Were these ever revealed?
I'm just interested to know what the final share was and also how the voting changed from week to week.
I'm just interested to know what the final share was and also how the voting changed from week to week.
Strictly Series 5 Voting Figures
Not exactly. 
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...57&postcount=6
23-12-2007, 11:25 (after SCD5 Final)
Until this year SCD voting was open for 6 days leading up to the Final. Given only two hours for voting nowadays, last Saturday's 5 million total of votes for merely the Last Eight as leaked in the People today could only have been achieved by zealous callers truly involved. Many fans were physically not at home during those two hours, not even to watch let alone vote.
BBC refund of 1.7 million John-Kristina votes @ 15 pence each would amount to £250K -- for just one Saturday out of seven. Then there are the manual handling costs to deal with millions of applications, if they come in. The 4 judges certainly do not come cheap.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...57&postcount=6
23-12-2007, 11:25 (after SCD5 Final)
Originally Posted by Sports Fan:
“The Telegraph reports about nine million votes were cast. Round about 3 million (25%) down on last year.
Which was to be expected given all the phone-in scandals this year. In fact, as I understand it these phone-in things are down about 30-40% across most competition.
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“The Telegraph reports about nine million votes were cast. Round about 3 million (25%) down on last year.
Which was to be expected given all the phone-in scandals this year. In fact, as I understand it these phone-in things are down about 30-40% across most competition.
”
Until this year SCD voting was open for 6 days leading up to the Final. Given only two hours for voting nowadays, last Saturday's 5 million total of votes for merely the Last Eight as leaked in the People today could only have been achieved by zealous callers truly involved. Many fans were physically not at home during those two hours, not even to watch let alone vote.
BBC refund of 1.7 million John-Kristina votes @ 15 pence each would amount to £250K -- for just one Saturday out of seven. Then there are the manual handling costs to deal with millions of applications, if they come in. The 4 judges certainly do not come cheap.
Originally Posted by soulmate61:
“Not exactly.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...57&postcount=6”
“Not exactly.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...57&postcount=6”
Thanks for that Soulmate.
I was hoping for a breakdown between the couples. Do the Beeb not release these figures then?
I know that lots of people asked the BBC to provide the breakdown of voting for the I'd Do Anything show under Freedom of Information. The BBC refused saying there was an exemption that meant they did not have to provide these. I imagine if they refused for 1 show they'd refuse for all.
Originally Posted by Golden anemone:
“The BBC refused saying there was an exemption that meant they did not have to provide these. I imagine if they refused for 1 show they'd refuse for all.”
“The BBC refused saying there was an exemption that meant they did not have to provide these. I imagine if they refused for 1 show they'd refuse for all.”
I can understand them not revealing the figures during a series but they should do after IMO.
Originally Posted by Foxy Moron:
“Thanks for that Soulmate. I was hoping for a breakdown between the couples. Do the Beeb not release these figures then?”
“Thanks for that Soulmate.
I was hoping for a breakdown between the couples. Do the Beeb not release these figures then?”
From memory the Beeb become less coy about figures after the Final. I have little doubt many journos are privy to the figures but they are bound by confidentiality agreements even if only gentleman's agreements.
I vaguely recall some credible figures being posted here after SCD3 Final. One reason for confidentiality is to keep the pot boiling. If everybody knew Alesha was a mile in front on votes as well as judges, the suspense goes out of the show.
Freedom of Information Act only applies to government bodies. The Beeb are not government, just that some of their managers act like it.
Originally Posted by Foxy Moron:
“I can understand them not revealing the figures during a series but they should do after IMO.”
“I can understand them not revealing the figures during a series but they should do after IMO.”
But they would still not release them.
There was a FM who had a friend who was high up in BBC who gave some information about voting in the final of the show but it was just trends rather than figures.
Originally Posted by soulmate61:
“From memory the Beeb become less coy about figures after the Final. I have little doubt many journos are privy to the figures but they are bound by confidentiality agreements even if only gentleman's agreements.
