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Sarah Michelle Gellar drama Ringer saw a small rise in ratings for its season finale but its likely still heading for cancellation. At 8pm CBS‘s crime drama NCIS dominated the ratings as ever with 17.6 million viewers with a 3.0 rating while NBC‘s The Bigger Loser pulled in 6.8 million viewers with a 2.2 rating. A new episode of Glee […]

Sky Atlantic HD is to air a new three part factual series entitled God Save The Queens. Produced by Twofour, the series will look at some of the most flamboyant and iconic gay performers over the past 60 years. It begins in 1952, the year Princess Elizabeth became Her Majesty The Queen, and explores the roles of iconic cam performers […]

The Crown Prosecution Service has received four files relating to alleged offences committed by journalists. It is thought that the files are related to four journalists, one police officer and six other people covering phone-hacking, among other allegations of perverting the course of justice, misconduct in a public office, witness intimidation and harassment. “We are now entering a period where […]

Gary Barlow is the first judge to be confirmed for the new series of The X Factor. ITV confirmed the news today as speculation begins whether any of the judges will return this year following a fall in ratings. Simon Cowell says: “It’s great to be able to confirm our first judge for this year’s show. Gary has earned his […]

Ratings for a string of shows, such as The Voice, Smash and How I Met Your Mother, dropped to season lows on Monday evening. At 8pm NBC‘s The Voice won the hour in terms of 18-49 viewers even though its 3.6 rating represented a season low. However, its total viewers figure of 9.9 million was beaten by ABC‘s Dancing with […]

Video preview for tonight’s ITV2 episode of The Vampire Diaries: Break On Through. Elena (Nina Dobrev) decides to research her family history a little further in light of last week’s revelations regarding the Gilbert’s supernatural rings. Alaric (Matthew Davis) undergoes a CAT scan as Meredith (Torrey De Vitto) and Elena hope there is a medical cure for his condition. Alaric […]

Sky Atlantic launch their first UK original drama Hit and Miss next month, the broadcaster has announced.

Sir Patrick Moore has attended a party to celebrate 55 years of The Sky At Night. The 89-year-old stargazer has admitted that in the beginning he was not sure if he was good enough as host. “I didn’t know if I was going to be good enough or if the subject matter would hold up.” He went on to say […]

Downton Abbey producers have denied reports that Dame Maggie Smith has asked to be written out of the series. It was reported that the actress had asked creator Julian Fellowes to writer her character of Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess out of Downton Abbey so she could pursue other roles. However, producers have denied that is the case with a […]