All ITV articles – Page 146
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NewsTop 20 ITV dramas 2011 - 2015
Click to see how well ITV’s scripted programming has performed following the launch of Downton Abbey in 2010.
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FeaturesRatings analysis: Downton Abbey, ITV
Downton Abbey gave a huge boost to ITV’s Sunday night and Christmas Day ratings. Stephen Price assesses the period drama’s impact, and how the schedules will shape up now
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NewsDerren Brown conjures up ITV magic
Derren Brown is teaming up with ITV to conjure up a search for the world’s next top magician.
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RatingsEngland vs France match hits 9pm peak
TUESDAY: The football friendly between England and France, held days after the Paris terrorist attacks, was watched by twice as many fans as Friday’s defeat against Spain.
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NewsLenny Henry: N&R-style quotas needed to address BAME 'market failure'
Sir Lenny Henry has branded the TV industry’s poor record on BAME representation as a “market failure” and urged Ofcom, the BBC Trust and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to force broadcasters to ringfence funds to address the issue.
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NewsDownton Abbey series finale grips almost 11m
Downton Abbey reeled in a consolidated audience of almost 11m viewers for the climax of its final series – its biggest audience since the penultimate episode of last year’s run.
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NewsITV ups 2016 pay offer
ITV has decided to increase its pay offer for staff next year following the company’s “good performance”.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity sheds 1.1m
MONDAY: The second instalment of I’m A Celebrity was 1m behind last night’s episode and suffered a significant drop on its ratings at the same point last year.
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NewsPlay To The Whistle scores second run
ITV has ordered a second series of Hungry Bear Media’s sports panel show Play To The Whistle.
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RatingsStrictly opens up 3.5m gap over X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing leapt to a Saturday night series high, opening up a 3.5m gap over rival The X Factor.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity... returns with lowest launch since 2009
SUNDAY: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! returned with its lowest launch episode since 2009.
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NewsUnforgotten secures second series
ITV has ordered a second series of Mainstreet Pictures crime drama Unforgotten.
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NewsThe Voice fallout prompts entertainment re-think
The high-profile wrangle over The Voice UK is set to herald a major rethink in the entertainment strategies of BBC1 and ITV.
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NewsITV rides out ratings worries with revenues of £2.3bn
ITV weathered continued audience declines to post revenue growth of 13% in the first nine months of the year.
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RatingsDownton series finale draws 9m
SUNDAY: The final series of Downton Abbey bowed out with its biggest audience for two years, as Strictly Come Dancing rose to another high.
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CommentHow Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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RatingsX Factor recovers to 6.5m
SATURDAY: The X Factor recovered from last week’s poor performance – adding almost 1m viewers as the live rounds entered their second week.
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NewsITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.
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NewsBBC admits defeat in battle for The Voice UK
The BBC has admitted defeat in the battle with ITV to secure The Voice UK from 2017.