All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 34
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NewsMerlin and X Factor lose 1m
Saturday night big hitters Merlin and The X Factor both lost over a million viewers on BBC1 and ITV1.
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NewsTV Critics 29 September ‘08
“Hats off to whoever does the foreign buying for More 4.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBones rattles rivals
Sky 1's popular US drama series Bones made a successful return last night at 9pm as the fourth series kicked off with a feature length edition pulling in a sizeable 584,000 viewers (3.45%).
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NewsTraffic Cops stop the competition
BBC1's special edition of Traffic Cops, looking at the motorway police, overtook all competitors last night at 9pm with 6.1m viewers (28.9% share), more than double the viewers of any other channel.
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NewsITV2 runs out of Juice
ITV2's new panel game show Celebrity Juice failed to quench the thirst of the viewers last night at 10pm with just 243,000 (1.46%) watching.
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NewsLost in Austen ends with 3.1m
Lost in Austen, ITV1's sideways take on the period costume drama, ended its run with 3.1m viewers (13.6% share) in the face of tough competition from BBC1.
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NewsBBC1's Saturday line-up develops a ratings hole
Merlin and Strictly Come Dancing may have pulled in suitably large audiences for BBC1, but Hole in the Wall made a slightly wobbly debut in the channel's new Saturday line- up.
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NewsKnights Templar go into battle for Five
Five's Trial of the Knights Templar amassed a sizeable army of 1.6m viewers (7.2%) at 8pm, making it one of the channel's most watched documentaries so far this year.
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NewsRatings round-up: The Secret Millionaire
Channel 4's third series of The Secret Millionaire ended its run last night at 9pm with 3.3m viewers (15.3%), making it the most watched show on TV at the time.
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NewsTV critics 24 September ‘08
“We are in the realm of factual programme with an entertaining edge rather than detailed psychological inquiry here.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsLipstick Jungle snares 198,000
Living's latest US drama Lipstick Jungle, from Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell, made a solid but unspectacular start last night with an average audience of 198,000 (1.38%) at 10pm.
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NewsThe Wire ends with a snip
The very last episode of the US drama The Wire pulled in just 36,000 viewers (0.33%) for the special two-hour finale on FX at 10pm.
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NewsITV1's Place of Execution kills off the competition
ITV1's new drama Place of Execution got off to a flying start last night at 9pm with 6m viewers (26%), making it the most watched show at the time.
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NewsTV critics 23 September ‘08
“This was utterly baffling but very exciting stuff.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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News552,000 Camp with Disney
Disney Channel's UK premiere of the movie Camp Rock - starring The Jonas Brothers - proved to be a massive hit for the broadcaster with 552,000 viewers (3.79% share), the channel's highest audience so far this year.
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Sky Sports 1 promoted to the Premiership
The heavyweight Premiership clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Sky Sports 1 yesterday afternoon propelled the sports channel to the top of the ratings pile at the time as 1.6m viewers (19.61% share) tuned in at 2pm.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing gets a result with 8.3m
The results show of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing dominated Sunday night viewing with an audience of 8.3m (33.7% share) watching Phil Daniels become the first to get voted off.
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NewsMerlin spellbinds 6.6m
BBC1's new family-friendly drama Merlin worked its magic over 6.6m viewers (30% share) on Saturday night but was no match for ITV1's The X Factor. Earlier, at 5.40pm, the corporation's Hole in the Wall entertained 3.3m (24.9%).
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NewsTV critics 22 September '08
“There's nothing magic about this opener. This is a series which has got off to a decidedly shaky start.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsKatie & Peter take on World's Strictest Parents
BBC3 and ITV2 were locked in a fierce ratings tussle at 9pm last night as BBC3's The World's Strictest Parents averaged 720,000 (3.96%) but failed to topple the commercial channel's Katie & Peter.