRatings.html (and Colin Robertson)
Doctor Who: 5.49m (25.6%)
The X Factor: 7.9m
* 8.24m inc +1
* peak: 8.8m exc +1
Red or Black?: 3.66m inc +1 (19:25)
[quote=D.M.N.;61275097]Lol, sorry but after the first few audition ratings, tonight was never going to peak with 14m.
From Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...eeRatings.html (and Colin Robertson)
Doctor Who: 5.49m (25.6%)
The X Factor: 7.9m
* 8.24m inc +1
* peak: 8.8m exc +1
Red or Black?: 3.66m inc +1 (19:25)[/QUOTE
low for xf
From Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...eeRatings.html (and Colin Robertson)
Doctor Who: 5.49m (25.6%)
The X Factor: 7.9m
* 8.24m inc +1
* peak: 8.8m exc +1
Red or Black?: 3.66m inc +1 (19:25)[/QUOTE
low for xf
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“Lol, sorry but after the first few audition ratings, tonight was never going to peak with 14m.
From Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...eeRatings.html (and Colin Robertson)
Doctor Who: 5.49m (25.6%)
The X Factor: 7.9m
* 8.24m inc +1
* peak: 8.8m exc +1
Red or Black?: 3.66m inc +1 (19:25)”
“Lol, sorry but after the first few audition ratings, tonight was never going to peak with 14m.
From Doctor Who News: http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/09...eeRatings.html (and Colin Robertson)
Doctor Who: 5.49m (25.6%)
The X Factor: 7.9m
* 8.24m inc +1
* peak: 8.8m exc +1
Red or Black?: 3.66m inc +1 (19:25)”
I wonder what the later ROB got.
What was the share for XF?
And does anyone think it will pick up a bit with Simon Cowell telling the judges their categories, as well as Cheryl helping Gary at judges houses?
Originally Posted by Rob1985:
“The weather was almost freezing last night so that's no excuse!”
“The weather was almost freezing last night so that's no excuse!”
Ah, people out gritting driveways, lagging pipes, bringing in tender plants .......
Sunshine and the Olympics?
On a cold pitch dark autumn night a month after the Games ended, I'd love to know the twisted ITVista logic for those!
On a cold pitch dark autumn night a month after the Games ended, I'd love to know the twisted ITVista logic for those!
Originally Posted by mossy2103:
“Ah, people out gritting driveways, lagging pipes, bringing in tender plants .......”
“Ah, people out gritting driveways, lagging pipes, bringing in tender plants .......
”
In the dark, having had a nice sunny day in which to do it?
Wow, it was indeed in the 7s!
Saturday 22nd September 2012
BBC One
06:00 - Breakfast: 1.2m (29.1%)
10:00 - Saturday Kitchen Live: 1.6m (22.9%)
11:30 - Lorraine's Fast, Fresh & Easy Food: 1.3m (20.1%)
12:00 - BBC News / Regional News and Weather: 1.4m (20.9%)
12:10 - Football Focus: 1.3m (18.1%)
13:00 - Formula 1: The Singapore Grand Prix - Qualifying: 2.0m (23.0%)
15:30 - Cycling: World Road Championships: 0.8m (9.5%)
16:30 - Final Score: 1.7m (15.5%)
17:30 - BBC News: 2.4m (19.4%)
17:50 - Regional News and Weather / A Question of Sport: Extreme: 2.7m (18.7%)
18:30 - Total Wipeout: 3.2m (18.5%)
19:30 - Doctor Who: 5.5m (25.6%)
