All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 6
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NewsSimon Shaps joins AFP firm
ITV’s former director of television Simon Shaps has joined A Brand Apart Television as its chairman.
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RatingsAshes to Ashes finale attracts 6.5m
The second series of BBC1’s drama series Ashes to Ashes ended strongly last night at 9pm with 6.5m viewers (29.2% share) tuning in.
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RatingsSetanta given boost by England win
England’s convincing win over Kazakhstan on Saturday gave a boost to Setanta Sports 1 with a match average of 799,000 viewers (7.2% share).
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RatingsNorton fails to Totally convince
BBC1’s new Saturday night entertainment show Totally Saturday hosted by Graham Norton made a rather hesitant start with 4.3m viewers (21.9% share) - level pegging with the finale of ITV1’s Primeval.
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RatingsApprentice hired with 9.8m
The final of BBC1’s The Apprentice recorded its highest ever viewing figures last night as 9.8m viewers (37.9% share) tuned in at 9pm to see who Sir Alan Sugar would hire.
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NewsNBC swaps around channels on EPG
NBC Universal Global Networks is to move around some of its digital channels on Sky’s EPG, moving Hallmark next to Sci Fi.
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RatingsBig Brother back with 5.1m
The tenth series of Channel 4’s Big Brother made a solid start last night with a total audience of 5.1m viewers (23.4%) at 9pm.
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NewsiCarly takes Nickelodeon top spot
Interactive teen comedy iCarly has become a big hit for Nickelodeon UK with its iGo to Japan special becoming the channel’s most watched show of the year so far.
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RatingsThe Apprentice hits new high
BBC1’s The Apprentice hit a personal best last night as 9.2m viewers (38.7%) tuned in to the penultimate show, the show’s biggest ever audience.
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Jack the Ripper heads Five’s Revealed strand
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie will investigate the relationship between Jack the Ripper and the press in one of six films for Five’s Revealed strand.
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RatingsThe week Britain got BGT fever
ITV1’s entertainment juggernaut has been a huge hit - and the key to a successful ratings strategy.
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RatingsBBC2 holds off the BGT effect
All eyes may have been focused on ITV1 and Britain’s Got Talent but BBC2 weathered the ratings storm largely intact.
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RatingsFinal ratings hit for ER
The last-ever episode of ER ended on a high for More 4 as the medical drama equalled the channel’s highest audience of the year so far.
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RatingsBBC1 and C4 fall victim to ITV1’s ratings smash
Britain’s Got Talent and the Champions League final helped ITV1 to record ratings last week, as BBC1 and Channel 4 took a pounding.
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RatingsITV1’s Tornado lacks gusto
ITV1’s peaktime line up ran out of steam last night as its new series Nature’s Fury: Tornado impressed just 1.9m viewers (9.5%) at 8pm, losing out to BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4 at the time.
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RatingsViewers rekindle Ashes to Ashes
BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes was back on form last night at 9pm with an average audience of 5.7m viewers (26.4% share).
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NewsHannah Montana gets fourth series
Miley Cyrus is to reprise her lead role in a fourth series of the hit Disney series Hannah Montana.
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RatingsBenidorm attracts 4.8m
A one-off special of ITV1’s sitcom Benidorm averaged 4.8m (20.9%) at 9pm, enough to give it the edge over a BBC1 repeat of George Gently at the time.
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RatingsHouse builds 676,000 for Sky
Sky 1 lay some strong foundations for the start of the fifth series of hit US series House as the first episode at 9pm last night averaged 676,000 (3.3%).
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent triumphs with 19.2m
A huge peak audience of 19.2m viewers (72%) tuned in to see dance group Diversity crowned as the winners of ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday night - beating favourite Susan Boyle.