All Sky 1 articles – Page 17
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NewsSky 1 comedy Mount Pleasant to return
Sky1 has recommissioned comedy series Mount Pleasant for an extended run and a Christmas special.
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NewsSky drama to Strike back for a third series
Sky1 has ordered a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ Strike Back that will again be co-produced with Cinemax / HBO.
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RatingsIdiot Abroad beats X Factor USA
FRIDAY: The return of comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad drew Sky 1’s biggest audience of the year to date – beating Simon Cowell’s X Factor USA.
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RatingsStrike Back achieves millionaire status
Sky 1 drama Strike Back: Project Dawn has exceeded the performance of its first series with each new episode topping the million mark.
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NewsSky seeks to woo Glee fans with online series
Glee fans will be able to have their say on the musical drama as part of a weekly online spin-off show on the Sky website.
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NewsSky 1 to air Terra Nova a week after US
Terra Nova, the epic new dinosaur series from Steven Spielberg, is to air on Sky 1 exactly one week after its US broadcast.
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NewsGlee to air on Sky two days after US
Sky has revealed it will launch US high school musical show Glee two days after its US broadcast.
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RatingsSky 1 strikes back
Sky 1 soldier drama Strike Back fired up an army of followers on its return – exceeding the audience of the first series.
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NewsBattle lines drawn in comedy
Comedy has emerged as a key battleground after this year’s Edinburgh festival, as BBC1 and ITV1 unveiled new initiatives to fend off Sky’s latest offensive in the genre.
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NewsMurphy hunting Sky “Apprentice”
EDINBURGH: Sky 1 is hunting for a new factual entertainment format to exceed BBC1’s The Apprentice by injecting “genuine jeopardy”.
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NewsBrooker writes crime spoof for Sky1
Charlie Brooker has penned a feature-length comedy for Sky1 billed as a spoof of every British crime drama made in the last decade.
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RatingsMount Pleasant gets strong start on Sky1
WEDNESDAY: Mount Pleasant, Sky1’s new comedy drama entertained a healthy 506,700 (2.1%) significantly building on the slot average.
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NewsSky’s Murphy to reveal commissioning plans
Sky1 boss Stuart Murphy is to discuss commissioning opportunities across a portfolio of channels at an event in Newcastle this week.
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RatingsOnly Connect unites 600,000
MONDAY: BBC4’s audience almost doubled with over 600,000 viewers tuning in for the return of hit gameshow Only Connect.
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RatingsTrollied bags 1m for Sky1
THURSDAY: Supermarket sitcom Trollied, starring Jane Horrocks, was checked out by more than a million viewers on its Sky1 debut – the channel’s biggest overnight ratings of the year to date.
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NewsSky 1 orders more Little Crackers
John Bishop, Alan Davies and Jane Horrocks are to star in a second series of Little Crackers, ordered by Sky 1 for this Christmas.
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NewsVirgin strikes deal for Sky 1 and Living on-demand content
Virgin Media is bolstering its ondemand content catalogue following an agreement with pay-TV rival Sky to offer content from Sky 1 and Sky Living, as well as a range of movies.
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NewsSky reveals fresh comedies
A playground comedy, a talent show-cum-gameshow and a hidden camera series from Ant & Dec’s Gallowgate Productions are among Sky 1’s line up for autumn.
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RatingsGlee Project debuts on Sky1
WEDNESDAY: Sky 1 has begun gearing up for the launch of US high school musical Glee with a new spin-off reality show.
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RatingsDavid Walliams' Wall of Fame climbs ratings
WEEKEND: David Walliams’ topical panel show Wall of Fame grew its audience for its third outing on Sky1.