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How would you feel if the show was axed after Series 10? |
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I don't think the BBC were ever resally that into it, and produced it only because Lord Sugar wanted it so badly. They prefered to put their time and money into other shows.
Also, YA just didn't have as much as an appeal to the audience. Unfortunately I think no matter what time slot it was put in, it was never going to last long. |
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Well even with that in mind, if something was being considered to be axed for low ratings, why on Earth would you put it in a slot that is pretty much guaranteed to reduce them even further?
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Because they wanted to use the 9pm timeslots for shows that had more potential most probably.
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The 9pm time slots initially had Hunted, which hasn't broadcast since, then Goodnight Britain, which has been repeated but hasn't had a new series, then Panorama which has a long committed following anyway, and finally a Christmas special episode of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, which was a one-off in any case. Doesn't seem like 'shows that have potential' to me.
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Well it was the BBC;s call to make. Ultimately, the Series 3 ratings weren't much worse than the Series 2 ratings, suggesting to me that it wasn't the time of airing that was an issue, it was just that not many people were interested.
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The first two series got plenty of publicity I thought? Particularly JA, which had a trailer, etc, so I am not sure what more they could have done in the case of JA, without exceeding what they do for the main series.
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The first two series got plenty of publicity I thought? Particularly JA, which had a trailer, etc, so I am not sure what more they could have done in the case of JA, without exceeding what they do for the main series.
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Well, TBF, The Apprentice not only had a proven track record in the USA, also it was on BBC, so it was never going to get that high ratings in the early stages, and also, I'm sure it didn't get much publicity...
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Series 1 and 2 were actually on BBC2, though they got pretty high ratings for that channel. Series 3, which moved to BBC1, also did quite well. But as for when the show really hit it big and became a national phenomenon - and I know this is going to cause a lot of gnashing of teeth with some people - that was Series 4.
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Yeah, I meant to say BBC2
Basically, the main series was always going to be more successful than YA and the ratings show us that...And you're right Dave, Series 4 adn 5 were the ones in which the ratings really got high... They ducked a buit for Series 6 but that's probably because there's a lot more competition in the Autumn. |
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Series 1 and 2 were actually on BBC2, though they got pretty high ratings for that channel. Series 3, which moved to BBC1, also did quite well. But as for when the show really hit it big and became a national phenomenon - and I know this is going to cause a lot of gnashing of teeth with some people - that was Series 4.
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If I had never seen TA before, adn I saw an interview with Katie Hopkins on TV, there's no way that would make me watch the show, so I don't think that's the reason. I just think it's because the show was picking up viewers with each series.
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If I had never seen TA before, adn I saw an interview with Katie Hopkins on TV, there's no way that would make me watch the show, so I don't think that's the reason. I just think it's because the show was picking up viewers with each series.
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Hopkins probably did help get the show some publicity... but then again, I'd expect that Ruth Badger, the disaster that was the French task and then Simon and his trampoline all helped out as well. It was probably a case of the show getting more and more media attention over the course of Series 2 and 3, and then the start of Series 4 turning out to be when it all hit critical mass.
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Was trawling through old threads, and found this article:
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-...-may-quit-soon ![]() Do you think Nick was just looking for a headline? |
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Was trawling through old threads, and found this article:
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-...-may-quit-soon ![]() Do you think Nick was just looking for a headline? |
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On the plus side it's only about 3 months now until Apprentice season
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Basically, the main series was always going to be more successful than YA and the ratings show us that...