Jack Whitehall has been cast in a Hollywood movie alongside A-listers Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston.
Stand-up comedian Whitehall - of Bad Education, A League Of Their Own and Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad fame - will play a young British father in Atlanta.
Called Mother's Day, the film is the third in the rom-com-ensemble, set-all-on-one-day series from director Garry Marshall, following on from Valentine's Day (2010) and New Year's Eve (2011).
Roberts and Marshall previously worked together on 1990's hit Pretty Woman and 1999's Runaway Bride, though there is no sign of Richard Gere joining this movie just yet.
Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis, meanwhile, have formally signed up to the project, which centres on the lives of several mothers' dramas on the titular holiday.
The film has no official release date yet, but there's a decent chance it might be March 6, 2016 - Mother's Day next year - in the UK.
Stand-up comedian Whitehall - of Bad Education, A League Of Their Own and Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad fame - will play a young British father in Atlanta.
Called Mother's Day, the film is the third in the rom-com-ensemble, set-all-on-one-day series from director Garry Marshall, following on from Valentine's Day (2010) and New Year's Eve (2011).
Roberts and Marshall previously worked together on 1990's hit Pretty Woman and 1999's Runaway Bride, though there is no sign of Richard Gere joining this movie just yet.
Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis, meanwhile, have formally signed up to the project, which centres on the lives of several mothers' dramas on the titular holiday.
The film has no official release date yet, but there's a decent chance it might be March 6, 2016 - Mother's Day next year - in the UK.
- 8/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Silent Witness outperformed Broadchurch in the ratings for a second week running, according to overnight figures for Monday (January 26).
The BBC crime drama appealed to 5.53m (22.5%) at 9pm to be the highest-rated show of the evening outside of the soaps.
Earlier, Inside Out was watched by 3.92m (17.9%) at 7.30pm, before Panorama documentary Rescued from a Forced Marriage interested 3.11m (13.2%) at 8.30pm.
On BBC Two, University Challenge gathered 2.97m (12.8%) at 8pm, while Only Connect quizzed 2.4m (10.2%) at 8.30pm. David Starkey's Magna Carta transfixed 1.5m (6.1%) at 9pm, before Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 830k (4.6%) at 10pm.
ITV's Broadchurch rose marginally from last week's series low to 5.17m (21%) at 9pm (414k/2.6% on +1). Earlier in the evening, Richard Wilson's On the Road interested 2.9m (12.5%) at 8.30pm (85k/0.3%).
On Channel 4, Dispatches drew in 1.1m (4.7%) at 8pm (138k/0.6%), followed by Food Unwrapped with 1.51m (6.4%) at 8.30pm (141k/0.6%). The Undateables attracted 1.82m (7.4%) at 9pm...
The BBC crime drama appealed to 5.53m (22.5%) at 9pm to be the highest-rated show of the evening outside of the soaps.
Earlier, Inside Out was watched by 3.92m (17.9%) at 7.30pm, before Panorama documentary Rescued from a Forced Marriage interested 3.11m (13.2%) at 8.30pm.
On BBC Two, University Challenge gathered 2.97m (12.8%) at 8pm, while Only Connect quizzed 2.4m (10.2%) at 8.30pm. David Starkey's Magna Carta transfixed 1.5m (6.1%) at 9pm, before Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 830k (4.6%) at 10pm.
ITV's Broadchurch rose marginally from last week's series low to 5.17m (21%) at 9pm (414k/2.6% on +1). Earlier in the evening, Richard Wilson's On the Road interested 2.9m (12.5%) at 8.30pm (85k/0.3%).
On Channel 4, Dispatches drew in 1.1m (4.7%) at 8pm (138k/0.6%), followed by Food Unwrapped with 1.51m (6.4%) at 8.30pm (141k/0.6%). The Undateables attracted 1.82m (7.4%) at 9pm...
- 1/27/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanaugh has addressed the decision not to order a third series of In The Flesh.
In an official release addressing the future of the channel, Kavanaugh stated that he is looking for "the latest and freshest ideas" in television drama.
"The show has been amazing for BBC Three, just like Being Human and The Fades before that," he said of the BAFTA-winning supernatural series.
"But with a falling income and increased costs, BBC Three can only make one drama a year and I want the latest and freshest ideas, ideas that will break new talent on and off-screen. This is part of what BBC Three does and should do.
"I'm sure those guys will do amazing things, just like James Corden and Ruth Jones and Matt Lucas and David Walliams did before them. We will have some exciting news on a new BBC Three drama very soon.
In an official release addressing the future of the channel, Kavanaugh stated that he is looking for "the latest and freshest ideas" in television drama.
"The show has been amazing for BBC Three, just like Being Human and The Fades before that," he said of the BAFTA-winning supernatural series.
