Danny Cohen has announced his priorities for 2013, including a few details of new programmes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...sions-nov.html

The priorities are -
- Event Drama
- The biggest names in Comedy
- High-impact Factual
- Contemporary Britain
- Warm-hearted and popular Entertainment

So IAC it up y-o-y again. The same episode last year averaged 7.9m/8.3m (exc/inc +1). Emmerdale's 8pm episode seemed stronger than usual too. Probs about 7.4m excluding +1.

BBC1
18:00 BBC News at Six - 4.62m (24%)
18:30 Regional News and Weather - 5.60m (28%)
19:00 The One Show - 4.19m (20%)
19:30 Eastenders - 7.10m (34%)
20:00 Young Apprentice - 3.01m (12.62%)
21:00 Goodnight Britain - 2.38m (9.87%)
22:00 BBC News at Ten - 3.87m (21%)

BBC2
20:00 MasterChef: The Professionals - 2.96m (12.5%)
21:00 Continental Railways - 2.45m (10.15%)
* another 129k on HD
22:00 Work Experience - 1.34m (7.2%)

ITV1
17:00 The Chase - 3.55m [inc+1]
18:00 ITV Regional News & Weather - 4.10m (22%) [inc+1]
18:30 ITV News & Weather - 3.86m 19%) [inc+1]
19:00 Emmerdale - 7.31m (35%) [inc+1]
19;30 Tonight - 3.10m [inc+1]
20:00 Emmerdale - 7.62m (33%) [inc+1]
20:30 I'm A Celebrity - 8.7m (35.93%)
* +1 387k

Channel 4
18:00 The Simpsons - 1.82m [inc+1]
20:00 Kirstie's Vintage Home - 1.11m (4.6%)
* +1 157k
21:00 The Aristocrats - 770k (3.2%)
* +1 120k
22:00 True Stories - 1.1m (7.3%)
* +1 182k

Channel 5
20:00 World's Strongest Man Qualifier - 665k (2.8%)
21:00 New Cowboy Builders - 580k (2.4%)
*+1 77k

E4
18:00 The Big Bang Theory - 614k [inc+1]
18:30 The Big Bang Theory - 786k [inc+1]
20:00 The Big Bang Theory - 1.62m [inc+1]
20:30 2 Broke Girls - 0.75m [inc+1]

Film4
21:00 Hitman - 0.58m [inc+1]

ITV2
22:00 I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now! - 1.10m [inc+1]

ITV3
20:00 Rosemary and Thyme - 729k [inc+1]
21:00 Doc Martin - 1.07m [inc+1]

BBC3
21:00 Russell Howard's Good News - 731k
23:25 Family Guy - 612k

BBC4
20:00 Horizon: Why Can't We Predict Earthquakes? - 620k


Source: Broadcast, C4 Sales, ITV media, Screenwatch, DS TV



Awful ratings for BBC1, C4 and C5 last night.
Ratings for Eastenders and Emmerdale are not tapechecked.
Update: however Eastenders appears to have run full slot last night, so that 7.10m will be the DS soaps rating too.

Soap timings:
19:00-19:26 Emmerdale
19:29-19:58 Eastenders
20:02-20:28 Emmerdale

Poor for Eastenders. I didn't watch it but the episode got a bad response in the soaps forum so it sounds like it was one to miss.

Low rating for cowboy builders. I thought this used to be popular for channel5

Tape checked soaps in:

Emmerdale - 7.53m (36.4%)
Eastenders - 7.10m (33.6%)
Emmerdale - 7.43m (31.7%) +1 185k

BBC3 - Eastenders 460k


Very poor rating for Eastenders last night.

Confirmation Strictly will air on Christmas Day:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lat...2-special.html

6 contestants, plus a group routine and Rod Stewart. In previous years there have been 5 contestants, so i'm not sure if 90 minutes is likely, sounds more like 60, or maybe 75?

EDIT: In 2009 it was 6 contestants, so it probably will be a 60 minute show.

Very bad for eastenders. People said the car crash would bring more viewers to the show but it hasn't. Even emmerdale fm beat it

It was a repeat of an episode first aired only a couple of months ago.

You can't do that opposite Ant and Dec and expect to get away with it.

A poor night all round last night seems the default channel was ITV1 for most.

That was when it was made up of the old celebs from the current/past series. Since the Christmas format change in 2010 it has been 5 new celebs and one musical guest over 60 minutes. If they weren't extending the show then why go to the expense of training an extra celebrity and bringing back an number of old contestants for a group dance.

Soap breakdowns, excluding +1:

19:00 - Emmerdale
19:00 - 7.14m (35.1%)
19:05 - 7.66m (37.0%)
19:10 - 7.05m (35.0%)
19:15 - 7.83m (37.3%)
19:20 - 7.98m (37.5%) - peak
19:25 - 5.64m (27.5%)

19:30 - EastEnders
19:30 - 6.81m (33.0%)
19:35 - 7.22m (34.7%)
19:40 - 7.41m (35.4%)
19:45 - 7.56m (35.3%)
19:50 - 7.65m (35.3%) - peak
19:55 - 5.97m (27.7%)

20:00 - Emmerdale
20:00 - 7.21m (31.7%)
20:05 - 7.69m (32.5%)
20:10 - 7.11m (31.2%)
20:15 - 7.49m (31.7%)
20:20 - 7.82m (32.3%) - peak
20:25 - 7.26m (31.0%)

It's interesting to note that EE grew it's audience throughout the half hour whilst ED's fluctuates throught both eps (even taking into account the ad breaks)

Ok, I'm getting twitchy re EE now.

