All Top 100 shows articles – Page 38
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FeaturesRatings: C4 set to count cost for pulling Big Brother plug
The format may be tired and the ratings in steady decline, but C4’s Big Brother still has value for the broadcaster.
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FeaturesFootball, fillers and repeats
In a barren week of TV listings, only the presence of the X Factor hinted at the battles to come.
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FeaturesHolidays exodus is overrated
Figures show using the holidays as an excuse for a summer ratings lull is not always justified.
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FeaturesCorrie’s wedding reception
ITV1 celebrates a bumper audience for its soap wedding, but needs the X Factor for Saturday nights.
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FeaturesJury still out on The Bill’s switch to 9pm
Kate McMahon turns the spotlight on The Bill, which has moved to a 9pm slot after 25 years at 8pm, to see how it has fared against rivals
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RatingsBang Goes the Theory fizzles
BBC1’s new science series Bang Goes the Theory fizzled last night while Five enjoyed bumper ratings with The Hotel Inspector later in the evening.
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RatingsIs drama holding its own?
The Bill’s shift to a 9pm slot saw its slot average rise, but not all drama managed to pull in the viewers.
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RatingsBoost for BBC1 after oldie hits
Targeting younger viewers is only part of the flagship channel’s ratings success story.
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RatingsStrategies with soap schedules
Populist dramas are a key battleground in the broadcasters’ war to hold onto viewers throughout peaktime
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FeaturesITV1 hits monthly low point
Wimbledon, failure to attract upmarket viewers and the hot weather have led to a decline in figures
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RatingsIt’s a late gain for the arts
Never ones to pull in huge audiences, arts shows can attract the right kind of viewer with a night-time slot.
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FeaturesWinning the battle for 9pm
Drama or factual? Comedy or reality? Which programmes are conquering the key peaktime slot?
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RatingsViewers lose appetite for Supersizers
BBC2 food series Supersizers Eat… lost half a million viewers last night as Sue Perkins and Giles Coren went medieval.
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RatingsChat that falls on deaf ears
Comedian Graham Norton’s latest show for BBC1 has yet to find its footing with Saturday audiences.
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RatingsTop score despite a day swap
Scheduling change for The Apprentice from Wednesday to Sunday night fails to dent viewing figures.
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RatingsThe week Britain got BGT fever
ITV1’s entertainment juggernaut has been a huge hit - and the key to a successful ratings strategy.
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RatingsIs factual holding its own?
Factual shows may be cost-effective, but they struggle when up against drama and soaps
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RatingsTV profits from MPs' expenses
Political row a turn-off for viewers of news bulletins and a switch-on for debate and analysis shows.
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Ratings
The tricky drama series mix
Channels need quietly steady performers to balance out their risky big hitters.
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Ratings
A bit of a drama on May Day
The bank holiday saw the terrestrial channels battle it out with an array of hard-hitting shows.