All Editorial articles – Page 13
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RatingsGrand National delivers 57% share
The Grand National was a runaway success for BBC1 on Saturday afternoon, building to a peak of 7.6m (57.2%) as the horses got their starting orders.
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RatingsOutnumbered returns with 5.4m
BBC1 sitcom Outnumbered returned with 5.4m (22.1%) in its new Thursday night home last night, its second best performance to date.
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NewsC4 lines up comedians for election night
Channel 4 is lining up talent including Rory Bremner, Charlie Brooker, Jimmy Carr and David Mitchell for its election coverage, which will also include a special edition of Come Dine With Me.
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NewsMaconie gets 6Music spin-off
BBC 6Music is to launch a late-night spin-off of Stuart Maconie’s eclectic Sunday afternoon show The Freak Zone.
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NewsBBC America hires first multiplatform chief
BBC Worldwide executive John Taite is to take on a new role heading up BBC America’s multiplatform strategy.
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RatingsMan U tackles MasterChef final
MasterChef ended its current run with 5.6m (21.8%), but was dwarfed by the action at Old Trafford, with ITV1’s live Champions League coverage peaking with 8.5m (32.3%).
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NewsGalloway plans web radio station
Outspoken MP George Galloway has vowed to take his radio show online following TalkSport’s decision to axe it.
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RatingsHeston's Feast ties with hospital doc
BBC2 and Channel 4 were neck and neck at 9pm last night, with the return of Heston’s Feasts and a look inside Great Ormond Street tied with 2.4m (9.8%).
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NewsMore than 1,000 complain over C4 Islam probe
Ofcom is looking into criticisms of Dispatches programme Britain’s Islamic Republic, which has attracted more than 1,000 complaints to the regulator and Channel 4.
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NewsC4's cinema legacy to be scrutinised
Channel 4’s contribution to British cinema is to be documented in a major academic study and industry conference.
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RatingsCanoe Man makes a splash on BBC4
BBC4 drama Canoe Man drew more than 800,000 viewers last night, more than three times the average audience for the channel’s midweek 9pm slot.
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NewsBBC3 launches magic site
BBC3 has given magician duo Barry and Stuart their own website and is lining up what it claims is the first magic trick to use Twitter.
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NewsRoary races onto iPhone
Children’s shows Roary the Racing Car and Fifi and the Flowertots are to get their own games for the iPhone and Nintendo Wii consoles.
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RatingsCougar Town snares half a million
Courteney Cox’s new comedy Cougar Town debuted on Living with 584,300 (2.4%) last night, helping the channel to beat all of the main digital competitors bar ITV2.
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NewsBBC2 re-orders The Thick of It
BBC2 has commissioned a new series of political comedy The Thick of It.
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NewsRobert Popper joins South Park
Former Peep Show producer and Look Around You co-creator Robert Popper has joined the writing team of US animated comedy South Park.
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CommentDoctor Who: the verdict
Doctor Who’s new stars and lead writer will rightly be praised for rebooting the show, but praise is also due for two unsung heroes, writes Robin Parker.
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NewsMatt Smith confirmed for more Doctor Who
The BBC will enter production on a second series of Doctor Who with new actors Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in July, the show’s executive producers have confirmed.
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RatingsBBC1 enjoys Life of Riley with 5.8m
Caroline Quentin sitcom Life of Riley returned with 5.8m (27.5%) on BBC1 last night, its biggest audience to date.
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RatingsHammond wins 9pm with 4.3m
Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds launched with 4.3m (17.6%) on BBC1, delivering the biggest 9pm audience of the night.