"But with a falling income and increased costs, BBC Three can only make one drama a year and I want the latest and freshest ideas, ideas that will break new talent on and off-screen. This is part of what BBC Three does and should do.
"I'm sure those guys will do amazing things, just like James Corden and Ruth Jones and Matt Lucas and David Walliams did before them. We will have some exciting news on a new BBC Three drama very soon.
- 1/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Broadchurch dipped by a further 400,000 viewers on Monday evening, overnight data reveals.
The ITV drama brought in a series low of 5.15 million viewers (20.7%) on average from 9pm, with an added 507k (3.2%) on +1. Earlier, Richard Wilson's On the Road was seen by 3.21m (13.7%) at 8pm (122k/0.5% on +1).
BBC One's Silent Witness overtook Broadchurch as the highest-rated show outside soaps with 5.87m (23.6%) at 9pm.
Earlier, Inside Out appealed to 3.85m (17.5%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama interested 3.50m (14.5%) at 8.30pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.84m (12.1%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.17m (9.0%) at 8.30pm. Winterwatch attracted 1.71m (6.9%) at 9pm, while Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 822k (4.5%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4, Dispatches fascinated 1.37m (5.8%) at 8pm, followed by Food Unwrapped with 1.34m (5.6%) at 8.30pm (148k/0.6%). The Undateables intrigued 1.47m (5.9%) at 9pm (342k/2.2%), while new comedy Catastrophe tickled 683k (3.8%) at 10pm (117k/1.3%).
Channel 5's Storage: Flog the Lot! entertained 601k (2.5%) at 8pm.
The ITV drama brought in a series low of 5.15 million viewers (20.7%) on average from 9pm, with an added 507k (3.2%) on +1. Earlier, Richard Wilson's On the Road was seen by 3.21m (13.7%) at 8pm (122k/0.5% on +1).
BBC One's Silent Witness overtook Broadchurch as the highest-rated show outside soaps with 5.87m (23.6%) at 9pm.
Earlier, Inside Out appealed to 3.85m (17.5%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama interested 3.50m (14.5%) at 8.30pm.
BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.84m (12.1%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.17m (9.0%) at 8.30pm. Winterwatch attracted 1.71m (6.9%) at 9pm, while Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 822k (4.5%) at 10pm.
On Channel 4, Dispatches fascinated 1.37m (5.8%) at 8pm, followed by Food Unwrapped with 1.34m (5.6%) at 8.30pm (148k/0.6%). The Undateables intrigued 1.47m (5.9%) at 9pm (342k/2.2%), while new comedy Catastrophe tickled 683k (3.8%) at 10pm (117k/1.3%).
Channel 5's Storage: Flog the Lot! entertained 601k (2.5%) at 8pm.
- 1/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Broadchurch dropped to its lowest-ever ratings on Monday, overnight figures reveal.
The ITV drama dipped by over 1.6 million viewers from last week, falling to an average 5.57m (22.4%) at 9pm, with an added 555,000 (3.4%) on +1.
Earlier, Richard Wilson's On the Road appealed to 2.88m (12.3%) at 8pm (108k/0.4% on +1).
Earlier in the day, Mel & Sue launched with 888k (8.1%) at 4pm.
BBC One's Inside Out returned with 4.17m (18.9%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama gathered 2.95m (12.5%) at 8.30pm.
Silent Witness was just behind Broadchurch, attracting 5.49m (22.1%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, University Challenge quizzed 3.06m (13.1%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.43m (10.3%) at 8.30pm. Horizon was seen by 1.87m (7.5%) at 9pm, while Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 1.11m (6.0%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Dispatches interested 1.51m (6.4%) at 8pm (123k/0.5%), while Food Unwrapped was seen by 1.86m (7.8%) at 8.30pm (112k/0.5%). The Undateables continued with 1.62m (6.5%) at 9pm (475k/2.9%), followed by Bodyshockers with 1.13m (6.9%) at...
The ITV drama dipped by over 1.6 million viewers from last week, falling to an average 5.57m (22.4%) at 9pm, with an added 555,000 (3.4%) on +1.
Earlier, Richard Wilson's On the Road appealed to 2.88m (12.3%) at 8pm (108k/0.4% on +1).
Earlier in the day, Mel & Sue launched with 888k (8.1%) at 4pm.
BBC One's Inside Out returned with 4.17m (18.9%) at 7.30pm, while Panorama gathered 2.95m (12.5%) at 8.30pm.
Silent Witness was just behind Broadchurch, attracting 5.49m (22.1%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, University Challenge quizzed 3.06m (13.1%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.43m (10.3%) at 8.30pm. Horizon was seen by 1.87m (7.5%) at 9pm, while Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 1.11m (6.0%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Dispatches interested 1.51m (6.4%) at 8pm (123k/0.5%), while Food Unwrapped was seen by 1.86m (7.8%) at 8.30pm (112k/0.5%). The Undateables continued with 1.62m (6.5%) at 9pm (475k/2.9%), followed by Bodyshockers with 1.13m (6.9%) at...
