All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 18
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TV Critics 20 February ‘09
“This is tourist TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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News
Comic Relief's Let's Dance goes interactive
Tough Cookie has developed interactive content for Comic Relief's Let's Dance that will include video of the celebrity dancers' rehearsals.
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Viewers cosy up to My Family
BBC1's family orientated sitcom My Family is still a huge attraction for viewers even with the show now entering its ninth series.
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Brits bash draws 5.2m to ITV1
ITV1's annual coverage of The Brit Awards serenaded 5.2m viewers (21.7% share) from 8pm, down by nearly a million from last year but the show still outperformed everyone else.
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TV Critics 19 February ‘09
“Fast-paced, stylish and psychologically involving, it's a crock of very hot shit and is bound to be hugely successful.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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Slow start for C4 comedy
Comedy has long been a staple of Friday nights on Channel 4. However, its latest offering, sitcom Free Agents, got off to a lukewarm start.
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New tactics for Sundays
Not so long ago most channels ran scared from the heavyweight battle raging between BBC1 and ITV1 on a Sunday night as shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Heartbeat mopped up the majority of viewers.
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News
Nickelodeon UK to get ‘fantasy' rebrand
Nickelodeon UK is being handed a new on-air look that will then be rolled out to the company's other international channels.
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Shed leads industry to create scriptwriting MA
Shed Media has teamed up with the BBC, Talkback Thames and other industry players to create an MA course in TV fiction writing.
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Mistresses seduce 4.8m
BBC1's glossy drama Mistresses was back last night at 9pm for a second run with a respectable 4.8m viewers (21% share).
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Whitechapel rips rivals
ITV1's drama trilogy Whitechapel ended strongly last night at 9pm with a bumper audience of 7.6m (30% share), once again towering over BBC1 and the other terrestrial channels.
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Kaplinsky return delivers 1m
The return of Five News reader Natasha Kaplinsky to the 5pm bulletin got off on the right foot with an audience of 1m (7.9% share) over half an hour.
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TV Critics 17 February ‘09
“Roughly equivalent to beating yourself around the head with a rolled up copy of Heat magazine.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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Hammond connects 2.9m viewers with BBC2
BBC2's new documentary series Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections made a fine start on Sunday night with a solid audience of 2.9m (10.7% share) at 8.30pm.
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England's fumble gains 7.7m
England's crunch match against Wales in the Six Nations rugby union tournament managed a peak audience in the final 15 minutes of the game with 7.7m (33.9%).
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Ant and Dec Takeaway 7.3m
ITV1's big entertainment format Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was back for another run, picking up a hefty audience of 7.3m (31.7% share) at 7.45pm.
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TV Critics 16 February ‘09
“It's brilliant, of course - scholarly but not boring, witty, enlightening, intelligent.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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Cheetah Girls dance off with 412,000
Disney Channel's premiere of its Bollywood-style film Cheetah Girls One World pulled in a strong audience of 412,000 at the end of January, the channel's fourth biggest ever audience for a film premiere.
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Piers Morgan fails to bask in glamour
The finale of ITV1’s factual shows featuring Piers Morgan failed to grab the limelight at 9pm as his look at Hollywood could only interest 3.5m viewers (14.3% share), losing out to both BBC1 and BBC2.
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TV Critics 13 February ‘09
“An eccentric, wonderful jewel.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.