20:15 - The National Lottery: Secret Fortune: 3.3m (14.6%)
21:10 - Casualty: 4.0m (17.7%)
22:00 - BBC News: 3.8m (19.1%)
22:20 - Match of the Day: 3.4m (23.1%)
23:40 - The Football League Show: 1.1m (15.2%)
BBC Two
17:15 - FILM: One Man and His Dog: 0.5m (4.1%)
18:30 - Antiques Road Trip: 1.4m (8.4%)
19:30 - Flog It! Travels Around Britain: 1.6m (7.9%)
19:45 - Dad's Army: 1.9m (8.8%)
20:15 - This World: Aung San Suu Kyi - The Choice: 0.6m (2.9%)
21:15 - QI XL: 1.3m (5.6%)
22:00 - The Thick of It: 1.0m (5.0%)
ITV1 (inc +1)
12:30 - All Star Family Fortunes: 0.6m (7.8%)
13:15 - ITV News & Weather: 0.5m (7.9%)
13:20 - Murder, She Wrote: 0.5m (6.3%)
14:45 - FILM: Every Which Way But Loose: 0.7m (7.5%)
16:15 - FILM: Bean: 1.3m (11.1%)
17:55 - ITV Regional News: 2.1m (14.7%)
18:10 - ITV News & Weather: 2.3m (14.8%)
18:25 - New You've Been Framed!: 2.8m (16.8%)
18:55 - Fool Britannia: 2.5m (14.4%)
19:25 - Red or Black?: 3.7m (17.5%)
20:10 - The X Factor: 8.2m (35.7%)
21:40 - Red or Black?: 3.2m (15.7%)
22:25 - The Jonathan Ross Show: 2.0m (12.9%)
23:30 - ITV News & Weather: 0.9m (8.4%)
Channel 4 (inc +1)
16:40 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 0.8m (7.4%)
17:10 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 1.1m (8.8%)
17:45 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 1.2m (8.6%)
18:10 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 1.3m (8.3%)
18:40 - Channel 4 News: 0.8m (4.7%)
19:15 - Baggage: 0.9m (4.3%)
20:15 - Comedy World Cup: 1.9m (8.4%)
21:15 - The Million Pound Drop Live: 1.4m (6.7%)
22:50 - FILM: Predator: 0.8m (8.1%)
Channel 5 (inc +1)
16:45 - FILM: The Battle of the Bulge: 0.9m (5.8%)
19:45 - FILM: Maverick: 0.8m (3.4%)
22:00 - CSI: Miami: 1.1m (5.8%)
Breakdown
Time ………. BBC1 ……………… ITV ……………… BBC2 ……………… CH4 ……………… CH5
18:00 ….. 2.6 (17.9%) ….. 2.2 (14.8%) ….. 0.7 ( 4.5%) ….. 1.3 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.9 ( 6.3%)
18:15 ….. 2.9 (18.2%) ….. 2.4 (15.1%) ….. 0.7 ( 4.4%) ….. 1.3 ( 8.3%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.1%)
18:30 ….. 2.2 (13.2%) ….. 2.8 (17.3%) ….. 1.1 ( 6.8%) ….. 1.2 ( 7.5%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.2%)
18:45 ….. 2.7 (16.1%) ….. 2.8 (16.4%) ….. 1.5 ( 8.7%) ….. 0.8 ( 4.8%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.0%)
19:00 ….. 3.6 (20.3%) ….. 2.5 (14.5%) ….. 1.6 ( 9.3%) ….. 0.7 ( 3.9%) ….. 1.1 ( 6.2%)
19:15 ….. 4.3 (23.5%) ….. 2.4 (13.4%) ….. 1.6 ( 8.9%) ….. 0.6 ( 3.4%) ….. 1.1 ( 5.9%)
19:30 ….. 5.4 (26.4%) ….. 3.1 (15.3%) ….. 1.7 ( 8.3%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.9%) ….. 0.9 ( 4.2%)
19:45 ….. 5.6 (26.4%) ….. 3.8 (17.8%) ….. 1.8 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.9 ( 4.1%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.6%)
20:00 ….. 5.4 (24.3%) ….. 5.7 (25.4%) ….. 1.7 ( 7.5%) ….. 1.2 ( 5.5%) ….. 0.7 ( 3.2%)
20:15 ….. 2.8 (12.8%) ….. 8.0 (36.0%) ….. 0.6 ( 2.7%) ….. 1.9 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.4%)
20:30 ….. 3.3 (14.4%) ….. 8.4 (36.9%) ….. 0.6 ( 2.6%) ….. 1.8 ( 7.9%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.4%)