- 1/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Broadchurch returned for its second series with high ratings for ITV on Monday (January 5), overnight data reveals.
David Tennant and Olivia Colman's crime drama thrilled an average audience of 7.25 million (28.9%) at 9pm on ITV, with an added 298,000 (1.8%) watching on +1.
This is down from April 2013's finale overnight ratings of 9.27m viewers, but is up from its first series opener score of 6.15m.
Earlier, Richard Wilson's series On the Road appealed to 3.91m (16.9%) at 8pm (122k/0.5% on +1).
BBC One's live Fa Cup coverage of Liverpool's win over Afc Wimbledon scored 5.58m (22.9%) from 7.30pm.
On BBC Two, University Challenge quizzed 2.60m (10.9%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.05m (8.1%) at 8.30pm.
Rich, Russian and Living in London brought in 1.31m (5.2%) at 9pm, while Jack Whitehall's Backchat returned on its new channel with 979k (5.4%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Food Unwrapped was seen by 1.78m (7.3%) at 8pm (167k/0.7%), followed...
David Tennant and Olivia Colman's crime drama thrilled an average audience of 7.25 million (28.9%) at 9pm on ITV, with an added 298,000 (1.8%) watching on +1.
This is down from April 2013's finale overnight ratings of 9.27m viewers, but is up from its first series opener score of 6.15m.
Earlier, Richard Wilson's series On the Road appealed to 3.91m (16.9%) at 8pm (122k/0.5% on +1).
BBC One's live Fa Cup coverage of Liverpool's win over Afc Wimbledon scored 5.58m (22.9%) from 7.30pm.
On BBC Two, University Challenge quizzed 2.60m (10.9%) at 8pm, followed by Only Connect with 2.05m (8.1%) at 8.30pm.
Rich, Russian and Living in London brought in 1.31m (5.2%) at 9pm, while Jack Whitehall's Backchat returned on its new channel with 979k (5.4%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Food Unwrapped was seen by 1.78m (7.3%) at 8pm (167k/0.7%), followed...
- 1/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Broadchurch: ITV, 9pm
Series two of ITV's hugely popular thriller is shrouded in mystery - to the extent that press and even the cast have been denied preview copies of the new episodes ahead of broadcast.
Here's what we do know - much of the original cast is back, led once again by Olivia Colman and David Tennant, and while the second series will keep the thrills coming, there won't be another body on the beach but a very different mystery for Miller (Colman) and Hardy (Tennant) to solve.
The Undateables: Channel 4, 9pm
Channel 4's cult dating show returns for a fourth run, spanning five episodes.
Looking for love this week is Alex, 21, who has autism and has never been on a date, and professional artist's model Matthew, 31, who feels his stammer has hindered his chances at romance.
Revenge: E4, 9pm
The slick, soapy Us thriller...
Series two of ITV's hugely popular thriller is shrouded in mystery - to the extent that press and even the cast have been denied preview copies of the new episodes ahead of broadcast.
Here's what we do know - much of the original cast is back, led once again by Olivia Colman and David Tennant, and while the second series will keep the thrills coming, there won't be another body on the beach but a very different mystery for Miller (Colman) and Hardy (Tennant) to solve.
The Undateables: Channel 4, 9pm
Channel 4's cult dating show returns for a fourth run, spanning five episodes.
Looking for love this week is Alex, 21, who has autism and has never been on a date, and professional artist's model Matthew, 31, who feels his stammer has hindered his chances at romance.
Revenge: E4, 9pm
The slick, soapy Us thriller...
- 1/5/2015
- Digital Spy
A new trailer for Jack Whitehall's Backchat has been revealed.
The comedian searches for a new, 'more professional' father in the clip, with Nick Hewer among the auditionees.
Post by BBC Two.
The second series of the comedy chat show, confirmed to be moving to BBC Two, will begin on January 5, 2015 at 10pm.
David Walliams and Michael Ball join Jack and his father Michael in the first week.
John Prescott and Noel Fielding are confirmed for the second instalment, while McBusted and Pointless co-presenter Richard Osman will appear the following week.
Backchat previously aired one series and two specials on BBC Three.
The show features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The first series was repeated on BBC Two in July and August in order to gain a more mainstream audience.
Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman, Gary Lineker and Nick Hewer were among...
The comedian searches for a new, 'more professional' father in the clip, with Nick Hewer among the auditionees.
Post by BBC Two.
The second series of the comedy chat show, confirmed to be moving to BBC Two, will begin on January 5, 2015 at 10pm.
David Walliams and Michael Ball join Jack and his father Michael in the first week.
