Well tbh I though that CBB was boring last night for the first time.... maybe because it was the happy, happy house? 
The Ratings Thread (Part 63)
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This is a great feature on finding Saturday night hits. This comment from Duncan Gray is spot on. Trying to retain and manage declining share instead of trying to grow it is a general problem in TV.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...voice-x-factor
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...voice-x-factor
Quote:
“Duncan Gray, a former entertainment commissioner at ITV, agrees. “Until about five years ago, entertainment was high-risk, high-reward,” he says. “In the last five years, with shows such as Broadchurch, drama has taken on that role – largely because, unlike entertainment, it has a long tail of value through video-on-demand.”
Gray believes entertainment has lost confidence in itself as a TV genre. “The impression I get from entertainment commissioners at commercial free-to-air broadcasters is they are trying to retain and manage declining share, rather than growing new share,” he says. “So they commission ideas that are cheap to make, like Amazing Greys. Or, when they do invest more, they’re either doing something that’s a bit like what’s already been done – or they are buying really bad formats from abroad. The creative stimulus given by those channels to the production community needs to change.””
“Duncan Gray, a former entertainment commissioner at ITV, agrees. “Until about five years ago, entertainment was high-risk, high-reward,” he says. “In the last five years, with shows such as Broadchurch, drama has taken on that role – largely because, unlike entertainment, it has a long tail of value through video-on-demand.”
Gray believes entertainment has lost confidence in itself as a TV genre. “The impression I get from entertainment commissioners at commercial free-to-air broadcasters is they are trying to retain and manage declining share, rather than growing new share,” he says. “So they commission ideas that are cheap to make, like Amazing Greys. Or, when they do invest more, they’re either doing something that’s a bit like what’s already been done – or they are buying really bad formats from abroad. The creative stimulus given by those channels to the production community needs to change.””
Avalon and Hat Trick want to buy BBC3. How will that work?
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...s-save-channel
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...s-save-channel
UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 8s8 seconds ago
#SilentWitness (5.87m/23.6%) last night overtook #Broadchurch (5.66m/22.7%) to be the most watched programme at 9pm.
#SilentWitness (5.87m/23.6%) last night overtook #Broadchurch (5.66m/22.7%) to be the most watched programme at 9pm.
Originally Posted by lewiep93:
“UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 8s8 seconds ago
#SilentWitness (5.87m/23.6%) last night overtook #Broadchurch (5.66m/22.7%) to be the most watched programme at 9pm.”
“UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 8s8 seconds ago
#SilentWitness (5.87m/23.6%) last night overtook #Broadchurch (5.66m/22.7%) to be the most watched programme at 9pm.”
So, BBC1's decision to air SW against BC has paid off! Whoever would have thought that?
Originally Posted by lewiep93:
“UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 8s8 seconds ago
#SilentWitness (5.87m/23.6%) last night overtook #Broadchurch (5.66m/22.7%) to be the most watched programme at 9pm.”
“UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 8s8 seconds ago
#SilentWitness (5.87m/23.6%) last night overtook #Broadchurch (5.66m/22.7%) to be the most watched programme at 9pm.”
Silent Witness seems to be having a really good run at the moment. I think it could be getting 7m or thereabouts without Broadchurch.
Still to bad for Broadchurch but they won't want it to lose any more. I thought it might lose a few after how last week went down. Hopefully it's steady from here (picking up once SW is done with).
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“So, BBC1's decision to air SW against BC has paid off! Whoever would have thought that?”
“So, BBC1's decision to air SW against BC has paid off! Whoever would have thought that?”
I think most people. SW is probably their strongest weeknight drama series (maybe except Death in Paradise but that show probably has less crossover with BC as it nas a very different tone) and is also a very similar show to BC. It makes sense from their perspective.
UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 4s4 seconds ago
#CoronationStreet drew the biggest overnight rating of 2015 so far with 8.85m/36.6% at 8.30. At 7.30 it averaged 8.82m/40.0%. #CorrieCrash
UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 6s7 seconds ago
#CelebrityBigBrother continued with 2.63m/10.5%, putting @channel5_tv comfortably ahead of both BBC2 and Channel 4.
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 6s7 seconds ago
ITV's #Broadchurch saw audience drop slightly to 5.2m/20.7% at 9pm, with further 507k/3.2% on +1 http://www.overnights.tv
#CoronationStreet drew the biggest overnight rating of 2015 so far with 8.85m/36.6% at 8.30. At 7.30 it averaged 8.82m/40.0%. #CorrieCrash
UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 6s7 seconds ago
#CelebrityBigBrother continued with 2.63m/10.5%, putting @channel5_tv comfortably ahead of both BBC2 and Channel 4.
