The Ratings Thread (Part 62)

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Rob1985

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by Neil_N:
“If it wasn't for the soaps, this would be a low scoring night - very poor for a Christmas Monday.”

Agreed. I think Corrie and Emmerdale will recover tonight, around 7.8m and 6.5m and EE around 7.2m.

wizzywick

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by northlad:
“I would recommend you get the LWT show much funnier than this.”

I am the sort of person who doesn't need to compare anything. I found tonights episode funny but I also found it uncomfortable - in a good way. I appreciate your recommendation but as I haven't seen the LWT version (or at least can't remember seeing it), then I see no reason to see it. I am perfectly with this current adaptation.

The reason we're always disappointed with TV these days is that we're always comparing everything to what came before. I remember when ITV brought out Marple and everyone exclaimed it was rubbish because they automatically compared it to Joan Hickson's series. They were dismissing the fact that ITV's Marple was perfectly pleasant and enjoyable viewing. It wasn't necessary to mourn for the Hickson era because what we were getting was a version geared for a 21st Century audience. Whilst I remember several 80's shows with great affection and fondness, many of them when watched now, are awfully dated.

Glenn A

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“One question. Why wasn't The Muppets the Christmas afternoon movie? It was so suited for it. I really enjoyed it. Puss in Boots was the dullest film I've ever seen on Christmas Day.”

I can think of worse, particularly Waterloo and Young Winston that ITV used to tokenly show as they knew they'd be crushed by Morecambe and Wise. Three hours of people playing soldiers badly, no thank you.
I've been away for most of the season, but until catch up and I players are taken into account, this has been the most disappointing Christmas Day for ratings ever. It wasn't that the programmes and scheduling were that bad, ITV wisely just stuck to three drama/soap hits for the big night and BBC One's mixture of comedy, sci fi, chat and period drama was diverse enough, just not many people seemed to be watching..

Aurora13

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by guestofseth:
“Neither did I, I'm convinced people just say this for the sake of it now. An easy stick to beat them with after the fuss over Jamaica Inn, which was the only BBC drama in the past few years that I've had trouble hearing.”

It depends on the equipment folks have.

wizzywick

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by Aurora13:
“It depends on the equipment folks have.”

Well, I watched it on my cheap 42" LCD HD Ready TV via a HD Freeview+ box. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary.

hyperstarsponge

29-12-2014

The wolf program on BBC2 and the Royal Christmas Lectures on BBC4 was quality TV tonight.

Jules 1

29-12-2014

Totally agree, and with a nice upbeat ending to boot.

H of De Vil

29-12-2014

Mapp & Lucia is filmed in Rye, not far from where I live on the South Coast. Its a beautiful town.

hyperstarsponge

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by Jules 1:
“Totally agree, and with a nice upbeat ending to boot.”

They should repeat it on Good Friday.

Aurora13

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Well, I watched it on my cheap 42" LCD HD Ready TV via a HD Freeview+ box. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary.”

LED is the problem - too small inadequate speakers. Need separate sound bars to hear BBC drama properly. It's recorded on too sophisticated equipment for bog standard tv's.

iaindb

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“I didn't think it was niche. It was totally easy to absorb into. The dialogue was superb, the photography was stunning and the storyline simple but addictive. It would surely appeal to anyone who enjoys Downton Abbey, Jeeves and Wooster and You Rang M'Lord. I do think it will only get around 3.8m viewers though. It's been a strange Christmas for ratings. The fact the BBC oddly scheduled it five minutes later than ITV's offering may cause some viewers to not bother.”

I cannot believe that ANYBODY would not watch Mapp and Lucia just because it started at five past the hour. That would be ridiculous.

iaindb

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by Rob1985:
“Agreed. I think Corrie and Emmerdale will recover tonight, around 7.8m and 6.5m and EE around 7.2m.”

Emmerdale and first Corrie were both on against The Muppets so that might peg them back a bit.

Iqbal_M

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by Aurora13:
“LED is the problem - too small inadequate speakers. Need separate sound bars to hear BBC drama properly. It's recorded on too sophisticated equipment for bog standard tv's.”

Would something like this do?

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/02/07/je...-home-theater/

xeo

29-12-2014

Only just found out by looking at the schedules that The Musketeers is back on the 2nd

Have I been living under a rock or has there been virtually no promo?

Fudd

29-12-2014

New Year week promises to bring a lot of surprises so why not dip your toe back into the water with the first week of Season 29 in the DS Ratings Prediction Game?

