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5USA will once again show highlights of The (64th) Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday 24th September at 10pm. Also confirmed that one of the shows heavily nominated - Hatfields & McCoys - will air exclusively on 5USA as opposed to Channel 5.
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5USA will once again show highlights of The (64th) Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday 24th September at 10pm. Also confirmed that one of the shows heavily nominated - Hatfields & McCoys - will air exclusively on 5USA as opposed to Channel 5.
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But Bletchley only got 4m, plus whatever timeshift it manages. That simply isn't impressive for heavily trailed major autumn drama. Mothers Son, Biggs and Bletchley have all got c4m, might consolidate to 5m each, but that must be very disappointing for ITV - and those who pay their bills!
Presumably Downton will though break ITV out of this circle of 4-5m drama ratings mundanity? ![]() Waterloo Rd 3.64m v Emm 5.62m Good Cop 3.35m v Bletchley 4.07m + 422k +1 Both BBC1s big hitters convincingly beaten by ITV (one even a decades old soap). Must be very disappointing for the BBC
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The Guardian has hit the nail on the head. However, the far more popular Sun is starting to criticise TXF now after years of bigging it up as the best show on television. I think people have had enough of it and I think if ratings continue to fall this year and next, then Cowell will pull the plug on it.
However, this will leave ITV with a massive hole in their schedule at weekends. If TXF does go, it wouldn't surprise me that they find another talent/reality show to take its place. Quote:
The Daily Mail says Cowell wants to pull the plug on XFactor: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-X-Factor.html
With the poor ratings it's been getting and going to get in the future, I think Cowell doesnt want it to suffer the embarrassment of losing viewers year after year. So he wants to call time on it as quickly as he can. Even with the show slightly down it still does enough for advertisers to pay to advertise during it. But if Strictly does rate better than The X Factor in overnights and officials regularly I can see Simon wanting to end the show. |
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Or you can take the equally cynical view that he'll pull it when, and only when, SyCo have a big new format to replace it with.
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The Daily Mail says Cowell wants to pull the plug on XFactor: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-X-Factor.html
With the poor ratings it's been getting and going to get in the future, I think Cowell doesnt want it to suffer the embarrassment of losing viewers year after year. So he wants to call time on it as quickly as he can. If Cowell had any sense he would put himself back on the panel next year. Along with Louis and 2 credible, decent females that might do enough to increase the ratings. |
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Waterloo Rd 3.64m v Emm 5.62m
Good Cop 3.35m v Bletchley 4.07m + 422k +1 Both BBC1s big hitters convincingly beaten by ITV (one even a decades old soap). Must be very disappointing for the BBC ![]() Tough times at ITV if those results are celebratory. |
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The problem of course with this is that a big new format might not become a hit. Red or Black was supposed to be a big new format but flopped so badly. So even if Syco have a big new format ready to take over from XFactor, it could end up becoming a flop.
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Called a publicity stunt in the same vein as sacking Walsh then bringing him back.
Cowell knows the media will print anything about X Factor and he also knows the stupid Daily Star will put it on their front page and get it shown on Sky News papaer review. Almost every X Factor story involving a scandal is made up by Cowell and his team because the British is so thick they will publish it. |
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Really hate that they got the rights to them, E! used to show them live and now all we get are highlights.
Viewing figures show that more people watch 5USA's edited highlights. It's all well and good showing it live for a few insomniacs that might be around at that time but there's no money in it. |
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If Cowell had any sense he would put himself back on the panel next year. Along with Louis and 2 credible, decent females that might do enough to increase the ratings.
There seems to be this mistaken belief that Cowell has dramatically scaled back his role on The X Factor UK because he wanted to. That's not the case. He's done it because Fox are paying millions upon millions for him to be the star of and executive produce the US version and they don't want him to divide his time between it and the US version. This is particularly true given that the US version wasn't the all powerful hit it was supposed to be. Short of X Factor being a massive breakout hit this year on Fox or it doing so badly they pull the plug I can't envision any situation in which Cowell can return full time (or even part time) to The X Factor UK panel. Unless ITV are willing to move it to a different point in the year (which they won't). If they're going to bring back an old face next year it'll have to be one of Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minouge or Sharon Osbourne. Minouge seems like the only realistic option from that list and I'm not sure she carries quite the punch they need. Personally I'd suggest that if they've got any sense they'll get the only guest judge who's received a positive response from the audience, Mel B, back full time next year. And that would then free them up to potentially replace Gary Barlow with someone who has a personality. |
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A massive 6.3m viewers watched Jonnie Peacock win gold in the 100m Cant decide if Corrie Years is good in comparison to Waterloo Road, or Waterloo Road is just bad. Not too bad for EE however. |
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Its written by Dan Wooton though, who not long ago was awarded the title of 'Showbiz Reporter of the Year'. I'd like to believe he has good contacts and the report is true.
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Not sure I would class those two BBC1 shows as big hitters. Nor would I be crowing about those two "victories".
Tough times at ITV if those results are celebratory. Mmmm - let's see, plenty of bumming up done a while back for the new Waterloo Road - and I wasn't "crowing" about any victories - just setting the record straight in front of the usual BBC propaganda guff that we hear on here:- Waterloo Road was beaten by a decades old soap, Good Cop was beaten too. Those are the facts - nothing to crow or celebrate, just facts. Something sometimes the BBC propaganda machine on here forgets.
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Mmmm - let's see, plenty of bumming up done a while back for the new Waterloo Road - and I wasn't "crowing" about any victories - just setting the record straight in front of the usual BBC propaganda guff that we hear on here:- Waterloo Road was beaten by a decades old soap, Good Cop was beaten too.