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 6s7 seconds ago
ITV's #Broadchurch saw audience drop slightly to 5.2m/20.7% at 9pm, with further 507k/3.2% on +1 http://www.overnights.tv
Originally Posted by Score:
“I think most people. SW is probably their strongest weeknight drama series (maybe except Death in Paradise but that show probably has less crossover with BC as it nas a very different tone) and is also a very similar show to BC. It makes sense from their perspective.”
“I think most people. SW is probably their strongest weeknight drama series (maybe except Death in Paradise but that show probably has less crossover with BC as it nas a very different tone) and is also a very similar show to BC. It makes sense from their perspective.”
Although the general consensus on here when it was confirmed it would be clashing with BC was that the BBC obviously wanted to "burn it off". There were suggestions that Traffic Cops should be shown as anything aired against BC would be thrashed!
Originally Posted by lewiep93:
“UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 4s4 seconds ago
#CoronationStreet drew the biggest overnight rating of 2015 so far with 8.85m/36.6% at 8.30. At 7.30 it averaged 8.82m/40.0%. #CorrieCrash
UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 6s7 seconds ago
#CelebrityBigBrother continued with 2.63m/10.5%, putting @channel5_tv comfortably ahead of both BBC2 and Channel 4.
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 6s7 seconds ago
ITV's #Broadchurch saw audience drop slightly to 5.2m/20.7% at 9pm, with further 507k/3.2% on +1 http://www.overnights.tv”
“UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 4s4 seconds ago
#CoronationStreet drew the biggest overnight rating of 2015 so far with 8.85m/36.6% at 8.30. At 7.30 it averaged 8.82m/40.0%. #CorrieCrash
UK TV Ratings @TVRatingsUK 6s7 seconds ago
#CelebrityBigBrother continued with 2.63m/10.5%, putting @channel5_tv comfortably ahead of both BBC2 and Channel 4.
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 6s7 seconds ago
ITV's #Broadchurch saw audience drop slightly to 5.2m/20.7% at 9pm, with further 507k/3.2% on +1 http://www.overnights.tv”
Great rating for Corrie there. People love a bit of carnage!
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Although the general consensus on here when it was confirmed it would be clashing with BC was that the BBC obviously wanted to "burn it off". There were suggestions that Traffic Cops should be shown as anything aired against BC would be thrashed!”
“Although the general consensus on here when it was confirmed it would be clashing with BC was that the BBC obviously wanted to "burn it off". There were suggestions that Traffic Cops should be shown as anything aired against BC would be thrashed!”
I know, but SW was always going to do well, especially when it seems to be on a bit of a creative role.
I think some of that sentiment was probably bitterness that BC would be dented. I'm looking forward to seeing how much the two consolidate head to head.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“So, BBC1's decision to air SW against BC has paid off! Whoever would have thought that?”
“So, BBC1's decision to air SW against BC has paid off! Whoever would have thought that?”
Not many on the ratings thread that's for certain.😃
SW has been solid since its return, Boredchurch has become stale very rapidly, writing has been extremely lazy and lacks something. Tenant is just not the versatile performer her thinks he is, will never make it in the US and now UK viewers are becoming bored with him.
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 57s58 seconds ago
Launching #Winterwatch at 9pm did it no favours, up against dramas on ITV and BBC1: 1m down on last year, but it still drew 1.7m/6.9%
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 2m2 minutes ago
C4's #Dispatches about low-pay Britain was watched by 1.4m/5.8% AT 8pm, and another 94k/0.4% on +1 http://www.overnights.tv
Launching #Winterwatch at 9pm did it no favours, up against dramas on ITV and BBC1: 1m down on last year, but it still drew 1.7m/6.9%
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 2m2 minutes ago
C4's #Dispatches about low-pay Britain was watched by 1.4m/5.8% AT 8pm, and another 94k/0.4% on +1 http://www.overnights.tv
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Great rating for Corrie there. People love a bit of carnage!”
“Great rating for Corrie there. People love a bit of carnage!”
CS in crisis !!!
Originally Posted by Sweaty Job Rot:
“Not many on the ratings thread that's for certain.😃
SW has been solid since its return, Boredchurch has become stale very rapidly, writing has been extremely lazy and lacks something. Tenant is just not the versatile performer her thinks he is, will never make it in the US and now UK viewers are becoming bored with him.”
“Not many on the ratings thread that's for certain.😃
SW has been solid since its return, Boredchurch has become stale very rapidly, writing has been extremely lazy and lacks something. Tenant is just not the versatile performer her thinks he is, will never make it in the US and now UK viewers are becoming bored with him.”