John Prescott and Noel Fielding are confirmed for the second instalment, while McBusted and Pointless co-presenter Richard Osman will appear the following week.
Backchat previously aired one series and two specials on BBC Three.
The show features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The first series was repeated on BBC Two in July and August in order to gain a more mainstream audience.
Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman, Gary Lineker and Nick Hewer were among...
- 12/19/2014
- Digital Spy
The return date for Jack Whitehall's Backchat has been announced.
The second series of the comedy chat show, confirmed to be moving to BBC Two, will begin on January 5, 2015 at 10pm.
David Walliams and Michael Ball join Jack and his father Michael in the first week.
John Prescott and Noel Fielding are confirmed for the second instalment, while McBusted and Pointless co-presenter Richard Osman will appear the following week.
Backchat previously aired one series and two specials on BBC Three.
The series features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The first series was repeated on BBC Two in July and August in order to gain a more mainstream audience.
Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman, Gary Lineker and Nick Hewer were among the guests in the first series, which launched in November 2013.
The second series of the comedy chat show, confirmed to be moving to BBC Two, will begin on January 5, 2015 at 10pm.
David Walliams and Michael Ball join Jack and his father Michael in the first week.
John Prescott and Noel Fielding are confirmed for the second instalment, while McBusted and Pointless co-presenter Richard Osman will appear the following week.
Backchat previously aired one series and two specials on BBC Three.
The series features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The first series was repeated on BBC Two in July and August in order to gain a more mainstream audience.
Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman, Gary Lineker and Nick Hewer were among the guests in the first series, which launched in November 2013.
- 12/11/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Three will continue to produce new drama if it shifts online in autumn 2015.
Danny Cohen - BBC Director of Television - today (December 10) unveiled details of the corporation's proposal to transform the channel into a digital service, which has been presented to the BBC Trust for approval.
"We're still going to make drama for BBC Three," he said. "We've been able to afford on the BBC Three budget roughly one drama a year - whether it's Being Human, In The Flesh and so on.
"[They were] both BAFTA winners [and] we want to keep winning BAFTAs for drama on BBC Three. We've got one [drama] that we're planning that will be part of the launch year of the BBC Three digital service if we get the approval."
Though BBC Three will produce less long-form content if the proposal is approved, Cohen explained that "features and formats" programming will bear the brunt of the cuts.
Danny Cohen - BBC Director of Television - today (December 10) unveiled details of the corporation's proposal to transform the channel into a digital service, which has been presented to the BBC Trust for approval.
"We're still going to make drama for BBC Three," he said. "We've been able to afford on the BBC Three budget roughly one drama a year - whether it's Being Human, In The Flesh and so on.
"[They were] both BAFTA winners [and] we want to keep winning BAFTAs for drama on BBC Three. We've got one [drama] that we're planning that will be part of the launch year of the BBC Three digital service if we get the approval."
Though BBC Three will produce less long-form content if the proposal is approved, Cohen explained that "features and formats" programming will bear the brunt of the cuts.
- 12/10/2014
- Digital Spy
"From the age of 17 to 18, I should've just accepted that I didn't have a beard and would have to wait. I had horrible, pubey bum-fluff on my face for two years and it looked awful."
Jack Whitehall knows the pain of regret all too well from his own school days, which is perhaps why the actor, writer and comic is reticent to draw a line under Bad Education - despite all the early buzz suggesting that the BBC Three sitcom's third series will be its last.
"When we set out to write it, it was supposed to be the last one," he admits. "But I don't want to completely rule it out. It is left a little bit open.
"One never wants to say never, but if it ended after this series, there'd be a degree of closure and you wouldn't be unfulfilled."
One thing's for certain - this new...
Jack Whitehall knows the pain of regret all too well from his own school days, which is perhaps why the actor, writer and comic is reticent to draw a line under Bad Education - despite all the early buzz suggesting that the BBC Three sitcom's third series will be its last.
"When we set out to write it, it was supposed to be the last one," he admits. "But I don't want to completely rule it out. It is left a little bit open.
"One never wants to say never, but if it ended after this series, there'd be a degree of closure and you wouldn't be unfulfilled."
One thing's for certain - this new...
- 9/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Family Guy could be set for a move to BBC Two.
The animated sitcom will have to find a new home at the corporation when BBC Three is closed as a broadcast television channel in autumn 2015.
20th Century Fox has reportedly refused to allow the show to be included on BBC iPlayer, due to concerns over piracy.
Family Guy - which features the voices of Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis and Seth Green - regularly hits 500,000 viewers on BBC Three.
According to Broadcast, BBC Two controller Kim Shillinglaw thinks the sitcom will help BBC Two appeal to a younger audience.
Last month, it was confirmed that Jack Whitehall's BBC Three comedy Backchat will air its new series on BBC Two, as will Russell Howard's Good News.
