EastEnders rating slump: Lacey Turner insists soap will win back viewers
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All soap ratings have slumped I don't really think it been down to quality as the last few months have been good, i just generally think less people are watching them anyway
Originally Posted by SULLA:
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
No she doesn't. She obviously, like everyone else, realises that EastEnders was complete shite last year so people turned off and as the show is improving people will turn back on.
Originally Posted by SULLA:
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
I remember when the jacksons were returning there was a 2 page spread in the daily mirror from Sid Owen how he and the rest of the jacksons could help turn around the shows misfortunes and for a time it worked but al these returning lately don't seem to be working
what's it gonna take to get rating up to being 8 million on regular basis and on a really good day over 9 million or more and don't tell me times have changed etc they haven't changed that much since Santer was in charge.
Originally Posted by SULLA:
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
She didn't say the ratings will go up because of her.
She said the show has come out of a strange patch. Lol
Originally Posted by SULLA:
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
Lacey Turner is God's gift to EE as I'm a lot more interested in the show now that she is back
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Originally Posted by dancing.queen:
“No she doesn't. She obviously, like everyone else, realises that EastEnders was complete shite last year so people turned off and as the show is improving people will turn back on.”
“No she doesn't. She obviously, like everyone else, realises that EastEnders was complete shite last year so people turned off and as the show is improving people will turn back on.”
DTC has been in charge 8 months and done alot people aren't turning back on
infact ratings are down compared to last year. Some the Michael and Janine stuff we got last year got near 8 million mark or just over what's been DTC highest rated episode something like 7.05 million or just below that?
Originally Posted by SULLA:
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
“She obviously thinks that she is God's gift to EE”
I literally cannot abide her.
Her voice alone is like nails down a blackboard to my ears.
She doesn't want to play other characters or she can't play other characters? I've yet to see her in anything where she wasn't a variation of Stacey. Don't get me wrong, she's great at playing that type of role but surely a young woman at the beginning of her career would try her hand at a few different types of roles if she was capable and the offers were in front of her. There's nothing wrong with admitting the offers dried up (Our Girl on BBC1, home of EastEnders doesn't count) and she's happy acting in her comfort zone of Stacey and EastEnders. I can't see her leaving again by choice.
The ratings aren't going to fix over night. EE was shite for 3 years before it made serious dent on the figures. It'll take more time for EE improvement to then draw back the viewers who left during its down period.
The ratings didn't drop suddenly, so they're not going to rise suddenly either.
The ratings didn't drop suddenly, so they're not going to rise suddenly either.
It's summer, I'm not really watching the show at the moment because it's been too hot so I've got about 11 episodes on sky planner go catch up on a rainy day, I expect ratings won't start to improve untl the dark nights come back
EastEnders has had a rough summer, the clashes with Britain's Got Talent, regular clashes with Emmerdale, the World Cup and the Commonwealth games couldn't have come at a worse time when the soap was just about turning a corner ratings wise.
In April and May it was rating quite well, in some weeks it was actually averaging more than Coronation Street but then the schedule was thrown into chaos and it's been hurting ever since. On the other hand look at Corrie's ratings, it's had a disruption free summer and yet is barely rating much higher, 6.2m on Wednesday versus 5.7m for EastEnders on Thursday.
Looking at the ratings trend before summer, EastEnders could quite easily overtake Corrie if it's schedule is left alone, consistency is key and it's had none of that while the ITV soaps haven't suffered anywhere near as much disruption and are still rating poorly.
In April and May it was rating quite well, in some weeks it was actually averaging more than Coronation Street but then the schedule was thrown into chaos and it's been hurting ever since. On the other hand look at Corrie's ratings, it's had a disruption free summer and yet is barely rating much higher, 6.2m on Wednesday versus 5.7m for EastEnders on Thursday.
Looking at the ratings trend before summer, EastEnders could quite easily overtake Corrie if it's schedule is left alone, consistency is key and it's had none of that while the ITV soaps haven't suffered anywhere near as much disruption and are still rating poorly.
