The Geordies shore up MTV
The occasionally disturbing thing about having the music system on random play is that you get quite an eclectic menu.
Overnights analysis
It’s hard labour for Prisoners
BBC1’s new doc series suffers at the hands of ITV as hit drama Broadchurch draws to a close
C5 soap cleans up in new slot
In the packed coffee houses of Enlightenment times, I expect there was a simple divide: are you for gravity or pots?
Defiance pays off for Syfy
This week, Syfy found that in a post-apocalyptic world, the appliance of defiance brings riches, as the channel’s newest import landed with a thump.
The week's ratings news (20 - 26 April 2013)
Politician's Husband secures 2.5m for BBC2
The Politician’s Husband voted in an audience well above BBC2’s slot average, as a repeat of 999: What’s Your Emergency? outperformed The Intern for C4.
10 O'Clock Live strikes with under 1m
The third series of 10 O Clock Live returned to less than 1m viewers as Simon Cowell format Food Glorious Food built its audience for the final instalment.
The Wright Way’s ratings go the wrong way
Ben Elton’s new BBC1 comedy about a health and safety officer got off to inauspicious start – as the finale of The Great British Sewing Bee stitched up a series high audience.
Broadchurch bows out with killer ratings
ITV’s hotly anticipated Broadchurch finale revealed Danny Latimer’s killer to the show’s biggest overnight audience of the series.
Ice Cream Girls licks competition
ITV’s Dorothy Koomson adaptation The Ice Cream Girls froze out competition from BBC1’s comedy double.
London Marathon improves performance by 100k
Coverage of the London Marathon added 100,000 to last year’s viewing figures, as Morse prequel Endeavour continued to steal the shine from BBC1’s The Village.
The Voice gains over 1m viewers
BBC1’s The Voice has bounced back with a series high performance as Britain’s Got Talent lost more 300,000 viewers for its second outing.
The occasionally disturbing thing about having the music system on random play is that you get quite an eclectic menu.
Overnights analysis
It’s hard labour for Prisoners
BBC1’s new doc series suffers at the hands of ITV as hit drama Broadchurch draws to a close
C5 soap cleans up in new slot
In the packed coffee houses of Enlightenment times, I expect there was a simple divide: are you for gravity or pots?
Defiance pays off for Syfy
This week, Syfy found that in a post-apocalyptic world, the appliance of defiance brings riches, as the channel’s newest import landed with a thump.
The week's ratings news (20 - 26 April 2013)
Politician's Husband secures 2.5m for BBC2
The Politician’s Husband voted in an audience well above BBC2’s slot average, as a repeat of 999: What’s Your Emergency? outperformed The Intern for C4.
10 O'Clock Live strikes with under 1m
The third series of 10 O Clock Live returned to less than 1m viewers as Simon Cowell format Food Glorious Food built its audience for the final instalment.
The Wright Way’s ratings go the wrong way
Ben Elton’s new BBC1 comedy about a health and safety officer got off to inauspicious start – as the finale of The Great British Sewing Bee stitched up a series high audience.
Broadchurch bows out with killer ratings
ITV’s hotly anticipated Broadchurch finale revealed Danny Latimer’s killer to the show’s biggest overnight audience of the series.
Ice Cream Girls licks competition
ITV’s Dorothy Koomson adaptation The Ice Cream Girls froze out competition from BBC1’s comedy double.
London Marathon improves performance by 100k
Coverage of the London Marathon added 100,000 to last year’s viewing figures, as Morse prequel Endeavour continued to steal the shine from BBC1’s The Village.
The Voice gains over 1m viewers
BBC1’s The Voice has bounced back with a series high performance as Britain’s Got Talent lost more 300,000 viewers for its second outing.
