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Well it's fair to say last nights ratings didn't go according to plan for some people on here. Some very bitter posts for the first few hours this morning, with people unable to accept that Downton Abbey actually did well and grew year on year, and therefore just resorted to slagging off Downton Abbey for being soapy and overhyped. Unable to give credit where it is due as per usual.
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Downton won't attract anymore casual viewers. It has a massive fanbase and a big viewership, but people know by now if the show is for them or not. So I can't really see the show getting any new extra viewers. I would say the show is at its peak now. Last night's rating is fantastic. I had a feeling it would launch higher than last year though, as I understand there was a big death in the Christmas special and ITV promoted the hell out of it.
By Any Means did well to hold up against it. I hope it manages to hold onto that 4m audience as I think it was a really good show, which would have loads of potential to increase its audience away from Downton. Downton Abbey usually increasing its LIVE viewers over the series, (though next week may drop slightly but not by much) and the final episode the highest of the series, the highest overnight in series 2 finale rated at 10.5million and timeshifted to 12.5million. I think By Any means will drop next week, but only a little to 3.7million. |
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I would love BBC1 to do this on a Sunday:
5.05pm BBC News 5.30 Antiques Roadshow (It's traditional slot) 6.30 Countryfile 7.30 Strictly Come Dancing Results 8.15 The Great British Bake Off (Thanks for suggestion Square Eyes) 9.15 Drama Would that be enough to be real competition against XF/DA? Big hitters deliberately scheduled against ITV's big hitters, programmes not hitting the common junctions, almost as if to con people into continuing to watch the channel they are on as they've missed the start of everything else. Yet whenever ITV show Emmerdale opposite EastEnders there is uproar around in here. |
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Downton Abbey usually increasing its LIVE viewers over the series, (though next week may drop slightly but not by much) and the final episode the highest of the series, the highest overnight in series 2 finale rated at 10.5million and timeshifted to 12.5million.
I think By Any means will drop next week, but only a little to 3.7million. |
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It seems to me that all these fantasy schedules have only one goal, not to make a good schedule for BBC1, but just to dent ITV as much as possible.
Big hitters deliberately scheduled against ITV's big hitters, programmes not hitting the common junctions, almost as if to con people into continuing to watch the channel they are on as they've missed the start of everything else. Yet whenever ITV show Emmerdale opposite EastEnders there is uproar around in here. |
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Downton Abbey returned with 9.5m (39.6%) – its best series debut audience on record. #tellyratings
ITV Ratings: @TheXFactor peaks with 10.8 million, averaging 9.8million ![]() Downton very strong but not quite #1! And By Any Means didn't disgrace itself at all with 4.1m - it probably wouldn't have done much better in a less competitive slot. Quote:
I miss Sunday night sitcoms though, even 'declining Bird of a Feather' was worth watching
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I don't think I recall anyone at all being bitter or slagging off DA. You must be reading a different thread.
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BBC1 seemed to concede the slot by airing a low key new drama against it. Shouldve shown George Gently last night.
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Presumably that is for both showings?
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I guess with BBC1 not offering an established drama as competition, the overnights for DA would be higher than last year. Probably means it will timeshift lower, but come out about the same. We can't judge until next Monday afternoon really.
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For me it seems to be hype over substance. Like others have said it is no better than any other costume drama except they have made it like a soap. Not a patch on the original Upstairs Downstairs IMO just glossier.
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I wonder if the DA overnight was boosted by weak competition elsewhere than BBC1. Other than 1, no-one else put up much of a fight.
that said, now it's confirmed as 9.1m, I don't think it's that much up anyway, is it? |
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Big hitters deliberately scheduled against ITV's big hitters, programmes not hitting the common junctions, almost as if to con people into continuing to watch the channel they are on as they've missed the start of everything else.
I can't seem to think that Bake Off is suited to a weekend, as mentioned again and again. We wouldn't have said that a few years ago when X Factor was at its best. It won't dent it, yes, but would it do any better than Tuesday at 8pm? |
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Well it's fair to say last nights ratings didn't go according to plan for some people on here. Some very bitter posts for the first few hours this morning, with people unable to accept that Downton Abbey actually did well and grew year on year, and therefore just resorted to slagging off Downton Abbey for being soapy and overhyped. Unable to give credit where it is due as per usual.