Will the Fireworks be number one show of the year? Will Queen beat Barlow? How will stripped drama Mapp & Lucia fair? Will Miranda go out of a high? Is Esio Trot how viewers would like to see in the new year?

All you have to do to take part is click HERE, hit reply, delete the quote marks and get predicting!

Thank you to everyone who takes part in advance!

yorkie100

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by xeo:
“Only just found out by looking at the schedules that The Musketeers is back on the 2nd Have I been living under a rock or has there been virtually no promo?”

I have seen the trailer several times. I suppose it depends whether you watch BBC1 at all.

dan2008

29-12-2014

Originally Posted by xeo:
“Only just found out by looking at the schedules that The Musketeers is back on the 2nd Have I been living under a rock or has there been virtually no promo?”

I've seen the trailer a couple of times.So the BBC have been promoting it.

H of De Vil

30-12-2014

I don't think ITV have been promoting Benidorm that much either but then again I haven't watched much on ITV recently.

dullagj2

30-12-2014

Mrs. Brown is queen of the Christmas TV ratings for the fourth year running after attracting 703k viewers for her Christmas Day special on RTÉ One.

Argo followed with 336k. Madagascar 3 had 304k earlier in the early evening slot.

Skyfall had 329k on Boxing Day.

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/1229...sh-tv-ratings/

Corrie was 2nd most watched of the day with 432k on TV3 at 8pm beating rival EastEnders into 3rd place with 399k. Fair City was 4th attracting 366k at 6:30pm.

RTE One and RTE2 delivered 17 of the top 20 shows on Irish Television on Christmas day.

http://www.goss.ie/2014/12/mrs-brown...year-in-a-row/

Overall, pretty lacklustre Christmas ratings.

Top 10 Irish Shows in 2014

Code:

1 The Late Late Toy Show (RTE One) - 1.357m

2 Love/Hate finale (RTE One) - 1.005m

3 Love/Hate Oct 5, season 5 debut (RTE One) - 979,000

4 Love/Hate Nov 2 (RTE One) - 962,000

5 Love/Hate Oct 19 (RTE One) - 880,000

6 RBS Six Nations, March 15, Ireland's championship win (RTE 2) - 878,000

7 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Germany Vs Argentina, July 13 (RTE 2) - 858,000

8 Love/Hate Oct 12 (RTE One) - 852,000

9 The Sunday Game Live GAA Football Final, Sept 21 (RTE 2) - 826,000

10 The Sunday Game Live GAA Hurling Final, Sept 7 (RTE One) - 784,000
http://www.independent.ie/entertainm...-30821206.html

EuroChris

30-12-2014

Here are a few Christmas Eve ratings from SVT1 in Sweden:

01. Donald Duck & His Friends Wish You A Merry Christmas - 3.7m (96.9%)
02. Christmas Host 2014 (ÅRETS JULVÄRD 2014) - 2.91m (88.2%)
03. Can You Whistle Johanna? - 1.4m (67.2%)
04. Karl Bertil Jonssons Christmas Eve - 1.23m (60.9%)
05. Rapport (News) - 1.19m (56.1%)

Rob1985

30-12-2014

Originally Posted by iaindb:
“Emmerdale and first Corrie were both on against The Muppets so that might peg them back a bit.”

What channel was The Muppets on?

Neil_N

30-12-2014

Whoah 96.9% of the share for Donald Duck in Sweden!!

kwynne42

30-12-2014

I was wondering something like that, funniest thing I've seen in ages

kwynne42

30-12-2014

Originally Posted by yorkie100:
“While we are talking new drama here is my attempt at a list of BBC dramas to come - latest update.

