All articles by Stephen Price – Page 102
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RatingsWatch scores monster success with Primeval
Sci-fi drama Primeval has doubled the audience for its new series on Watch following a surge of viewing on PVRs.
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RatingsEastEnders we presume
As if proof were needed that viewers navigate their way around TV schedules with the alacrity of a Livingstone or a Stanley (but maybe not Glen Miller’s pilot), BBC3’s catch-up transmission of EastEnders dominated proceedings this week.
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RatingsTaking cover from the blitz
In finals week of the 21st century’s version of the music hall variety shows, nearly everyone ducked; BBC2 went with an older, more nostalgic approach, while Channel 4 played out a goodly chunk of its film stock. Channel 5’s mainly acquired schedule remained intact.
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FeaturesApplause all round for ITV
BGT and Corrie dominate the top slots as Cowell makes a well-timed return from the US.
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RatingsBBC’s Waterloo move pays off
BBC1’s decision to reschedule Waterloo Road has boosted ratings for the long-running drama while consolidated figures reveal further growth.
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RatingsMTV discovers new shores
This week’s digital focus considers MTV’s Geordie Shore and ITV2’s Celebrity Juice.
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RatingsRooms lost in lifestyle wash
This week’s eclectic bunch of stuff included history disturbed and deconstructed, flower power ago-go, a quartet of salons and Manchester United fans trying to slake their disappointment with a punt at winning some cash.
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RatingsITV enjoys a bumper weekend
ITV1 gets a timely boost from the much-anticipated Champions League final and BGT.
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RatingsTime-shift boosts Time Lord
Doctor Who is drawing significant boosts to its audience through PVR viewing with nearly 2 million extra viewers choosing to time-shift the sci-fi show.
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RatingsLouis locks in the audience
This week, the sweary chef ‘s great escape is looking slightly more like an exit strategy; Channel 4 and 5 showed up ITV1; and Louis Theroux, in that way he has, gave us a taste of ‘life’ in a Florida jail.
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RatingsAnd the award goes to...
BBC comes out on top in the battle of the award shows as the Baftas narrowly beat the soaps.
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RatingsHas C4 risen to the Big Brother challenge?
With the departure of the reality juggernaut prompting an overhaul of its schedules, Stephen Price takes a look at how the channel is faring.
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RatingsITV1’s Vera unearths extra 1.2m
ITV1 crime drama Vera is generating significant uplift through PVR viewing - a welcome boost given that a second series is firmly on the cards.
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RatingsToo much of a Glee thing?
Julia Bradbury this week walked about in Iceland, Celebrity Juice topped the charts, while Glee’s success might end up being a double-edged sword for E4.
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RatingsA spoonful of Sugar for BBC2
This week, BBC2 enjoyed more morsels from The Apprentice table that was once its own, Channel 4 proved once again that real hospitals are compelling, while The Shadow Line faced up to the ‘episode two test’.
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RatingsSing if you’re winning
Annual cheese fest Eurovision hits the right note, gaining its biggest audience in six years.
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RatingsTitle decider scores for Sky
As the football season draws to an end, some matches have a significance beyond weekly bragging rights, as revealed by the whooping from my Man Utd-supporting neighbour on Sunday.
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RatingsGood but not Remarkable
BBC2 relived a sporting life and introduced us to new drama while Channel 4 saw its investment in millionaires pay off.
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RatingsCops hit the spot for ITV1
Opening episode of Case Sensitive leaves BBC1’s Exile out in the cold as Vera makes a strong return.