All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 2
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NewsAxe hangs over US Lyrics and Millionaire
RDF Media may face a double blow in the US after it emerged that Fox is considering dropping Don’t Forget the Lyrics! and Secret Millionaire.
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RatingsMoyles' Who Do You Think You Are? slumps to 4.7m
The audience for BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? profiling DJ Chris Moyles took a hefty knock last night as just 4.7m people (20.2% share) tuned in at 9pm, the show’s third worst performance ever on the channel.
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NewsFive beats off Sky to win rights to FlashForward
ABC’s sci-fi drama FlashForward, primed as a successor to its hit genre-bending show Lost, is coming to Five.
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RatingsBoost for BBC1 after oldie hits
Targeting younger viewers is only part of the flagship channel’s ratings success story.
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Icon Films to tell story of US airmen’s Borneo rescue
Bristol-based documentary-maker Icon Films is to make The Airmen and the Headhunters, a one-off doc about a team of US airmen rescued by Borneo tribesmen during World War II.
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RatingsViewers drawn to Desperate Romantics
Viewers were seduced by the first episode of BBC2’s new art-inspired drama Desperate Romantics with 2.5m (15% share) watching at 9pm last night.
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Ratings728,000 drawn to Underage and Pregnant
BBC3’s ongoing Adult Season continued to be a big draw for the channel with Underage and Pregnant drawing in a sizeable 728,000 viewers (3.7% share) at 8.30pm.
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RatingsThe Street tops 5m for BBC1
BBC1 drama series The Street dominated viewing at 9pm last night with the Jimmy McGovern drama pulling in an audience of 5.1m (22.5%).
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RatingsFive’s Ashes coverage gets record viewers
Five’s recent coverage of the current Ashes Test cricket series pulled in 1.4m viewers (6.7%) on Friday night, the channel’s highest ever audience for the sport.
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RatingsThe Open peaks at 5.4m
BBC1’s extensive live coverage of the final day’s play of The Open peaked with a sizeable audience of 5.4m (27.2% share) at 7pm last night.
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RatingsTotally Saturday limps to a close
BBC1’s troubled entertainment format Totally Saturday ended with a whimper at the weekend with just 2m viewers (12.4%) watching the final instalment at 6.30pm.
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RatingsViewers sink teeth into True Blood
The UK debut of vampire drama True Blood made its mark on FX with a total audience of 323,000 viewers (2%), the second most watched show of the year so far on the channel.
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RatingsPregnancy appeals to 737,000
BBC3’s new series Pregnancy: My Big Decision was one of the highlights of a strong performance for the channel last night as 737,000 (3.5%) tuned in at 9pm.
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Ratings8.1m pick up New Tricks
There was no sign that interest in BBC1’s long-running drama New Tricks was letting up as the new series kicked off last night at 9pm with 8.1m viewers (34.2%).
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NewsBBC appoints new news editor
The BBC has named Middle East Bureau editor James Stephenson as editor of its flagship News at Six and Ten bulletins.
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RatingsDavina doc draws 6.4m
BBC1’s factual series Who Do You Think You Are? returned for a second run this year with 6.4m viewers (28.6%) watching Davina McCall researching her family history.
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RatingsStrategies with soap schedules
Populist dramas are a key battleground in the broadcasters’ war to hold onto viewers throughout peaktime
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RatingsShare up for new Virgin 1
The rebranding of general entertainment channel Virgin 1 has helped grow its audience share by 39% year on year.
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RatingsFreefall holds up with 1.9m
Freefall, the latest drama from writer Dominic Savage, made its mark on BBC2 last night at 9pm with a solid audience of 1.9m viewers (8.9% share).
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RatingsViewers attend Four Weddings
Living’s Four Weddings remained a strong performer for the digital channel last night with a total audience of 405,000 (2% share), despite slipping slightly from the opener last Monday.