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Old 15-02-2014, 20:52
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Well, Splash just finished and no one said "See you again next year."
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Old 15-02-2014, 20:55
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The Splash final should be looking to get close to 4m tonight. It has been trailed a lot throughout the week, will have its best lead-in since launch and in the last 20mins it wont be facing the Voice. Expect the Voice to be down from the last couple of weeks - it will rate around 7.5million which will be a strong result all things considered.
The Voice started just as the football finished so benefited from post match analysis and a Pointless lead in which will hardly be weak. Plus Splash! dived below 3m last week. Considering these factors I see no reason why it won't hit 8m; indeed it ought to.

Why would people tune into Splash! for the last 20 minutes if they haven't followed the main event? It deserves to get 4m, in my opinion, as I thought it was entertaining tonight but I highly doubt it will manage it.

I hope ITV give it another go as at least it's something different from singing but considering the figures I highly doubt they will.
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Old 15-02-2014, 20:55
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Yes the football on before it, on ITV will affect The Voice on after. Pull the other one.
I was looking at the listings and they said they overlapped. I didn't watch the football so didn't no what time it actually finished. My mistake.
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Old 15-02-2014, 20:57
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Was very little chance of Splash returning next year anyway, with Tom's diving ready for the Olympics 2016. I suspect if it did well again say over 5million it would return, but with it having dropped below 3million is it very unlikely to return.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:00
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The Voice started just as the football finished so benefited from post match analysis and a Pointless lead in which will hardly be weak. Plus Splash! dived below 3m last week. Considering these factors I see no reason why it won't hit 8m; indeed it ought to.

Why would people tune into Splash! for the last 20 minutes if they haven't followed the main event? It deserves to get 4m, in my opinion, as I thought it was entertaining tonight but I highly doubt it will manage it.

I hope ITV give it another go as at least it's something different from singing but considering the figures I highly doubt they will.

For its all faults and slagging off, its actually better than any of the recent BBC LE programmes they have tried, by which BBC1 have been inspired to create Lets Get Ready To Tumble.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:00
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Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony - 2.38m
That's probably the only 'disappointing' figure from the entire Games. Would be surprised if the Closing Ceremony didn't get at least 150% of that.

Jane Beale is back next week as well, all we need now is Dirty Den

I'm not a betting person but I would put money on Samuel never becoming controller of BBC1
Nor anyone else who is so fond of their own 'knowledge' on this thread, but it's all fun and games at the end of the day

Thursday's match is Swansea v Napoli. I'd have put money on that being on ITV4 (because it's Swansea City). The fact that it's on ITV(1) suggests to me that ITV will be putting Europa League games on primetime ITV(1) for as long as there are English clubs left in the competition. There are two of them - Tottenham and Swansea. Tottenham's game is on ITV4 this week because it's a 6pm our-time kick off.
Swansea are Welsh!! (I know, pedantic, but you wouldn't dare go around Swansea claiming you're enjoying your visit to Enaland). ITV have a history of putting the knockout stages of the Europa League on ITV1 when the ties involve British clubs, I don't for the life of me understand why people have decided to be so surprised they've done it again this year. Perhaps folks are assuming they only did it last year because it was Chelsea not because it was just generally high-profile content.

But I think sometimes, the reason why Sherlock and Jonathan Creek rate so well is because they aren't on very often and their episode runs are very short. It makes each programme feel like 'special event' viewing.
Does help that they're bloody good, too.

The audience for the last 3-parter declined slowly but steadily over the mini-run.
As has been the case for all three series'.

