All Entertainment articles – Page 110
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NewsITV returns to Ninja Warrior
ITV ordered a second series of physical entertainment show Ninja Warrior ahead of the final of the opening run on 30 May.
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NewsITV taps into Periscope for BGT final
Britain’s Got Talent is preparing to use live video streaming service Periscope to offer viewers a behind the scenes glimpse of this weekend’s final.
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NewsSky to take arts to next level
Sky wants producers from the UK, Italy and Germany to bring it big budget ambitious arts projects for its new production hub in Milan.
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NewsNever Mind The Buzzcocks cancelled after 19 years
BBC2 has pulled the plug on Never Mind The Buzzcocks after 19 years.
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RatingsEurovision hits five year low
SATURDAY: The Eurovision Song Contest serenaded its lowest crowd in five years but still took a chunk out of Britain’s Got Talent.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent goes live with 8.9m
MONDAY: The first live Britain’s Got Talent semi-final of 2015 lost 700,000 viewers on the equivalent episode last year.
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NewsHungry Bear wins extended 1,000 Heartbeats order
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Hungry Bear Media game show 1,000 Heartbeats.
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RatingsBritish Soap Awards stumbles to 4.2m
THURSDAY: The British Soap Awards took place in front of an audience of 4.2m viewers – its smallest audience on record.
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NewsBBC1 to reunite relatives in gameshow
BBC1 will help long lost relatives win a reunion in an exotic location in a fresh Saturday night National Lottery entertainment format.
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NewsLA Screenings: UK broadcasters eye James Corden talkshow
A number of British broadcasters are lining up to acquire The Late Late Show with James Corden but the show is unlikely to air in the UK before the end of the year.
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RatingsBig Brother debut down 300k
TUESDAY: Big Brother was 300,000 down on last year’s opener, as Channel 4’s No Offence lost nearly a million viewers on its second episode.
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NewsC4 raids Objective for head of entertainment
Objective Productions head of comedy Ben Caudell is to become Channel 4 head of entertainment as the commercial broadcaster finalises the team’s new structure.
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RatingsBritain's Got Talent peaks with 11.2m
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent scored its second highest ratings of the series on Saturday, while BBC1’s VE Day 70 event coverage peaked with more than 6m viewers.
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RatingsBaftas deliver a boost for BBC1
SUNDAY: BBC1’s Bafta Awards coverage rated higher than last year’s performance as it peaked with 6m viewers on Sunday night.
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NewsITV pilots Stephen Mulhern daytime show
ITV is shooting a pilot for a daytime format fronted by Catchphrase host Stephen Mulhern.
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NewsSky Arts 2 to close
Sky is to merge its two arts channels and hand the newly created Sky Arts an improved slot on its EPG.
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NewsSimon Cowell cues up DJ format with Yahoo
Simon Cowell has teamed up with Done + Dusted to produce a DJ competition format for online portal Yahoo.
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NewsITV piloting Jonathan Ross cookery show
ITV is piloting a cookery panel show fronted by talk show host Jonathan Ross.
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RatingsNinja Warrior adds 1m viewers
SATURDAY: ITV physical gameshow Ninja Warrior gained almost 1m viewers, as BBC1’s Atlantis hit a series low.
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NewsITV committed to live Sound of Music event
ITV remains committed to celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music amid suggestions that it was originally eyeing an Easter TX date for the live extravaganza.