All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 58
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FeaturesStrictly glamour pays off for BBC1
BBC1’s decision to inject its Sunday peaktime schedule with a sequinned dose of Strictly Come Dancing has paid strong dividends for the channel so far.
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NewsITV1's food shows dish up mixed fortunes
ITV1's Hell's Kitchenended on a high last night with a respectable audience of 5.6m (24.8%) but the start of Britain's Best Dishearlier in the day on the same channel could only serve up 1.3m viewers (10.3%). ...
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NewsWorld Cup rugby scuppers BBC1's Eventing
ITV1's continuing coverage of the rugby union World Cup forged ahead of BBC1 on Saturday afternoon as the corporation's Three-Day Eventing coverage only managed 682,000 viewers at 1pm. [ALL]
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NewsParkinson back with 2.5m
The first programme in chat show host Michael Parkinson's swan song series interested 2.5m viewers (17.5%) on Saturday night, losing out to BBC1's Match of the Day. [ALL]
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NewsMichael Palin sets sail with 7.5m for BBC1
BBC1 travel show Michael Palin's New Europegot a warm send off from the viewers on its maiden voyage with a sizeable 7.5m (31%) watching at 9pm. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin Media boss pockets shares worth£1.3m
Virgin Media chairman Jim Mooney has received£1.3m in shares from the cable giant, which postponed its planned summer auction due to ongoing volatility in the credit markets. [ALL]
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NewsViewers don't go Nuts for new channel
New 'blokes' channel Nuts TV made something of an inauspicious debut on Wednesday, averaging just 9,000 viewers and a share of 0.10% between 9pm and 2am. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 triumphs with England victory
England 's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia was a smash hit with the viewers on Wednesday, attracting a huge audience of 10.2m (43.3%) from 8pm. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1's Dinner serves up a rare Sunday hit
The success of The Dinner Partygave BBC1 a rare Sunday peaktime victory over ITV1 this weekend, with the corporation's flagship channel gaining the upper hand for only the second time this year.
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NewsITV1 enjoys best summer for six years
ITV's strategy update comes after ITV1 saw its first improvement in its summertime performance since at least 2001, with its share rising by 0.7%.
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NewsITV1 enjoys best summer showing for over six years
ITV's strategy update comes after ITV1 saw its first improvement in its summertime performance since at least 2001, with its share rising by 0.7%.
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NewsAntony Cotton gets lowest audience yet
The teatime series that ITV1 hoped would raise its ratings fortunes, That Antony Cotton Show, slipped to its lowest audience yet yesterday with an audience below 1.1m viewers and a share of just 10.4%. [ALL]
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NewsNigella cooks up a treat for BBC2
BBC2 cookery show Nigella Expressadded an extra 500,000 viewers week-on-week to average 3.2m (13.6%) last night, outperforming both its nearest rivals and BBC1 at the time. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 benefits from football victory
BBC1's live coverage of England's crunch Euro 2008 qualifying game against Israel took the Saturday teatime spoils with 6.1m viewers (41%). [ALL]
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News6.9m attend BBC1's Dinner Party
BBC1's one-off comedy drama The Dinner Partyserved up a ratings treat for the corporation last night as an impressive 6.9m viewers (29.4%) watched from 9pm. [ALL]
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NewsBBC1 genealogy show triumphs with 6.5m
BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?gained its highest audience ever with the start of the fourth series at 9pm last night on a sizeable 6.5m viewers (29.5%) watching newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky trace her family roots. [ALL]
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NewsHell's Kitchen turns up the heat
ITV1 cookery show Hell's Kitchendid much better in the ratings last night, adding an extra 700,000 viewers to get an average audience of 4.1m (19%). [ALL]
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NewsAutumn brings mixed fortunes for big five
A flurry of new or returning terrestrial shows have marked the start of autumn, but although some managed to hit the target, they have largely been some way off the bullseye.
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NewsDon't Call Me Stupid brings 1.5m to ITV1
ITV1's latest attempt to revive its fortunes in the weekday 10pm slot fell short of the mark last night with the start of Don't Call Me Stupidbringing in just 1.5m viewers, a share of 7.9%. [ALL]
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Ratings Hell for ITV1's Kitchen
The return of ITV1's cookery show Hell's Kitchencould only serve up a lukewarm ratings dish of 3.6m viewers, a share of 17.1% in a 9pm slot. [ALL]