I almost want Strictly to return home but I can understand that as well.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilmidg.../#6157eaf13cbf

Awesome bunch of figures Ray. BBC1 didn't look like it was doing that well on the Boxing Day (that's similar to what it gets now really) but those 27th December figures are fantastic in primetime. Big difference inbetween those 24 hours.

Interesting this was the first year of C4 right? Thought ratings round be in the 4m range tbh not similar to nowadays.

Do you have the launch week of C5 figures? And do you have figures for C4 when it got its highest ever rating with Woman with Substance and how other channels fared?

http://www.lh2studios.co.uk/
The Voice and X factor live rounds will be coming from here next year. Usually used for Concert rehearsals.
Both Let it Shine and BGT live rounds will be using Elstree.
Prerecorded early rounds of both the Voice and Let it Shine used Salford.

I very much doubt Strictly will ever return to tv centre, BBC have gone very quiet about any move back. They already have booked the George Lucas stage at Elstree for 2017 which is why the X Factor can't move there like BGT.

ITVs The London Studios will be next I fear. ITV accountants have already signaled it.
It could easily make them 100s of millions redeveloped as apartments given the location.

I dont think ITV own the building. Do they not just have a really long lease on the building

They're bought the Freehold rights a few years ago.

The London Studios has so many shows using it throughout the year especially daytime shows like GMB, Lorraine and This Morning as well as chatshows and panel shows that I think it's unlikely to close because it would too much of a hassle for ITV to move This Morning, GMB etc as they'd need to be in London and studio space is a premium at the moment.

Yes the oneness vignette is not good.
For some reason, it also feels very London.

They haven't gone quiet they are taking bookings for the TV Centre studios from the spring of 2017.

Read what I wrote. They've gone quiet about Strictly returning to TVC.

Check central London property prices....... TV isn't able to compete ££

This was rumoured in the press when ITV Bought the freehold about 3 years ago, but hasn't been mentioned since I don't think. I also think they were more on about some or all of the the office tower part rather than the studios which would be a funny size for flats, although in any case it hasn't been heard of since.

It was around then they started making more of a big deal about the building and the live from the ITV Tower/ITV Studios tag lines, branding the outside, using the whole building more on Takeaway etc.

You may well be right but they did say in 2013 when they left TVC that Strictly would return to the refurbished studios. The Lucas stage is, of course, bigger than TC1.They also did a few Strictlies from TC8.

From rzt:

BBC 1
Strictly Come Dancing: 10.70m (44.6%)
* peak: 11.72m (47.7%) at 19.50
Planet Earth II: 9.67m (37.4%)
My Mother..: 3.72m (15.0%)

ITV inc +1
Off Their Rockers: 2.09m (10.1%)
The Next Great Magician: 2.36m (10.2%)
The X Factor: 6.26m (24.2%)
* peak: 7.44m (27.8%) at 20.50
I'm a Celebrity: 10.53m (44.5%)
* peak: 11.35m (51.7%) at 22.20

Fantastic for IAC. Nice to see it end on a high. Brilliant for Strictly. I wanted Planet Earth to get over 10m so we could have another night of 3 10m ratings. Ah well. Still fantastic.

Don't think much can be said about X Factor. It's up on last week. Will be interesting to see how next week's Saturday show rates.

Edit - the 2014 final of IAC got 10.52m inc. +1. So exactly the same scenario as two years ago.

Thanks lewi and rzt

Superb for IAC. Towering over TXF. Good to see it end on a rating over 10m. Its been a great series.

Off Their Rockers and The Next Great Magician should be left in 2016.

It would be nice to see this time next year, ITV managing to find a show that can pull in over 4m against SCD, instead of just settling for 1-3m.

Wow BBC have had an unreal weekend, Strictly, Planet Earth2 and Michael McEntyre all doing incredibly well.

BBC2: (7pm-11.45pm)
Snooker: 1.70m (6.9%)
The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve (R): 0.50m (2.7%)
QI XL (R): 0.38m (4.0%)

BBC4: Top 3
The Flying Archaeologist (R): 0.15m (0.7%)
Britten's Endgame (R): 0.10m (0.4%)
The Turner Prize: the Nominees: 0.08m (0.3%)

Channel 4: Top 3 (7.35pm-11pm) (exc. +1)
Escape to the Chateau: 1.20m (4.6%)
Channel 4 News: 0.80m (3.3%)
Humans: 0.80m (3.2%)

I'm a Celebrity...Extra Camp: 1.39m (11.5%) excluding +1

Fantastic rating for IAC.

Fabulous for Strictly, PE2 and IAC.


Even with it being the final night, I'm surprised at that figure. The spin-off show has been appalling this year thanks to four incompetent presenters.

Thanks Ray.

I wonder if Humans will see a boost now that I'm A Celebrity is over. Great rating for I'm A Celebrity, Planet Earth 2 and Strictly.

Good luck finding a new show that'll start off with 4m v SCD. ITV will be left in 1789.

Great for IAC. I don't think it was the best series and a shame another reality star has won it. They need to start looking for the next series and find a few awkward characters.