All articles by Stephen Price – Page 87
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RatingsITV strips Jury and gets off
Competitive showing for stripped criminal justice drama, while I’m A Celeb… begins with strong audience.
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RatingsFrozen Planet recorded by 2m viewers
Frozen Planet, BBC1’s landmark natural history series, has seen a 2 million-strong boost to its already high audience figures due to PVR viewing.
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RatingsStrong week for stalwarts
There’s a great deal of strength piling on strength currently. Hollyoaks, that stalwart of Channel 4 and E4, has picked up the mantle post-Big Brother and is posting some big audiences; An Idiot Abroad is now a bona fide hit; and Him And Her has returned bigger than before.
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RatingsBritain past and present
This week there was a contrast between Britain’s past and present: the past of which everyone can unequivocally feel proud; the present a rather more dark and threatening place.
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RatingsBonfire weekend fireworks
X Factor reclaims top spot on Saturday night as Downton Abbey ends on a series high.
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RatingsThe Walking Dead rises again
US zombie drama The Walking Dead is proving a monster hit for FX with PVR catch-up and repeats taking the audience past the million mark
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RatingsWhen Misfits met TOWIE
This week, misfits played against misfits and the results were interesting, Celebrity Juice squirted on with another top performance and Hollyoaks did E4 proud.
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RatingsRoad trip to peak pays off
With interesting timing, a BBC2 daytime show succeeded in its peak-time promotion; Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park’s Lost Heroes proved too much for Jamie Oliver’s latest venture; while Louis Theroux rounded off a decent week for BBC2.
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RatingsDownton shocks as ITV falters
Period drama springs a surprise as alarming as The X Factor’s dip below Strictly on Saturday.
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RatingsThe PVR revolution
Insight and analysis from Stephen Price of how time-shifting and recording is influencing different TV genres.
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RatingsIdiot Abroad smashes 2m mark
The return of comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad hit ratings highs for Sky 1 and is doubling that figure through time-shifted viewing.
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Potty figures for BBC4
BBC4’s series on ceramics charts the glorious rise and precipitous fall of the once glorious Stoke- On-Trent and one of the UK’s greatest industries.
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RatingsBBC sabotages Hunt for Blair
As the rain thundered on my school gym roof, the sense of dread was palpable as cagoules and maps were handed out; orienteering, sob. At least BBC2 tried to put a jollier gloss on it with All Roads Lead Home. Meanwhile, Channel 4 resurrected a classic brand.
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RatingsSmiles all round at BBC1
Strictly closes the gap on X Factor as new Jeremy Kyle series loses High Stakes primetime battle.
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RatingsSky Living scores US drama boost
New Sky Living dramas Secret Circle and Ringer have recorded a strong boost to their audiences as a result of PVR viewing.
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RatingsNo escaping spray tan fans
Imagine if Made In Chelsea booked the same venue as The Only Way Is Essex on the same night. The room would be hoovered into a vortex of intimate apparel and orange spray tan.
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RatingsBikers reach the top floor
This week’s channel overview looks at BBC2 successes including The Great British Bake Off and the Hairy Bikers.
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RatingsX Factor hits a bum note
ITV singing competition suffers a year-on-year fall, but it is still the biggest show around.
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RatingsA bright start for The Fades
Two new imports from Sky Living this week had young women in bother as their theme: sibling identity theft on the one hand and witchy goings-on in a small town on the other. BBC3 helped the freaking-out theme with its new series The Fades.
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RatingsBBC2 on song with Shirley
This week, BBC2 celebrated the life of Dame Shirley Bassey and will have been pleased with the results