All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 7
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RatingsER ends on 1.1m
The very last episode of ER pulled in a bumper total audience of 1.1m viewers (5.1%) at 9pm last night on More 4, equalling the channel’s highest audience so far this year.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent gets 12m
ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent dominated viewing last night as the fourth semi-final averaged 12.3m viewers (51.2% share) at 8.30pm.
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NewsBSkyB bids for Virgin Media
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is understood to have made a bid for a package of seven digital television channels owned by Virgin Media, apparently offering around 60% more than other interested bidders.
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NewsBlumenthal serves up another Feast
Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is set to serve up another Feast as his experimental cookery show has been given a second series on Channel 4.
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RatingsFootball causes Apprentice substitution
ITV1’s live coverage of England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra has forced the BBC to reschedule the final of The Apprentice.
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RatingsITV1 scores with Champions League final
ITV1 was match fit last night as the live coverage of the Champions League final gained a match average of 9.9m viewers (40% share) despite Manchester United losing 2-0.
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RatingsEmmerdale suffers with 4.2m
ITV1 may have scored in the ratings with its Champions League football coverage but earlier in the evening Emmerdale only managed an audience of 4.2m (22.6% share), the soap’s worst performance since 2006.
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NewsYouTube star Lauren Luke joins forces with Shaps
Internet sensation Lauren Luke has enlisted the help of former ITV director of television Simon Shaps to break into mainstream television.
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RatingsIs factual holding its own?
Factual shows may be cost-effective, but they struggle when up against drama and soaps
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RatingsChelsea grows BBC2 ratings
BBC2’s annual coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show was a bloomin’ marvellous ratings hit.
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RatingsFilm 4 pulls in more viewers
Film 4 had its best week among its target audience of viewers aged between 16 and 34 since 2007 as the channel expanded its hours.
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RatingsHolby City slumps to 3.8m
BBC1’s long-running Holby City slumped in the ratings last night to what is believed to be the show’s lowest ever audience of just 3.8m viewers (16.3% share) at 8pm.
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RatingsMissing Link unearths 3m
BBC1’s science documentary about a recently discovered 47 million year-old ‘missing link’ picked up an audience of 3m (11.8%) but was dwarfed by ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent.
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RatingsSusan Boyle shows 13.6m she's Got Talent
The reappearance of singing sensation Susan Boyle on ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent drew a peak audience of 13.6m (54% share) during the first Sunday night show of the current run.
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RatingsSpringwatch blooms with 3.9m
BBC2’s wildlife series Springwatch was back last night as strong as ever as 3.9m viewers (16.1% share) tuned in at 8pm - rivalling both BBC1 and ITV1.
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RatingsReggie Perrin rises to 4m
BBC1’s sitcom Reggie Perrin had a slight revival in its fortunes as the penultimate episode gained 4m (19.1%) in its Friday night slot.
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BBC4 to dramatise life of Fonteyn
Anne-Marie Duff, star of The Virgin Queen and Is Anybody There?, is to play late ballet icon Dame Margot Fonteyn in a BBC4 biopic.
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Question Time debate in peak gains 3.7m
BBC1’s decision to give Question Time a key peaktime slot paid off last night as 3.7m viewers (17.1% share) tuned in, comfortably winning the slot at 9pm.
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Sky commissioners to rejoin Woolfe at Five
Five has poached two key commissioners from Sky for the head of entertainment and head of factual jobs.
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NewsGladiators out, Gray in at Murphy's Sky 1
Stuart Murphy has stamped his authority on Sky 1 by axing Gladiators and Don’t Forget the Lyrics and luring Duncan Gray to the channel as commissioning editor for entertainment.