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Celebrity Big Brother‘s comeback kicked off with over 5.8 million peak viewers on Friday night.Channel 4’s live welcome show, which saw celebrities such as Michelle Heaton, Coolio and Austin Power’s star Verne enter the house, pulled in 5.4 million average viewers and a 22.4% audience share.However, the controversial reality show’s initial ratings success dipped over… Continue reading Celebrity Big Brother kicks off with 5.8 million viewers

A merger of Channel 4 and Five would not be approved by competition authorities, according to a new report by Enders Analysis.The report says that if previous rulings are taken into account – such as those on the merger of Carlton and Granada, BSkyB’s 17.9% stake in ITV and Project Kangaroo – it is unlikely… Continue reading Channel4/Five merger “would not be approved”

ITV and Channel 4 should pull out of Project Kangaroo, according to a new report from Enders Analysis.The report says that taking part in the video-on-demand project will cost the broadcasters up to £15 million each.It argues that instead of taking on new projects, they should concentrate on riding out the recession.Enders estimates that Kangaroo… Continue reading Broadcasters “should pull out of Project Kangaroo”

The first evening of 2009 saw the BBC come out on top in the ratings war, with a new episode of spooky detective show Jonathan Creek picking up a peak of 9.4 million viewers for BBC One.On from 9pm to 11pm, the comedy-drama had an average audience of nine million people, or a 35.9% share… Continue reading 9.4m see return of Jonathan Creek

The Bill‘s special ‘Too Hot to Handle’ episode banked more than 5.3 million viewers at 9pm last night.It held the peak audience for most of the all-important 9pm to 10pm slot with a 21% audience share, only missing out between 9.15pm and 9.30pm when the festive edition of BBC One’s quiz show QI pulled in… Continue reading The Bill banks 5 million viewers

UKTV Documentary is set to be rebranded as Eden at the end of January, with the new strapline – “One amazing world. One amazing TV channel”.The channel, which aims to appeal to upmarket couples in their 30s and 40s, will feature a mix of premieres such as Superstorm and Wild China as well as series… Continue reading UKTV Documentary set for rebrand

IDS has secured Halfords as a broadcast sponsor for UKTV’s Dave for a further 12 month period.Halfords has been the sponsor of motoring programming on Dave since July 2007 – the new deal will start on January 1 and run throughout the year.The agreement covers programmes such as Top Gear, Clarkson’s Extreme Machines and Car… Continue reading Dave secures 2009 sponsor

Strictly‘s spectacular dance-off attracted more than 12.4 million peak viewers on Saturday night.Over 11.6 million average viewers tuned in to see the final three couples perform their last dances between 6.40pm and 7.55pm, as well as the all-important results show between 9pm and 9.45pm.Lisa Snowdon was the first to go, which left Rachel Stevens and… Continue reading Strictly Comes Dancing finale pulls in 12 million viewers

All of the five main terrestrial channels saw declines in viewing share in November, with ITV1 experiencing the largest year on year fall, of 1.0 percentage points.All ViewingBBC One saw a relatively large year on year decline of 0.9 percentage points, taking its share to 21.6%, despite its weekend rating winning show, Strictly Come Dancing.Strictly… Continue reading Television Viewing Round-Up – November 2008

ITV1’s New Year’s Eve special will see rock superstar Elton John and special guests perform a spectacular 90-minute show to see in 2009.Elton’s New Year’s Eve Party – Live from The O2 Arena, hosted by Kate Thornton, follows last year’s ITV1 special, Countdown to Midnight: Take That & Guests live at The O2 Arena.The show,… Continue reading Elton John to see in the new year on ITV1