ITV can't have been that concerned about SB otherwise they would have taken him off the show prematurely - as happened to Kim Crowther. Which rather suggests that those above him - Kieran Roberts, John Whiston and Jane Hudson - were either happy with what he was doing or, alternatively, were as powerless as he was to control the writers on Coronation Street.

He may well have had his name on the credits as producer throughout the period with which you have issues - and I'm not saying you're wrong in your concerns - but who controls Coronation Street is not quite as clear cut as it may appear …

The way Digiguide has been recently, I wouldn't like to guess.

Well it must be poor of you don't rate it, what with you usually being so positive about ITV shows.

And that does need a

That would be an excellent BBC schedule. I would watch most of that.

It would be good though, to see all four channels showing strong schedules. It makes the ratings unpredictable. As it is, you know bar the soaps on ITV most programmes will be scheduled badly, and will be under 4m.

Even ITV acquiring a new Disney titles would make all the difference.

There are at least two reasons why this is one of the worst predictions ever made on this thread.

Don't know whether it is me but on the surface BBC One's opposition to I'm a Celebrity looks tougher than previous years:

- Sunday 13th: My Mother and Other Strangers (new)
- Monday 14th: Children in Need Rocks For Terry (new)
- Wednesday 16th: The Missing
- Thursday 17th: The Apprentice
- Friday 18th: Children in Need

Whilst I expect I'm a Celebrity to win its slots, there's enough content there to dent I'm a Celebrity there in my opinion - potential for mid ~6m overnights during the first week? If I recall last year had one or two low nights.

It does look tough, though the Sunday drama is untested opposition. It will likely take away any floating older viewers.

I can't see CIN Rocks doing much above 3.5m.

And The Missing isn't as strong, but will still be a 4.5m opposition.

If it starts well, and they have a good cast, can't see 6m overnights. That would be too low.

That's a nice looking fantasy schedule. There's only really Sherlock and Agatha Christie on there that I would be interested in but I could see that doing very well.

I think she can become enough of a celebrity but she fell out with them so I suppose not.

My Mother And Other Strangers is a wartime drama, apparently. Something to fill the gap for those mourning the demise of Home Fires perhaps?

The last CIN rocks did surprisingly poorly in the ratings IIRC.

What was The Missing's overnights this week? Isn't it close to 4.5m already. Could drop below 4m against IAC. Perhaps with an increased time-shift..

What was IAC's lowest overnight audience last year? Above 7m surely.

Plus she's a PROFESSIONAL DANCER!!!

Can someone jog my memory, did ITV displace the soaps for IAC at 8.30pm last year or did they displace NAT when IAC was 90-mins?

News at Ten.

Just checking now - I'm a Celebrity's opposition for the first few days last year was The Hunt, Crimewatch, Apprentice, Doctor in the House and HIGNFY. So the opposition this year does look tougher.

Perfect night for fireworks it seems. Enormous amount of money going up in smoke around where I am-more than recent years. Could see a few dents in figures tomorrow.

35% share?? You just make figures up.

The One Show last night was top 3 on BBC 1 with a 22% share ... as someone posted here. So explain how could Citizen Khan score 35%? The truth is, as we see here, it gets one third of 35%. It's a total flop and has been since series 1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Khan#Ratings

She has had a bit of dance and performance training than some other contestants....

Are the BBC trailing My Mother and Other Strangers?

Yes The Missing did about 4.5m this week, but I don't think it will drop that much given The Missing' audience I think (like in 2014) will stay pretty stable.

I'm not sure what IAC lowest overnight was, but I don't think it was below 7m?

Yes they are. It looks like a potential success if it is good and marries well with 'poppy season'.



The Daily Mail will not like seeing OPENLY GAY contestants on Meet the Parents. One of them looks like a possible judge too. Shameless.

They are trailing My Mother quite heavily, it seems to be set in Ireland

A bit random but does anyone know whether Play To The Whistle is coming back for a third series?

Seems to have started up here about 8.19.


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You made my day when I read that this morning Ray!

As much as I despise the show that's a great figure, their highest in a couple of weeks and on a Friday of all days??

I wonder how the departure of Alex Jones will affect it, ratings will probably go up

Agree.

The problem with Citizen Khan is that Adil Ray doesn't "get" sitcoms. The character is just an idiot. If he wasn't portrayed as an idiot but just as an ordinary person so the audience can laugh 'with' him and not at him, then it could have been totally different.

Brendan O'Carroll understands that. Although Agnes Brown is an OTT character, the way she is written and acted is wholly relateable. Citizen Khan is trying too hard to be Frank Spencer, but without the charm and persona.

For me, just acting stupid for laughs is not funny. There has to be a reason for laughing. If I wanted to see buffoonery I would go to a circus.

Well can you guess anyway?

In other news who's expecting Planet Earth II to beat The X Factor in the overnights tomorrow? I am.