The Ratings Thread (Part 61)

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Pizzatheaction

26-09-2014

Originally Posted by Jaycee Dove:
“Ratings in Weatherfield will be down tonight as Sally's TV is broken and she did not know digital still needs an aerial. A pigeon has probably nibbled through the cables the bloke fixing it thinks.

She wants to watch the new period drama tonight with 'that girl who is in everything'. Apparently called 'Thingymyjig...You know....The one with the hair'.

She was in 'That thing'.

What channel is it on? Sounds better than Corrie anyhow.

(Real dialogue btw) ”

I saw a couple of minutes of CS tonight. Lister was shouting at a few men on various rooftops.

It made last year's EastEnders snake story look exciting.

Fudd

26-09-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“I don't think there are enough viewers around on Friday to give Strictly and X Factor those ratings opposite each other.”

I agree; I think both shows will be 1m, possibly 1.5m for The X Factor, below those figures.

yorkie100

26-09-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“I think this is a very sound idea.

It's not good enough to be called a steaming pile of cack. How on earth did this get commissioned? What was Charlotte Moore thinking? What was Mark Linsey thinking? It started low and will probably go lower. A real gift for ITV.”

They were probably just trying to give a bit back to ITV after all the 'gifts' they have given
them so far this year.

Andy_Smith1

26-09-2014

Originally Posted by Andy23:
“Despite all the stories slating TXF, the papers would miss it if it was gone. You only have to see how many made up/paper thin front page stories they run about it even at the times of year when it isn't on.

The TV Critics would definitely miss it. If ITV's weekend line up was Family Fortunes or something run of the mill, like it was 15 years ago, they'd struggle to fill their column.”

The Sun would miss it , I think Dan Wootton would have a breakdown, other papers not so much really but Xfactor is part of that tabloid TV block but it isn't as dominant in the papers as it was

Bushmills

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“ How on earth did this get commissioned? What was Charlotte Moore thinking? What was Mark Linsey thinking? It started low and will probably go lower. A real gift for ITV.”

Apparently it was originally commissioned for Saturday night, believe it or not.

H of De Vil

27-09-2014

Perhaps the BBC are giving back to ITV after the easy ride they gave BBC1 on weekends before TXF and weekdays when the 9pm slot was sub 2m central.

Its only 2 more episodes.

cylon6

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by yorkie100:
“They were probably just trying to give a bit back to ITV after all the 'gifts' they have given
them so far this year. ”

They should have given them a bowl of fruit instead.

Originally Posted by H of De Vil:
“Perhaps the BBC are giving back to ITV after the easy ride they gave BBC1 on weekends before TXF and weekdays when the 9pm slot was sub 2m central.

Its only 2 more episodes.”

Might be 2 episodes too many.

Originally Posted by Bushmills:
“Apparently it was originally commissioned for Saturday night, believe it or not.”

Saturday night? Bloody hell! They have lost the plot.

Bushmills

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by H of De Vil:
“Perhaps the BBC are giving back to ITV after the easy ride they gave BBC1 on weekends before TXF and weekdays when the 9pm slot was sub 2m central.
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I very much doubt that.

Fudd

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by Bushmills:
“Apparently it was originally commissioned for Saturday night, believe it or not.”

Early evening, pre-Strictly timeslot I presume? I can see the idea behind it but they would have been better off just bringing Changing Rooms back.

cylon6

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by Bushmills:
“I very much doubt that.”

BBC Director General Tony Hall says he wants BBC departments to be able to sell programmes to other channels. I think the entertainment department would be screwed if that happened!

H of De Vil

27-09-2014

I'm thinking the BBC should be commissioning a 26 episode run next year. Could potentially transform their early evening weekends. It seems to have gone down well with 10 people out of the 2.8m who watched.

Bushmills

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by H of De Vil:
“I'm thinking the BBC should be commissioning a 26 episode run next year..”

Nah, it would be a far better fit for ITV - home of Hot Tub Britain, Gems TV, and I Married The Waiter.

NeilVW

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“BBC Director General Tony Hall says he wants BBC departments to be able to sell programmes to other channels. I think the entertainment department would be screwed if that happened!”

