All ITV articles – Page 162
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RatingsChampions League final peaks with 6m
SATURDAY: ITV’s last Champions League final before the competition switches to BT Sport entertained a peak of over 6m viewers as Barcelona triumphed again.
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NewsInitial prepares physical gameshow for ITV2
ITV2 has ordered a “dastardly” physical gameshow format from Total Wipeout producers Initial.
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NewsWorld wins ITV poison drama
Line of Duty indie World Productions is making a two-part drama about notorious Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton for ITV.
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RatingsRaw TV dominates 9pm slot
THURSDAY: ITV’s Britain’s Busiest Airport won the 9pm slot soaring over fellow Raw TV production The Truth about Your Teeth on BBC1.
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RatingsLong Lost Family moves 4.5m
WEDNESDAY: Long Lost Family made a solid return to ITV at 9pm as BBC1’s extended Panorama failed to outrun Channel 4.
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Behind The ScenesBritain's Busiest Airport, ITV
Ensuring our ob-doc series would avoid becoming a puff piece for the UK’s biggest airport demanded buy-in from every corner of this ‘mini city’, writes executive producer Tim Wardle
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NewsLeftfield finds partner in Plum
Leftfield Entertainment, the ITV-owned US indie group, is aiming to partner with other UK and international producers in a bid to realise its ambition of becoming a “super-indie”.
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NewsIndies back Tom Giles’ ITV move
Producers have backed ITV’s appointment of the “tenacious” former Panorama editor Tom Giles as its controller of current affairs.
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RatingsITV doc musters just 1m viewers
TUESDAY: The Secret Life of Your House drew an audience of just over 1m viewers to ITV at 9pm last night and was beaten by its terrestrial rivals and sister channel ITV2.
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NewsHome Fires handed second series by ITV
ITV has ordered a second series of wartime drama Home Fires ahead of the conclusion of the first run.
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NewsThe X Factor prepares 'big format changes'
The X Factor producer Mark Sidaway has revealed that “big changes” will be made to the show’s format this year as it bids to overhaul Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsPeter Fincham ‘not feeling pressure’ of ITV’s ratings dip
Peter Fincham has batted away suggestions that he is under pressure due to ITV’s poor ratings performance at the start of 2015.
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RatingsVicious sheds more than 2m
MONDAY: ITV sitcom Vicious returned after a two year absence with 3m fewer viewers, while the second series of Benefits Street ended with an average audience around 2.5m down on its opening run.
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NewsBGT producers apologise over ‘stunt dog’
Britain’s Got Talent has come under fire after it was revealed that one half of the winning act, a dog called Matisse, was replaced with a stunt dog during part of its final performance.
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NewsJason Manford handed topical ITV series
Jason Manford will grow his annual comedy review show, It’s A Funny Old Year, into a four-part weekly series for ITV.
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NewsITV takes full control of Mammoth
ITV has acquired 100% of Poldark indie Mammoth Screen, taking full control of the company from its original 25% stake.
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RatingsBritain's Got Talent hits 13.4m peak
SUNDAY: Britain’s Got Talent recovered from last year’s low to draw its biggest crowd since 2012.
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NewsITV returns to Ninja Warrior
ITV ordered a second series of physical entertainment show Ninja Warrior ahead of the final of the opening run on 30 May.
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NewsITV taps into Periscope for BGT final
Britain’s Got Talent is preparing to use live video streaming service Periscope to offer viewers a behind the scenes glimpse of this weekend’s final.
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RatingsFire blasts Coronation Street to 12 month high
THURSDAY: A fire on Coronation Street helped the soap to its highest audience in a year as Channel 4 beat BBC1 in the 9pm slot.