FOX ACQUIRES 'GUYS AND DOLLS' RIGHTS, SECOND CHANCES: RETOOLED PILOTS, TV CASTING REPORT, NBCU'S "DIGITAL.AMPLIFIED"
Fox Seals ‘Guys And Dolls’ RightsFox has closed movie rights to the 1955 hit musical and wants Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to fill the roles created onscreen by Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra; no writer or director is yet attached. (DH)
Betting on That Second Chance: Networks Roll the Dice the Second Time Around on Retooled PilotsSSN’s look at the 2013 pilot season’s second chance candidates. (SSN)
TV Castings For 4/24/13: Giovanni Ribisi, Robin Givens, Brad Paisley & MoreA look at recent casting moves. (SSN)
NBC Universal Adds 24/7 Game Show and More Digital-Enhanced ProgrammingA preview of NBCU’s digital initiatives via its planned "Digital.Amplified" presentation this evening, separate from next week’s NewFronts. (AA)
J.J. Abrams Explains Why 'Star Trek' Has To Be SexyEW’s take on Abrams’ recent Playboy interview where the director is mum on Star Wars but forthcoming onStar Trek Into Darkness. (EW)
Tribune Taps NBCU Exec Dana Zimmer as President of DistributionThe former Comcast executive starts May 13 and will report to Peter Liguori. (VAR)
Jaguar's 12-Minute Film Starring 'Homeland' Actor Damian LewisJaguar goes the extra mile for its latest branded content push with the 12-minute short film Desire arriving as Jaguar launches its first new sports car since 1963. (AA)
The Sundance Kid Grows UpThe 17 year old Sundance Channel, now owned by AMC Networks, expands its programming niche with hitsTop of the Lake and Rectify. (GRANT)
'Idol' Panic: Secret Plot to Replace Mariah Carey With Jennifer Lopez FailsIdol execs deny insider allegations that a plan to replace Carey with Lopez, in the face of dwindling 18-49 demo ratings and total viewers, was felled by threat of legal action by Carey. (THR)
Golf Channel Tees Up Live Streaming TV Everywhere AppComcast, Cablevision, Dish Network, Mediacom, Verizon, Suddenlink, and FiOS TV subscribers will be able to watch live programming and video via iPhone, iPad and Android devices. (FC)
Fox Seals ‘Guys And Dolls’ RightsFox has closed movie rights to the 1955 hit musical and wants Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to fill the roles created onscreen by Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra; no writer or director is yet attached. (DH)
Betting on That Second Chance: Networks Roll the Dice the Second Time Around on Retooled PilotsSSN’s look at the 2013 pilot season’s second chance candidates. (SSN)
TV Castings For 4/24/13: Giovanni Ribisi, Robin Givens, Brad Paisley & MoreA look at recent casting moves. (SSN)
NBC Universal Adds 24/7 Game Show and More Digital-Enhanced ProgrammingA preview of NBCU’s digital initiatives via its planned "Digital.Amplified" presentation this evening, separate from next week’s NewFronts. (AA)
J.J. Abrams Explains Why 'Star Trek' Has To Be SexyEW’s take on Abrams’ recent Playboy interview where the director is mum on Star Wars but forthcoming onStar Trek Into Darkness. (EW)
Tribune Taps NBCU Exec Dana Zimmer as President of DistributionThe former Comcast executive starts May 13 and will report to Peter Liguori. (VAR)
Jaguar's 12-Minute Film Starring 'Homeland' Actor Damian LewisJaguar goes the extra mile for its latest branded content push with the 12-minute short film Desire arriving as Jaguar launches its first new sports car since 1963. (AA)
The Sundance Kid Grows UpThe 17 year old Sundance Channel, now owned by AMC Networks, expands its programming niche with hitsTop of the Lake and Rectify. (GRANT)
'Idol' Panic: Secret Plot to Replace Mariah Carey With Jennifer Lopez FailsIdol execs deny insider allegations that a plan to replace Carey with Lopez, in the face of dwindling 18-49 demo ratings and total viewers, was felled by threat of legal action by Carey. (THR)
Golf Channel Tees Up Live Streaming TV Everywhere AppComcast, Cablevision, Dish Network, Mediacom, Verizon, Suddenlink, and FiOS TV subscribers will be able to watch live programming and video via iPhone, iPad and Android devices. (FC)
- November lands ITV drama role Replaces Mackie & Haynes
Danny Cohen confirmed as BBC director of TV BBC1 controller takes up role on 7 May
BBC2 confirms Dylan Thomas drama Poet in New York in early stages
ITV orders Broadchurch secondsITV has ordered a second series of hit murder mystery Broadchurch.
YouTube remains long-term playBBC Worldwide, Jamie Oliver Media and All3Media’s Little Dot Studios have admitted that creating original content for YouTube is a strategic rather than profitable move.
Netflix eyes new Euro launch after subs boostNetflix added more than 1m international subscribers in the last three months, including its operation in the UK and Ireland, and will launch in another European territory in the second half of the year.
