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19 articles from 2009

'Collision' ends run with 6.4m

6 hours ago | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

ITV1's car crash drama Collision ended its five-night run with 6.4m, according to overnight figures. The drama, which followed the lives of those caught in a car pileup, maintained a respectable 6.37m (26.9%) for its final episode at 9pm last night. Earlier, Tonight: Drivers In The Dock logged 3.33m (14.5%) Meanwhile, over on BBC One, Have I Got News For You, this week guest hosted by Jack Dee, pulled in 4.65m (19.3%) from 9pm, before The Armstrong & Miller Show averaged 3.74m (16.1%) half an hour later. On Channel 4 in the 9pm hour, Peter Kay: Raider of the Pop Charts - Part 2 interested 1.5m (6.4%), following Jamie's American Road (more) »

- By Kris Green

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British royal race row

5 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip are at the centre of another race row. The royals were described as "that Greek twit and his Kraut wife" on BBC comedy quiz show 'Have I Got News For You' sparking over 50 complaints. The BBC has refused to remove the episode of the show from its websites, despite taking action over another recent TV racist comment - which received only 15 complaints from viewers. The Queen is head of the House of Windsor, a branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - while Philip was born in Villa Mon Repos on the Greek Island of Corfu. One viewer wrote on the BBC's Points of View message board: "I »

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Tennant's 'Sarah Jane' episode seen by 1.1m

3 November 2009 2:22 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

David Tennant's appearance boosted ratings for The Sarah Jane Adventures by around 30% last week, according to early figures. The Doctor's role in 'The Wedding Of Sarah Jane Smith', which also starred Nigel Havers, managed 1.14m (9.5%) for BBC One at 4.35pm on Friday. The first half of the story had brought in 1.27m (10.9%). The previous week's episodes had managed 639k (5.8%) and 778k (7.1%) on Thursday and Friday respectively. > TV Poll: Tennant's appearance on 'Sarah Jane' Later on Friday, Tonight's investigation into the government's car scrappage scheme pulled in 3.09m (13.7%) for ITV1 at 8pm. The penultimate episode of Benidorm managed a healthy 5.99m (25.9%) in the 9pm hour. On BBC One, A Question Of Sport had 3.4m (14.5%) for BBC One at 8.30pm, then Have I Got News For You - this (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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'Armstrong & Miller' returns to 4.2m

18 October 2009 5:01 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The Armstrong & Miller Show returned to 4.21m (18.2%) for BBC One on Friday night, according to the latest viewing figures. Earlier, at 9pm, the return of Have I Got News For You, featuring guest host Martin Clunes, logged 5.37m (23.2%). Before that, 3.54m (15.6%) tuned in for A Question Of Sport at 8.30pm. Over on BBC Two, Gardeners' World and Autumnwatch put in 2.16m (9.5%) and 2.67m (11.7%) at 8.30pm and 9pm respectively. Thrifty Ways For Modern Days: Tonight grabbed 3.72m (17.3%) for ITV1 between 8pm and 8.30pm. After Coronation Street, 5.76m (24.9%) watched the latest episode (more) »

- By Dan French

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O'Donoghue to Run Nbcu International Production

27 August 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

Will lead television productions and strategic TV content partnerships across all territories outside the U.S.

By Wrap Staff

NBC Universal International Thursday named Denise O’Donoghue president of International Television Productions.

London-based O’Donoghue, co-founder and former chief executive of independent production company Hat Trick, will begin work in her new position on Sept. 14, the company announced on Thursday.

 

O’Donoghue worked on such shows as “Have I Got News for You” and “The Kumars at No. 42” and fits within Nbcu’s plans to grow internationally.

As head of the international production division, O'Donoghue will le... »

- Deborah Stokol

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Deayton 'to return for Hignfy milestone'

18 August 2009 7:52 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Angus Deayton has been tipped to make a one-off comeback to Have I Got News For You next year. The 53-year-old presenter fronted the satirical panel show for 12 years before being axed amid revelations over his private life in 2002. His role is now filled by weekly guest hosts. According to the Daily Express, BBC bosses have agreed to ask Deayton to return for a special episode when the programme marks its 20th anniversary in 2010. An insider said: (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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'Big Brother' eviction seen by 1.7m

15 June 2009 3:26 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The first Big Brother eviction show drew an average of 1.69m (11%) for Channel 4 on Friday night, early figures suggest. The programme, which featured the eviction and interview of Sophia, is down around a million viewers on the equivalent eviction show from last year. It drew 2.87m (16.4%) on June 13, 2008. Earlier, in the 9pm hour, the latest highlights show put in a reasonable 2.66m (12.5%), with 104k (0.6%) on timeshift. E4's Big Brother's Big Mouth followed with 417k (4.4%) at 11.05pm. BBC One won the 9pm hour with 5.5m (25.6%) for Have I Got News For You and 3.58m (17.1%) for an Outnumbered repeat. Doc Martin took 3.59m (16.9%) for ITV1 and on Five, NCIS put in 1.57m (7.3%). BBC Two was last for the slot with My Life In Verse: Cerys Matthews, which managed 690k (3.2%). Gardeners' World Live delivered 1.89m (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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'America's Got Talent' nabs 1.3m for ITV2

