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3 weeks for the judges in the sunny Caribbean maybe? 😊
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The weekend before Christmas is usually where the SCD, Sports Personality and Apprentice finals air. It would be suicide to air then.
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Final weekend on 11th is peak Christmas shopping maybe?
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3 weeks for the judges in the sunny Caribbean maybe? Those £2 texts have to be spent y'know...
Cynical but true. ![]() ![]() Keep texting folks.
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Victoria would've been aided by the XF lead in as well. ITV need to fix their scheduling. Another sub 2m lead in for XF..Next week will be very telling for XF. It should get 7m even with a clash with Strictly.
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Disappointed that X Factor still managed to top the ratings last night.
Usual comments about the figures. It's good by today's general standards.....poor by its past performances.......poor compared to Bake Off and Strictly and I'm A Celebrity.....blah, blah, blah. But the bottom line for ITV is whether or not the programme is still profitable to them. And that's something only their accountants will be able to tell them. At some rating TXF stops making them a profit. But, hey!...maybe that figure is 2.8m, I don't know. Quote:
I can imagine ITV feeling a little smug this morning. But only about Victoria, not about anything else they had on last night.
X Factor for me was excellent on Saturday night, good last night too. Its days of being a juggernaut are over, but the weekend shows were a big improvement on last year. As for the BBC comedies I enjoyed AYBS and Porridge, the former moreso (even with the inevitable innuendo overload). Porridge did look a bit cheap but was acceptable over the piece all things considered. Would watch both if they made it to a series (and I think they should). |
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OK for the sitcoms given the 5m+ drama competition and it being a bank holiday weekend. Though I'm surprised Porridge isn't closer to AYBS. On those figures I'd say AYBS is the more likely of the two to run to series.
Thank Goodness neither remake pumbed the depths of the tedium that was The Liver Birds revival in 1996, another well loved seventies sitcom but ruined by continuity errors, a useless script and Birds that were in their fifties. I'd love to know how this rated, as everyone I knew switched off after ten minutes. |
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Not really good enough for X Factor, but Bank Holiday Sunday may have affected it. Next week will be the real test after enough people catch up on the weekend's shows this week. As I said yesterday, if it is still down there's nowt more that can be done (quality-wise the show is back to its best) and the decline in the show is certainly terminal and it'll be able managing that decline.
Victoria did pretty well, but tonight is the first test; next week is the next. If it can hang on to most of its audience tonight it shouldn't suffer too badly when Poldark begins. If it haemorrhages, it could drop to 4-5m next week. |
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Not really good enough for X Factor, but Bank Holiday Sunday may have affected it. Next week will be the real test after enough people catch up on the weekend's shows this week. As I said yesterday, if it is still down there's nowt more that can be done (quality-wise the show is back to its best) and the decline in the show is certainly terminal and it'll be able managing that decline.
Victoria did pretty well, but tonight is the first test; next week is the next. If it can hang on to most of its audience tonight it shouldn't suffer too badly when Poldark begins. If it haemorrhages, it could drop to 4-5m next week. The Sun, laid into the XF today on Page3 that will hurt. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...judging-panel/ Can't blame, last years panel, last years presenters, people just gave given up on it. Getting even older judging panel has just made it worse. |
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It isn't anywhere good enough for XF, people say " Bank Holiday" but GBBO showed there is 11 million people around willing to watch a show. Antiques Roadshow did very well.
The Sun, laid into the XF today on Page3 that will hurt. https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbi...judging-panel/ Can't blame, last years panel, last years presenters, people just gave given up on it. Getting even older judging panel has just made it worse. The point I don't get is why are you so interested? You clearly don't like the show, so why are you judging what is and isn't good enough? You don't watch it, so how do you know the older judging panel made it worse? Answer: you don't. Stop going on like a broken record. I'm not saying you can't post your opinion, but stop posting the same message again and again. It's getting close to spam. |
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Bake Off wasn't on the bank holiday? What the hell are you on about?
