All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 152
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RatingsITV1's Eternal Law loses 1m
THURSDAY: ITV1’s angel lawyers drama, Eternal Law, lost more than a million viewers and was thrashed by a repeat of New Tricks on BBC1.
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NewsAlan Titchmarsh Show gets new series editor
Spun Gold TV has appointed Cillian de Buitléar as series editor of The Alan Titchmarsh Show.
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NewsMcGuinness secures second Saturday night spot on ITV1
ITV1 is to hand Paddy McGuinness his second Saturday night entertainment vehicle: a celebrity panel show based on international events and TV clips.
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RatingsLiverpool win nets 7.9m for BBC1
WEDNESDAY: Liverpool’s narrow victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final peaked with more than 8m viewers.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to Richard Hopkins
UK television executives have united to pay tribute to Richard Hopkins, joint managing director of indie Fever Media, who died at the weekend.
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NewsITV gearing up for autumn rebrand
ITV is gearing up for its biggest brand refresh in more than six years as the company’s marketing chief begins to make his mark.
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NewsITV1 to revisit Kelly and Her Sisters
ITV1 is to revisit Marilyn Gaunt’s landmark Bafta-winning documentary Kelly and Her Sisters 10 years after it was first broadcast.
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NewsITV1 to reveal untold story of Mrs Biggs
The executive producer behind Fred West drama Appropriate Adult is to make an international ITV1 drama series about train robber Ronnie Biggs’ wife, while Holding On writer Tony Marchant is also penning a relationship drama for the broadcaster.
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RatingsEdwin Drood debuts with 3m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Charles Dickens adaptation The Mystery of Edwin Drood got off to a strong start - while ITV1’s latest high-concept gameshow The Exit List faltered.
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NewsITV eyes Something for the Weekend
ITV has approached Princess Productions about providing a new home for axed BBC2 Sunday morning show Something for the Weekend.
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NewsShamed Take Me Out contestant edited out of show
Talkback Thames has edited the Take Me Out contestant with a criminal conviction from the Saturday’s instalment of the show.
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NewsITV demands Take Me Out review
ITV has urged Talkback Thames to review its contestant selection process on Take Me Out following reports a male participant on last weekend’s show was convicted with assaulting a woman.
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RatingsAbove Suspicion returns with 6.3m
MONDAY: Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion returned to ITV1 with its biggest audience in two years - while Nick Hewer failed to make a huge impact on his Countdown debut.
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NewsLeft Bank developing Mandela drama
Nelson Mandela is to be the focus of a big budget mini-series co-developed by Left Bank Pictures.
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.9m
SATURDAY: The Jonathan Ross Show returned to ITV1 with its second lowest ratings to date.
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RatingsDancing on Ice returns with 8.7m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice returned with more than 8.6m viewers - as Sherlock outwitted the new series of Wild at Heart.
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RatingsManchester FA Cup derby nets 8m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s coverage of the dramatic Manchester FA Cup derby peaked with more than 8m viewers and nearly half the total viewing population.
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RatingsLaw & Order beats Public Enemies
FRIDAY: The return of ITV1’s Law & Order: UK beat the final part of BBC1 crime drama Public Enemies - as Celebrity Big Brother lost around 1m viewers.
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NewsITV website crashes during Manchester FA Cup clash
ITV angered football fans on Sunday after its website crashed for the opening exchanges of the Manchester FA Cup derby.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother debuts with 3.5m
THURSDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with nearly 3.5m viewers - well short of its blockbuster debut last year.