All articles by Stephen Price – Page 96
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RatingsC4’s giant elf nabs top spot
It is no surprise that in this huge week, the top-rating shows appear around the edges of peak; that half of them are brand extensions; and that one of the highest-rating 9pm shows combined food and soap.
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RatingsThe week to top all weeks
Corrie’s 50th-birthday bonanza goes down a storm, before The X Factor finale breaks records on Sunday.
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RatingsBig brands prove worth
The value of the Big Entertainment Beasts when they work, and heck are they working, is evident in the performance of BBC1 and ITV1.
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RatingsEarly Christmas for Channel 4
BBC2’s Operation Mincemeat, the increasingly popular Miranda and a seasonal visit from Fred Claus feature in this week’s channel overview.
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RatingsDemise of the scheduler has been exaggerated
The common consensus is that viewers are now their own schedulers and viewing live is a thing of the past. But while those further down the EPG are benefiting significantly, the terrestrials continue to draw big live crowds.
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RatingsA Widdy waltz for 2026 bid?
England lost out to Russia, the Saturday Monsters dominated and a bit of snow sent daytime viewing mad.
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RatingsTV keeps us out of the cold
Things perk up for Daybreak, while the reality megashows only continue to grow in popularity.
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RatingsFoil war vs Foyles War
It’s almost time to ponder the roast turkey and whether there’s enough foil to go round after last year’s supply debacle - there were ugly scenes in that foil war. ITV3’s Foyle’s War, however, was a thing of beauty in its counter jungle plan.
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RatingsChannels vie to find a voice
As the pillaging of the Event Season plunders audiences for the Big Two, other channels look to find a voice either by scheduling around them, where BBC2 has found some success on Mondays, or by playing the smart card
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RatingsMerlin magics up extra viewers
Time-shifting wizardry helped BBC1 claim the latest results for top recorded show while two US series and antics in the jungle also benefitted from the ‘R’ button.
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RatingsMonday night drama ends with a big bang
This week, Stephen Price examines the final showdown of the great Monday night drama gunfight, as US sitcom The Big Bang Theory passes a key milestone on E4.
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RatingsFuture’s here and it’s in HD
Not that long ago, Mobile TV was The Future. Everyone would soon, apparently, be carrying EastEnders or The X Factor around in their pocket and watching ‘mobisodes’.
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RatingsFamily life is never easy
This week, there was the return of The Family, a documentary about an East London family as well as an epic saga of one man’s fictional life and family history. And then there was Miranda, back with her odd collection of friends to supplement a very daffy mother.
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RatingsSea, fun and royal weddings
Strictly special pulls in the viewers while engagement of Wills and Kate gives ITV a ratings boost.
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RatingsWalking Dead and Idiot Abroad rack up strong ratings
The nation’s PVRs boosted ratings for An Idiot Abroad and The Walking Dead by some distance this week while multiple transmissions of The Only Way is Essex demonstrated another way to garner millions. The latest results in Monday’s ‘great dramatic clash’ are also in and there was a boost for ...
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RatingsMisfits have the power
This week’s digital focus examines Todd Margaret, Misfits and The Walking Dead.
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RatingsTaking refuge from history
This week, Edwardian farmers vied with the reincarnation of 1970s suburban ploughing on BBC2, while Channel 4 scared us to death with the size of the national debt, only to invite us the next day to watch people literally drop another million quid.
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RatingsMaking room for new faces
It’s changeover week in the schedules - Corrie bids farewell to Jack and I’m A Celebrity begins.
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RatingsConslidated figures leave Dave laughing
Consolidated figures prove the popularity of stand up comedy once again as the clash of the Monday night dramas continues.
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RatingsNo stumble on this Trip
If The Trip is a mock travel documentary, does that make it a Mockulogue? Elsewhere, MasterChef: The Professionals broiled its last this week as Kirstie Allsopp tried to get us to rethink how we refurbish.