The Ratings Thread (Part 62)

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A.D.P

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by ronant:
“Perhaps a bit symbolic with 2015 being the year BBC Three goes online.”

Originally Posted by Zac Quinn:
“Aye. The likes of Reading and T In The Park are likely to be plonked on BBC Two in either 2015 or 2016 so terrestrial tv viewers will be seeing a lot more of them.”

Possible,

Radio One has always been a training ground for BBC TV,,

ftv

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by jlp95bwfc:
“Thanks. So what we've learned is that the BBC website is full of contradictions and inconsistencies .

EDIT: I enquired on the BBC website and got a quick email back. They said it starts at 3:50pm on One, but they couldn't give me any info on the red button as the schedule could change closer to the time of broadcast.”

1550-1700 Final Score on BBC 1 followed by News and regional news
1720-1930 Arsenal v Hull
1930 SOAH

The Final Score red button service usually starts 30 minutes before kick-off time

Andy23

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by derek500:
“Aren't they normally done and dusted by New Year's Eve, though?

I thought there a longer gap between Christmas and the start of Mapp and Lucia than usual.”

Probably because of how the days fell, and because they wanted to launch Last Tango on Sunday

Originally Posted by ronant:
“
The fireworks/Queen gig appears to be presented by Greg James and Gemma Cairney tonight. Interesting choices - neither are BBC One faces.”

Greg James is ok, but Gemma Cairney?? Expect viewers to say bring back Bleakley, Kaplinsky, Logan, Silverton, Jones or indeed any other female BBC1 presenter in the past. If she's commentating over the fireworks it will be a car crash.

Originally Posted by Wryip:
“Anyone else think Casual Vacancy was originally meant for Christmas, with J K Rowling's name attached would have brought in the viewers. Then the BBC saw that Mapp & Lucia was a turkey and decided to burn it off quickly over Christmas and presumably either keep Casual Vacancy until Easter or air it on a Sunday with a Call the Midwife lead in.”

If we were talking about an ITV drama then 'burn it off over Christmas' would be an excuse, but this isn't the case for BBC1. Christmas is peak season for them where only the best programming airs.

Originally Posted by Markynotts:
“
Madagascar 3 4.04m/19.9%

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 3.92m/17.9%”

Despite the usual moans about the scheduling, very strong for Harry Potter again and only 0.1m below the film premiere on BBC1. You can see why they keep showing them, I doubt much else has got 4m on a Tuesday on ITV for a while.

Zac Quinn

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by A.D.P:
“Possible,

Radio One has always been a training ground for BBC TV,,”

In any case, high time Greg James was given a fair crack of the BBC One whip rather than continuing to do everything that ever comes up on Three only to be pushed out in favour of smelly old Fearne Cotton whenever BBC One stuff comes up.

hyperstarsponge

31-12-2014

Greg James will be better off doing the New Year fireworks on his own.

ronant

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“Ronant do you know how House Of Fools did on BBC2 on Sunday and Charlie Brooker's 2014 Wipe last night?”

HOF - 570k 3.0%
CB - 1.48m 8.3%

cylon6

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by ronant:
“HOF - 570k 3.0%
CB - 1.48m 8.3%”

Thanks Ronant.

House Of Fools really doesn't rate well does it? That's a good rating for Brooker. Did he beat David Blaine on Channel 4?

hyperstarsponge

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“Thanks Ronant.

House Of Fools really doesn't rate well does it? That's a good rating for Brooker. Did he beat David Blaine on Channel 4?”

The best thing on was Brooker slagging things off last night

stv viewer

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by iaindb:
“So The Muppets performance on Monday was down to the Muppets and not its scheduling. Looks like the BBC were right to keep it away from Xmas Day.

Owch for Mapp and Lucia.”

On Christmas Day it would have got 3-4 million

yorkie100

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by hyperstarsponge:
“The best thing on was Brooker slagging things off last night ”

I wonder if he is a regular on this thread !!

Dancc

31-12-2014

Brooker up a fair bit on the past few years IIRC. Best bit was right at the end:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTU-7aLmhlo

Brilliant !

hyperstarsponge

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by yorkie100:
“I wonder if he is a regular on this thread !! ”

He will read this as it is all about how many people watch stupid rubbish.

