All articles by Stephen Price – Page 89
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RatingsMillions turn to Page Eight
Big Brother seems to be passing its resilience test for Channel 5, while baking and conspiracy did nice work for BBC2 as Channel 4’s dwarves stood tall.
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RatingsTime lord clocks up viewers
Doctor Who makes a strong return, while X Factor and New Tricks take top two spots once again.
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RatingsRatings: the big schedule shake-up
With new channel heads making their mark and Richard Desmond ringing the changes, Stephen Price asks how the main channels are faring, while our team assess the controllers
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RatingsTrollied wobbles as PVR figures fall
Sky 1’s new sitcom Trollied got off to a good start but a slip in recording figures suggests viewers are checking out
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RatingsRiots leave ratings in a spin
Word has it that the Kaiser Chiefs are quickly penning a sequel to their hit I Predict a Riot to be called ‘I Predict A Calming Down’; it’ll be played on brooms and with hoovers. Well, okay, they’re not. But after one of the more surreal and frankly tragic ...
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RatingsFish and homes win out
Dragons moved, fish returned, hospitals went, home restoration made its point and all featured in a week of few biggies but where some stalwarts remained, stal (or maybe that’s wart?).
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RatingsNation tunes in to news channels
If you were a Martian landing on Earth and took a look at the Digital Networks Top Programmes list (because let’s face it, you would) you might think we were all news junkies. And if our visitor saw The Borgias too, he/she might also wonder what history narrative we thought ...
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RatingsAlibi has Proof of a record-breaker
UKTV-owned Alibi has arrested its biggest ever audience with new US crime series Body of Proof.
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RatingsTrollied debut is wobble-free
The summer, for all its mad weirdness, can be a place to deliver audiences - as Sky 1 discovered when Trollied rolled in very much unlike a supermarket trolly: in a straight line and avoiding ploughing into the baked bean display.
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RatingsBusiness as usual on TV
ITV continues to struggle as New Tricks and DIY SOS keep the BBC ahead of the game.
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RatingsBBC2's The Hour clocks ratings hike on PVRs
BBC2 drama The Hour has built on its strong debut performance with a boost of nearly 600,000 PVR viewers.
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FeaturesWho’s winning the big entertainment battle?
As the Saturday night ratings war between ITV1 and BBC1 hots up, Stephen Price takes a look at how each side is faring.
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RatingsDynamo’s the one to Watch
Something tells me that we might be hearing more of Dynamo as word spreads and Watch watches its numbers grow.
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RatingsFinal piece in BBC2 jigsaw
Maths, dragons, civic pride and 1950s telly were among the pieces that made up BBC2’s jigsaw this week.
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RatingsBBC keeps its cool in heatwave
New Tricks and Dragon’s Den ensure a clean sweep for BBC, as ITV wilts in the heat.
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RatingsTorchwood ignited by 1.8m PVR boost
Sci-fi drama Torchwood was watched by nearly 1.8m viewers after its initial broadcast on BBC1, helping to overtake the ratings for the previous series.
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RatingsConjuring up fans of magic
Tuesday’s Met/Murdoch melange benefited the news channels no end. If only, the lament may have gone, someone had a magician to make it all go away.
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RatingsArt imitates Murdoch saga
In a dramatic week when MPs grilled barons and coppers, there was a moment when art did so perfect an impression of life, it was as if Bobby Davro had turned up.
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RatingsTV enters summer doldrums
Old coppers hit a high for BBC1 as New Tricks shines in an otherwise uninspiring schedule.