All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 42
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NewsSecond year for writing prize
Red Planet Pictures is set to announce the second year of its writing prize to find the best of Britain's unsigned writers.
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NewsGame, set and match to BBC
Andy Murray's thrilling five set victory against Richard Gasquet to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon was a huge attraction last night as the audience peaked at 9.15pm with 10.4m (43.5%) on BBC1.
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NewsSaturday slump for ITV1
ITV1's all-hours share of 10.2% on Saturday (28 June) was its second worst day ever, with new entertainment show Who Dares Sings! interesting just 3.7m viewers (18.8%) at 8pm.
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NewsEuro 2008 final scores 10.7m
Spain's 1-0 victory against Germany in the final of Euro 2008 gave a bumper audience to BBC1 with the match averaging a strong audience of 10.7m (42.2%) from 7.45pm.
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NewsSpanish victory boosts ITV1
Spain's Euro 2008 semi-final victory over Russia scored for ITV1 last night, with the match from 7.45pm averaging 7.2m viewers (32.8%).
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NewsNeil Sean joins Fox
Former Sky Showbiz correspondent Neil Sean has joined sister US broadcaster Fox News as its royal reporter.
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Ricochet challenges women to do ‘men's' jobs
Women will attempt to prove they can be better cowboys, hunters or loggers than men in a Ricochet series for Channel 4.
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NewsEngland-less Euro 08 fails to score in ratings
England's absence from the Euro 2008 football tournament has had a markedly adverse affect on viewing figures for both BBC1 and ITV1, but the competition has still had its moments.
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NewsMurray serves up ratings ace
Andy Murray helped BBC2 serve up a ratings smash as his first round Wimbledon match peaked with a sizeable 3.8m viewers (19%) at 7.30pm.
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NewsC4 music shows to return
Channel 4 has cemented its ongoing commitment to music programming with a third extensive run for Freshly Squeezed.
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NewsPanorama special brings 4.2m
BBC1's Panorama exposé on the exploitation of child labour to make cheap clothing for Primark gave the current affairs strand a sizeable audience of 4.2m (19.3%) at 9pm, the show's highest audience this year so far.
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NewsRussian victory brings success for ITV1
Russia's convincing 3-1 victory over The Netherlands in Euro 2008 gave ITV1 an average audience of 7.6m viewers (37.9%) for the actual match at 7.45pm.
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NewsTop Gear speeds off with 6.1m
BBC2's popular motoring show Top Gear was back in the fast lane last night as 6.1m (23.3%) tuned in at 8pm for the new series, more than the start of the previous run.
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NewsITV1 football gives Big Brother the boot
The removal of Alexandra De-Gale from the Big Brother house was seen by a total audience of 4.3m viewers (18.4%) but it proved to be no match for ITV1's coverage of Euro 2008.
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NewsTribal Wives engage 2.3m
BBC2's new factual series Tribal Wives got off to a steady start last night at 9pm with a respectable 2.3m viewers (10%).
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NewsSpin-offs prove their weight in ratings gold
Broadcasters love spin-off shows and their performance in recent weeks will have done nothing to dampen that.
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NewsCall Girl proves US hit
The US debut of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on Showtime managed to charm 949,000 viewers, the cable network's highest ever rated debut for a new show in its 30-year history.
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News6.8m see France fall in Euro 2008
A sizeable 6.8m viewers (30.3%) on BBC1 saw the French national side kicked out of Euro 2008 last night as it lost 2-0 against Italy.
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NewsDickens seduces 1.5m
Channel 4 continued its Victorian Passions season at 9pm last night as Dickens's Secret Lover charmed a modest 1.5m viewers (6.5%).
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NewsGladiators begin fight back
Sky One's Gladiators regained some lost ground with an audience of 643,000 (4.97%) at 6pm after weeks of declining ratings.