All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 132
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RatingsEpisodes bows out with 1m
The finale of Episodes posted the show’s highest ratings in three weeks, but remained well below last year’s figures.
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RatingsWallander returns with 6.41m
Wallander returned to BBC1 with its biggest audience on record.
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RatingsSuperstar debuts with 3m
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new ITV1 musical talent show Superstar was beaten by a repeat of 1984 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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RatingsAndy Murray Wimbledon final defeat nets 16.9m
Andy Murray’s historic Wimbledon final served up a peak audience of 16.92m for BBC1 – the tournament’s second biggest audience of all time.
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NewsTalkSport bags Haye v Chisora
TalkSport has secured exclusive UK radio rights to the David Haye v Dereck Chisora boxing match later this month.
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NewsSky internet TV service in trademark dispute
BSkyB could be forced to rename its high-profile new internet television service Now TV amid a trademark dispute with Hong Kong-based telecoms giant PCCW.
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NewsNoel Edmonds to front BBC1 pilot
Noel Edmonds could return to BBC1’s Saturday night line-up for the first time in 13 years with an entertainment show about celebrity bodyguards.
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RatingsLet’s Get Gold slow out the blocks
ITV1’s new sport entertainment show Let’s Get Gold stumbled at the first hurdle – beaten by BBC1 pensioner doc When I Get Older.
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NewsBBC1 nets Match of the Day 2
BBC1 has poached Match of the Day 2 from BBC2 as a result of the increased number of Premier League games being played on Sunday.
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RatingsMidsomer repeat beats BBC1 pensioner doc
A repeat of Midsomer Murders stuck the knife into BBC1’s pensioner documentary When I Get Older, as Andy Murray’s quarter-final Wimbledon win peaked with 7.1m.
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NewsBlakeway wins series for China
Blakeway Productions has partnered a Chinese indie to make a landmark series about the West that is being lined up for state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).
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NewsSPT poised to snap up £40m Left Bank
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is on the brink of acquiring Wallander producer Left Bank Pictures in a deal thought to be worth in excess of £40m.
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NewsITN to axe 15 jobs on ITV London news
ITN plans to make more than a third of staff on ITV London news redundant as part of a major cost cutting exercise.
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RatingsLine of Duty triumphs with 3.12m
BBC2 police corruption drama Line of Duty won its slot for a second week in a row, despite losing more than 200k viewers.
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NewsVine to host ITV1 daytime quiz
ITV1 is to challenge families to avoid “blowing the inheritance” as part of a new daytime quiz from the makers of BBC2’s Eggheads.
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RatingsBlackout debuts with 4.5m
BBC1’s new Christopher Eccleston drama Blackout debuted with nearly 4.5m viewers - more than twice the audience of any other terrestrial channel at 9pm.
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NewsITV1 confirms Tennant drama
David Tennant is to lead an ensemble cast for a new ITV1 drama about the death of a boy in a picturesque seaside resort.
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RatingsC5's Bachelor struggles on return
The Bachelor returned to Channel 5 with its lowest audience on record.
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RatingsEuro 2012 final scores 15.5m
Spain’s Euro 2012 triumph netted a peak of more than 15.5m viewers - nearly two thirds of the available TV audience at the time.
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RatingsMurray victory nets 8.5m
Andy Murray’s third round Wimbledon victory over Marcos Baghdatis netted a peak of more than 8.5m viewers, demolishing everything in its path.