All articles by Stephen Price – Page 94
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RatingsC4 comedy heads south
What was the secret of Scott’s Hut? That it was in Croydon and Scott never went to the South Pole at all but instead became a chartered accountant and advised those who faked the moon landing? A Channel 4 comedy continued its own southerly trajectory, looking as tragic as Scott’s ...
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RatingsDaytime drama recording significant boosts
BBC1 is generating extra viewers for its stripped daytime drama through an uplift in recording.
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RatingsGlee won and dreams lost
The gleefulness of high-school dreams is countered this week by the boulevard of broken dreams. Essex meanwhile goes from strength to strength in the same week.
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RatingsLambs to the Slaughter
Did other farm animals, jealous of the lambs’ fame, sabotage BBC2 on Tuesday? Meanwhile, Channel 4 had a muttony kind of week, and Channel 5 will be thanking the dead.
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RatingsWomen take the controls
ABBA musical and pink cabs deal a kitsch double whammy, but the Grand National jumps to new peak.
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RatingsUS drama piles on viewers as axing looms
Cancellation is hanging over several US dramas that continue to perform strongly for UK multichannel broadcasters.
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RatingsRetro pop is a hit for BBC4
This week’s digital focus explores BBC4’s return to classic Top of the Pops and its hit foreign crime drama.
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RatingsTurning TV into an art
It’s a surreal week as England play well on ITV for a change, while BBC1’s dancers stumble.
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RatingsFern falters in 5 o’clock spot
Channel 4 launched Fern Britton into tea-time this week, while Louis Theroux’s documentary sounded like a Jeremy Kyle special as he visited a hated family in crisis. Elsewhere, it was about saving money with three in a bed and holiday tips.
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RatingsCatch-up figures aiding recommissions
Traditional linear broadcasters have in recent times felt somewhat besieged by the inexorable march of technology. But one form of technology might be turning out to be more of a champion of old style TV.
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RatingsComing Out of Nowhere
This week’s digital focus focuses on Everything and Nothing, Katie Price, a White Van Man and the return of Spartacus.
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RatingsC4 campaigns take over TV
This week’s channel overview considers factual fare from Jamie’s Dream School to Wonders of the Universe.
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RatingsRich race boats as poor riot
Boat Race divides society while Dancing On Ice reminds us of its worth as a big hitter
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FeaturesDaytime believer, or rolling news?
The proposal to replace BBC2 Daytime with rolling news could save £20m, but what would the channel be losing? Stephen Price analyses the schedule and weighs up its performance
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RatingsBBC should think before cutting overnight shows
As the BBC considers cutting overnight programming, Stephen Price highlights the millions in audience figures that would be lost.
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RatingsJunior docs top the chart
Aeons ago, BBC1’s Casualty was seen by some as the champion of the NHS. Today, and with reforms a-comin’, BBC3’s Junior Doctors might have captured that mantle after another high this week.
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RatingsWonders of BBC2 gravity
Wonders of the Universe and Christopher and His Kind provided a mixed bag in the ratings for BBC2.
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RatingsBawdy Brits love red noses
Comic Relief, Mrs Brown and Waking The Dead chime with the times as the stars of the eighties wane.
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RatingsCatch-up viewing rocketing
Viewers choosing to catch up on programmes through PVR has already increased 7% this year, and the latest consolidated figures reveal the benefit to broadcasters.
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RatingsTwo-edged sword at BBC3
The new boss of BBC3 will arrive with some big hitting ratings winners already in place, including Junior Doctors, Being Human and EastEnders.