Wouldn't trust them to run to the shops for milk myself!
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Brilliant figures last night and much deserved. Can't think of two other shows which air back to back which get anything like those figures.
I think sitcoms are missed every night of the week in all genres. ITV is really missing a trick by not putting something at 10pm after Downton - they're wasting their biggest lead in of the week on a news bulletin. |
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I think sitcoms are missed every night of the week in all genres. ITV is really missing a trick by not putting something at 10pm after Downton - they're wasting their biggest lead in of the week on a news bulletin. |
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I think sitcoms are missed every night of the week in all genres. ITV is really missing a trick by not putting something at 10pm after Downton - they're wasting their biggest lead in of the week on a news bulletin.
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Why don't ITV repeat Vicious after Downton/I'm a Celebrity on a Sunday night? We know it's coming back but the repeats could expand its audience. Mrs Brown's Boys being a good example. That's probably the best slot for it if they want to repeat it.
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The reason CF and AR rate so well up against anything on ITV other than Corrie, is that it skews heavily old and so can hold 5million+ up against Surprise Surprise (skews fairly young) and XF, also skews young. Its much harder for ITV to find programmes which rate well up against BBC, that skew young enough to make a profit in advertising.
One of the exceptions to ITV doing well against BBC, is Dancing On Ice which gets similar ratings to CF and AR. |
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Did we ever get the rating for Ronnie Corbett for the love of animals, or whatever it was called?
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Did we ever get the rating for Ronnie Corbett for the love of animals, or whatever it was called?
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Are just a few examples
Calm down, dear. DA held firm year on year. You should be happy! |
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Why don't ITV repeat Vicious after Downton/I'm a Celebrity on a Sunday night? We know it's coming back but the repeats could expand its audience. Mrs Brown's Boys being a good example. That's probably the best slot for it if they want to repeat it.
I wonder whether ITV plan to broadcast Birds Of A Feather at 10pm after Mr Selfridge or at 8pm time on a Sunday? It feels like a Sunday comedy. |
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Did we ever get the rating for Ronnie Corbett for the love of animals, or whatever it was called?
Ronnie's Animal Crackers, in which Ronnie Corbett talked pets, began with 2.7 million viewers (13.4%) between 7.30pm and 8pm on BBC1. (MediaGuardian). No POG's Dogs then.
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2 gerbils, 4 dogs, 7 cats and a bored budgie.
Did anyone else's watch?
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Did we ever get the rating for Ronnie Corbett for the love of animals, or whatever it was called?
EDIT That's a poor rating Last edited by H of De Vil : 23-09-2013 at 18:16. Reason: post above |
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ITV Press Centre has Surprise Surprise down as 6.10pm - 7.10pm on Sunday 5th October.
That suggests either an awfully long Judges House episode for XF at 7.10pm - 9pm, with a 5 minute head start on SCD or something else will clash against SCD. 18:10 - Surprise Surprise 19:10 - Coronation Street 19:40 - The X Factor 21:00 - Downton Abbey |
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On Friday 11th October, Corrie loses 2 episodes because of England. I thought they'd just put an hour on Sunday 13th October, but the above suggests that they will put one episode on Sunday 6th and one on Sunday 13th. Suggesting - if the above is correct:
18:10 - Surprise Surprise 19:10 - Coronation Street 19:40 - The X Factor 21:00 - Downton Abbey (Dare I say it might 'dent' SCD).
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On Friday 11th October, Corrie loses 2 episodes because of England. I thought they'd just put an hour on Sunday 13th October, but the above suggests that they will put one episode on Sunday 6th and one on Sunday 13th. Suggesting - if the above is correct:
18:10 - Surprise Surprise 19:10 - Coronation Street 19:40 - The X Factor 21:00 - Downton Abbey Quote:
Big hitters deliberately scheduled against ITV's big hitters, programmes not hitting the common junctions, almost as if to con people into continuing to watch the channel they are on as they've missed the start of everything else.
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That seems a good idea, not enough room in the schedule for a 1 hr Corrie, better to split it over 2 weekends.
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