The point I don't get is why are you so interested? You clearly don't like the show, so why are you judging what is and isn't good enough? You don't watch it, so how do you know the older judging panel made it worse? Answer: you don't. Stop going on like a broken record. I'm not saying you can't post your opinion, but stop posting the same message again and again. It's getting close to spam.
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Thank Goodness neither remake pumbed the depths of the tedium that was The Liver Birds revival in 1996, another well loved seventies sitcom but ruined by continuity errors, a useless script and Birds that were in their fifties. I'd love to know how this rated, as everyone I knew switched off after ten minutes.
Mon 6 May: 12.05m Mon 13 May: 9.62m Mon 20 May: 8.76m Sun 26 May: 7.32m Mon 3 June: 7.74m Mon 17 June: 7.04m Mon 24 June: 6.81m |
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Why does no-one question Cowell's judgement ? He clearly got it wrong last year and looks like he's got it wrong again (if it is indeed true he makes all the changes, I suspect others are involved). How about replacing him as a judge ?
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Thank Goodness neither remake pumbed the depths of the tedium that was The Liver Birds revival in 1996, another well loved seventies sitcom but ruined by continuity errors, a useless script and Birds that were in their fifties. I'd love to know how this rated, as everyone I knew switched off after ten minutes.
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The Liver Birds (1996):
Mon 6 May: 12.05m Mon 13 May: 9.62m Mon 20 May: 8.76m Sun 26 May: 7.32m Mon 3 June: 7.74m Mon 17 June: 7.04m Mon 24 June: 6.81m Do you have the ratings for the revival of LWT's Doctor At Large sitcom on BBC1? I think it was called Doctor At The Top and was bloody awful! Started high and fell off a cliff. |
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The Liver Birds (1996):
Mon 6 May: 12.05m Mon 13 May: 9.62m Mon 20 May: 8.76m Sun 26 May: 7.32m Mon 3 June: 7.74m Mon 17 June: 7.04m Mon 24 June: 6.81m |
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Lost half it's audience between the first and last episode!
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Why does no-one question Cowell's judgement ? He clearly got it wrong last year and looks like he's got it wrong again (if it is indeed true he makes all the changes, I suspect others are involved). How about replacing him as a judge ?
By that incomprehensible and lazy logic BGT should be in the pits. It's not. Obviously it's a team effort but the changes this year by him and his colleagues have fully restored the show's magic. Now you may never have liked this programme but many have in the past. I highly doubt you have ever liked it in 13 years. So it stands to reason you won't ever like it in the future either. As someone who's watched every series I can say the show has recaptured an essence it hasn't had for six years since the winning panel disbanded and Simon went to America. Whether that's enough to reverse a decline which started in 2011 and was bruising remains to be seen. It's lunacy to suggest it'll be reversed entirely. If the 2010 series aired now it wouldn't get the jaw dropping audiences it got then now, for various reasons. I wonder if XF is another GMB for you, held in illogically high and disproportionate contempt. |
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Another roundup, ratings from Gallifrey Base and I've adapted them into schedules.
