Well it's half term and no ones watching Daybroke they have to wait until they have viewers next week.

Or B

Suzanne Reid is playing hard to get.

Or C

The Tabloids made it all up.

You dont exactly have to be Nostradamus to predict that do you?

Considering the obscene amount the BBC pay for the 6 Nations, there is more chance of them showing Quidditch than the rugby, no matter how good the demos.

SNT is still favourite IMO despite the fact that I was shouted down earlier in the week when I suggested it. I suspect it will be very close ~7m.

Or D Susanna has read this thread and realised what a terrible mistake it would be.

Bloody hell I didn't no about that spoiler Dan

Who was that Yorkie?

Which begs the question WHY the BBC pays so much for the Six Nations.


The DS Ratings Prediction Game averages have The Voice just beating Saturday Night Takeaway excluding +1: 7.0m to 6.7m.

I thinks thats a good call. It allows for a big drop for TVUK because of the opposition and a bit of a boost for SNT as the terrible duo seem to be even more popular at the moment. Of course TVUK may hang on to more or SNT could go ballistic like IAC - certainly going to be interesting.

Presumably to make it unviable for commercial networks. I suppose the considerable regional audiences and demographics are useful badges for the BBC. I cant recall much anti BBC noise regarding Six Nations-certainly compared to the furore when there was a possibility they might bid for Champions League some years ago.

There were 2 or 3 actually but I am not sure of the names as its water off a ducks back as far as I am concerned. I want a discussion not an argument.

ITV also forgot to launch a new channel this week.

Well said

Not seen much itv lately but I noticed a fair bit of promotion for Takeaway during the NTA's and over the past week it seems to have been stepped up a bit in terms of press coverage as well with the Celebrity Juice special helping too. I thought it had been a bit quiet up until this week. I see they're also on Graham Norton next Friday.

The BBC haven't really let up on banging The Voice drum since it began and they're obviously keen to focus on the final blind auditions element as those can be very popular.


I love how it's a positive that EE skews young but also a positive when a BBC show skews old. And a negative when an ITV show skews old but also a negative when it skews young.

In terms of faux-happy community, do any of the soaps do this? I don't watch any of them but hasn't the main plot on Corrie this year been the death of a terminally ill cancer patient determined to end her life her own way as her grief stricken husband struggles to cope? Hardly sounds that cheery.

That all being said, I do think from my loose grasp on soap ratings that while EE might not be in a major rally, Corrie does seem to be slipping back a bit.

Hardly anything to report that's new on Channel 5 in week 11.

The only noteworthy thing is the new series of Trauma Doctors:


Source: C5 Press.

Meanwhile there were further developments in the potential sale of Channel 5, which is rapidly gathering pace now:

* It's been revealed Richard Desmond quietly stepped down from the C5 board at the end of last year along with two of his key executives Paul Ashford and Stanley Myerson.
* Bidders have until the end of next week to formally express an interest in the channel.
* Interested parties could include BT, BSkyB, ITV, Time Warner and Discovery.
* NBC Universal is understood to be less likely to be interested following parent company Comcast's decision to focus domestically on pay-TV with its $45.2bn deal to buy Time Warner Cable.
* Concerns amongst potential buyers about a possible deal include...
-the limited level of detail provided in the 100+ page document sent out;
-specifically a lack of detail provided on the state of its programming deals including key brands like CSI and Neighbours;
-difficulty in establishing the effect cross-promotion across Northern & Shell's other outlets has had on C5 peformance.

www.broadcastnow.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk/media

With ITVBe launching in addition to ITV2, I don't see why ITV would still want Channel 5.

That's what I'm hoping too. I think it's mostly speculation on MG's part. The only firm whisper I've heard is for BT who apparently already expressed an interest before this process began.

Ah, the word 'normally' again, my favourite! Like with the claim that Saturday Night Takeaway 'normally' beats The Voice UK earlier in the week, there've only been two occasions before this weekend where a Six Nations Friday night match has not involved England, nowhere near enough instances to claim a trend..and even then it's an inaccurate claim because Wales v France in 2010 was on a Friday night and shown on BBC One.

Incidentally, annoyingly, the first of those was during the infamous 'Part 3'-era of this fine thread which whilst restored hasn't been added to the archive yet so I can't look up the ratings for it The 2010 match averaged just under 5 million though, relatively healthy.




Fixted that for you

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How is there new cop drama doing?

Not well. Both episodes under a million (927k and 639k for episodes 1 and 2 respectively).

Another 8 weeks remaining. If it was an import it would probably be moved but I suspect because it's homegrown it will stay there unless it drops markedly again in week 3.

It's not a bad show but it's too quirky to be a hit.

Castles moving to 5USA isn't it Dancc? I have it showing up as new (6/24) on Thu 6 March over on 5USA. It does fit better there if this is the case. Hopefully it will be back sooner!

Edit: it definitely looks that way. They are repeating latest season from 4-5pm weekdays from March 3, 2014 I think.

Apparently she's on holiday with her family this week according to another thread. In theory she would be back presenting on Monday.

Agree.