8 June 2009 2:12 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

America's Got Talent was a hit for ITV2 on Friday night, drawing around 1.3 million viewers, early figures suggest. The latest auditions show averaged 1.2m (6.5%) between 9pm and 11pm on Friday, with a further 108k (0.8%) watching on timeshift. The new season launched on the channel the night before with 1m. Documentary The Apprentice - Why I Fired Them, during which Sir Alan Sugar explained his reasons for firing this series' candidates, averaged 3.57m (16.1%) for BBC One between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. Have I Got News For You followed with 5.06m (22.7%). The latest episode of Big Brother pulled in 2.73m (12.3%) for Channel 4 in the 9pm hour, with 265k (1.6%) watching on timeshift. It was beaten by a rerun of Doc Martin, (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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Friday 'Talent' pulls in 13.1 million

1 June 2009 2:03 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The last semi-final of Britain's Got Talent drew 13.14m (57.3%) on Friday night, according to overnight figures. The 90-minute show helped ITV1 to an average share of 40% in primetime. Saturday's final went on to peak with an audience of 19.2 million. Spinoff show Britain's Got More Talent drew 1.12m (6.6%) to ITV2 in the 10pm hour. Talent dented the audience for Have I Got News For You to 3.51m (15%), a fall of around 2m. The final episode of Reggie Perrin followed with 2.46m (10.4%) for BBC One at 9.30pm. An hour earlier, clipshow Total Wipeout Fast Forward had pulled in 1.42m (6.6%). At 8pm, Gardeners' World interested 2.07m (10.3%) on BBC Two, while a Tonight report on (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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'Idol' finale pulls in 778,000 for ITV2

26 May 2009 2:44 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The American Idol finale was seen by 778,000 (4.4%) on ITV2 on Friday night, according to early figures. The conclusion to the show's eighth season, which was won by 23-year-old singer-songwriter Kris Allen, ranked as the most watched multichannel programme of the day. A further 85k (0.6%) watched the two-hour finale on ITV2+1. Also popular on Friday was a screening of crime movie The Italian Job, which pulled in 552k (3.2%) for Film4 from 9pm. Elsewhere, the final episode of ITV1 drama Boy Meets Girl put in a disappointing 2.56m (12.2%) in the 9pm hour. It was beaten by Have I Got News For You, with 5.89m (27.5%) for BBC One between 9pm and 9.30pm. The penultimate episode of Reggie Perrin followed with 3.97m (19.1%). Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA had 1.78m (8.4%) for Channel 4, and on BBC Two, poetry documentary Off By Heart (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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'NCIS' ends run with 2.6m for Five

18 May 2009 1:21 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The fifth season of NCIS concluded with 2.58m (11.6%) for Five on Friday, according to early figures. The naval drama was second place in the 9pm slot and was up 250k week-on-week. It beat the third episode of ITV1 drama Boy Meets Girl, which was down to 2.25m (10.2%). The final episode of English Heritage had 1.98m (8.9%) for BBC Two, and on Channel 4, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA managed 1.8m (8.1%) and 222k (1.4%) on timeshift. This week's Have I Got News For You, guest hosted by Rolf Harris, brought in 5.57m (24.8%) for BBC One in the first half of the hour, then Martin Clunes comedy Reggie Perrin took 3.82m (17.5%). Earlier, at 8pm, Gardeners' World put in 2.46m (11.3%) for BBC Two and Channel 4's A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away delivered 1.14m (5.3%). Five's Police Interceptors (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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Hislop: 'Merton never liked Deayton'

12 May 2009 3:26 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Ian Hislop has said that he used to get on with Angus Deayton but fellow Have I Got News For You panellist Paul Merton never liked the host. Speaking on BBC Four programme Mark Lawson Talks To, he revealed why they both forced Deayton from the show after tabloid allegations regarding his personal life. Lawson said: "It's often said that you never got on with him from the beginning, you and Paul, that there was always some kind of resentment or spikiness. Is that true?" Hislop replied: "No. I mean, I think it's (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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ITV's 'Boy Meets Girl' drops to 2.4m