I vaguely recall some credible figures being posted here after SCD3 Final. One reason for confidentiality is to keep the pot boiling. If everybody knew Alesha was a mile in front on votes as well as judges, the suspense goes out of the show.
Freedom of Information Act only applies to government bodies. The Beeb are not government, just that some of their managers act like it.”
“From memory the Beeb become less coy about figures after the Final. I have little doubt many journos are privy to the figures but they are bound by confidentiality agreements even if only gentleman's agreements.
I vaguely recall some credible figures being posted here after SCD3 Final. One reason for confidentiality is to keep the pot boiling. If everybody knew Alesha was a mile in front on votes as well as judges, the suspense goes out of the show.
Freedom of Information Act only applies to government bodies. The Beeb are not government, just that some of their managers act like it.”
It applies to Public Bodies, not Government Bodies and therefore the BBC is covered.
Originally Posted by NoNoDrama:
“Alesha got 4.5 million votes in the final, apparently.”
“Alesha got 4.5 million votes in the final, apparently.”
Oooh...were did you hear that from? Based on the 9 million votes reported in the Teelgraph, as linked in the post above, that would mean that the final would have been a very close call.
Originally Posted by Foxy Moron:
“Oooh...were did you hear that from? Based on the 9 million votes reported in the Teelgraph, as linked in the post above, that would mean that the final would have been a very close call.”
“Oooh...were did you hear that from? Based on the 9 million votes reported in the Teelgraph, as linked in the post above, that would mean that the final would have been a very close call.”
It was apparently. I remember reading somewhere she won by less than 2%, though to be fair could have been bilge in a tabloid. Though I suppose in the scheme of things that's another 180,000 votes or something which is a lot.
Originally Posted by Foxy Moron:
“Oooh...were did you hear that from? Based on the 9 million votes reported in the Teelgraph, as linked in the post above, that would mean that the final would have been a very close call.”
“Oooh...were did you hear that from? Based on the 9 million votes reported in the Teelgraph, as linked in the post above, that would mean that the final would have been a very close call.”
Alesha's management and her mum...more info here.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...jill+halfpenny
The 2% mentioned was in the Daily Star and was taken from the judges leader board scores lol
Originally Posted by NoNoDrama:
“Alesha's management and her mum...more info here.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...jill+halfpenny
The 2% mentioned was in the Daily Star and was taken from the judges leader board scores lol”
“Alesha's management and her mum...more info here.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...jill+halfpenny
The 2% mentioned was in the Daily Star and was taken from the judges leader board scores lol”
Oh my bad....I thought it was based on the voting figures.
Cannot believe people are still having the Jill v Alesha fight. They were both great!
I thought actually the Daily Star reported a 0.5% margin and it wasn't taken from the judges leader boards - but as we know most papers cannot be trusted.
It was a 2% margin the Star reported and as it was the monday after the final, I can't imagine where they got it from as it wasn't reported anywhere else. Reading the article further it became clear they were referring to the leaderboard.
I'm pretty sure the figures of 12 and 9 million for series 4 and 5 respectively were the total votes cast across the entire series. If any one show got that many votes it would have made the national papers!
I'm pretty sure the figures of 12 and 9 million for series 4 and 5 respectively were the total votes cast across the entire series. If any one show got that many votes it would have made the national papers!
Quote:
“Alesha beat EastEnders hunk Matt Di Angelo, 20, in Saturday night’s final on BBC1 – which pulled in 12.1m viewers – by less than half a per cent.”
“Alesha beat EastEnders hunk Matt Di Angelo, 20, in Saturday night’s final on BBC1 – which pulled in 12.1m viewers – by less than half a per cent.”
^ Quote from that Daily Star article - link below to full article.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view...cing-saved-me/
Of course this doesn't make it any more reliable it is the Daily Star after all.
