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Old 01-12-2012, 21:55
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It wasn't that long ago that that was the average it would pull in this time of year.
Yes. Which proves it's not doing well. But I feel that some are getting a bit to excited. Interesting to see were the show goes now.

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Old 01-12-2012, 22:03
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Is it me or are soap fans talking about EP's a bit like Roman Abramovich and Chelsea managers? Some sort of weird idea that EP's click their fingers and make soaps good or bad by magic based on their respective abilities. Nothing to do with the writers or directors or storyliners or cast or legions of other backroom staff... absolutely everything - good or bad - is the fault of the EP!
That's actually a fairly good analargy, and just like in football it seems when EPs move from one soap to another they often take quite a few of the "backroom staff" with them, while doing well at one doesn't mean you'll do well at another. Squad rotation is also fairly important, and just like in football fans of soaps will stick with them through a poor patch in the hope of a return to form and only drift away when things begin to go really wrong. It's fair to say EastEnders has been relegated this year.
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Old 01-12-2012, 22:29
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That's actually a fairly good analargy, and just like in football it seems when EPs move from one soap to another they often take quite a few of the "backroom staff" with them, while doing well at one doesn't mean you'll do well at another. Squad rotation is also fairly important, and just like in football fans of soaps will stick with them through a poor patch in the hope of a return to form and only drift away when things begin to go really wrong. It's fair to say EastEnders has been relegated this year.
I dont think management types having a couple of people, they work with alot, is unique to TV or football.
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Old 01-12-2012, 22:31
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That's actually a fairly good analargy, and just like in football it seems when EPs move from one soap to another they often take quite a few of the "backroom staff" with them, while doing well at one doesn't mean you'll do well at another. Squad rotation is also fairly important, and just like in football fans of soaps will stick with them through a poor patch in the hope of a return to form and only drift away when things begin to go really wrong. It's fair to say EastEnders has been relegated this year.
90% of programmes on British Television would be opening the champagne and holding all-night parties if they had Eastenders ratings. It's not relegated. It's Arsenal.
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Old 01-12-2012, 22:38
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90% of programmes on British Television would be opening the champagne and holding all-night parties if they had Eastenders ratings. It's not relegated. It's Arsenal.
In some ways it still has some kind of a pull...............
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Old 01-12-2012, 22:41
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Enough. Enough, enough, enough, enough.

Carry this discussion on in the Soap Threads!

I get rebuked for posting suggested Christmas schedules, yet a dozen pages of Eastenders in Crisis is perfectly acceptable...
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Old 01-12-2012, 22:41
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This whole Eastenders discussion is pretty repetitve. The show has had one one awful rating, following underwhelming numbers for a long time. Its obvious the show is in a deep hole and is not getting out anytime soon but talk of it being axed is just ridiculous.

If EE were to be regularly beaten by Emmerdale then it would be near crisis levels but as it is, its only been beaten by Emmerdale on a handful of occasions which are mainly down to Emmerdale's 40th Anniversary and Im A Celeb denting all of BBC1 at the moment.
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Old 01-12-2012, 23:09
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I see BBC1 has already started trailing Rome's Lost Trailer, its opposition to the second half of next Sunday's X Factor final. I'm not sure this is going to rate any better than the Inspector George Gently repeat did in the same slot last year, 3.9m.

Supersized Earth, which was up against Corrie and I'm A Celebrity these last two Wednesdays has taken 3.8m. Would we say these two documentaries would appeal to the same audience?
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Old 01-12-2012, 23:13
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I see BBC1 has already started trailing Rome's Lost Trailer, its opposition to the second half of next Sunday's X Factor final. I'm not sure this is going to rate any better than the Inspector George Gently repeat did in the same slot last year, 3.9m.