A full hour against Downton on xmas day could backfire, and just isn't necessary in what looks like BBC 1's strongest schedule in years.

Accoirding to Dan Wooton, Itv are going to schedule Mr Selfridge in a Dancing on Ice sandwich and show half of it against Call The Midwife in the New Year: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...elfridges.html

It'll rate badly in such a slot. All the period drama fans will be watch CTM which has a loyal audience of 10million.


Thank you Dancc. That makes it clear why it rated so low yesterday.

Dan Wooton is about as reliable as the Daily Express forcasting the weather.

Dan Wooton could be right. He was recently voted 'Showbiz Reporter of the Year' so he must have some good contacts .

Difficult to tell, but chances are once you exclude commercials, it does go up throughout.

Episode 1 probably had a commercial from 19:10 to 19:14 and finished at 19:26, so the only four accurate 5-minutes are:

19:00 - 7.14m (35.1%)
19:05 - 7.66m (37.0%)
19:15 - 7.83m (37.3%)
19:20 - 7.98m (37.5%) - peak

And episode 2:

20:00 - 7.21m (31.7%)
20:05 - 7.69m (32.5%)
20:10 - 7.11m (31.2%)
20:15 - 7.49m (31.7%)
20:20 - 7.82m (32.3%) - peak
20:25 - 7.26m (31.0%)

It would have finished at 20:26, so remove the last quarter and the break was probably from 20:12 to 20:16, hence two 5-minute segments being deflated.

LMAO only you would take that title seriously, an award previously won by Victoria Newton!!
He is infamous for making stories up.

The biggest news in that isn't the marketing strategy, it is the new commissions especially Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
Easily the most ambitious and risky BBC ONE commission in years.

I agree, I'm glad the BBC are taking risks like this, I think The White Queen* was quite a risky commission as well. Haven't read the book yet, but have wanted to for a while. Looking forward to all three commissions announced today.

I do wish they'd take some risks with their smaller budget dramas though, they still seem to rely heavily on crime dramas.

*Currently reading the book, not my kind of thing, but still looking forward to the series and I think it could do really well for them if scheduled well.

DigiGuide update - thanks to Played All My Cards on GB:

Saturday 22nd December
BBC One
17:40 - A Question of Sport
18:10 - Pointless Celebrities
19:00 - Strictly Come Dancing
20:15 - Merlin
21:00 - Strictly Come Dancing Results
22:00 - Lottery Draws
22:10 - BBC News
22:30 - Match of the Day

ITV1
16:50 - FILM: Back to The Future Part III
19:00 - Paddy's 2012 Show & Telly
20:00 - The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song
21:30 - The Jonathan Ross Show
23:00 - ITV News

- BBC Two: TOTP2 Christmas 2012 at 19:30
- Channel 5: FILM's are I Saw Mummy Kissing Father Christmas, Mrs Miracle 2:Miracle in Manhattan and A Christmas Carol (the Jim Carrey Version) - also on Christmas Eve on BBC One at 18:45.

Sunday 23rd December
BBC One
18:30 - Countryfile
19:30 - Antiques Roadshow
20:30 - Loving Miss Hatto
22:00 - BBC News

ITV1
18:30 - You've Been Framed!
19:00 - Ade's Christmas Cracker
20:00 - The Cube
21:00 - Doors Open
23:00 - ITV News

- BBC Two: James May's Toy Stories is at 20:30
- Channel 5: FILM's are The Family Man, Christmas with the Kranks and Bad Santa

Christmas Eve
BBC One
18:45 - FILM: A Christmas Carol
20:15 - Merlin
21:00 - Eastenders
21:30 - Outnumbered
22:10 - Mrs Brown's Boys
22:40 - TBA (Graham Norton?)
23:25 - BBC News
23:45 - Midnight Mass from Leeds Cathedral

ITV1
19:00 - Emmerdale
19:30 - Coronation Street
20:00 - You've Been Framed!
20:30 - Coronation Street
21:00 - Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever
22:30 - ITV News
22:45 - Christmas Carols on ITV1

- BBC Two: Comedy repeats
- Channel 5: FILM: Scrooge, Rolf's Animal Christmas, A Right Royal 2012, Eddie Stobart's Christmas and Tommy Cooper's Christmas

Christmas Day
BBC One
14:00 - Top of the Pops
15:00 - The Queen
15:10 - FILM: Sherk 4:Forever After
16:40 - Room on the Broom
17:05 - BBC News
17:30 - Doctor Who
18:30 - Strictly Come Dancing
19:45 - Call the Midwife
21:00 - EastEnders
22:00 - The Royle Family
23:00 - BBC News
23:10 - TBA
23:55 - FILM: Blades of Glory