Watch a classic Family Guy clip below:...
The animated sitcom will have to find a new home at the corporation when BBC Three is closed as a broadcast television channel in autumn 2015.
20th Century Fox has reportedly refused to allow the show to be included on BBC iPlayer, due to concerns over piracy.
Family Guy - which features the voices of Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis and Seth Green - regularly hits 500,000 viewers on BBC Three.
According to Broadcast, BBC Two controller Kim Shillinglaw thinks the sitcom will help BBC Two appeal to a younger audience.
Last month, it was confirmed that Jack Whitehall's BBC Three comedy Backchat will air its new series on BBC Two, as will Russell Howard's Good News.
Watch a classic Family Guy clip below:...
- 9/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Fervent fans of BBC Three's In The Flesh were left on tenterhooks for eight weeks between the first run reaching its tragic climax and the announcement on May 22, 2013 that this unique, fascinating series would return to our screens.
But that hiatus feels like a mere blip compared to the agonising three-month wait we've been made to endure since June 8, 2014 - waiting on news of a potential third series.
For the uninitiated, In The Flesh is the story of Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) and the residents of fictional rural community Roarton. In the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, Kieren and his fellow undead - labelled 'Partially Deceased Syndrome' sufferers - are reintegrated into 'polite' society, with Roarton soon becoming a hotbed of simmering tensions, prejudice and even bloodshed.
Winner of the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Award for best Writing in Drama, series creator Dominic Mitchell uses the paranormal, those well-worn trappings of the zombie genre,...
But that hiatus feels like a mere blip compared to the agonising three-month wait we've been made to endure since June 8, 2014 - waiting on news of a potential third series.
For the uninitiated, In The Flesh is the story of Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry) and the residents of fictional rural community Roarton. In the aftermath of a zombie outbreak, Kieren and his fellow undead - labelled 'Partially Deceased Syndrome' sufferers - are reintegrated into 'polite' society, with Roarton soon becoming a hotbed of simmering tensions, prejudice and even bloodshed.
Winner of the 2014 BAFTA TV Craft Award for best Writing in Drama, series creator Dominic Mitchell uses the paranormal, those well-worn trappings of the zombie genre,...
- 9/2/2014
- Digital Spy
Jack Whitehall's BBC Three comedy chat show will move to BBC Two.
Backchat will return for a second series on its new home, after previously airing one series and two specials on BBC Three.
Broadcast dates for the new series will be confirmed in the near future.
The series features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Jack's father Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The first series was repeated on BBC Two in July and August in order to gain a more mainstream audience.
Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman and Gary Lineker were among the guests in the first series, which launched in November 2013.
Watch a clip from the first series of Backchat below:...
Backchat will return for a second series on its new home, after previously airing one series and two specials on BBC Three.
Broadcast dates for the new series will be confirmed in the near future.
The series features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Jack's father Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The first series was repeated on BBC Two in July and August in order to gain a more mainstream audience.
Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman and Gary Lineker were among the guests in the first series, which launched in November 2013.
Watch a clip from the first series of Backchat below:...
- 8/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Clare Balding's new BBC One series attracted over 3 million viewers on Wednesday, overnight data reveals.
Operation Wild brought in 3.70m (18.9%) at 9pm. Earlier, The Sheriffs Are Coming appealed to 3.37m (19.4%) at 7pm.
The Great British Bake Off scored record ratings for its BBC One debut with 7.18m (34.6%) at 8pm.
On BBC Two, The Stuarts attracted 1.01m (4.9%) at 8pm, followed by The World's War with 1.04m (5.3%) at 9pm and Backchat with Jack Whitehall with 516,000 (3.1%) at 10pm.
ITV's All Star Mr & Mrs entertained 2.84m (13.7%) at 8pm (277k/1.4% on +1), while Secrets from the Clink was seen by 2.27m (11.6%) at 9pm (192k/1.3%).
On Channel 4, Double Your House for Half the Money interested 1.05m (5.1%) at 8pm (291k/1.5%), while One Born Every Minute attracted 1.48m (7.5%) at 9pm (182k/1.2%). The Mimic amused 392k (2.3%) at 10pm.
Channel 5's Emergency Bikers appealed to 693k (3.3%) at 8pm, followed by World's Worst Storms with 1.04m (5.3%) at 9pm and Big Brother with 1.19m (7.7%) at 10pm.
Operation Wild brought in 3.70m (18.9%) at 9pm. Earlier, The Sheriffs Are Coming appealed to 3.37m (19.4%) at 7pm.
The Great British Bake Off scored record ratings for its BBC One debut with 7.18m (34.6%) at 8pm.
On BBC Two, The Stuarts attracted 1.01m (4.9%) at 8pm, followed by The World's War with 1.04m (5.3%) at 9pm and Backchat with Jack Whitehall with 516,000 (3.1%) at 10pm.
