All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 148
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RatingsCelebrity Juice hammers the terrestrials
THURSDAY: Celebrity Juice returned to ITV2 with more than 2m viewers, bulldozing the competition on all the terrestrial channels bar the BBC1 Ten O’Clock News.
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NewsAndrew Davies to adapt Les Misérables
Andrew Davies is working on a £10m adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables for drama co-production specialist Lookout Point, which is also planning to revive Lawrence of Arabia.
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NewsITV plans Space: 1999 revival
ITV Studios’ US arm is planning to remake Gerry Anderson’s cult series Space: 1999.
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NewsITV1 eyeing new Surprise Surprise
ITV1 is set to dust off classic show Surprise Surprise - more than a decade after its last appearance.
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NewsITV1 to chart TV's most memorable moments
ITV1 is to celebrate the most popular moments in television history ahead of Britain completing the digital switchover this year.
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Ratings10 O’Clock Live returns with 1.04m
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s satirical news show 10 O’Clock Live returned just over a million viewers - well under last year’s debut.
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NewsRed or Black? tipped for weekly return
Simon Cowell’s roulette gameshow Red or Black? is being lined up to return to ITV1 in August as a weekly format.
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NewsChoir creator Isaacs to head factual at Avalon
Studio Lambert’s former creative director Jamie Isaacs has resurfaced as the factual supremo at Avalon Television.
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NewsWarner Bros to acquire 50% stake in Renegade
Warner Bros is nearing completion on a £5m deal to buy a 50% stake in Don’t Tell the Bride producer Renegade Pictures.
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NewsHill and McGowan team up for ITV1 sports review
Comedian Alistair McGowan is to front a primetime ITV1 sports entertainment show, executive produced by Harry Hill.
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NewsITV lines up Dancing on Ice Olympics special
ITV1 is to put former Olympic champions through their paces in a Dancing on Ice special.
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RatingsKatie Piper doc draws 1.5m
TUESDAY: A new doc about acid attack victim Katie Piper, following her bid to restore sight in her left eye, drew 1.5m viewers to Channel 4.
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RatingsDiamond Queen reigns with 6.2m
MONDAY: BBC1’s flagship series chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in her diamond jubilee year put in a regal showing - beating ITV1 drama Whitechapel.
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RatingsBBC1's Midwife marches over 9m
SUNDAY: Call the Midwife showed no signs of slowing down, delivering another series high to BBC1.
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RatingsEngland's Six Nations victory tackles 8.4m
SATURDAY/SUNDAY: England’s Six Nations victory over Scotland peaked with more than 8.4m viewers.
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RatingsHarry Hill's TV Burp returns with 5.4m
SATURDAY: Harry Hill’s TV Burp returned from a four month hiatus, for what is likely to be final series, with more than 5.4m viewers.
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RatingsMillion Pound Drop draws series high with O'Leary
FRIDAY: Dermot O’Leary and Fearne Cotton’s appearance on The Million Pound Drop Live helped the show to its biggest audience since May last year.
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NewsBBC4 to explore Catholicism
BBC4 is to explore modern Catholicism in Britain in a three-part series from Wingspan Productions and Jerusalem Productions.
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RatingsSinging Detective arrests 300k
THURSDAY: The highly-anticipated repeat of The Singing Detective, marking its 25th anniversary, topped BBC4’s slot average by around 100k viewers.
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NewsC4 lines up Micky Flanagan pilot
Channel 4 has handed Micky Flanagan his first comedy panel show pilot since signing the cockney comedian last year.