Well, there's about 300 alleged victims now so they should be able to get a few new interviews. And maybe by then a few more famous faces will have been arrested.

Of course, one reason the Panorama programme rated so highly was because it was one BBC current affairs programme investigating another so it was a very peculiar state of affairs.

Goals galore again in the League Cup I see - but the BBC can take comfort from the fact that a number of big teams are crashing out early. The competition has probably peaked already in terms of entertainment value.


Yeah. I'm not too concerned about BoP just yet. Especially when you have reruns of reruns doing ~400k on 5USA. It's an above average performer wherever they put it, and I think last night's rating will turn out to be an anomaly.

On the same point, why is a Michael McIntyre repeat at 22:35? I know it would be a fast turnaround, but I would have aired the League Cup Show at 22:35 having seen Arsenal's game yesterday.

Then again Leeds v Chelsea and Bradford v Arsenal look very tasty ties for different reasons.

Have you ever looked in the BB forums, there are people who discuss housemates who were last seen in public ten years ago and whom 99 pc of the population have forgotten about completely? I'm not in here much now as I think my interest in current television, barring a few shows and the big summer sports events, is about nil. All I seem to watch now are a few BBC Two shows on Sunday nights, news, weather, BBC Four if something really catches my eye and TXF when it's on in the pub, otherwise zilch.

Although - you don't have to watch the programmes to be interested in their ratings; to see who comes out top in the big weekend battle between Strictly, X Factor and Downton; to see whether Eastenders can keep ahead of Emmerdale; to see which new drama or comedy will be the next big breakout hit or to see if I'm A Celebrity can avoid any significant dip in its ratings (just to pick out four points of interest)

Firstly if they go to extra time and penalties the game would only be ending as they go to air, but more importantly IIRC from the tender documents released when the rights were awarded they stipulate the League Cup highlights must begin between 11pm and 12midnight on the day of the last match in that round, so not sure there is much flexibility.

I know it's very much the poor relation in football but realistically it's the only domestic tournament any free to air channel could potentially afford on an exclusive basis, and even with reserve teams playing the Cup itself would gain a little more prestige if it wasn't hidden away on Sky, so it's surprising really that apart from a couple of games a season for the last 3 years on the BBC it's remained in Sky's hands. I guess it's a nice midweek schedule filler for Sky but it's not something I would think they'd bid so agressively for that no one could snatch it from them.

See where you're coming from and the olympics provided huge ratings, seventies like, along with top class entertainment. However, as I seldom watch most of the shows people talk about on here, I am a bit lost, so often concentrate on the nostalgia.

A few days late with this "news" but The Walking Dead's Season 3 premiere here in the UK was a huge success. 1.02m tuned in - to FX that is, not Channel 5 - a new all-time high and up 33% on last year. Impressive, you might think. But dig a little deeper and it really hits home just how big a hit it is for a channel of FX's size.

Consider that FX only had 3.7m tune in for at least three consecutive minutes across that entire week of broadcasting. That means at least 1 in 4 of all FX viewers sat down for a whole episode of The Walking Dead. Find me an example of engagement rate as high as that and I'd be amazed !

Give it a rest Robbie. ITV are perfectly entitled to claim this story as their own, given that the BBC ballsed it up spectacularly. They'll win every award going, and they deserve to. It was the journalistic "scoop of the year".

(By the way, didn't see you complaining when Panorama did a follow-up to their BAFTA-winning care homes film last week).

I read about ITV having a follow up to Exposure on the weekend before Panorama even aired.

What did the valleys get last night for the finale?

The Waking Dead is a monster (no pun intended) hit for FX and I think Channel 5 have renewed it for the third season despite not being as successful imports, it must bring in a lucrative male demo. I think they should air it at 9pm rather than 10pm, maybe back to Sundays and paired with OUAT,

I doubt they'd want to show Walking Dead at 9pm as ofcom would likely be unhappy about showing clear British Board of Film Classification 18 cert level material at 9pm. They could cut it of course, but then the fan base they're trying to attract wouldn't be happy.

If ITV2 can't show Vampire Diaries at 9pm uncut, I think it highly unlikely Five could put The Walking Dead there.

anyone know how Primeval New World did on Space? and what its chances are of getting a second series?

Well, you have to buy the Football League rights as well to get it. And it is a good competition for Sky, and for any broadcaster, because all the matches are on in primetime apart from the final, which is usually on a freezing cold day in February. Whereas with the FA Cup a lot of the matches are during the day and the final's usually on a hot day in May. As you say, it also ensures Sky have live football most weeks of the season.

The final should be on FTA, and I think the last three years have helped the competition because it seems like a big event, but if the money's not there I dunno what the Football League can do.

We only watch three shows per year on FX. The Walking Dead, Dexter and American Horror Story.

Have never watched the channel live.

Sky's Anytime+ connections increased by 30% to 1.3m in the quarter ending September 30.

The main catch-up services have launched since then, so expect a much larger increase this quarter, especially as all the remaining Samsung/Pace boxes are being updated this month.

http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...ss_release.pdf

That's like me. I only watch The Walking Dead and American Horror Story on FX. But I could kick myself for not seeing The River started on there. It's a new drama with Kevin Bacon and I was always hopeful some channel here would pick it up.


Interesting stats.

As mlt11 was saying availability to On Demand and choosing to connect to On Demand are two different things.

A real shame as in the US the second season opened to a new series high demolishing most of the network competition in the process. Well deserved too as this season is absolutely mental.

It was cancelled after eight episodes, so I didn't bother. Perhaps I should have?

Palin 4.2m
Banks 4.1m

Close - but Palin still a nose in front, contrary to general expectations on here.

It's difficult to work out, but as of Sep 30 only the 500gb, 1tb and 2tb boxes had the catch-up service. Since then all the original Amstrads have been upgraded and later this month the Pace and Samsungs. So maybe 1.3m is around 25-35% of potential subscribers?

Latest figures show that only 15-20% of Smart TV's are connected to the internet.

Good for Banks. ITV have a strong Wednesday slot. I wonder if Monroe would have for the same rating if it had a Tue or Wed slot.

If the dour and gloomy Good Cop getting 4m+ for BBC1 was disappointing, how can the same for a mainstream police procedural on ITV be "good"?