What was that please say.

Yeah, I've made the same assumption regarding scheduling. It would seem unlikely for two half hour sitcoms to start the same week and not be paired up.

I guess I just feel that it has echoes of ITVs comedy block a couple of months ago. Its incredibly difficult to launch new comedy in primetime without support - and I just fear these will sink quickly wiout trace. I suppose Viscious did generate a decent premiere audience - but at the height of August, even a solid 20% share doesn't secure you a huge number of eyeballs.

I had hoped we might be seeing Outnumbered's fifth (and possibly final) series this autumn, which would have been a natural launching pad. But it appears we'll be waiting longer than that. Maybe this is the best they can do for these new shows, but if one was really up to much, wouldn't it have been worth sticking it on the shelf for five months till Christmas? At least they could guarantee a premiere audience then. Or maybe trying out that Saturday evening slot that is working well for Mrs Browns Boys?

Exactly! Which is why I keep on repeating (probably ad nauseam ), that we get the tv we deserve. If people refused to watch tired old dross like this, (which they only watched because there wasn't anything else on at this time), then they would have to come up with something new.

I swear if I could just get hold of every BARB monitor in the country for one week, tv would soon start to think again.

(Lol, I am thinking this having recently watched the Family Guy ep, where they became a 'Nielsen Family', (=Barb) and wreaked total havoc on the tv networks).

I seem to recall Tyger mentioning that it would be on in the new year, and being filmed this autumn.

Top of the Lake down to 940k, I expected it to go under million eventually but it's still a shame. It's a brilliant drama but not the sort that can pull a big or even mediocre audience, if BBC2 didn't have a hand in producing it then I would say it should have gone on BBC4. I still think Saturday was the right place for it, it would have fallen just as much in another slot but would have been seen as a bigger failure because of the expectation that comes with a weekday 9pm drama.

Andrew Marr will return to presenting his BBC1 Sunday show in September after recovering from his stroke.

I think Big School has enough about it to survive in a 9pm weeknight slot straight away.

It's got one of the best casts for a sitcom in recent memory which is going to get people noticed.

If it's any good then it should do fine on a weeknight.

Vicious had one of the best casts and look what happened there. Naff first episode, put people off - the resuming episodes were otherwise really funny where it levelled out at 3million.

Apologies for the delay, here we go...

1) Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated (Thursday, 16.00, CBBC) - 246,300 (30.11%)
2) Newsround (Thursday, 16.25, CBBC) - 219, 200 (23.56%)
3) Officially Amazing (Thursday, 16.30, CBBC) - 203,700 (19.35%)
4) Officially Amazing (Monday, 16.30, CBBC) - 202,600 (17.94%)
5) Ailing Blue Peter In Crisis - You Decide (Monday, 17.00, CBBC) - 202,400 (15.92%)
6) Teen Beach Movie (Friday, 18.00, Disney) - 199.200 (15.17%)
7) Officially Amazing (Tuesday, 16.30, CBBC) - 197,200 (16.95%)
8) Diddy Movies (Friday, 08.00, CBBC) - 186,000 (15.16%)
9) Dennis The Menace (Thursday, 15.45, CBBC) - 185,600 (30.92%)
10) Mike The Knight (Wednesday, 08.00, Cbeebies) - 184,300 (16.05%)

"A rare entry" for Disney, there, according to Broadcast, who also make a point about the volatile nature of this chart making it inappropriate for further study because Horrible Histories was number one last week and has this week fallen out of the chart completely. And there was a new episode on as well.

Among other things in this week's Broadcast are the news that Bad Sugar, the spoof telenovela sitcom they piloted last year, now won't be going to a series as planned as the cast and writers are all too busy to do it, not surprising given the starriness of the cast in the pilot.

C4 have though commissioned something called Call Nanny Mewes which just sounds like another go at Supernanny, though I guess that's not a bad format to revive. The article on C5 beating C4 includes "an insider" saying "creative renewal is still one of the broadcaster's major priorities, but schedule transformation is not a quick process". But surely schedule transformation is not the point, they don't need to transform the schedules, and attempts to put series where people don't expect them - like Comedy World Cup on Saturday evenings - have been complete failures.


Wonder if these repeats are getting bigger ratings, and shares, than the last series at half past eight?


I dunno, the Richardson show was just a screening for his stand-up DVD and aside for a few obvious examples, a la Peter Kay, I don't think that kind of thing rates well. He's not fronted any kind of comedy show for C4, has Richardson, he's done some documentaries but no actual attempt at a long-running light entertainment vehicle. I like him, though, I think he might be a good host of a panel show, not that I especially want to see any more panel shows.

Despite a fifth episode of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown taking the piss a bit, I'm afraid I do still enjoy it and the bit with the kittens made me absolutely cry with laughter. Repeating it at 10pm tomorrow is absolutely outrageous, though.