Originally Posted by Calpowell:
“It's summer, I'm not really watching the show at the moment because it's been too hot so I've got about 11 episodes on sky planner go catch up on a rainy day, I expect ratings won't start to improve untl the dark nights come back”
“It's summer, I'm not really watching the show at the moment because it's been too hot so I've got about 11 episodes on sky planner go catch up on a rainy day, I expect ratings won't start to improve untl the dark nights come back”
What Summer it's been mostly Sh**te pouring with rain for alot of places in the Uk you talking about like 2 good weeks of summer that we usually get were its hot and dry ? Lol
Originally Posted by Marcus_Smith:
“DTC has been in charge 8 months and done alot people aren't turning back on infact ratings are down compared to last year. Some the Michael and Janine stuff we got last year got near 8 million mark or just over what's been DTC highest rated episode something like 7.05 million or just below that?”
“DTC has been in charge 8 months and done alot people aren't turning back on
infact ratings are down compared to last year. Some the Michael and Janine stuff we got last year got near 8 million mark or just over what's been DTC highest rated episode something like 7.05 million or just below that?”
Actually it was closer to 8.4m + 640k on BBC3 on April 22, the aftermath of Lucy's death. In fact EastEnders ratings that week rose considerably and remained very strong until the summer schedule mess ups started.
Bit of a quick search would have revealed that.
Originally Posted by Marcus_Smith:
“What Summer it's been mostly Sh**te pouring with rain for alot of places in the Uk you talking about like 2 good weeks of summer that we usually get were its hot and dry ? Lol”
“What Summer it's been mostly Sh**te pouring with rain for alot of places in the Uk you talking about like 2 good weeks of summer that we usually get were its hot and dry ? Lol”
Uh oh, wrong again.
July was the 8th month in a row with warmer than average temperatures and one of the driest and sunniest too.
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2014...sunniest-ever/
Lacey actually says nothing about viewing figures. I hate that blog, making up false statements without any quotes to support them.
The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.
LMAO. So your logic is, the Carters should be axed on the basis that your sister who is just one single viewer out of millions isn't a fan of them and refused to start watching the show because of that particular family.
I'm really failing to see the logic in that.
I'm really failing to see the logic in that.
There's no guarantee the lost viewers will come back. Everyone seems to be so sure the ratings will rise once again. What if this is it? What if the ratings fall further? We all want EastEnders to be the best it can be and for the viewing figures to reflect the quality but there's every chance that may never happen longterm again. I think a good portion of the fans are enjoying the show again even if not everything is perfect. That should be the most important thing. Let the BBC worry about the ratings. They only have themselves to blame for letting the quality get so bad in the first place that it drove viewers away possibly for good.
Any long running show that suffers in the ratings because of quality in the way that EastEnders has over the last couple of years is never going to truly recover to it's previous performance.
All that really matters to me is... I enjoy it.
The show's in a really good place at the moment, and frankly, if you try and explain ANYTHING about a soap - or really any other fictional show - to a casual viewer, you're going to find them rolling their eyes. That's the nature of fiction, a lot of it hangs on coincidence, and in a serial, there's more coincidence than most. People seem to forget that.
Imagine trying to explain Stacey to someone who hasn't seen EE in the last 10 years.
-Who's that?
-That's Stacey Slater.
-Slater? I remember them. She's not a Slater.
-No, she's a cousin. sort of. Somewhere on Charlie's side.
-Where did she come from?
-Dont know, just turned up one day after her mother had been sectioned.
-Sectioned?
-She's got bipolar.
-Oh. Why is she in prison?
-She killed Archie Mitchell.
-ARCHIE Mitchell?
-Phil's dad's brother. He married Peggy.
-So Peggy Mitchell married her husband's brother? She used to have such a go at Sharon.
-I know, right?
-Why'd she kill him?
-He raped her.
-So it was self defence?
-No, he was on the floor of the pub picking up a snow globe. It was a couple of months after her raped her.
-So, why'd she kill him?
-Pent up anger, I guess.
-How is she going to get out of prison?
