All articles by Stephen Price – Page 87
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RatingsE4 shouts the loudest
Watching TV in the US is a bit like being shouted at a lot, all the time, but E4 will be glad for it as it bundles together two strong American sitcoms.
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RatingsWinning ticket for BBC1
The Syndicate sinks ITV1’s Mighty Mississippi but Scott & Bailey stands up to Silent Witness.
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RatingsITV1's Vera recorded by 1.2m
After taking a battering from BBC talent show The Voice UK, the new series of ITV crime drama Vera is making a recovery.
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RatingsChannel 4's talent hidden by Beard
This week’s channel overview shines the spotlight on new Channel 4 series Hidden Talent, BBC2’s Mary Beard and Channel 5’s US crime dramas.
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RatingsTimeshifted viewing rises to 91 minutes
PVR viewing has grown to an hour and a half a week - about double the figure for 2009.
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RatingsUKTV: Strategic shift pays dividends
UKTV’s new strategy of increasing original commissions and bigger acquisitions has boosted share across its network of channels. Stephen Price breaks down the numbers.
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RatingsAnother ship sinks on C4
This week’s channel overview considers Channel 4 doc the Sinking of the Concordia and the latest comedy from Ricky Gervais, Derek.
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RatingsMore Bang for E4’s buck
The 100th episode of US comedy The Big Bang Theory managed to draw its biggest British audience to date, topping the 2 million mark.
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RatingsSelf and the self-publicists
Without a synapse or two snapping, it’s hard to imagine Will Self wandering in to Essex’s jaunty TV world, but it would be a sight to behold. Instead we have to content ourselves with them both being represented on TV in the same week.
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RatingsITV1 sounds retreat
Skirmish with The Voice over after four weeks as BGT sensibly opts to boost its impacts.
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RatingsThat sinking feeling
Titanic hits new low as Silent Witness beats Scott & Bailey in the battle of the Monday crime dramas.
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RatingsNo match for Undateables
C4’s The Undateables and BBC2’s Our Food come under the spotlight in this week’s ratings overview.
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RatingsMad Men doubles audience on catch up
US drama Mad Men failed to draw significant numbers in its new home on Sky Atlantic but has seen its audience double following PVR viewing.
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RatingsAd men miss their target
Over the years, Oxford saw more than its fair share of murders, but spare a thought for Sicily; it’s just as bad there, as BBC4 points out, with subtitles. Elsewhere, the dragons and dungeons in made-up worlds returned, apparently infinitely more palatable than advertising execs.
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RatingsOnce Upon a Time delivers for C5
Channel 5 enjoyed fairy tale figures for its latest import.
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RatingsCatch-up boosts Titanic to 9m
Recording and watching of ITV1 drama opener extends its lead over Upstairs Downstairs finale
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RatingsThe Voice UK passes the acid test
Entertainment shows are gobbling up the 1m extra viewers watching TV on Saturday nights.
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RatingsLow-key start for Mad Men
Acclaimed US drama launches on Sky Atlantic with a fraction of its BBC4 figures
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RatingsA nice Touch for Sky 1
“Don’t touch that” was something I was told a lot as a child, but I didn’t listen (as the time I put my finger in a socket at college proved). Sky 1 launched a Touch of its own this week, Yesterday celebrated the jet set, while BBC3 turned sportsmen into ...
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RatingsC4 wins game of catch-up
The top 10 makes good reading for Channel 4: three of its big brands continue to feature strongly, and two of them are factual, boding well for its experiment with catch-up service 4Seven.