ITV's All Star Mr & Mrs entertained 2.84m (13.7%) at 8pm (277k/1.4% on +1), while Secrets from the Clink was seen by 2.27m (11.6%) at 9pm (192k/1.3%).
On Channel 4, Double Your House for Half the Money interested 1.05m (5.1%) at 8pm (291k/1.5%), while One Born Every Minute attracted 1.48m (7.5%) at 9pm (182k/1.2%). The Mimic amused 392k (2.3%) at 10pm.
Channel 5's Emergency Bikers appealed to 693k (3.3%) at 8pm, followed by World's Worst Storms with 1.04m (5.3%) at 9pm and Big Brother with 1.19m (7.7%) at 10pm.
- 8/7/2014
- Digital Spy
The 2014 Commonwealth Games opened with high ratings for BBC One on Wednesday (July 23), overnight data reveals.
The opening ceremony from Glasgow scored 7.59 million viewers on average (41.1%) at 8pm. It peaked at 9.31m (42.7%) at around 9.30pm.
On BBC Two, Operation Cloud Lab attracted 623,000 (3.4%) at 8pm, followed The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway with 1.50m (7.0%) at 9pm and Jack Whitehall's Backchat with 520k (2.6%) at 10pm.
ITV's All-Star Mr & Mrs entertained 2.65m (14.4%) at 8pm (167k/0.8% on +1), while a repeat of Trevor McDonald's Inside Death Row fascinated 1.56m (7.3%) at 9pm (156k/0.8%).
On Channel 4, This Old Thing appealed to 620k (3.4%) at 8pm (134k/0.6%). One Born Every Minute gathered 1.10m (5.2%) at 9pm (140k/0.7%) and The Mimic amused 321k (1.6%) at 10pm.
Channel 5's Emergency Bikers interested 626k (3.4%) at 8pm, followed by Caught on Camera with 639k (3.0%) at 9pm. Big Brother continued with 1.10m (5.8%) at 10pm (126k/1.0%).
On ITV2, Towie attracted 544k (2.8%) at 10pm (140k/1.1%).
The opening ceremony from Glasgow scored 7.59 million viewers on average (41.1%) at 8pm. It peaked at 9.31m (42.7%) at around 9.30pm.
On BBC Two, Operation Cloud Lab attracted 623,000 (3.4%) at 8pm, followed The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway with 1.50m (7.0%) at 9pm and Jack Whitehall's Backchat with 520k (2.6%) at 10pm.
ITV's All-Star Mr & Mrs entertained 2.65m (14.4%) at 8pm (167k/0.8% on +1), while a repeat of Trevor McDonald's Inside Death Row fascinated 1.56m (7.3%) at 9pm (156k/0.8%).
On Channel 4, This Old Thing appealed to 620k (3.4%) at 8pm (134k/0.6%). One Born Every Minute gathered 1.10m (5.2%) at 9pm (140k/0.7%) and The Mimic amused 321k (1.6%) at 10pm.
Channel 5's Emergency Bikers interested 626k (3.4%) at 8pm, followed by Caught on Camera with 639k (3.0%) at 9pm. Big Brother continued with 1.10m (5.8%) at 10pm (126k/1.0%).
On ITV2, Towie attracted 544k (2.8%) at 10pm (140k/1.1%).
- 7/24/2014
- Digital Spy
24: Live Another Day bounced back for its finale on Sky1, overnight data reveals.
The Us drama climbed by over 200,000 viewers from last week to 461k (2.3%) at 9pm. The series launched with 588k in May.
On BBC One, Talk to the Animals appealed to 2.31 million (12.6%) at 8pm, followed by Nick & Margaret: Too Many Immigrants? with 2.67m (13.4%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Operation Cloud Lab brought in 1.37m (7.5%) at 8pm, while the 15 Billion Pound Railway fascinated 2.48m (12.4%) at 9pm. Jack Whitehall's Backchat picked up 833k (4.8%) at 10pm.
On ITV, All-Star Mr & Mrs topped the ratings outside soaps with 3.33m (18.1%) at 8pm (202k/1.0% on +1), followed by Testing Britain's Worst Drivers with 2.33m (10.7%) at 9pm (210k/1.3%).
Channel 4's This Old Thing appealed to 968k (5.3%) at 8pm (137k/0.7%), followed by One Born Every Minute with 1.44m (7.2%) at 9pm (216k/1.4%). The Mimic returned for a new series with 452k (2.6%) at 10pm.
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The Us drama climbed by over 200,000 viewers from last week to 461k (2.3%) at 9pm. The series launched with 588k in May.