Sunday 28 August 2016 Ratings Roundup BBC 1 06:00: Breakfast - 650k (38.4%) 07:30: Match of the Day - 1.12m (25.0%) 09:00: BBC News - 1.39m (21.6%) 10:00: Sunday Morning Live - 830k (11.9%) 11:00: Homes Under the Hammer - 860k (12.0%) 12:00: Bargain Hunt - 1.18m (14.5%) 13:00: BBC News - 1.48m (14.7%) 13:15: Escape to the Continent - 1.01m (9.9%) 14:15: Summer: Earth’s Seasonal Secrets - 720k (7.4%) 15:15: Eat Well for Less? - 860k (9.3%) 16:15: The Great British Bake Off - 1.17m (11.1%) 17:15: Songs of Praise - 1.49m (12.0%) 17:45: Pointless Celebrities - 2.82m (20.3%) 19:00: Countryfile - 5.73m (34.8%) 20:00: Antiques Roadshow - 5.60m (27.7%) 21:00: Are You Being Served? - 5.04m (27.5%) 21:00: Porridge - 4.39m (21.8%) 22:00: BBC News - 4.05m (22.6%) 22:30: Match of the Day 2 - 2.22m (18.5%) 23:30: Comedy Connections - 1.10m (13.8%) 00:00: Comedy Connections - 830k (14.0%) 00:30: BBC News - 330k (10.1%) BBC 2 16:30: Kate Humble: My Sheepdog and Me - 620k (5.6%) 17:30: The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice - 550k (4.3%) 18:00: Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart - 750k (5.2%) 19:00: Cats v Dogs: Which is Best? - 510k (3.1%) 20:00: Robot Wars - 1.40m (7.0%) 21:00: Dragon’s Den - 2.15m (10.5%) 22:00: Fleabag - 580k (3.3%) ITV (inc. +1) 14:30: The Chase - 470k (4.9%) 15:30: The X Factor - 660k (6.9%) 17:00: Film: Despicable Me - 1.35m (10.5%) 18:30: ITV Regional News - 1.52m (10.1%) 18:45: ITV News and Weather - 1.53m (9.9%) 19:00: Ellie Simmonds: Swimming with Dolphins - 1.60m (9.7%) 20:00: The X Factor - 6.26m (31.0%) * peak - 7.08m (33.1%) at 20:50 21:00: Victoria - 5.70m (29.6%) 22:30: ITV News and Weather - 2.71m (19.9%) 22:45: Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones - 1.01m (10.3%) 23:45: Tipping Point - 380k (6.6%) Channel 4 (inc. +1) 12:00: Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix Live - 1.95m (20.8%) 16:00: Guy Martin’s Passion for Life - 730k (7.6%) 16:30: Location, Location, Location - 540k (4.9%) 17:30: A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun - 700k (5.1%) 18:30: Channel 4 News - 370k (2.4%) 19:00: Posh Pawn - 620k (3.7%) 20:00: Prehistoric Megabeasts: Croc vs Snake - 770k (3.8%) 21:00: Big Fat Quiz of Everything - 1.07m (5.5%) Channel 5 (inc. +1) 17:00: Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud - 580k (4.7%) 18:00: Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 - 610k (4.2%) 19:00: Toddlers Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 - 720k (4.4%) 20:00: Can’t Pay? Benefits Special - 680k (3.4%) 21:00: Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 00s - 640k (4.2%) |
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Do you have the ratings for the revival of LWT's Doctor At Large sitcom on BBC1? I think it was called Doctor At The Top and was bloody awful! Started high and fell off a cliff.
