All articles by Stephen Price – Page 90
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RatingsNew Tricks bulldozes rivals
New Tricks is a summer staple that the BBC1 scheduler can pop in and relax. It may have an unfashionably old profile but it’s a volume juggernaut that puts the wind up everyone.
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RatingsITV4 on the right track
This week’s digital focus considers the Tour de France, Dynamo, British Masters and Family Guy.
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RatingsProphet takes on the teens
There was a dramatic touch this week as BBC2 played the latest in its Sarah Waters adaptations and will be reposing, smoking the cheroot of satisfaction at the result.
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No news here... move on
Reports of a crisis on Coronation Street are exaggerated but ITV’s Saturday reshuffle proves fruitless.
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RatingsSirens increases volume with PVR viewers
Channel 4’s comedy drama about a team of paramedics is being recorded by more than half a million viewers, providing a shot in the arm to the new series.
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RatingsRise of FX’s Falling Skies
This week the sky fell in, there was some sartorial history, more teen/ lupine angst and a dynamo generated big numbers.
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RatingsTop Gear trumps all
This week’s channel overview considers Undercover Boss, The Killing and Top Gear amongst others.
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RatingsNext in line for PM…
Hugh Grant’s star turn on Thursday helped Question Time clock up a whopping 3.6 million viewers.
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RatingsLuther arrests a million on PVR
Luther, the BBC1 crime drama starring Idris Elba, has recorded a surge in viewing figures through PVRs – taking it ahead of its first series.
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RatingsChannels roll out the bling
Lennon and McCartney once warbled that money can’t buy you love. That may be true, but it can get you a lot of bling, as two very different programmes from two very different channels showed.
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RatingsSirens lures viewers to C4
Channel 4 introduced its own sirens as rough-but-ready angels of mercy in its new comedy drama. Meanwhile, Venice bewitched three middle-aged men.
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RatingsMarriage Ref faces red card
Gameshow continues to underperform while BBC cleans up in the old Wednesday Corrie slot.
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RatingsApprentice hires 1.2m PVR viewers
More viewers are recording the Apprentice than ever before, with PVR figures topping a million for the BBC1 reality show.
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RatingsGame, set and match
BBC1 sees off ITV1 with fortuitously scheduled Friday peak coverage of Murray victory
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RatingsBBC hits right note at Glasto
The music festival season only ever really gets going when Glastonbury arrives, all muddy and hot. U2 didn’t have to tax themselves to be top dog, but Plan B might actually need one.
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RatingsGlobal vision boosts BBC2
BBC2 took us around the world this week: Venice, Afghanistan and finally, er, Dunsfold. Channel 4, meanwhile, found solace in portly emergencies.
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RatingsGlee for Sky as Rory wins
Glee, golf and war past and present were the diverse croutons served up in the digital soup this week.
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RatingsInjustice boosted by PVR viewing
ITV1 drama Injustice benefited considerably from recorded viewing, but failed to provide a ringing endorsement for stripped dramas.
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RatingsIt’s not about the ratings
This week, both Channel 4 and BBC2 proved that TV can still stir important things up. Elsewhere, a fine drama ended and Channel 4 tried to get a comedy Friday up and running.
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RatingsSun fails to shine on ITV
ITV1’s Saturday night summer line-up is kicked into the shade by BBC’s Kung Fu hit.