All articles by Stephen Price – Page 68
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RatingsDramatic improvement at ITV
The success of Broadchurch and the continuing appeal of Coronation Street, Downton Abbey and I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! helped ITV become the only terrestrial network to grow share across its schedule in 2013.
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NewsWatching the detectives
As we emerge into the new year blinking like lambs, our national fondness for the irregular has been confirmed.
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RatingsFootball and crime pay
As usual, football dominates the charts – and each week that it does, its price will just go up and up.
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RatingsThe Bridge lifts up BBC4
My fierce history teacher once delivered summary justice to one of the cool kids (during a lesson about appeasement, ironically). He was my hero after that and would have fitted right in with BBC3’s young instructors.
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RatingsBenefits Street claims top spot
Gazing at the night sky seeing stars that blew up long ago puts missing the council’s Christmas tree collection day into perspective.
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RatingsThe Voice sings loud and clear
While John Profumo, minister of war and soon-tobe epithet to a scandal, lounged around Bill Astor’s pool at Cliveden more than 50 years ago, talking of things toffs do, Christine Keeler sashayed up and a nation was gripped.
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RatingsYear kicks off with football
Judging by the top programmes list, all too many of us were able to do, weighed down by delicate constitutions following New Year revelry and left-over Christmas trimmings, was watch others run about booting a ball or wonder abstractly what might be hidden in the loft.
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RatingsTop Gear stars battle it out
You have barely had time to forget the embarrassment of welcoming in the new year by singing into a hairbrush, or adjust to a new calendar, or manhandle into the garden the huge tree that seemed such a good idea to bring indoors three weeks ago, than a whole bunch ...
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RatingsOldie but goodie for ITV
At Christmas, time becomes your own personal property; it’s always five minutes past the yardarm somewhere and there’s usually time for one more mince pie.
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RatingsChristmas win for Mrs Brown
Between 21 December and 1 January, the BBC received 80 million iPlayer requests for TV. Doctor Who’s Christmas Day episode had 2 million requests on its own – the revolution is slowly gathering pace.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity up 7% year-on-year
I’m a Celebrity’s share was 7% up year-on-year, while ITV can also toast attracting more young, upmarket viewers, writes Stephen Price.
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RatingsChristmas treat for Celebrity Juice
Big Bang Theory held share while Celebrity Juice served up an early festive treat.
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RatingsLiverpool victory nets 1.5m
Liverpool’s defeat of Tottenham delivered 1.5 million to Sky Sports 1 on Sunday.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for C4
There were mixed fortunes for Channel 4 as Heston returned to nearly 2 million while Liberty and the British Comedy Awards struggled.
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RatingsITV finds audience for Lucan
It’s been 40 years since the mystery of what happened to Lord ‘Lucky’ Lucan and this week ITV began its two part tale of the Earl who vanished from the bloody Belgravia scene.
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RatingsITV is king of the jungle
It’s almost a Dickensian scene: the remains of a roasted goose sit on a table as a fat, rosy-faced uncle rests contentedly by a roaring fire, sipping his sherry and contemplating his works.
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RatingsHeroic stand for S.H.I.E.L.D
They say never meet your heroes. Over the years I’ve met a few: England cricket captains, World Cup-winning prop forwards, campaigning journalists and, of course, Timmy Mallett. But once met, do they not just become, well, like us?
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RatingsDrama’s monk is heaven sent
It seems we love a detective no matter where in space or time they are from, as long as there’s a good juicy murder.
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RatingsBig result as E4 beats C4
You know why the song Istanbul (Not Constantinople) left it there? It was because trying to get in “oh, and it was also Byzantium” would have caused chaos.