ITV1
15:00 - The Queen
15:10 - ITV News
15:20 - FILM: Tangled
17:15 - You've Been Framed Christmas Special
18:00 - Emmerdale
19:00 - Paul O Grady:For the Love of Dogs
20:00 - Coronation Street
21:00 - Downton Abbey
23:00 - ITV News

- BBC Two: The Choir:The Milltary Wives
- Channel 5: Eddie Stobart Night and Greatest Christmas TV Moments

Boxing Day
BBC One
16:30 - FILM: How to Train Your Dragon
18:00 - Mr Stink
19:00 - BBC News
19:20 - FILM: Alice in Wonderland
21:00 - EastEnders
21:30 - Miranda (Part 1)
22:00 - Mrs Brown's Boys (Part 2)
22:30 - BBC News
22:50 - Lottery Draws
23:00 - Match of The Day

ITV1
18:00 - All Star Family Fortunes
19:00 - Emmerdale
19:30 - Coronation Street
20:00 - That Dog Can Dance
21:00 - Dale's Great Getaway
22:00 - ITV News

- BBC2: Blackpool: Big Night Out and The Girl
- Channel 5: Eddie Stobart: Trucks, Trailers & Tinsel, World's Biggest Pets and TV's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks

Thursday 27th December
BBC One
19:00 - Celebrity Mastermind
19:30 - EastEnders
20:00 - Holby City
21:00 - Restless
22:30 - BBC News

ITV1
19:00 - Emmerdale
19:30 - You've Been Framed!
20:00 - Emmerdale
20:30 - Joanna Lumley: The Quest for Noah's Ark

- BBC Two: FILM: The Cockleshell Heroes, Racing Legends, The World's Most Dangerous Roads and Mock The Week
- Channel 5: The World's Strongest Man and Stephen King's Bag of Bones

Friday 28th December
BBC One
19:00 - Celebrity Mastermind
19:30 - Nigel Slater's New Year Suppers
20:00 - Eastenders
20:30 - Have I Got News for You
21:00 - Restless
22:30 - BBC News

ITV1
19:00 - Emmerdale
19:30 - Coronation Street
20:00 - You've Been Framed
20:30 - The Corrie Years
21:00 - All New It'll Be Alright on the Night
22:00 - ITV News

- BBC Two: Same as Thursday with QI at 22:00
- Channel 5: The Mentalist and Castle as normal

No Channel 4 schedules yet.

The question is, how much of this will stay the same. I do hope Mrs Brown's Boys ends up on Christmas Day somehow, otherwise....

And to complete the update...

Saturday 29th December

BBC1
5.45 Celebrity Mastermind
6.15 A Question of Sport
6.45 Superstars 2012
8.15 The National Lottery: Secret Fortune
9.10 BBC News
9.30 Mrs Brown's Boys
10.00 Mrs Brown's Boys
10.30 Match of the Day

ITV1
6.30 30 Years of CITV
7.30 I Love You've Been Framed!
8.30 Panto!
10.00 Love Actually

Looking at some consolidated figures from last week (week beginning 19th November):

Last Tango in Halifax consolidated to 7.3m, The Big Bang Theory (Thursday) consolidated to 2.15m, likely to be on top of the multichannels again.

More ratings which haven't been posted:

ITV1
06:00 - Daybreak: 730k (18.2%)
08:35 - Lorraine: 1.05m (21.5%)
09:25 - Jeremy Kyle Show: 1.32m (26.8%)
10:30 - This Morning: 1.06m (21.7%)
11:25 - ITV News: 1.20m (25.4%)
11:30 - This Morning: 1.15m (22.7%)
12:30 - Loose Women: 933k (14.3%)
13:30 - ITV News and Weather: 882k (13.1%)
14:00 - Crime Stories: 772k (12.2%)

BBC One
15:35 - Prank Patrol Down Under: 364k (4.6%)
16:00 - ROY: 268k (2.8%)
16:30 - VIP People: 352k (3.1%)
17:00 - Newsround: 608k (4.7%)

Just to give you an idea as to how children's TV is doing on BBC One at the moment. From what I've heard, the CBeebies Christmas Panto will be simulcast on BBC One and CBeebies on 21st December, the final day of kids programming on BBC1 (should give CBeebies their highest rating of the year).

BBC Three
21:00 - Russell Howard's Good News - 731k (3%)
21:30 - Impractical Jokers - 378k (1.6%)
22:00 - World's Craziest Fools - 505k (2.7%)

CBBC
16:00 - Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: 354k (3.7%)
17:15 - Leonardo: 202k (1.4%)
17:45 - Blue Peter: 194k (1.1%)
*last week: 184k (1.0%)

CBeebies
16:45 - Grandpa In My Pocket: 351k (3.0%)
17:00 - Octonauts: 438k (3.4%)
17:10 - Rastamouse: 399k (2.8%)
17:25 - Tree Fu Tom: 429k (2.8%)

I got the CBBC and CBeebies ratings using the 5-minute data/averages.

ITV have got Toy Story & Toy Story 2 ?!

They must have done a Disney film deal.