All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 12
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Talent beats Doctor in Easter ratings battle
The start of the third series of Britain's Got Talent got off to a strong start on Saturday with an impressive average audience of 10.3m (45%), nearly double that of BBC1's Robin Hood.
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Apprentice wins extra million
BBC1's business reality show was back on form with viewers last night with an audience of 7.4m (30.9%), a million more than last week.
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Sky beats BBC2 and Five with Chelsea victory
The Champions League quarter-final clash between Liverpool and Chelsea was a popular choice with the viewers last night as the entire coverage from 7pm averaged 1.5m (7.6%), a bigger audience than either BBC2 or Five at the time.
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Comment
TV Critics 9 April ‘09
“If you've watched this far you've earned a reward, and if you haven't I've made the down-payment for you and I'd hate it to go to waste.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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Man United help ITV1 to become champions
Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final was a sizeable attraction last night, peaking with 7.6m viewers (30.7%) at 9.15pm for 15 minutes.
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BBC2 suffers peaktime collapse
A series of new BBC2 shows failed to bring in the viewers last night as the channel suffered its second worst peaktime performance since at least 2001.
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Inbetweeners surges ahead
The return of E4's teenage comedy The Inbetweeners got off to a flying start.
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BBC2 drama holds its own
BBC2's one-off drama about the Troubles in Northern Ireland held its own in a tough Sunday night slot.
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Audience figures take a dip
Viewers have bucked the trend of spending more time in front of the television during times of recession.
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Grand National trumps all
Saturday ratings: BBC1's coverage of the Grand National was once again the predictable big attraction on Saturday afternoon hitting 8.5m viewers (61.1%) during the race, as ITV1 fell to its worst Saturday performance so far this year.
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BBC2 sends 2.2m to Heaven
Five Minutes of Heaven, BBC2's big Sunday night drama, managed a solid audience of 2.2m (9.1% share) at 9pm.
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News
Ben Gale to rejoin the BBC
Ben Gale is to return to the BBC next month as head of documentaries and features in Bristol.
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The Inbetweeners makes 1.2m laugh
E4's teenage comedy The Inbetweeners beat BBC2 at 10pm last night, averaging a total audience of 1.2m viewers (6.8%).
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TV Critics 3 April ‘09
“This was essentially one of those scaremongering films about societal breakdown from the hell-in-a-handcart school of TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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News
First look at Comedy Central's new ident
See the new look to the rebranding of Paramount Comedy as Comedy Central here first.
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England victory scores 8.9m
England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine pulled in a sizeable match average of 8.9m viewers (36.4%) for ITV1, delivering a hefty blow to BBC1's The Apprentice.
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News
Bafta audience award shortlist revealed
The Apprentice, Coronation Street, Outnumbered, Skins, Wallander and The X Factor are to battle it out for the audience award at this year's TV Baftas.
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Skins shows online appeal
The third series of E4's teen drama Skins has not only delivered a strong on-screen performance but considerable numbers also -opted to view it online.
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Big starts for new series
The Apprentice and The Mentalist break records for BBC1 and Five - and sport rates well too.