All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 36
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NewsTV critics 29 August ‘08
“The Wrong Door was light on laughs - which is unfortunate in a comedy sketch show.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsC4 to profile Churchill's mother
Flame TV will profile Winston Churchill's mother, Jeanette ‘Jennie' Jerome, in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsViewers turn down BBC2's Zinc Bed
BBC2's TV adaptation of My Zinc Bed could only bring in an audience of 1m (4.4%) despite Hollywood actress Uma Thurman having a starring role.
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NewsTV critics 28 August ‘08
“It was difficult, but also original and powerful.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsGhost Whisperer upsets BBC3's Bride
BBC3's factual entertainment series Don't Tell the Bride returned yesterday at 9pm with 317,000 (1.58%).
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NewsModest beginnings for Mutual Friends
BBC1's new drama series Mutual Friends got off to a disappointing start last night at 9pm with an average audience of 4.6m (19.6%).
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NewsTV critics 27 August ‘08
“Thirtysomething meets Cold Feet meets Mistresses meets a little bit of The Big Chill meets innumerable other comedy dramas whose names escape me.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBest day ever for Fiver
Fiver, the female-skewing digital channel from Five, secured its best ever all hours performance on the August bank holiday with a combined share of 1.15%.
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NewsViewers feel the power of the Gladiators
The final of Sky One's reborn Gladiators rounded off a strong run for the show with 587,000 viewers (3.77%) watching at 7pm.
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NewsWogan makes solid C4 debut
Channel 4's new daytime quiz Wogan's Perfect Recall got off to a decent start yesterday with 1.6m viewers (12.9%) tuning in at 5pm, as the broadcaster refreshed its afternoon line-up.
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NewsOlympics close on a high note
BBC1's coverage of the closing ceremony of the Olympic games ended on a high note with an average audience of 5.5m (42.3%).
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NewsTV critics 26 August ‘08
“There were bits that were funny, in a way close to Alan Bennett. Apart from that, the whole thing was more or less relentlessly sad.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBBC1 learns more New Tricks
Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, Denis Waterman and James Bolam are to return in a sixth series of BBC1's hit drama New Tricks.
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NewsX Factor tops the charts with 9.4m
ITV1's hit entertainment show The X Factor took the top slot yesterday (23 August) at 7.30pm with an average audience of 9.4m (45%).
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NewsFrostrup: More women needed on panel shows
Edinburgh 08: Broadcaster and writer Mariella Frostrup has called for positive discrimination on panel shows so that women are better represented on screen.
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NewsRichard and Judy 'knew nothing' of phone scandal
Edinburgh 08: Husband and wife presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have spoken out about the TV fakery scandal that hit the You Say We Pay section of the C4 show.
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NewsOlympics watched by two-thirds of UK
Over two-thirds of the UK's population have watched at least 15-minutes of the coverage of the Beijing Olympics, making it the most popular sporting event on TV so far this year.
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NewsTV critics 23 August ‘08
“[An] impressive directorial debut.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsSky plans to hire its own Apprentice
Edinburgh 08: Sky 1 controller Richard Woolfe is on the hunt for more factual formats fronted by famous faces and is hunting an Apprentice-style show for the channel.
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NewsDoctors fail to revive BBC1 or ITV1
Programmes involving doctors, in one guise or another, failed to gain sufficient interest from the viewers at 9pm as both the main channels came under pressure from BBC2, Channel 4 and Five.