All articles by Stephen Price – Page 94
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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.
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RatingsTime for ITV2 to emerge from its sister’s shadow
With channel-defining shows like TOWIE and Celebrity Juice, ITV’s younger sibling is finding its own niche at last.
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RatingsEastEnders recovers after BGT domination
BBC1’s EastEnders took a hit to its audience during the final week of Britain’s Got Talent but recovered considerably as viewers caught up through PVRs.
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RatingsIsle of Wight's alright for Sky
The Isle of Wight Festival 2011 came to Sky Arts 1. Elsewhere, Glee grew and BBC3 did well in Afghanistan.
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RatingsPole position for Grand Prix
BBC2 understood the expression ‘nice weather for ducks’ this week, while Channel 4 delivered fairies, fatties and funnies as Channel 5 served up an extra inspector.
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RatingsRain can’t spoil BBC parade
A massive 5 million switch to BBC2 to await the restart of the rain-affected Canadian Grand Prix.
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RatingsWatch scores monster success with Primeval
Sci-fi drama Primeval has doubled the audience for its new series on Watch following a surge of viewing on PVRs.
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RatingsEastEnders we presume
As if proof were needed that viewers navigate their way around TV schedules with the alacrity of a Livingstone or a Stanley (but maybe not Glen Miller’s pilot), BBC3’s catch-up transmission of EastEnders dominated proceedings this week.
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RatingsTaking cover from the blitz
In finals week of the 21st century’s version of the music hall variety shows, nearly everyone ducked; BBC2 went with an older, more nostalgic approach, while Channel 4 played out a goodly chunk of its film stock. Channel 5’s mainly acquired schedule remained intact.
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FeaturesApplause all round for ITV
BGT and Corrie dominate the top slots as Cowell makes a well-timed return from the US.
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RatingsBBC’s Waterloo move pays off
BBC1’s decision to reschedule Waterloo Road has boosted ratings for the long-running drama while consolidated figures reveal further growth.