Supersized Earth, which was up against Corrie and I'm A Celebrity these last two Wednesdays has taken 3.8m. Would we say these two documentaries would appeal to the same audience?
They should have repeated "Lapland" in that slot. I am baffled they are not repeating it this Christmas considering a new series is in development.
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Old 01-12-2012, 23:14
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Talk of BBC axing Eastenders is ridiculous. The ratings have been bad but even if it gets 5-6million viewers a night, they wouldnt axe it because nothing else would get as many viewers as it. It would have to drop below 5million every day for them to even consider axing it.
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Old 01-12-2012, 23:16
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They should have repeated "Lapland" in that slot. I am baffled they are not repeating it this Christmas considering a new series is in development.
Somebody somewhere said that Lapland is being repeated on Thursday 20th December at 10.35pm.
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Old 02-12-2012, 00:04
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Somebody somewhere said that Lapland is being repeated on Thursday 20th December at 10.35pm.
Thank you for the info. I will record it. Cheers.
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Old 02-12-2012, 00:11
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Talk of BBC axing Eastenders is ridiculous. The ratings have been bad but even if it gets 5-6million viewers a night, they wouldnt axe it because nothing else would get as many viewers as it. It would have to drop below 5million every day for them to even consider axing it.
Ah ok. So not worthy of a crisis thread then ?
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Old 02-12-2012, 00:24
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the BBC will be wanting to fast track Charlie Brooks return to EastEnders, more to the point, how will Charile Brooker cope knowing that someone who has more of less the same name as him, has won Im A Celeb... ?
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Old 02-12-2012, 00:24
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The week on the Ratings thread:

Monday: The X Factor is being axed/How to pull The X Factor around
Tuesday: EastEnders is being axed/How to pull EastEnders around
Wednesday: EastEnders is being axed/How to pull EastEnders around
Thursday: How to schedule upcoming programming
Friday: EastEnders is being axed/How to pull EastEnders around
Saturday: EastEnders is being axed/How to pull EastEnders around
Sunday: The X Factor's being axed/How to pull The X Factor around

Rinse and repeat.

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Old 02-12-2012, 00:46
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Enough. Enough, enough, enough, enough.

Carry this discussion on in the Soap Threads!

I get rebuked for posting suggested Christmas schedules, yet a dozen pages of Eastenders in Crisis is perfectly acceptable...
You don't seem to complain when there are a dozen pages of X Factor in crisis posts?
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Old 02-12-2012, 00:48
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Talk of BBC axing Eastenders is ridiculous. The ratings have been bad but even if it gets 5-6million viewers a night, they wouldnt axe it because nothing else would get as many viewers as it. It would have to drop below 5million every day for them to even consider axing it.
Do any other programmes on certain other channels discussed in another thread elsewhere also fall into that category?
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Old 02-12-2012, 00:59
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You don't seem to complain when there are a dozen pages of X Factor in crisis posts?
You don't complain about the Eastenders in crisis posts either, yet you do when people are saying X Factor's in crisis. You keep calling out Robbie (and others) on things that you do as well but just on a different subject matter.

I find the posts on the crises in both annoying, actually the 'X Factor heading for the axe' talk is worse as it's usually followed by people saying how biased the thread is, at least you don't get with the Eastenders posts.
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Old 02-12-2012, 01:02
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Yes. Which proves it's not doing well. But I feel that some are getting a bit to excited. Interesting to see were the show goes now.

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Old 02-12-2012, 01:38
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Miracle on 34th St to match its surprise bumper ratings from last year this afternoon?
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Old 02-12-2012, 01:48
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Hopefully to join Crossroads in the soap bin in the sky.
The BBC are not going to axe a show that is still capable of pulling in audiences of 7-8m.
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Old 02-12-2012, 01:49
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You don't seem to complain when there are a dozen pages of X Factor in crisis posts?
Difference is The X Factor really is in crisis having dropped millions year on year. EE is simply rating below par. I know some on here love to make out it's some big crisis but that's more like wishful thinking, some love to feed off the hysteria.

Tomorrow/today it will be XF's turn...
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Old 02-12-2012, 01:52
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The BBC are not going to axe a show that is still capable of pulling in audiences of 7-8m.
I said hopefully, not I expect.
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Old 02-12-2012, 01:54
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I said hopefully not I expect.
Your post says 'Hopefully to join Crossroads in the soap bin in the sky'. ...which I took to mean you want EE axed. Never going to happen.
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Old 02-12-2012, 01:59
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Your post says 'Hopefully to join Crossroads in the soap bin in the sky'. ...which I took to mean you want EE axed. Never going to happen.
You took it right. it wasn't a prediction.
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