old jokes are normally the best except in the case of emmerdull which is a joke to far, ratings are dropping, the cast are revolting and the scrptwriters can't write for toffee,

I think the changing slots has hurt its first run showing quite badly. To start on a Sunday, then skip Wednesday and go straight to Thursday at the wrong time is always going to confuse a few people!

I also think it really needs the EastEnders lead in. I've long thought Holby should move to Wednesday (it can survive on its own) to give more opportunities to new shows in the Tuesday and Thursday 8pm slots.

The one plus for Little Dorrit is its repeat figures on Sunday teatime were very strong. In total it has a pretty good following, but I guess quite a few will prefer to stick to Sundays than the soap format.

So there is no I'm a Celebrity on Wednesday 19th November or Tuesday 25th November?

I think this is a first. I cant believe ITV are actually going to try this - these shows need momentum and I dont think people will like trying to follow a show where they need to wait 48 hours to see what has happened.

I think I would have moved News at Ten, or moved IAC to 10.30pm (A time that is not really that late for a 30-45 mins update).

I do think though that ITV should be applauded for moving IAC out of the way of Children in Need - 2 years ago I think they accidentally clashed, but last year they purposely put an extra Coronation Street (before it was on twice on a fri) and the first eviction up against Children in Need, which I didnt think was a nice move, especially with Channel 4 continuing with their policy of airing repeats only on Children in Need night. So good on them for finally moving it out the way. Perhaps Peter Fincham - moving BBC1 - ITV1 realised that was not the correct way to behave.

Is this Champions League for the Tuesday then? Two-hour show on the Wednesday?

What about The Bill?

Some ratings from Brand Republic:

http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/86...-viewers-ITV1/

Ignore, looking too far ahead LOL. Will Ant and Dec be hosting the ITV2 show this year then?

That's poor for ITV1. I thought it was reasonable scheduling and a good programme. Then again, when some repetitive police documentary pulls in the viewers on BBC1, anything up against a drama like Silent Witness has no chance whatsoever.

Thursday 6th November Overnights
BBC1
20.00- Little Dorrit: 4.0m (17.3%)
20.30- The People's Hospital: 2.8m (12.1%)
21.00- Silent Witness: 6.1m (26.8%)
* peak: 6.5m (29.3%)
* 2008 series average: 6.0m (26%)
* 2007 series average: 5.9m (25.7%)
* 2008 channel slot average: 4.4m (19.5%)
22.35- Question Time: 2.8m (23%)

BBC2
20.00- Autumnwatch: 3.1m (13.2%)
21.00- Never Mind the Buzzcocks: 2.3m (10%)
21.30- Beautiful People: 1.3m (5.9%)
22.30- Newsnight: 575,000 (4.2%)

ITV1
20.00- The Bill: 5.0m (21.5%)
21.00- Tonight: Undercover Special: 2.4m (10.4%)
22.40- Natural Born Sellers: 1.0m (8.6%)
* started with: 1.5m (10%), ended with: 835,000 (8.8%)
* 2008 channel slot average: 1.1m (9.5%)

Channel 4
20.00- River Cottage Autumn: 2.7m (11.4%) + 300,000 [+1]
21.00- The Prince Charles Generation: 1.7m (7.2%) + 100,000 [+1]
22.00- 8 Out of 10 Cats: 1.6m [inc. +1]
22.35- Russell Brand's Ponderland: 863,000 (6.3%) + 88,000 [+1]
23.10- Fonejacker: 370,000 (3.7%) + 74,000 [+1]

Five
19.30- Live Uefa Cup Football: 1.3m (5.7%)
* 2008 channel slot average: 1.2m (5.4%)
22.00- Navy Seals: 878,000 (7%)

E4 [inc. +1]
19.00- Hollyoaks: 0.87m
21.00- How To Look Good Naked: 0.32m
22.00- Samantha Who?: 0.18m

Film 4 [inc. +1]
19.00- Guns at Batasi: 0.16m
21.00- I, Robot: 0.52m

More 4 [inc. +1]
21.00- Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: 0.33m
22.00- Without a Trace: 0.28m

Other
21.00- MTV Europe Awards 2008 (MTV One): 189,000 (1.13%) + 37,000 (0.34%) [+1]
* 159% up on last year's audience of 73,000 (0.49%)
21.00- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Living): 164,000 (0.82%) [inc. +1]
21.00- Bones (Sky One): 507,000 (2.54%)

All-Hours Shares
BBC1- 23%, ITV1- 16%, C4- 9%, BBC2- 8%, Five- 5%, Other- 39%

Sources: Brand Republic, Broadcast, C4Sales

That's pretty good for the MTV Awards really. Am I right in thinking the MTV Video Music Awards still haven't been shown yet on a Freeview channel? Normally they get repeated a few months later on either C4/Five, but I haven't noticed the VMA's being shown yet. I only ask because I believe Russell Brand hosted and from the clips I saw it looked pretty good, with Russell on top form.