Could we see Channel 4 getting a similar boost due to Paralympics?
Barely. If the difference is the same as it was between the able-bodied and less-able-bodies Games of London 2012 the Paralympics won't rate much better than C4's ordinary content, possibly even slightly worse.
Perhaps they should develop some factual/entertainment programme along the lines of Top Gear, but with different vehicles. A bit like Countryfile at a step-back in time type of thing. Looking at past vehicles from buses to cars, to the present day.
Or, god forbid, they could come up with something original!!
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:03
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For its all faults and slagging off, its actually better than any of the recent BBC LE programmes they have tried, by which BBC1 have been inspired to create Lets Get Ready To Tumble.
Let's Get Ready To Tumble sounds much more promising than Splash on paper. It will involve some of Britain's biggest stars competing in a range of different grueling gymnastic disciplines, under the expert guidance of Olympic medalists Louie Smith and Beth Tweddle. Production values will be high, as expected for live BBC events, and we will see longer than 5 seconds of diving which is witnessed on Splash. The BBC will also use the fact it will be airing on the same nights as Britain's Got Talent as leverage to gain press coverage and interest among social media. Tumble will definitely rate better than this series of Splash up against Itv competition in the form of Amazing Greys/The Cube and will surprise a few on here.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:08
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For its all faults and slagging off, its actually better than any of the recent BBC LE programmes they have tried
Is that all that matters? Splash is complete and utter drivel, just because it happens to be better than 'Don't Scare The Hare' which is usually thought of as the worst programme in the history of all television doesn't mean it should win awards.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:09
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Is that all that matters? Splash is complete and utter drivel, just because it happens to be better than 'Don't Scare The Hare' which is usually thought of as the worst programme in the history of all television doesn't mean it should win awards.
Exactly. It's like saying a sprinter did well to come 7th in a race because he beat the person who came 8th. Splash is utter drivel and completely collapsed this series up against some decent competition. A lot of us did say last year it only rated well due to the extremely weak opposition. Even up against a cheap celebrity edition of Pointless a month ago, it got beat by over a million.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:11
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For its all faults and slagging off, its actually better than any of the recent BBC LE programmes they have tried, by which BBC1 have been inspired to create Lets Get Ready To Tumble.
Thats damning with faint praise if ever I saw it.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:12
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Is that all that matters? Splash is complete and utter drivel, just because it happens to be better than 'Don't Scare The Hare' which is usually thought of as the worst programme in the history of all television doesn't mean it should win awards.
So is The Voice yet that came back for a 3nd series.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:13
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Was very little chance of Splash returning next year anyway, with Tom's diving ready for the Olympics 2016. I suspect if it did well again say over 5million it would return, but with it having dropped below 3million is it very unlikely to return.
And does not deserve to either.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:13
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So is The Voice yet that came back for a 3nd series.
The Voice isnt drivel among the eyes of millions of viewers. Last series averaged an impressive 7.5million. This series is consolidating to almost 9million viewers, the biggest Q1 entertainment hit the BBC has had since the last Millenium. It is a major force in the ratings and also the critics are much more positive about this series too. I know it is quite frustrating for some XF/Cowell/Itv fans to see The Voice doing so well right now, but it is the truth. The Voice has found its stride this series [next week onwards though, will be interesting to see if it hits the 6m+ target against the ratings-favourite SNT].
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:14
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So is The Voice yet that came back for a 3nd series.
Seriously Last it's that all you do is post negative rubbish about BBC programs?
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:14
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True but it won't be a pound-for-pound swap: ITV will have to allow for the reduced ad income from lucrative young males (in particular) and adjust their budgets for the slots accordingly. This is assuming that they do not devise content which is equally high-rating among young males to take the football's place, which is a safe assumption.
All the chat here and we rarely think about budgets and income. That's why the reality of being a commissioner/controller is very different.

At a rough guess though ITV were looking to put around £200m towards Champions League coverage, so even halving that gives them £100m to spend over three years, so £33m a week. That should be enough I'd have thought to add a 9pm drama to the Tuesday night schedule for a good chunk of the year, so hopefully they'll spend it wisely and losing the Champions League will be seen as an opportunity rather than a problem.


Could we see Channel 4 getting a similar boost due to Paralympics?
Probably not as coverage will only really be in the mornings as C4 will have the Cheltenham Festival in the afternoons. The afternoon schedule doesn't consist of much more than a curling match and a match or two of Ice Hockey, so they won't be missing much.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:15
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Is that all that matters? Splash is complete and utter drivel, just because it happens to be better than 'Don't Scare The Hare' which is usually thought of as the worst programme in the history of all television doesn't mean it should win awards.
Did I say that. No. I was just replying to Fudd in regards to tonight's Splash.

Anyway I was talking about The Muppets programme, Reflex, Britain's Brightest, Secret Service, etc. in regards to recent BBC LE programmes
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:19
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Seriously Last it's that all you do is post negative rubbish about BBC programs?
You don't seem to bat an eyelid for Samuel doing that to ITV though?
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:19
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You don't seem to bat an eyelid for Samuel doing that to ITV though?
I dont call 7m+ rating Itv programmes 'complete and utter drivel' like what Last Request said though. I wont deny Ive criticised XF which does get 7m+ but havent called it utter drivel.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:21
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Blimey I said one positive thing about Splash! and war seems to have broken out on the thread.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:23
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I dont call 7m+ rating Itv programmes 'complete and utter drivel' like what Last Request said though. I wont deny Ive criticised XF which does get 7m+ but havent called it utter drivel.

You used words along those lines, and still criticized programmes on ITV that do get good ratings. The Voice is not utter drivel, but is the 2nd best singing show.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:24
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You don't seem to bat an eyelid for Samuel doing that to ITV though?
But you do (every single time) yet you don't when people criticise the BBC. There are a lot of hypocrites in this thread.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:25
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You don't seem to bat an eyelid for Samuel doing that to ITV though?
Because Sam actually post points which contain facts where as Last just post...well you can see above.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:26
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Blimey I said one positive thing about Splash! and war seems to have broken out on the thread.
Am going to take you down
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:27
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Am going to take you down
I plead the fifth... I think.
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Old 15-02-2014, 21:28
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You used words along those lines, and still criticized programmes on ITV that do get good ratings. The Voice is not utter drivel, but is the 2nd best singing show.
I dont think XFactor is drivel. I just think it is a highly manipulated programme. I've posted long lists before of how incredibly manipulated the show is. I know all entertainment shows have to be stage managed to some extent, indeed the Voice is, but The XFactor just takes it all to another level. And that kind of producer-intervention/manipulation is one of the key reasons why XFactor lost over 4million viewers in 3 years.

Yes, statistically XF 2013 may be rating about 0.3m better than Voice 2014 or something very small like that. But the Voice's momentum is good, nicely up from last year, where as XF continued its downward decline [down from a 2012 series which was a terrible rating one by its own standards]. The Voice's success is also good news for the BBC because it saturates the singing show market even more and will hopefully mean some viewers are bored of the genre by the time XF returns, which will result in XF continuing to lose viewers and then Rising Star launching underwhelmingly.
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