21 Feb: 12.59m 28 Feb: 9.58m 7 Mar: 8.38m 14 Mar: 8.94m 21 Mar: 7.56m 28 Mar: 5.9m 4 Apr: 7.65m |
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The Liver Birds (1996):
Mon 6 May: 12.05m Mon 13 May: 9.62m Mon 20 May: 8.76m Sun 26 May: 7.32m Mon 3 June: 7.74m Mon 17 June: 7.04m Mon 24 June: 6.81m On to more recent times, I think last night was good for ratings. If you weren't interested in seventies sitcom revivals, ITV had a very capable period drama starring Jenna Louise Coleman. I knew Victoria would edge it, due to the actress and the media promotion, but nearly as many viewers were interested in seeing how AYBS and Porridge would look like now. I haven't paid much attention to TXF, but it's still doing reasonable business for ITV with 6.26m viewers last night. I can see why ITV plan to keep it until the end of the decade, they can plan a new show as TXF enters its twilight years. |
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Doctor at the Top (1991):
21 Feb: 12.59m 28 Feb: 9.58m 7 Mar: 8.38m 14 Mar: 8.94m 21 Mar: 7.56m 28 Mar: 5.9m 4 Apr: 7.65m The fall was spectacular and in 1991 7m wasn't great when you consider Birds Of A Feather/Keeping Up Appearances/One Foot etc were managing double digit millions across a series. |
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Monday 29 August 1983:
ITV 19:00 - The Krypton Factor: 8.39m 19:30 - Coronation Street: 10.75m 20:00 - The Benny Hill Show (Repeat): 8.88m 20:45 - News 21:05 - Film: The Outlaw Josey Wales (Premiere): 10.37m BBC1 10:55 - Bank Holiday Grandstand: 2.44m 17:10 - News 17:25 - Disney Time: 5.64m 18:10 - Knockout Star Gala: 6.30m 19:00 - Jim'll Fix It: 6.05m 19:40 - Film: The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (Premiere): 7.58m 21:20 - Mastermind International: 7.00m 22:00 - News 22:15 - Edinburgh Military Tattoo: 4.76m BBC2 19:40 - The Paul Daniels Magic Show (Repeat): 2.35m 20:20 - Call My Bluff: 2.8m C4 21:30 - Clive James at the Movies (Repeat): 1.45m Monday 26 August 1985: ITV 12:30 - Bank Holiday Sport Special: 3.65m 17:00 - News 17:05 - Blockbusters Week's average 5.94m 17:35 - The Making of Superman III: 5.91m 18:30 - Affairs of the Heart: 5.91m 19:00 - The Krypton Factor: 8.83m 19:30 - Coronation Street: 14.25m 20:00 - Jim Davidson's Special: 9.73m 20:45 - News 21:00 - Film: Deathtrap (Premiere): 9.22m BBC1 13:05 - Film: Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (Repeat): 4.09m 15:00 - Grandstand Under 3.38m? 17:10 - Disneytime: 7.29m 18:00 - News 18:10 - Sport/Regional News: 8.21m 18:15 - Jim'll Fix It: 9.75m 19:00 - Wogan Week's average: 7.32m 19:40 - Ever Decreasing Circles (Repeat): 7.35m 20:10 - Film: Witness for the Prosecution (Premiere): 11.30m 21:50 - News 22:05 - Bob Monkhouse Meets Joan Rivers (Repeat): 7.18m 22:50 - Edinburgh Military Tattoo: 4.82m BBC2 21:50 - My Brother Jonathan: 4.06m C4 20:00 - Brookside: 5.10m (inc. Saturday repeat) 20:30 - Man About the House (Repeat): 2.85m |
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That worked glisteningly in 2011 onwards didn't it?
By that incomprehensible and lazy logic BGT should be in the pits. It's not. Obviously it's a team effort but the changes this year by him and his colleagues have fully restored the show's magic. Now you may never have liked this programme but many have in the past. I highly doubt you have ever liked it in 13 years. So it stands to reason you won't ever like it in the future either. As someone who's watched every series I can say the show has recaptured an essence it hasn't had for six years since the winning panel disbanded and Simon went to America. Whether that's enough to reverse a decline which started in 2011 and was bruising remains to be seen. It's lunacy to suggest it'll be reversed entirely. If the 2010 series aired now it wouldn't get the jaw dropping audiences it got then now, for various reasons. I wonder if XF is another GMB for you, held in illogically high and disproportionate contempt. |
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I think the figure where it stops making them a profit is quite low. An hour of X Factor is probably no more expensive than an average hour of drama and certainly a fair bit cheaper than an hour of something like Victoria. Whilst they make money down the line on drama repeats, X Factor skews far younger and makes them a lot across online, downloads etc. So I think the breakeven point is pretty low and even at 6 million it still makes a lot of profit.
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Thanks for those 80s numbers Ray Tings.
When the channels made a bit of effort...Disneytime was always my highlight on the Monday. 7.5m too! Awful though that he who must not be named has to make his usual bank holiday appearance. |
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