On BBC One, Talk to the Animals appealed to 2.31 million (12.6%) at 8pm, followed by Nick & Margaret: Too Many Immigrants? with 2.67m (13.4%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Operation Cloud Lab brought in 1.37m (7.5%) at 8pm, while the 15 Billion Pound Railway fascinated 2.48m (12.4%) at 9pm. Jack Whitehall's Backchat picked up 833k (4.8%) at 10pm.
On ITV, All-Star Mr & Mrs topped the ratings outside soaps with 3.33m (18.1%) at 8pm (202k/1.0% on +1), followed by Testing Britain's Worst Drivers with 2.33m (10.7%) at 9pm (210k/1.3%).
Channel 4's This Old Thing appealed to 968k (5.3%) at 8pm (137k/0.7%), followed by One Born Every Minute with 1.44m (7.2%) at 9pm (216k/1.4%). The Mimic returned for a new series with 452k (2.6%) at 10pm.
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- 7/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Game of Thrones' fourth season finale rose to over a million viewers on Monday, overnight data reveals.
The Sky Atlantic series jumped to 1.1 million (5.0%) at 9pm for 'The Children'.
Made in Chelsea rose slightly in the ratings from last week for its seventh series finale. The E4 series concluded its latest series with 603,000 viewers (2.6%) at the earlier time of 9pm (251k/1.5% on +1).
BBC One's World Cup coverage of Iran's 0-0 draw with Nigeria was seen by 5 million (22.7%) at 7.30pm. The game between Ghana and the USA scored 3.2m (39.4%) at 10.35pm.
On BBC Two, Tigers About the House entertained 2.3m (10.1%) at 8pm, followed by A Very British Airline with 2.2m (9.5%) at 9pm. Jack Whitehall's Backchat World Cup special amused 795k (4.3%) at 10pm.
ITV's new series The Dentists appealed to 1.6m (7.0%) at 9pm (149k/0.9%).
On Channel 4, 24 Hours in A&E interested 1.7m (7.3%) at 9pm (348k/2.0%), followed by CCTV: Caught...
The Sky Atlantic series jumped to 1.1 million (5.0%) at 9pm for 'The Children'.
Made in Chelsea rose slightly in the ratings from last week for its seventh series finale. The E4 series concluded its latest series with 603,000 viewers (2.6%) at the earlier time of 9pm (251k/1.5% on +1).
BBC One's World Cup coverage of Iran's 0-0 draw with Nigeria was seen by 5 million (22.7%) at 7.30pm. The game between Ghana and the USA scored 3.2m (39.4%) at 10.35pm.
On BBC Two, Tigers About the House entertained 2.3m (10.1%) at 8pm, followed by A Very British Airline with 2.2m (9.5%) at 9pm. Jack Whitehall's Backchat World Cup special amused 795k (4.3%) at 10pm.
ITV's new series The Dentists appealed to 1.6m (7.0%) at 9pm (149k/0.9%).
On Channel 4, 24 Hours in A&E interested 1.7m (7.3%) at 9pm (348k/2.0%), followed by CCTV: Caught...
- 6/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Happy Valley: BBC One, 9pm
Tonight's episode, the grand finale of Sally Wainwright's six-part series, sees Catherine struggling to keep her word and tell Nevison about the rape.
Ashley is released on bail, while the reason for Catherine's estrangement from her son Daniel is revealed. And has anyone seen Tommy Lee Royce?
CSI: Channel 5, 9pm
The crime drama returns for its 14th season, which picks up from last year where the forensics team try and solve a string of murders committed by a serial killer infatuated by Dante.
A flashback reveals CSI Morgan and Brass's daughter Ellie both get abducted. A race against time to find them ensues.
Backchat World Cup Special: BBC Three, 10pm
The comedy chat show presented by Jack Whitehall and his dad returns with a focus on this year's World Cup in Brazil.
Guests James Corden, Harry Redknapp, Henning Wehn and Rachel Riley delve into the football tournament.
Tonight's episode, the grand finale of Sally Wainwright's six-part series, sees Catherine struggling to keep her word and tell Nevison about the rape.
Ashley is released on bail, while the reason for Catherine's estrangement from her son Daniel is revealed. And has anyone seen Tommy Lee Royce?
CSI: Channel 5, 9pm
The crime drama returns for its 14th season, which picks up from last year where the forensics team try and solve a string of murders committed by a serial killer infatuated by Dante.
A flashback reveals CSI Morgan and Brass's daughter Ellie both get abducted. A race against time to find them ensues.
Backchat World Cup Special: BBC Three, 10pm
The comedy chat show presented by Jack Whitehall and his dad returns with a focus on this year's World Cup in Brazil.
Guests James Corden, Harry Redknapp, Henning Wehn and Rachel Riley delve into the football tournament.
- 6/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Rachel Riley might have shown off her quickstep on Strictly Come Dancing... but she's also good at a whole different kind of footwork.