BBC1

The Missing (8x60) - 2nd series -announced December 2014
One of Us (4x60) - Drama form The Missing writers - announced Nov 2014
Luther (2x60) - filming March 2015
SS GB (5x60) - Adaptation of Len Deighton spy novel - announced Nov 2014
Cuffs (8x60) - 8pm weekday cop show - announced Nov 2014
The Secret Agent (3x60) - Joseph Conrad novel adapted by Tony Marchant - announced Nov 2014
Undercover (6x60) - Peter Moffat political thriller - announced Nov 2014
The A Word (6x60) - Peter Bowker autism drama - announced Nov 2014
Call the Midwife (8x60) - 4th series for 2015
Call the Midwife (8x60) - Xmas special & 5th series for 2016 - announced Nov 2014
The Syndicate (6x60) - 3rd series with Anthony Andrews - filming October 2014
Wallander (3x90) - final series - filming October 2014
The Night Manager (6x60) - Adaptation of leCarre novel - announced October 2014
The River (6x60) - Cop drama with Stellan Skarsgard/Nicola Walker - production started October 2014
Partners in Crime (6x60) - Agaatha Christie crime drama D Walliams/JRaine -
In the Club (6x60) - 2nd series -
Ordinary Lies (6x60) - Drama about a car showroom - announced September 2014
The Outcast (2x90) - Adaptation of Sadie Jones novel - announced September 2014
Inspector George Gently (4x90) - 8th series - filming September 2014
The C Word (1x90) - cancer drama with Sheridan Smith - filming June 2014
The Living and the Dead (6x60) - Supernatural drama from Life on Mars writers - shooting 2015
From Darkness (4x60) - Original drama from Katie Baxendale - announced August 2014
A Song for Jenny (1x75) - Drama about 7/7 bombings - announced August 2014
Capital (3x60) - Petr Bowker drama - announced August 2014
Happy Valley (6x60) - 2nd series - announced August 2014
War and Peace (6x60) - Andrew Davies adaptation - announced February 2014 for 2015
Doctor Foster (5x60) - GP drama - announced February 2014
And Then There Were None (3x60) - Agatha Chritstie adaptation - announced March 2014
Jonathon Strange and Mr Norell (7x60) - 19 centuary supernatural drama - announced October 2013
Dickensian (20x30) - Tony Jordan drama - announced May 2013
Ripper Street (8x60) - 3rd series on Amazon first
The Musketeers (10x60) - 2nd series - announced February 2014
Poldark (6x60) - remake - announced May 2013
An Inspector Calls (1x90) - announced April 2014
Cider with Rosie (1x90) - Samantha Morton - announced April 2014
The Go Between (1x90) - adaption of book - announced April 2014
Lady Chatterleys Lover (1x90) - Jedd Mercurio adaptation - announced April 2014
Shetland (6x60) - 2nd series
The Casual Vacancy (3x60) - JK Rowling book - announced December 2012
Death in Paradise (8x60) - 4th series
Silent Witness (10x60) - 18th series
The Interceptor (8x60) - High tech police drama with Jo Joyner and Trevor Eve -
Last Tango In Halifax - 3rd series
The Game (6x60) - Toby Whitehouse spy drama - finished and was expected last spring
New Tricks (10x60) - 12th series - filming
The Ark (1x90) - David Threlfall in retelling of biblical story - filmed April 2014
Taboo (8x60) - Tom Hardy in period adventurer drama - announced April 2014
Danny and the Human Zoo (1x90) - Fictionalised account of Lenny Henry's teenage years - announced Feb 2014
Laurel and Hardy (1x90) - biopic written by Jeff Pope - announced Dec 2013

BBC2

The Woman in Red (1x90) - courtroom period drama - announced Nov 2014
The Last Kingdom (8x60) - Historical Drama - filming started Nov 2014
Stonemouth (2x60) - Adaptation of Iain Banks novel - filming October 2014 for 2015
The Dresser (1x120) - A Hopkins & I McKellan - Commissioned Nov 2014
Top of the Lake (6x60) - 2nd series - Commissioned Nov 2014
The Eichman Show (1x90) - Drama about the Eichman trial - expected Early 2015
London Spy (5x60) - Jim Broadbent & Charlotte Rampling - filming October 2014
The Hollow Crown:The War of the Roses (3x?) - 3 Shakespeare plays - filming started
Life in Squares (3x60) - Costume drama with James Norton - announced August 2014
Banished (7x60) - Jimmy McGovern convict drama - announced Mar 2014 for 2015
Murder (?x60) - series following previous one off drama -
Wolf Hall (6x60) - adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor novels - due early 2015
One Child (2x90) - adoption drama - announced May 2014
Line of Duty (6x60) - 3rd and 4th series - announced April 2014 for 2015/2016”

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is on in may according to the new TV Times.

A.D.P

30-12-2014

Originally Posted by iaindb:
“I cannot believe that ANYBODY would not watch Mapp and Lucia just because it started at five past the hour. That would be ridiculous.”

From reading the Angus Deaton thread it helped, most people gave " epic fails" five minutes saw the clips were very old and switched over.

Originally Posted by Rob1985:
“What channel was The Muppets on?”

BBC1

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