All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 36
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RatingsShow Me the Funny has the last laugh
THURSDAY: The live final of Show Me the Funny, ITV’s comedy stand-up competition, bowed out with one of its biggest audiences of the run.
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NewsSky Arts secures epic Mafia crime drama
Sky Arts has acquired an epic Italian-language crime drama about the early years of the Mafia.
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NewsMonkey to reversion C4 marriage doc as US series
Monkey Kingdom is to adapt a 2010 Cutting Edge documentary about newly married couples into a major series for US cable network Bravo.
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FeaturesSwinger Wives, TLC (US)
Broadcast throws its keys into the bowl for a new US series about swingers.
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RatingsBody of Proof tones up
TUESDAY: US crime drama Body of Proof scored its biggest audience since its record-breaking debut on Alibi last month.
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NewsChina lands on Frozen Planet
A major new BBC doc series from the makers of Planet Earth has been picked up by China’s CCTV.
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NewsX Factor launch sparks 86 complaints
The return of The X Factor has drawn complaints over aggressive behaviour during one audition and a quick flash in another.
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RatingsBBC3’s Cherry takes a bruising
MONDAY: The latest BBC3 doc special from Cherry Healey drew the lowest ratings for the presenter this year – on a poor night all-round for multichannel.
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NewsTop Gear steered onto Facebook
BBC Worldwide is to offer special editions of Top Gear on Facebook for less than £1 each.
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NewsSyfy finds Lost Girl
A new fantasy drama in which the lead feeds on sexual energy has been acquired for broadcast by Syfy.
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NewsGMG Radio names Andy Carter group MD
GMG Radio, owner of the Smooth and Real Radio brands, has appointed Andy Carter group managing director
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NewsTVF to bring doc on non-violent revolt to Mipcom
A crowd-funded film about the world’s leading expert on non-violent revolution has been picked up for distribution by TVF International.
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NewsBBCW to remake Week Women Went for US
A BBC social experiment that takes all the women out of a community to see how the men cope without them is being adapted for audiences in the US.
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FeaturesCharlie's Angels, ABC (US)
Broadcast welcomes back a classic ’70s series as it gets picked up in the UK by Channel 4.
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NewsScience gets Wide-Eyed for Dark Matters
Wide-Eyed Entertainment has produced a science series about twisted experiments for a US broadcaster.
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NewsTiger Aspect founder to deliver Bafta TV lecture
Peter Bennett-Jones, founder and former chairman of Tiger Aspect, is to deliver the Bafta Annual Television Lecture.
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RatingsC4 beats ITV1 with final Undercover Boss
TUESDAY: The final instalment of Undercover Boss helped Channel 4 beat ITV1, while BBC2 drama The Hour fell to its lowest audience of the series.
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RatingsRiots hit multichannel figures
TUESDAY: Multichannel broadcasters experienced a drop in figures across the board as viewers chose to follow the riots that have hit cities throughout England.
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RatingsCherry Healey raises 480k for BBC3
MONDAY: Presenter Cherry Healey drew her second lowest audience to date on BBC3 on a night that saw viewers drawn to news coverage of riots around the UK.
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NewsPBS on board Morse prequel
A new drama about the early years of Inspector Morse is to be co-produced by US public network PBS.