-They're going to blame it on her bipolar.
-I thought that was her mum?
-It is. They've both got it.
-Oh.
All that really matters to me is... I enjoy it.
The show's in a really good place at the moment, and frankly, if you try and explain ANYTHING about a soap - or really any other fictional show - to a casual viewer, you're going to find them rolling their eyes. That's the nature of fiction, a lot of it hangs on coincidence, and in a serial, there's more coincidence than most. People seem to forget that.
Imagine trying to explain Stacey to someone who hasn't seen EE in the last 10 years.
-Who's that?
-That's Stacey Slater.
-Slater? I remember them. She's not a Slater.
-No, she's a cousin. sort of. Somewhere on Charlie's side.
-Where did she come from?
-Dont know, just turned up one day after her mother had been sectioned.
-Sectioned?
-She's got bipolar.
-Oh. Why is she in prison?
-She killed Archie Mitchell.
-ARCHIE Mitchell?
-Phil's dad's brother. He married Peggy.
-So Peggy Mitchell married her husband's brother? She used to have such a go at Sharon.
-I know, right?
-Why'd she kill him?
-He raped her.
-So it was self defence?
-No, he was on the floor of the pub picking up a snow globe. It was a couple of months after her raped her.
-So, why'd she kill him?
-Pent up anger, I guess.
-How is she going to get out of prison?
-They're going to blame it on her bipolar.
-I thought that was her mum?
-It is. They've both got it.
-Oh.
Originally Posted by Marcus_Smith:
“DTC has been in charge 8 months and done alot people aren't turning back on infact ratings are down compared to last year. Some the Michael and Janine stuff we got last year got near 8 million mark or just over what's been DTC highest rated episode something like 7.05 million or just below that?”
“DTC has been in charge 8 months and done alot people aren't turning back on
infact ratings are down compared to last year. Some the Michael and Janine stuff we got last year got near 8 million mark or just over what's been DTC highest rated episode something like 7.05 million or just below that?”
DTC's highest rating overnights:
1. 8.39m (pk.8.9m) 22/4/14
2. 8.18m (pk.8.6m) 21/4/14
3. 8.05m 27/1/14
Lorraine's tenure went downwards ratings wise in March 2013 before spiking again during her last month of episodes (Nov 13) with Michael's murder starting what has come to be a decent patch quality wise. Reaching a high of 8.41m for Roxy and Alfie's wedding.
Originally Posted by Marcus_Smith:
“The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.”
“The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.”
The Carters/Who Killed Lucy have actually got my family watching and talking about EastEnders again. They hadn't really done so since the baby swap which left a sour taste in their mouths.
Originally Posted by Marcus_Smith:
“The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.”
“The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.”
Such rubbish.
ALL characters have people who like them, people who don't.
ALL stories have people who like it, people who don't.
That will never change.
Your sister stops watching because she can't get her head around a woman having relatives so it means they should be axed.
The rubbish on this forum.
Originally Posted by Marcus_Smith:
“The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.”
“The think that's not bringing back is the carters in the room. I don't think those lost will ever come back I tried to get my sister to watch EastEnders the other day that stopped watching asked me who's aunt babe who's she related to me Shirley and she just rolled her eyes and said the pretty much the common thing since when did Shirley have all these relatives the eyes rolled tutting won't go away I'm sure others have experiences this. I love the carters but because Shirley was already in the show 7 years well established then suddedly a new found family sorry but the only way the ratings will go back up is if they axe all the carters.”
And as we all know, your sister is a spokesperson for the nation.
Originally Posted by Oliver_Tomlinso:
“All soap ratings have slumped I don't really think it been down to quality as the last few months have been good, i just generally think less people are watching them anyway”
“All soap ratings have slumped I don't really think it been down to quality as the last few months have been good, i just generally think less people are watching them anyway”
This.
Whether there are good storyline or not viewing figures aren't gonna dramatically change any time soon. The way people consume TV (or bother with TV at all) is changing & the old ways are gone forever. Large audiences for any soap are history now.
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