Poor ratings for The Duchess and Daughter doc considering how much publicity surrounded it on the news, Silent Witness did very well for BBC One as did Buzzcocks. Surprisensly they have switched Graham Norton to 9.30 and Lead Balloon is to air at 10pm. Perhaps the failure of the 9.30 sitcoms meant they didn't want Lead Balloon to suffer the same problem.

She should have stayed in Hull.

Wednesday 5th November 2008

8:00
ABC Dancing With the Stars 15.64m
FOX Bones 10.09m
CBS The New Adventures of Old Christine 6.57m
NBC Knight Rider 5.14m
CW America’s Next Top Model 3.94m

8:30
CBS Gary Unmarried 6.44m

9:00
CBS Criminal Minds 14.29m
ABC Private Practice 9.54m
FOX House (R) 6.73m
NBC Life 5.82m
CW Stylista 2.00m

10:00
CBS CSI: NY 11.75m
NBC Law & Order (Season premiere) 7.85m
ABC Dirty Sexy Money 6.25m

Highest rated show of the night was Dancing With the Stars with 15.64m.

Lowest rated show of the night was Stylista with 2.00m.

Series low for Knight Rider.

CSI:NY decrease by about 2 million from last week.

strange night! i also read that L&O was down around %40 from last years premier?? and that Private Practice hit a series high (because of the lead in obv)

I suspect that the low ratings across the board was partly due to DWTS and it was the day after US Election. It will recover next week but I'm afraid Life is doomed at the moment and possibly KR.

Thanks, Benster. I had gone offline when rzt asked for the link.

Thursday 6th November 2008

8:00
CBS Survivor: Gabon 12.18m
ABC Ugly Betty 8.95m
NBC My Name is Earl 6.62m
FOX Kitchen Nightmares 4.41m
CW Smallville 4.81m

8:30
NBC Kath & Kim 5.57m

9:00
CBS CSI 18.11m
ABC Grey’s Anatomy 15.63m
NBC The Office 8.35m
FOX Kitchen Nightmares 4.69m
CW Supernatural 3.73m

9:30
NBC 30 Rock 8.00m

10:00
CBS Eleventh Hour 10.97m
ABC Life on Mars 8.92m
NBC ER 8.64m

Highest rated show of the night was CSI with 18.11m.

Lowest rated show of the night was Supernatural with 3.73m.

30 Rock decrease by only half a million ( 8.53m) from last week's Premier.

ER fell below 9m mark from last week.

Survivor: Gabon lost a million from last week.

Considering only half the US gets The CW, amazing ratings for Smallville and Supernatural.

It's a shame as I have been really enjoying Beautiful People. It's very funny.

Although I only watched the first one by chance - I never saw it advertised.

Or saturday 22 November either according to Digiguide.

Three episodes missed in a week when they have never missed any days out before however they juggled the schedules.

Has to suggest the beginning of the end for this series.

The two hour episode Thursday in the first week presumably makes up for the missing one the day before.

But I have to agree this is a big risk and could well seriously effect viewers willingness to stick with it which the nightly schedule more or less makes you do for fear of missing anything.

If they are on, off, then on again (a bit like Heartbeat, The Royal etc in recent Sunday ITV scheduling) the result is some viewers take the hint and go.

http://uk-tv-guide.com/list/ITV1+Lon...vember%202008/

8:30 to 9:30? 10:00 to 11:00?

So when does everyone think the big two (Corrie and Enders) will start getting 10 or 11 million plus a night again? if at all?

(I would have said big 3, but I think Emmerdale no longer deserves to be uttered in the same breath, it's bleeding awful at the minute)

People aren't going to just stop watching it because it isn't on for a day. Big Brother isn't always on on Saturdays is it when it's on?

Well there used to be a special episode aired for the first few series and it disappeared completely last year. But this year and during BB's 6 and 7 I believe there's been one.

Where do people suggest they fit I'm a Celebrity on Wed 19th and Tue 25th?
You're talking as if ITV have made this decision for no reason, with live football filling both evenings there is no where it could go

Not everyone wants to watch football. 9pm on ITV2 both nights would have been sufficient. Granted it wouldn't get anywhere near its usual figures but could potentially get 1.5-2m per night IMO, perhaps more.