20:45 ….. 3.6 (15.5%) ….. 8.7 (37.4%) ….. 0.6 ( 2.5%) ….. 1.9 ( 8.0%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.4%)
21:00 ….. 3.7 (15.8%) ….. 8.6 (36.4%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.5%) ….. 2.2 ( 9.2%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.2%)
21:15 ….. 3.8 (15.8%) ….. 8.2 (34.6%) ….. 1.0 ( 4.3%) ….. 2.1 ( 8.7%) ….. 0.7 ( 3.0%)
21:30 ….. 4.0 (17.6%) ….. 6.6 (28.7%) ….. 1.3 ( 5.5%) ….. 1.8 ( 7.8%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.5%)
21:45 ….. 4.5 (20.9%) ….. 3.3 (15.5%) ….. 1.4 ( 6.4%) ….. 1.2 ( 5.8%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.8%)
22:00 ….. 3.8 (19.2%) ….. 3.1 (15.4%) ….. 0.9 ( 4.4%) ….. 1.2 ( 5.8%) ….. 1.0 ( 5.0%)
22:15 ….. 3.6 (19.3%) ….. 2.6 (13.8%) ….. 0.8 ( 4.0%) ….. 1.1 ( 5.7%) ….. 1.1 ( 5.7%)
22:30 ….. 3.8 (22.0%) ….. 2.2 (12.9%) ….. 0.5 ( 2.6%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.0%) ….. 1.1 ( 6.2%)
22:45 ….. 3.7 (23.4%) ….. 2.1 (13.3%) ….. 0.5 ( 3.2%) ….. 1.2 ( 7.4%) ….. 0.9 ( 5.6%)
23:00 ….. 3.5 (24.9%) ….. 1.9 (13.2%) ….. 0.6 ( 4.0%) ….. 1.2 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.5 ( 3.6%)
Primetime Shares
ITV1 - 23.0%
BBC One - 19.9%
BBC One
06:00 - Breakfast: 1.2m (29.1%)
10:00 - Saturday Kitchen Live: 1.6m (22.9%)
11:30 - Lorraine's Fast, Fresh & Easy Food: 1.3m (20.1%)
12:00 - BBC News / Regional News and Weather: 1.4m (20.9%)
12:10 - Football Focus: 1.3m (18.1%)
13:00 - Formula 1: The Singapore Grand Prix - Qualifying: 2.0m (23.0%)
15:30 - Cycling: World Road Championships: 0.8m (9.5%)
16:30 - Final Score: 1.7m (15.5%)
17:30 - BBC News: 2.4m (19.4%)
17:50 - Regional News and Weather / A Question of Sport: Extreme: 2.7m (18.7%)
18:30 - Total Wipeout: 3.2m (18.5%)
19:30 - Doctor Who: 5.5m (25.6%)
20:15 - The National Lottery: Secret Fortune: 3.3m (14.6%)
21:10 - Casualty: 4.0m (17.7%)
22:00 - BBC News: 3.8m (19.1%)
22:20 - Match of the Day: 3.4m (23.1%)
23:40 - The Football League Show: 1.1m (15.2%)
BBC Two
17:15 - FILM: One Man and His Dog: 0.5m (4.1%)
18:30 - Antiques Road Trip: 1.4m (8.4%)
19:30 - Flog It! Travels Around Britain: 1.6m (7.9%)
19:45 - Dad's Army: 1.9m (8.8%)
20:15 - This World: Aung San Suu Kyi - The Choice: 0.6m (2.9%)
21:15 - QI XL: 1.3m (5.6%)
22:00 - The Thick of It: 1.0m (5.0%)
ITV1 (inc +1)
12:30 - All Star Family Fortunes: 0.6m (7.8%)
13:15 - ITV News & Weather: 0.5m (7.9%)
13:20 - Murder, She Wrote: 0.5m (6.3%)
14:45 - FILM: Every Which Way But Loose: 0.7m (7.5%)
16:15 - FILM: Bean: 1.3m (11.1%)
17:55 - ITV Regional News: 2.1m (14.7%)
18:10 - ITV News & Weather: 2.3m (14.8%)
18:25 - New You've Been Framed!: 2.8m (16.8%)
18:55 - Fool Britannia: 2.5m (14.4%)
19:25 - Red or Black?: 3.7m (17.5%)
20:10 - The X Factor: 8.2m (35.7%)
21:40 - Red or Black?: 3.2m (15.7%)
22:25 - The Jonathan Ross Show: 2.0m (12.9%)
23:30 - ITV News & Weather: 0.9m (8.4%)
Channel 4 (inc +1)
16:40 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 0.8m (7.4%)