Those are the facts - nothing to crow or celebrate, just facts. Something sometimes the BBC propaganda machine on here forgets. ![]() I think that covers everything. |
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Any idea why they aren't putting Hatfields & McCoys on the main channel? Its got pretty impressive star power and is very good. Not to mention that it did huge business in the US. Could have done well on Channel 5 rather than buried on digital.
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Mmmm - let's see, plenty of bumming up done a while back for the new Waterloo Road - and I wasn't "crowing" about any victories - just setting the record straight in front of the usual BBC propaganda guff that we hear on here:- Waterloo Road was beaten by a decades old soap, Good Cop was beaten too.
Those are the facts - nothing to crow or celebrate, just facts. Something sometimes the BBC propaganda machine on here forgets. ![]() ![]() It was only last week that we had many posters saying Waterloo Road was in crisis. I don't think WR has ever had an overnight figure of 5.6m, which Emmerdale has last night. It probably only has a handful of official ratings of 5.6m or better. You either don't know how popular WR and Emmerdale usually are or your purposely talking rubbish. And a gritty serial on BBC1 loses out to a lighter, period drama on ITV1 is hardly a shock and not very noteworthy. |
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I'm the only impartial person here. Good BBC1 and ITV dramas underwhelmed over the last few days. But ITV were slightly less underwhelming than BBC1 with their new dramas. BBC1 returning dramas did well but were down.
I think that covers everything. There's so much more drama than comedy on both channels these days. If you stick a pin in the 7-10pm schedule of either channel, you've much more chance of hitting drama or wishy-washy light factual than comedy.
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Pizzatheaction, you can find new British comedy every weeknight on Freeview/Sky channels to entertain you if youre not happy with what BBC1 and Itv1 are serving. On Monday there was Citizen Khan [on BBC One itself] and Beaver Falls [E4, I think its a comedy right?], Tuesday had Bad Education [BBC3], Wednesday had Revolution will be Televised [BBC3] and Celebrity Bedlam [E4], Thursday had Edinburgh Comedy Fest [BBC3] , Friday has Trollied [Sky]. If you look hard enough, there is plenty of comedy and just because theyre not on the "big channels" like BBC1 or Itv1 doesnt mean theyre going to be bad.
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The interesting one tonight is the fitba vs the paralympics, both popular and I reckon there could be losses on both sides. I think ITV1 will edge it with 4.5 million for the Engerland and the paralympics will pull in about 2.8 million. Also for CBB's final I'll go for 2.5 million.
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Not sure if this has been picked up... From Twitter:
"@Jake_Kanter: Sky Atlantic's ambitious history series The British is thought to cost up to £1m an episode. Last night it was watched 66,000 viewers. Ouch." Ouch indeed. |
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The Paralympics are skewing the ratings somewhat, just like the Olympics did though to a greater degree. The summer of hell for ITV will finally be over next week and maybe in hindsight they would have held back their new shows such as Mrs. Biggs and The Bletchley Circle until next week where Channel 4 will not be so potent.
But it's not plain sailing for ITV; The X Factor, from being a great show for them, is now becoming a pain in the backside even with it's better than average ratings. Again, they've chosen a bad week to air it on a Sunday up against the closing ceremony of the Paralympics which is going to result in some horrible headlines come Monday. I don't know if Simon Cowell really cares about the show anymore, though. Between a choice of both shows holding steady and the US version soaring and the UK version sinking I think he'd take the latter. |
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The interesting one tonight is the fitba vs the paralympics, both popular and I reckon there could be losses on both sides. I think ITV1 will edge it with 4.5 million for the Engerland and the paralympics will pull in about 2.8 million. Also for CBB's final I'll go for 2.5 million.
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It doesn't matter what Sky do, Sky Atlantic remains a stupid and mental idea that was made up on the spot.
Its a flop of a channel. One show has done well, and GoT would have done better on Sky One anyway (all those shows would have) or by not being paid for at all. HBO must be having a good laugh at Sky for that deal they signed. Couldn't have been cheap; Sky just look amateurish. Quote:
There are dinosaurs on a spaceship this weekend. Dinosaurs. On. A. Spaceship. Gotta be worth 13 pages.
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People are predicting 14m for the Paralympics Closing Ceremony
Dunno what you people are on, but I wouldn't mind some of it. ![]() Paralympics is a MUCH smaller event than the main Olympics, appealing to a smaller audience I cannot see it getting anything like 14m. 6-10m maybe? To be honest I think above 6m would be really impressive. Quote:
The Daily Mail says Cowell wants to pull the plug on XFactor: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...-X-Factor.html
With the poor ratings it's been getting and going to get in the future, I think Cowell doesnt want it to suffer the embarrassment of losing viewers year after year. So he wants to call time on it as quickly as he can. Quote:
Any idea why they aren't putting Hatfields & McCoys on the main channel? Its got pretty impressive star power and is very good. Not to mention that it did huge business in the US. Could have done well on Channel 5 rather than buried on digital.
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Maybe BBC One and ITV need less drama and more comedy.
There's so much more drama than comedy on both channels these days. If you stick a pin in the 7-10pm schedule of either channel, you've much more chance of hitting drama or wishy-washy light factual than comedy. ![]() |
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Must be very disappointing for the BBC 
There's so much more drama than comedy on both channels these days. If you stick a pin in the 7-10pm schedule of either channel, you've much more chance of hitting drama or wishy-washy light factual than comedy.
Dunno what you people are on, but I wouldn't mind some of it. 