Got to agree that Broadchurch has lost all of it's original appeal - the characters have become dull, there's no mystery about anything, they're starting to scrape the barrel over an alleged affair and the other storyline is going nowhere. ITV botch job again!
Good ratings for Corrie. Not sure if they're well deserved as not caught the eps. Mind you don't know if I can even bring myself to kick back and watch them for what they are knowing one of she show's most beloved, iconic actresses is no longer with us
Of course the stunt was going to Make Big ratings it was avertised every half an hour. I personally found the episodes something to be desired.
Surprised Corrie was so high considering its recent ratings of course that won't last being out of slot on Wednesday.
Disappointing for Broad church to keep losing viewers but after the success of the first it was always going to be a challenge to see how they stung it out, last weeks timeshift will be interesting. Silent Witness' longevity is incredible, the UK equivalent of NCIS.
Back to Sunday for a minute and GYAT did worse than I thought, the show wasn't too bad bar a couple of tweaks but it didn't feel like a big show that was to replace DOI more like something that should have been during the summer IMO. BBC in total control of Winters at the moment.
Disappointing for Broad church to keep losing viewers but after the success of the first it was always going to be a challenge to see how they stung it out, last weeks timeshift will be interesting. Silent Witness' longevity is incredible, the UK equivalent of NCIS.
Back to Sunday for a minute and GYAT did worse than I thought, the show wasn't too bad bar a couple of tweaks but it didn't feel like a big show that was to replace DOI more like something that should have been during the summer IMO. BBC in total control of Winters at the moment.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Great rating for Corrie there. People love a bit of carnage!”
“Great rating for Corrie there. People love a bit of carnage!”
Coronation Street can still draw ratings for an event episode. And when it can do that Stuart Blackburn won't be going anywhere.
Broadchurch has definitely been neutralised then. Although I do think that probably has less to do with Silent Witness than the fact that this series of BC has no plot whatsoever and seems to be made up of implausible courtroom drama and Tennant gurning.
Originally Posted by Barkers_Nipple:
“Got to agree that Broadchurch has lost all of it's original appeal - the characters have become dull, there's no mystery about anything, they're starting to scrape the barrel over an alleged affair and the other storyline is going nowhere. ITV botch job again!”
“Got to agree that Broadchurch has lost all of it's original appeal - the characters have become dull, there's no mystery about anything, they're starting to scrape the barrel over an alleged affair and the other storyline is going nowhere. ITV botch job again!”
It's not an ITV production so hard to see how they are to blame.
The Broadchurch figure looks worse when you see Corrie increased by a million on last Monday. Hopefully it doesn't drop much more from here, ITV doesn't need any more problems right now.
Samuel would have been proud of the BBC's handling of Silent Witness, and that's not a compliment.
Samuel would have been proud of the BBC's handling of Silent Witness, and that's not a compliment.
Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“Although the general consensus on here when it was confirmed it would be clashing with BC was that the BBC obviously wanted to "burn it off". There were suggestions that Traffic Cops should be shown as anything aired against BC would be thrashed!”
“Although the general consensus on here when it was confirmed it would be clashing with BC was that the BBC obviously wanted to "burn it off". There were suggestions that Traffic Cops should be shown as anything aired against BC would be thrashed!”
Your right wizzy. To suggest that most people thought SW was going to do very well against BC is a complete revision of history.
Good for Corrie. From figures I have, last night saw its highest figures since last May.
Tina's murder/BGT week:
26 May 2014 - 8.67m/9.03m (36.2%/38.1%)
27 May 2014 - 7.80m/8.66m (31.6%/36.4%)
28 May 2014 - 8.61m/9.11m (35.9%/38.6%)
29 May 2014 - 8.50m/9.18m (36.6%/40.4%)
---no episode on 30 May---
02 June 2014 - 8.20m/8.40m (39.1%/39.9%) - aftermath episode
02 June 2014 - 8.39m/8.63m (36.2%/37.2%) - aftermath episode
18 January 2015 - 8.82m (40.0%) inc. +1
18 January 2015 - 8.85m (36.6%) inc. +1
Tina's murder/BGT week:
26 May 2014 - 8.67m/9.03m (36.2%/38.1%)
27 May 2014 - 7.80m/8.66m (31.6%/36.4%)
28 May 2014 - 8.61m/9.11m (35.9%/38.6%)
29 May 2014 - 8.50m/9.18m (36.6%/40.4%)
---no episode on 30 May---
02 June 2014 - 8.20m/8.40m (39.1%/39.9%) - aftermath episode
02 June 2014 - 8.39m/8.63m (36.2%/37.2%) - aftermath episode
18 January 2015 - 8.82m (40.0%) inc. +1
18 January 2015 - 8.85m (36.6%) inc. +1
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