Indeed, as that liberalisation is to go hand in hand with the axing of the 50% quota for in-house production.

Rob1985

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by Salv*:
“Predictions.. incl +1 for those with the channel

The X Factor- 7.1m

Strictly- 8.0m
Graham Norton Show- 3.7m

Gogglebox- 1.8m
Alan Carr- 1.5m”

Good predictions. I think Strictly might be a bit lower, but 7.1 (inc +1) looks about right for The X Factor.

What about the soaps?
I think about 6m for both EE and Emmerdale and around 6.9m and 6.7m for Corrie.

ftv

27-09-2014

Some scheduling news:

New Tricks is on at 2235 again in Northern Ireland on Monday to make way for local programming at 2100

In Scotland Countryfile moves to 1730-1830 tomorrow to accommodate a documentary about a hundred years of the Sunday Post newspaper 1900-2000.

lewiep93

27-09-2014

Previous Friday Strictly Ratings (Overnights)
2009 - 8.44m (35.7%)
2010 - 9.05m (38.2%)
2011 - 7.98m (33.1%)
2012 - 8.00m (34.0%)
2013 - 7.81m (35.2%)

The Friday episode of Strictly began with series 7 in 2009.

Can't call the ratings. But here are my predictions:
SCD - 7.9m
TXF - 7.3m (7.6m inc +1)
Gogglebox - 1.9m (2.1m inc +1)

lewiep93

27-09-2014

I wouldn't be surprised if there was a delay in ratings today. Perhaps the BARB boxes have malfunctioned?

D.M.N.

27-09-2014

The One Show: 3.39m (19.0%)
A Question of Sport: 3.20m (16.7%)
EastEnders: 6.35m (31.1%)
Would I Lie To You: 3.33m (15.4%)
Strictly Come Dancing: 6.53m (28.5%)
BBC News at Ten: 4.40m (24.1%)
BBC Regional News: 4.04m (25.1%)
The Graham Norton Show: 3.14m (24.1%)

Based on that Strictly rating, I won't be at all surprised if The X Factor is sub 6 million. A Question of Sport looks higher than usual, normally tends to be a few hundred thousand lower than that.

Rob1985

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by lewiep93:
“I wouldn't be surprised if there was a delay in ratings today. Perhaps the BARB boxes have malfunctioned? ”

I wonder if Strictly has beaten The X Factor exc +1, but The X Factor has beaten it with +1?

lewiep93

27-09-2014

Sam Hodges ‏@Sam_Hodges 9s
#StrictlyComeDancing kicks off with a peak of 6.8m (av 6.5m). The highest rating show at 9pm. #SCD @BBCOne

Oh today will be fun with the slagging off of channels and shows.

yorkie100

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by lewiep93:
“I wouldn't be surprised if there was a delay in ratings today. Perhaps the BARB boxes have malfunctioned? ”

Maybe all the BARB viewers went out and they have had to call in the Pools Panel to guess the ratings.

Rob1985

27-09-2014

Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“The One Show: 3.39m (19.0%)
A Question of Sport: 3.20m (16.7%)
EastEnders: 6.35m (31.1%)
Would I Lie To You: 3.33m (15.4%)
Strictly Come Dancing: 6.53m (28.5%)
BBC News at Ten: 4.40m (24.1%)
BBC Regional News: 4.04m (25.1%)
The Graham Norton Show: 3.14m (24.1%)”

Ouch at SCD. Dreading TXF rating now...

lewiep93

27-09-2014

UK TV Ratings ‏@TVRatingsUK 26s
Friday 9pm - #Strictly comes out on top:
@bbcstrictly: 6.53m/28.5%
@TheXFactor: 5.85m/25.7%
@C4Gogglebox: 2.67m/11.6%

FANTASTIC for Gogglebox given the opposition. Lol at X Factor. Actually OUCH at X Factor. Coronation Street's rating will be interesting.

Mr_Eye

27-09-2014

Pretty hideous for Strictly. God knows what happened to X Factor

Edit. Shit a brick. Awful..

Markynotts

27-09-2014

It's not often that you can say that Eastenders beat The X Factor

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