17:10 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 1.1m (8.8%)
17:45 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 1.2m (8.6%)
18:10 - Come Dine with Me: Ireland: 1.3m (8.3%)
18:40 - Channel 4 News: 0.8m (4.7%)
19:15 - Baggage: 0.9m (4.3%)
20:15 - Comedy World Cup: 1.9m (8.4%)
21:15 - The Million Pound Drop Live: 1.4m (6.7%)
22:50 - FILM: Predator: 0.8m (8.1%)
Channel 5 (inc +1)
16:45 - FILM: The Battle of the Bulge: 0.9m (5.8%)
19:45 - FILM: Maverick: 0.8m (3.4%)
22:00 - CSI: Miami: 1.1m (5.8%)
Breakdown
Time ………. BBC1 ……………… ITV ……………… BBC2 ……………… CH4 ……………… CH5
18:00 ….. 2.6 (17.9%) ….. 2.2 (14.8%) ….. 0.7 ( 4.5%) ….. 1.3 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.9 ( 6.3%)
18:15 ….. 2.9 (18.2%) ….. 2.4 (15.1%) ….. 0.7 ( 4.4%) ….. 1.3 ( 8.3%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.1%)
18:30 ….. 2.2 (13.2%) ….. 2.8 (17.3%) ….. 1.1 ( 6.8%) ….. 1.2 ( 7.5%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.2%)
18:45 ….. 2.7 (16.1%) ….. 2.8 (16.4%) ….. 1.5 ( 8.7%) ….. 0.8 ( 4.8%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.0%)
19:00 ….. 3.6 (20.3%) ….. 2.5 (14.5%) ….. 1.6 ( 9.3%) ….. 0.7 ( 3.9%) ….. 1.1 ( 6.2%)
19:15 ….. 4.3 (23.5%) ….. 2.4 (13.4%) ….. 1.6 ( 8.9%) ….. 0.6 ( 3.4%) ….. 1.1 ( 5.9%)
19:30 ….. 5.4 (26.4%) ….. 3.1 (15.3%) ….. 1.7 ( 8.3%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.9%) ….. 0.9 ( 4.2%)
19:45 ….. 5.6 (26.4%) ….. 3.8 (17.8%) ….. 1.8 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.9 ( 4.1%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.6%)
20:00 ….. 5.4 (24.3%) ….. 5.7 (25.4%) ….. 1.7 ( 7.5%) ….. 1.2 ( 5.5%) ….. 0.7 ( 3.2%)
20:15 ….. 2.8 (12.8%) ….. 8.0 (36.0%) ….. 0.6 ( 2.7%) ….. 1.9 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.4%)
20:30 ….. 3.3 (14.4%) ….. 8.4 (36.9%) ….. 0.6 ( 2.6%) ….. 1.8 ( 7.9%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.4%)
20:45 ….. 3.6 (15.5%) ….. 8.7 (37.4%) ….. 0.6 ( 2.5%) ….. 1.9 ( 8.0%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.4%)
21:00 ….. 3.7 (15.8%) ….. 8.6 (36.4%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.5%) ….. 2.2 ( 9.2%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.2%)
21:15 ….. 3.8 (15.8%) ….. 8.2 (34.6%) ….. 1.0 ( 4.3%) ….. 2.1 ( 8.7%) ….. 0.7 ( 3.0%)
21:30 ….. 4.0 (17.6%) ….. 6.6 (28.7%) ….. 1.3 ( 5.5%) ….. 1.8 ( 7.8%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.5%)
21:45 ….. 4.5 (20.9%) ….. 3.3 (15.5%) ….. 1.4 ( 6.4%) ….. 1.2 ( 5.8%) ….. 0.8 ( 3.8%)
22:00 ….. 3.8 (19.2%) ….. 3.1 (15.4%) ….. 0.9 ( 4.4%) ….. 1.2 ( 5.8%) ….. 1.0 ( 5.0%)
22:15 ….. 3.6 (19.3%) ….. 2.6 (13.8%) ….. 0.8 ( 4.0%) ….. 1.1 ( 5.7%) ….. 1.1 ( 5.7%)
22:30 ….. 3.8 (22.0%) ….. 2.2 (12.9%) ….. 0.5 ( 2.6%) ….. 1.0 ( 6.0%) ….. 1.1 ( 6.2%)
22:45 ….. 3.7 (23.4%) ….. 2.1 (13.3%) ….. 0.5 ( 3.2%) ….. 1.2 ( 7.4%) ….. 0.9 ( 5.6%)
23:00 ….. 3.5 (24.9%) ….. 1.9 (13.2%) ….. 0.6 ( 4.0%) ….. 1.2 ( 8.6%) ….. 0.5 ( 3.6%)
Primetime Shares
ITV1 - 23.0%
BBC One - 19.9%
I can't help thinking as they filmed two series of The Cube back to back, they'll have that on before XF's live shows.