I was unsure about Break the Safe because much as Casualty gets slagged off on here, I thought BBC1 looked a bit weak without it last night, and a new quiz being the anchor of the whole evening made it look a bit exposed. Did alright, mind, and I don't think it's guaranteed to fall because the lottery quizzes depend hugely on the surrounding programmes and it may easily rise next week thanks to Casualty being back.

And of course it beat Family Fortunes as well, so that's a result, and tells you that people are happy to check out new BBC1 light entertainment in a way they often don't with ITV.

Like I said, if it's any good then it should do well.

Vicious attracted a good debut figure, Big School should do likewise.

Love Island, or zelebs getting drunk on a freebie. However, one reality show I think ITV were a bit premature in getting rid of was Hell's Kitchen( British version). It was still getting 3.8 million viewers when it was axed and could have been ideal for the summer.

Thanks. I'm going to stick with 27 September for the Strictly launch part 1 as otherwise it messes up my comedy blocks. Sorry Atlantis, you can't finish on Christmas Eve!

Downton Abbey is a real pain. I've had to make a messy compromise so that the premiere of Last Tango avoids Downton's finale, by shoving it on a Wednesday! Much promotion would be needed to highlight that, and the fact that the remainder of the series would be on Sundays.

To combat the Downton finale itself, I've gone for young- and male-skewing comedy in the form of yet more Mrs Brown's Boys repeats, rather than McIntyre as in 2011, and Marr's grand factual last year.

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I think mine will be way off beam as well. I'm sure there willl some sporting or other special event that I've forgotten, or one or two of the dramas won't be ready in time, which will complicate these plans in some way.

Hells Kitchen suffered partly from obsession with celebrity but mainly from greed in including a public vote, which made a mockery of a cookery show really. The US format was much better and it could have been a returning series for them quite easily. Think it was around before Masterchef returned too.

Nice to see YFSF upset so many Sunday lunches today by rising by about 20% week over week.

1.1 Million for Big Brother on Channel 5 inc+1
2.0 Million for X-Men Origins on Channel 4 inc+1

Nice victory for Ch4, it's rare nowadays. Meanwhile BB gets 1.14m and records the 3rd best Sat rating of the series and 70k up on last weeks 1.07m. Looking likely to be between 1.5m-1.6m tonight.

Hoping to see a rise for the fantastic season finale of The Returned tonight .. I've seen it, unmissable stuff. I'll probably watch it again tonight

Although I don't think i've seen it advertised this week so it probably won't.


Can't wait for season 2

Good to know that your so happy with new, live, celebrity talent contests being beaten by 29 year old film repeats...

Both programmes rated well. Some are getting a little overexcited at the fact that C4 did something they should be doing every night, and especially on Saturdays when BB is at its weakest.

X-Men repeat was nicely timed with the new film out and clearly capitalised on that.

Yes, ITV's flagship summer LE format was beaten by only four BBC One programmes (two of them repeats) - most upsetting for us BBCistas.

Using the figures we've had (ranked by +1-included audience where applicable and available):

1 - Mrs Brown's Boys - 4.15m (23.0%) BBC One
2 - BBC News - 4.11m (21.0%) BBC One
3 - Break The Safe - 3.85m (19.3%) BBC One
4 - Temple of Doom - 3.79m (21.4%) BBC One
5 - All Star Family Fortunes - 3.37m (17.0%) / 3.64m (18.3%) ITV
6 - Your Face Sounds Familiar - 3.40m (18.6%) / 3.61m (19.8%) ITV
7 - You've Been Framed - 3.04m (19.0%) / ~3.18m (~20%) ITV
8 - BBC News - 3.10m (22.0%) BBC One
9 - ITV News - 2.86m (20.1%) ITV
10- You've Been Framed - 2.79m (18.2%) ITV

Granted, Channels 3-5 were not tape-checked yet again, but I can't see that making a huge difference last night.

Your face sounds familiar couldnt even get 3.5million excluding +1, which is bad. Should have got 4million, it needs to be cancelled by Itv following these low ratings.

Instead of starting Last Tango on an odd night, I would end it on one, it ended on a different night last year and got it highest overnight so the viewers will follow it wherever. It would be less confusing to end it on a different night than start on one imo. Oh and sorry to mess it up more but Working Britain is two episodes not four

I'm not convinced they'll air that much drama against Downton, although there are two 90 minute dramas on The Great Train Robbery written by Chris Chibnall that should be airing this year as it's the 50th anniversary which have to fit in somewhere as well. I've looked to see if there any big-ish factual programmes coming up that could air Sunday and can't spot any so maybe they will air drama against Downton (there's only been 2 Sundays this year were they haven't shown new drama.)

Can anyone with access tell me anything about the eighth and final season of Dexter on FOX.

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