All articles by Stephen Price – Page 84
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RatingsDeferred Bard pegged back
When sport is live, nobody, not even the Bard, is sacred – as Henry IV found out this week.
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RatingsTennis serves up a winner
BBC comes out on top as Wimbledon throws schedules into disarray, while ITV has fool’s Gold
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FeaturesThe power of Dynamo
If Sinbad had taken Dynamo with him, his adventures might have been made less perilous by the sudden appearance of a baize table upon which card tricks would be performed, arresting the attention of the pursuing baddies.
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RatingsDriving home Will’s value
Driving through Warwickshire up the M40, the trees are greener, the roads slightly smoother and the sun shinier. I am sure William Shakespeare felt the same on his journey home (though not up the M40, obviously) after a hard day’s scribbling.
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RatingsViewers like a touch of Silk
The final episode of BBC1 legal drama Silk topped all-comers for the most recorded programme of the week.
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RatingsITV takes a beating at footie
BBC outplays ITV with its coverage of the Euro 2012 final to lift yet another ratings trophy.
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RatingsIt’s smiles all round for Sky
Sky Atlantic’s comedy night launched strongly with new shows from Alan Partridge, Armando Iannucci and Kathy Burke.
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RatingsCop and ball story for BBC2
BBC2’s schedules were rent with Wimbledon’s capriciousness but amid it all, its new drama began splendidly. Channel 4 sending Gordon Ramsay to jail worked well too.
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RatingsBig weekend for music fans
A brace of musical festivals and David Bowie helped BBC3, BBC4 and Sky Arts deliver strong figures.
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RatingsNew king of chat on BBC1
Graham Norton has now established his position as BBC1’s king of chat pulling some of his biggest audiences to date and stepping out of the shadow of predecessor Jonathan Ross.
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RatingsA tax break for C4’s Cats
The furore over Jimmy Carr’s tax helped Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats do rather well
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RatingsLosing wins it for BBC1
Euro 2012 draws in the fans, with a peak 23 million tuning in to see England fail again on penalties.
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RatingsTOWIE tour puts ITV2 top
Marbella: Essex on steroids. The only surprise is that it’s taken the TOWIE gang this long to go. Poor Spain, isn’t it suffering enough? Elsewhere, Dan Cruikshank’s London stories did nicely and ITV4 and BBC3 did well out of the Euros.
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RatingsBedlam once more for 742k
Sky Living’s supernatural drama series Bedlam returned for a second run and managed to boost its live ratings by nearly half a million viewers.
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RatingsSweet result for BBC2
Due to a physiological miracle that I am loathe to investigate too closely, no matter what I eat, weight stays away. After watching BBC2 on Thursday, I realise how insanely lucky that is, since it seems the biggest conspiracy of modern times is not political, it’s sugar.
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RatingsEngland delivers on TV
Football and repeats dominate the week’s viewing, while True Love runs smooth for BBC1.
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RatingsLewis top for recording
ITV1 detective drama Lewis topped the consolidated raintgs chart with more than a million time-shifting viewing.
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RatingsBBC takes early lead in Euros
Germany v Portugal pulls in biggest audience as ITV and BBC take turns with early games.
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RatingsFrom BB house to 50s house
This week, after the Jubilee was done, it was once again time to scrutinise entrapped housemates as attention turned to the Big Brother house.
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RatingsTennis serves up an ITV4 hit
ITV4 recently added the French Open Tennis to its sporting roster and the fortnight of Parisian grunting has delivered.