Simon Cowell will spend 2 minutes on screen on a phone telling a bunch of dull no hope judges what catagory they got, why on EARTH would any extra viewers tune in?
That said with it being Sunday it will at least bust through 8 million
That said with it being Sunday it will at least bust through 8 million
Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“First spot is that Comedy World Cup doubled its audience week on week
”
“First spot is that Comedy World Cup doubled its audience week on week
”
Are ITV going to blame the massively increased competition?
Originally Posted by garyessex:
“Simon Cowell will spend 2 minutes on screen on a phone telling a bunch of dull no hope judges what catagory they got, why on EARTH would any extra viewers tune in?
That said with it being Sunday it will at least bust through 8 million”
“Simon Cowell will spend 2 minutes on screen on a phone telling a bunch of dull no hope judges what catagory they got, why on EARTH would any extra viewers tune in?
That said with it being Sunday it will at least bust through 8 million”
Because it's Simon Cowell, ratings were at it's best when he was on it judging
The peak will at least come at that point.
Low, low, low, everything seems low!!!
Where have all the viewers gone?
I want Doctor Who to be getting 7 million, it deserves it!
It was freezing last night so quite how anyone can say the weather has shored down X Factor baffles me. It's still winning the night by a large margin, but it's by no means the powerhouse it was 2 years ago now.
Funny, tonight it will be Downton Abbey propping X Factor up, not the other way round!! To be honest XF could do with a Corrie lead in as well, I have no idea why ITV aren't parachuting an episode there on a permanent basis to shape the weekends again. Simon Shaps really was the biggest idiot as head of scheduling at ITV, making some of the most illogical decisions ever and destabilising the entire schedule. Stupid numpty.
Dancing on Ice should go BACK on Saturday and Corrie should go BACK on Sunday. End of! Just cut that 8.30pm edition on Friday out. Better to have a slightly weaker Friday for a much stronger Sunday...
Overall though it's time for ITV to move away from reality and back into drama and factual. They're doing that anyway with all the new dramas that are airing and upcoming and they have a fairly good season of documentaries though there is work to do. Soon these reality shows will be dying out and seen as a fad of the Noughties like the gameshow era of old.
It's all trends and waves kids.
Where have all the viewers gone?
I want Doctor Who to be getting 7 million, it deserves it!
It was freezing last night so quite how anyone can say the weather has shored down X Factor baffles me. It's still winning the night by a large margin, but it's by no means the powerhouse it was 2 years ago now.
Funny, tonight it will be Downton Abbey propping X Factor up, not the other way round!!
To be honest XF could do with a Corrie lead in as well, I have no idea why ITV aren't parachuting an episode there on a permanent basis to shape the weekends again. Simon Shaps really was the biggest idiot as head of scheduling at ITV, making some of the most illogical decisions ever and destabilising the entire schedule. Stupid numpty.Dancing on Ice should go BACK on Saturday and Corrie should go BACK on Sunday. End of! Just cut that 8.30pm edition on Friday out. Better to have a slightly weaker Friday for a much stronger Sunday...
Overall though it's time for ITV to move away from reality and back into drama and factual. They're doing that anyway with all the new dramas that are airing and upcoming and they have a fairly good season of documentaries though there is work to do. Soon these reality shows will be dying out and seen as a fad of the Noughties like the gameshow era of old.
It's all trends and waves kids.
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