All articles by Stephen Price – Page 98
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RatingsNot brilliant, but OK! for C5
At the end of the last century, ITV launched OK! TV on weekday mornings; now it has returned on rebranded Channel 5. Meanwhile, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings ended its blockbuster run and will be missed, if not by everyone.
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RatingsMadness gets a grip on Sky
I don’t know if anyone down Isleworth way has one of those signs on their desk that declares ‘You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here But It Helps’, but this week Sky Living and Sky 1 each launched new shows that more than alluded to madness.
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RatingsSky Atlantic catch-up figures revealed
Consolidated ratings for new channel Sky Atlantic have revealed a healthy boost in figures for dramas Boardwalk Empire and Blue Bloods.
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RatingsWeek of drama ins and outs
As DCI Barnaby retired and Silent Witness wrapped up, Marchlands came on stage
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RatingsGypsies dominate - again
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is on the brink of a ratings landmark for Channel 4.
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RatingsC4’s Gypsy Weddings up again
Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings continued to boost its ratings success with nearly 2 million viewers recording the doc series.
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RatingsMore Glee as E4 tops table
Nearly 1 million people watched Bolton play Chelsea on Sky Sports 1 on Monday, proving that the football is the thing. Even if the ‘Keys’ are missing, there are no ‘Gray’ areas; apparently no one is indispensable.
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RatingsC4’s Big Fat Gypsy ratings
This week’s channel overview considers the ratings phenomenon of Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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RatingsThe Chase is on for 5pm lead
BBC’s Weakest Link succumbs to ITV, while ITV1 is the Biggest Loser to Silent Witness.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings grabs extra viewers
Channel 4 series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings has boosted its already impressive overnights performance with nearly 2 million recording the programme.
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RatingsAnnual ratings round-up: 2010
Audiences were up overall, with The X Factor overtaking BGT to claim top spot, while strong ratings for Downton Abbey and Sherlock proved the case for drama. Stephen Price reports.
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RatingsLighting up long nights
A broad range of programming kept viewers entertained as this never-ending January rolled on.
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RatingsTime stands still for Hattie
This week’s digital focus centres on Glee, Hattie and Being Human.
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RatingsC4 pulls out more stops
Are there any stops left on Horseferry Road? Channel 4 pulled out more this week including gypsies, satire and a defecting awards show with varying results. BBC2 welcomed back petrolheads.
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RatingsDrama back with a bullet
The immediate future of television drama looked bleak a couple of years ago, but a modest recovery shows the most-watched and recorded programmes of the week to be thrillers such as Above Suspicion and Zen.
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RatingsCollective Glee returns to E4
This week, those crazy Gleesters returned bigger than ever and were the only thing standing in the way of a sporty top four in the chart. Familiar drama proved a tonic even in a week of plenty elsewhere, while dancing continued to put its most elegant foot forward.
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RatingsBig fish steady the C4 ship
After last week’s potpourri, a fishier Channel 4, coupled with the return of an old favourite, provided a more stable schedule, while two new BBC2 comedies bookended the working week.
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RatingsBattle of the dramas
Established series lined up alongside new arrivals as drama dominated, and ITV1 added a new service.