Month: September 2010

The season premiers of One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected were down on last year according to overnight ratings.   The season premiers of One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected were down on last year according to overnight ratings. The CW dramas returned for new seasons last night but struggled to pull in the same figure the two dramas did […]

Sitcom families there have been many. From the Trotters in Only Fools And Horses to the Boswell’s of Bread, the everyday home life of parents and their children has kept Britain laughing for decades. One of the earliest successful ‘family sitcoms’ was The Larkins from ATV. With the success of the first two DVD releases, the third series is due […]

Sky has announced it is to close Bravo and Channel One – recently re-branded from Virgin One – as part of its integration of the Living TV Group.       Sky has announced it is to close Bravo and Channel One – recently re-branded from Virgin One – as part of its integration of the Living TV Group. BSkyB […]

Over 50 well known names have signed a letter to The Guardian newspaper opposing the state visit by The Pope. The controversial visit by the head of the Catholic Church is due to take place this weekend in the UK but the costs involved – as well as the Pope’s stance on issues such as sexuality – have clouded the […]

The BBC has revealed that the daytime output for BBC One and BBC Two will include more drama and current affairs programmes following criticisms in a report by the BBC Trust.   Liam Keelan, Controller of BBC Daytime, announces an increase in hours of consumer and current affairs and more UK-originated drama, as well as a raft of new commissions […]

Overnight ratings for Tuesday evening reveal that new ITV1 celebrity adventure series 71 Degrees North lost nearly 2 million viewers. Updated to include ratings for Emmerdale and EastEnders.   We start our ratings round-up for Tuesday, as ever, with the battle of the breakfast magazine programmes. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that once again Breakfast on BBC One was […]

Hollyoaks actor Kieron Richardson has revealed on ITV’s This Morning programme that he is gay, and also spoke of an upcoming storyline. (Contains spoilers) Kieron Richardson, who plays village bad boy Ste Hay announced to This Morning presenters Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that he is gay, which mirrors a storyline about to begin on Hollyoaks. He revealed that his […]