11 May 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The second episode of ITV drama Boy Meets Girl lost a million viewers on Friday, according to early figures. The four-part series, which stars Martin Freeman and Paterson Joseph, opened with an unspectacular 3.43m (15.7%) on May 1 but was down to 2.44m (11%) on Friday. It was almost beaten in its slot by NCIS, which took 2.33m (10.5%) for Five. A double-bill of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA had a decent 2.16m (10.2%) for Channel 4, with a further 185k (1.3%) on timeshift, while BBC Two's English Heritage put in 1.74m (7.9%). A Jack Dee-fronted Have I Got News For You brought in 5.19m (23.2%) to BBC One in the first half of the hour, then the third (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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Cylon-hater killed by Tory

5 May 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Don't be fooled into thinking this feature is some covert New Labour attempt to win back a few votes from the Conservatives. It might make a good headline on Have I Got News For You, but Gordon Brown's spin doctors don't stand a chance of infiltrating our lair. Instead, this article continues Cult Spy's recent morbid trend by looking at the traumatic details of Toaster-loathing Cally's death at the hands of Tory Foster in Battlestar Galactica's fourth season episode 'The Ties That Bind'. Why is this scene so great? The precise manner of Cally's death and Tory's manipulative involvement provided a real jolt to the viewer. We had huge empathy with Cally because of her understandable horror at learning that her husband was a Cylon, and hoped that she would come to her senses before killing herself and her son during a moment (more) »

- By Ben Rawson-Jones

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Final 'Pushing Daisies' seen by 860,000

5 May 2009 1:35 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The final episode of Pushing Daisies was seen by just 860k (6.5%) on ITV1 on Friday, early figures suggest. The series, which starred British actress Anna Friel as the female lead, was axed by ABC after two seasons last year. The final three episodes premiered on ITV1 and are still to air in the Us. The series had begun strongly for ITV1 last year, with 5.95m (25.7%) tuning in for the premiere in a Saturday night slot. When the show returned for its second season at the end of January, the audience dropped to 1.74m (9.4%) and slowly declined thereafter. Earlier, ITV1's new comedy drama series Boy Meets Girl, starring Martin Freeman and Paterson Joseph, made an unspectacular start with 3.43m (15.7%) in the 9pm hour. On BBC One, Have I Got News For You had 5.03m (22.7%) in the first half of the hour, then the second episode of Martin Clunes (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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New 'Dexter' draws 194,000 for FX

27 April 2009 1:44 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The third season of Dexter made a disappointing start in its new Friday night slot on FX, early figures show. The premiere pulled in 194,000 (1.2%) for the digital channel at 10pm on Friday. The figure represents a significant decline on the 543,000 (3.4%) audience who tuned in for the premiere of season two on Sunday, July 6 last year. Dexter was the ninth most-watched multichannel programme in the hour, behind CSI, with 306k (1.9%) for Five USA, ITV2's rerun of Katie & Peter: Stateside, seen by 399k (2.5%), and Living's Boston Legal, with 204k (1.3%). The return of Have I Got News For You brought in 5.64m (25%) to BBC One at 9pm, after which the remake of Reggie Perrin - starring Martin Clunes in the titular role - made a strong start with 5.03m (22.3%). Hell's Kitchen was second in the 9pm hour with a (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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Katy Brand blasts 'patronising' Holden

25 April 2009 7:48 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Katy Brand has criticised Amanda Holden for making "patronising" comments about Susan Boyle's appearance. Holden, 38, recently vowed to veto plans to give the Britain's Got Talent star a makeover, insisting that a new look would jeopardise her unique appeal. Speaking earlier this month, the show's judge claimed: "She needs to stay exactly as she is because that's the reason we love her. She just looks like anybody who could live on your street. The minute we turn her into a glamourpuss is when it's spoiled." However, appearing on last night's episode of Have I Got News For You, comedienne (more) »

- By Daniel Kilkelly

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Comic Relief smashes £40m record

14 March 2009 6:32 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Comic Relief has made a record haul after taking in more than £57 million for charity. The BBC One night of entertainment was kicked off with presenters Davina McCall and David Tennant, who shared an onstage kiss just moments before Angus Deayton accidentally swore live on air two hours before the watershed. In a joke over the former Have I Got News For You star reading out his bank details, Deayton inadvertently said: "Bugger, yes." McCall mouthed the word "sorry" to the camera, while a spokesperson said no offence had been meant. Paul Whitehouse and Harry Enfield created a Victorian special of Dragon's (more) »

- By Sarah Rollo

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Comic Relief pre-watershed blunder

14 March 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Davina McCall was forced to mouth the word "sorry" to millions of viewers as they tuned into Comic Relief, thanks to a blunder by Angus Deayton. The former Have I Got News For You presenter swore live on air two hours before the watershed, reports Pa. In a joke over the former Have I Got News For You star reading out his bank details, Deayton inadvertently (more) »

- By Sarah Rollo

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