All articles by Stephen Price – Page 70
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RatingsBBC dares to win on Saturday
At an evening of cello scraping on Saturday, I was reminded why I couldn’t master a musical instrument.
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RatingsBBC has its time in the Sun
When I was a humble ratings estimator, an agitated sales exec asked why I’d rated so highly a drama that had yet to air. “Because it’s on in January and it’s got the word ‘summer’ in the title,” I blurted. To my relief, it was believed.
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RatingsC4 reaps the Benefits
The year is now well under way and the schedules are beginning to take shape. Returning code-crackers got off to a decent start for ITV, while a British children’s classic has been given a youthful American rubdown for E4.
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RatingsTidy result for Dave
Amid mobs and all the excesses that Babylon has come to represent, only outdone by modern day football, the appeal of two young lovers from Essex and South Wales continues unabated, with a whole series splurged out at once for avid fans.
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RatingsGeeks help out E4 cops
E4’s geeky boffins have competition from a cop whose new boss wants less fun and more criminal capturing. Meanwhile, over on BBC4, Britain’s oldest butcher did rather nicely.
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RatingsBun fight fails Benefits test
Last year, there was a Twitter-based hoo-ha about one of the Bake-Off finalists. It was largely ludicrous, if unpleasant for the baker involved, but creator Love Productions probably felt that as controversies go, it was manageable.
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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.