Well they hit gold last series but this year its just dull.

I've mentioned it before but it should have been outside England for this series, I'm hoping it's Educating Scotland for the next series since it would give a different perceptive of the education system,

That's two more series over two years though which is in fact just normal commissioning. I'd think the bigger problem is that it just feels like Educating... is on all year around because they have what feels like 50 shows that trade on the same basic fly on the wall idea.

Next years school will indeed be outside of England.

I see. We'll know for sure on Wednesday.

Channel 5 Press Information (w/c 25th Oct)-
* Live International Boxing: Hall v Caballero, the world title fight, goes out at 9PM. So something else for X Factor to worry about.
* Yet another US drama hops across to 5USA as Viacom look to boost the diginet, which will now house new to Freeview episodes of Castle.
* It's the season finale of CSI. It's looking like Dan Snow's new series on the Plantagenets will take its slot the following week.
* There's a new series on conspiracy theories beginning with Marilyn Monroe: The Missing Evidence.
www.channel5.com/press

5USA seems to be getting more shows, hopefully Channel 5 has shows to replace it with. Interesting there are placing a history series in place of CSI but it's a big commission by 5Productions so hopefully it's rate well.

There was a press screening the other day and apparently it went down well.

It's about time 5USA got some love. CSI doesn't repeat as well as it used to, so it needs its own hits.

Really? Can't imagine the demographics clash.

I was thinking of young males forced to watch TXF by their partners.

Could Gogglebox increase its overnight rating tonight? It has no X Factor or Strictly to contend with. Highlight of the night for me was Stephen commenting on Anton and Judy Murray on Strictly, "he may as well be dancing with an ironing board"

I think Lewis will do well tonight. 6m sounds about right. Crime dramas seem to flourish on Fridays and if I was ITV, I would put more dramas on Friday nights.

A shame that Emmerdale has been messed around a bit this week. Hopefully it can recover in the ratings next week, it's firing on all cylinders right now.

For Gogglebox it's been a case of 3-2-1, this week should do best without Strictly, X Factor, or both in the cast of 3 weeks ago!

Incidentally don't watch Emmerdale or Lewis but caught both and enjoyed them tonight. Corrie was alright but still is a problem.

BARB still call BBC One "BBC1" 17 years after the re-brand.

They had planned to have an indefinite break (hence the ending of the last series) as Laurence Fox was heading to the US to try to work there, but his wife's pregnancy put paid to that idea and so ITV took the chance to ask them back as the show sells well abroad. Laurence did intimate on This Morning today that he would be happy to do a spin off series if Kevin Whately has had enough - as he seems to be saying he has. That may well be why they have cast Angela Griffin as his DS to try to get an audience for this partnership this series - a sort of in show pilot.

Doesn't almost everyone though? If only because typing BBC1 is a second quicker than typing BBC One. And its not like its a completely different word on the end of BBC. Not that I'm suggesting the data isn't right. Just that BARB is really lazy really. Much like me.

I wonder who wrote that line for him though?

Ok, I confess, it was me.

Thanks. I was thinking a high 6 to low 7m figure could be possible for The Apprentice on Tuesday due to it being off air for so long.

Did you get it from Morecambe and Wise circa 1960's.

It only gets 7m officials these days though doesnt it?

I can't possibly reveal the sources of my plagiarism. Just know that its frequent and flagrant.

Last series did but it has gone higher during a series before.

Unforgettable (Sky Living) has been cancelled by CBS after 3 seasons: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...easons/313084/

I think thats the last of the summer shows now.

Whatever way you look at it that's a remarkable retention. Shows moving from BBC1 to BBC2 have fared worse. I doubt it will hold quite that high going forward (lower reach, lower lead-ins resulting in less casual viewers). But it's a great start for the channel and the show.


I don't think this is necessarily over exposure.

And in general, I defend Channel 4 against that. Nobody makes much money out of a high rating 6x60' series. And it doesn't even do much for share. Especially when, like C4 or C5, you don't have any soaps or regular slot filler and have to fill 8-11pm every night of the week, every week of the year.

C4 desperately need high volume series. And with stuff like One Born Every Minute, I think it's a limited format anyway. I'm not convinced that fewer episodes would mean the show would still be doing much more. I think the moment passes with that kind of ob-doc fact ent series. Educating is the perfect example of this... they haven't overdone it but the moment has quite clearly passed.

Interesting to see that the BBC is bringing back live Monday draws for the FA Cup. And according to the FA Cup thread the BBC have secured a decent deal overall. I hadn't seen anything before about who had the rights to replays, but the Beeb have first choice from round three onwards-in addition to 1st and 3rd picks in the rounds and 1st choice semi-final. Other extras to help boost the profile too. Big article posted in that thread.