A.D.P

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by Zac Quinn:
“In any case, high time Greg James was given a fair crack of the BBC One whip rather than continuing to do everything that ever comes up on Three only to be pushed out in favour of smelly old Fearne Cotton whenever BBC One stuff comes up.”

In 2015 I think Fearne may get a bigger part on The One Show.

hyperstarsponge

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by A.D.P:
“In 2015 I think Fearne may get a bigger part on The One Show.”

Even the masses won't put up with her I hope.

A.D.P

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by hyperstarsponge:
“Even the masses won't put up with her I hope.”

She is more suited to TOS than other shows she is on.

Whilst mentioning her this afternoons TOTP is on now, that's stupid scheduling, lots of people have to work today, it's being burnt off in an afternoon slot, it could gave been shown layer 6 or 7 pm and get more viewers. Indiana will get a reasonable rating but could gave been in shoulder peak like the others this week.

When papers complain about repeats, putting this on in a working day afternoon is silly However viewers can IPlayer it later. .

hyperstarsponge

31-12-2014

BBC don't care about TOTP.

derek500

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“
House Of Fools really doesn't rate well does it?”

Funniest thing on TV over Christmas, followed by last night's Brooker and Adam Buxton's Shed of Christmas on Sky Arts.

Rooftopcowboy

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by A.D.P:
“She is more suited to TOS than other shows she is on.

Whilst mentioning her this afternoons TOTP is on now, that's stupid scheduling, lots of people have to work today, it's being burnt off in an afternoon slot, it could gave been shown layer 6 or 7 pm and get more viewers. Indiana will get a reasonable rating but could gave been in shoulder peak like the others this week.

When papers complain about repeats, putting this on in a working day afternoon is silly However viewers can IPlayer it later. .”

I agree, and it's surely the kind of show people would watch while pre-drinking and getting ready to go out

basdfg

31-12-2014

Could have swapped with Pointless at least.

A.D.P

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by Rooftopcowboy:
“I agree, and it's surely the kind of show people would watch while pre-drinking and getting ready to go out”

Agree

Originally Posted by basdfg:
“Could have swapped with Pointless at least.”

And pointless is a repeat. They just want continuity of it being on in or around that slot all week. TOTP should have been on later.

Dancc

31-12-2014

Sounds like it's the same artists and some of the same songs as the Xmas Day episode, so if anything TOTP was lucky to get as prominent a slot as it has done.

ronant

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by Dancc:
“Sounds like it's the same artists and some of the same songs as the Xmas Day episode, so if anything TOTP was lucky to get as prominent a slot as it has done.”

None of the same songs, some of the same artists. If they've had more than one big hit in the year, it would be silly not to. A good selection of artists too.

They perhaps could have had this at 5.05 with the Pointless Celebrities repeat at 4.15, but I don't really have too many complaints about the scheduling. It's not going to set the ratings world on fire, but definetly worth having on NYE.

Dancc

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by ronant:
“None of the same songs, some of the same artists. If they've had more than one big hit in the year, it would be silly not to. A good selection of artists too.

They perhaps could have had this at 5.05 with the Pointless Celebrities repeat at 4.15, but I don't really have too many complaints about the scheduling. It's not going to set the ratings world on fire, but definetly worth having on NYE.”

Well that's what was said in the dedicated thread. If it's too samey it won't rate.

At least someone isn't unhappy with the scheduling. That excuse is being used for everything that underperformed for BBC One this Christmas, and when that's quite a long list, it gets tedious quickly.

RobbieSykes123

31-12-2014

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“Remember Me would have been a much more accessible miniseries over Christmas.

Christmas television isn't about niche audiences in primetime on BBC1, BBC2 yes but not BBC1. As soon as I saw the trailer for Mapp and Lucia I knew it was in trouble.”

Remember Me was far too dark for Christmas and time and time again three part stripped drama get lost at Christmas when folk are out regularly and can't be bothered committing to something airing more than once a week.

The BBC just don't learn. Every year they do it, wasting something that could have done far better elsewhere. Mapp and Lucia is this year's example. Unless they are just using Christmas as a dumping ground now, knowing ITV1 offers no competition and may give turkeys a chance.

RobbieSykes123

31-12-2014

I would add too that this has been a complete pig's ear of a Christmas by the BBC, thinly spread and badly scheduled, and abysmally promoted. The glory days are long gone, as the poor ratings this year confirm. I don't think the BBC are really even bothering these days to make it special.

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