All Channel Overview articles – Page 38
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RatingsMillions meet Middletons
Apparently, the future Queen is related to ordinary people; crikey, how did The Firm let that happen?
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RatingsC4 comedy heads south
What was the secret of Scott’s Hut? That it was in Croydon and Scott never went to the South Pole at all but instead became a chartered accountant and advised those who faked the moon landing? A Channel 4 comedy continued its own southerly trajectory, looking as tragic as Scott’s ...
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RatingsLambs to the Slaughter
Did other farm animals, jealous of the lambs’ fame, sabotage BBC2 on Tuesday? Meanwhile, Channel 4 had a muttony kind of week, and Channel 5 will be thanking the dead.
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RatingsFern falters in 5 o’clock spot
Channel 4 launched Fern Britton into tea-time this week, while Louis Theroux’s documentary sounded like a Jeremy Kyle special as he visited a hated family in crisis. Elsewhere, it was about saving money with three in a bed and holiday tips.
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RatingsC4 campaigns take over TV
This week’s channel overview considers factual fare from Jamie’s Dream School to Wonders of the Universe.
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RatingsWonders of BBC2 gravity
Wonders of the Universe and Christopher and His Kind provided a mixed bag in the ratings for BBC2.
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RatingsGreat British BBC2 revival
BBC2 was very British this week, reviving quintessential British grub before sending us to work. Then it blew our minds with the romantic notion that we are all stardust; mind you, one day the sun’s going to explode. Channel 4, meanwhile, might feel the need to revisit the satirical drawing ...
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RatingsArrow of time hits bull’s-eye
BBC2’s Wonders Of The Universe introduced us all to the concept of the ‘arrow of time’ on Sunday night.
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RatingsC4’s Mission Impossible
Thunk: that’s the sound of Tuesdays returning to normal as the gypsy juggernaut vanishes over the horizon, some time before the illuminated dresses disappear like some kind of sartorial setting sun.
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RatingsNot brilliant, but OK! for C5
At the end of the last century, ITV launched OK! TV on weekday mornings; now it has returned on rebranded Channel 5. Meanwhile, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings ended its blockbuster run and will be missed, if not by everyone.
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RatingsAn exotic mix of TV treats
Ancient Britain, the Middle East, the Caribbean, gypsies and African islands all made the ‘exotic things to discuss’ list this week.
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RatingsC4’s Big Fat Gypsy ratings
This week’s channel overview considers the ratings phenomenon of Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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RatingsC4 pulls out more stops
Are there any stops left on Horseferry Road? Channel 4 pulled out more this week including gypsies, satire and a defecting awards show with varying results. BBC2 welcomed back petrolheads.
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RatingsBig fish steady the C4 ship
After last week’s potpourri, a fishier Channel 4, coupled with the return of an old favourite, provided a more stable schedule, while two new BBC2 comedies bookended the working week.
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RatingsNew year, new-look C4
Life after Big Brother was always going to be difficult; after this week Channel 4 might be thinking that life without it makes the 12 labours of Hercules look like boiling a kettle.
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RatingsA trip down memory lane
Apparently, the way to the nation’s hearts is to evoke memories of power cuts and only three TV channels - i.e. the 1970s.
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RatingsC4’s giant elf nabs top spot
It is no surprise that in this huge week, the top-rating shows appear around the edges of peak; that half of them are brand extensions; and that one of the highest-rating 9pm shows combined food and soap.
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RatingsEarly Christmas for Channel 4
BBC2’s Operation Mincemeat, the increasingly popular Miranda and a seasonal visit from Fred Claus feature in this week’s channel overview.
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RatingsChannels vie to find a voice
As the pillaging of the Event Season plunders audiences for the Big Two, other channels look to find a voice either by scheduling around them, where BBC2 has found some success on Mondays, or by playing the smart card