Yes, the Countdown star might be best known for her adding ability, but she's been hiding some secret ball skills.
And here's the proof! Rachel recently shared this photo during the filming for BBC Three's Backchat World Cup Special and revealed that she's a bit of a footie fanatic.
Not only was she apparently the "leading light" of her university's soccer team, but she is a lifelong fan of Manchester United (been a bit of a tough year, has it Rach?).
Rachel was joined by fellow guests James Corden and Harry Redknapp on the Backchat sofa as she told hosts Jack Whitehall and Michael Whitehall all about her love of the Beautiful Game.
The Backchat World Cup Special will air on Tuesday (June 3) at 10pm on BBC Three.
Yes, the Countdown star might be best known for her adding ability, but she's been hiding some secret ball skills.
And here's the proof! Rachel recently shared this photo during the filming for BBC Three's Backchat World Cup Special and revealed that she's a bit of a footie fanatic.
Not only was she apparently the "leading light" of her university's soccer team, but she is a lifelong fan of Manchester United (been a bit of a tough year, has it Rach?).
Rachel was joined by fellow guests James Corden and Harry Redknapp on the Backchat sofa as she told hosts Jack Whitehall and Michael Whitehall all about her love of the Beautiful Game.
The Backchat World Cup Special will air on Tuesday (June 3) at 10pm on BBC Three.
- 5/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Jack Whitehall is to return for a one-off Backchat special next month.
The comic and his dad Michael will host a World Cup edition of the chat show on Tuesday, June 3 at 10pm on BBC Three.
The pair will also return for a Father's Day special later in the month.
Backchat features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Jack's father Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The series premiered in November 2013, featuring guests including Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman and Gary Lineker.
Watch a clip from the first series below:...
The comic and his dad Michael will host a World Cup edition of the chat show on Tuesday, June 3 at 10pm on BBC Three.
The pair will also return for a Father's Day special later in the month.
Backchat features games and quizzes with celebrity guests, while Jack's father Michael interjects with questions and observations.
The series premiered in November 2013, featuring guests including Danny Dyer, Jeremy Paxman and Gary Lineker.
Watch a clip from the first series below:...
- 5/21/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Three has renewed The Revolution Will Be Televised and handed Sexy Beasts a full series.
The broadcaster announced that Sexy Beasts - which sees participants going on dates in prosthetics to disguise their real appearance - will be back with six episodes. Meanwhile, The Revolution Will Be Televised will return for a third six-part series.
Elsewhere, Jack Whitehall and his father Michael Whitehall will be back for two special editions of their show Backchat, themed around Father's Day and the 2014 World Cup.
The news came as BBC Three announced a new series, starring Uncle's Nick Helm.
Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment is described as a "fast-paced variety show" in which Helm and his band explore "heavy issues" and attempt to set the world to rights. The show is expected to include stand-up comedy, sketches, audience involvement, songs, poetry and jokes.
BBC Three has also ordered a pilot of surreal show Successville,...
The broadcaster announced that Sexy Beasts - which sees participants going on dates in prosthetics to disguise their real appearance - will be back with six episodes. Meanwhile, The Revolution Will Be Televised will return for a third six-part series.
Elsewhere, Jack Whitehall and his father Michael Whitehall will be back for two special editions of their show Backchat, themed around Father's Day and the 2014 World Cup.
The news came as BBC Three announced a new series, starring Uncle's Nick Helm.
Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment is described as a "fast-paced variety show" in which Helm and his band explore "heavy issues" and attempt to set the world to rights. The show is expected to include stand-up comedy, sketches, audience involvement, songs, poetry and jokes.
BBC Three has also ordered a pilot of surreal show Successville,...
- 5/1/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC One drama The Great Train Robbery topped Wednesday's ratings, according to overnight figures.
Chris Chibnall's first of a two-parter - aired on the night of real-life robber Ronnie Biggs's death - attracted 5.23 million (23.2%) at 8pm. Later, a repeat of Mrs Brown's Boys amused 4.89m (21.5%) at 9.30pm.
On BBC Two, Wartime Farm appealed to 1.39m (6.8%) at 7pm, followed by Food and Drink with 1.39m (6.8%) at 8pm. Tudor Monastery Farm gathered 1.51m (6.6%) at 9pm.
ITV's Surprise, Surprise entertained 4.06m (18.3%) at 8pm (230k/1.0% on +1). The second part of Lucan dropped around 1.2m from last week to 2.66m (12.1%) at 9pm (312k/1.9%).
On Channel 4, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners intrigued 1.21m (5.4%) at 8pm (149k/0.6%). 24 Hours in A&E attracted 2.15m (9.4%) at 9pm (310k/1.7%), while the latest Gogglebox was up to 2.05m (11.0%) at 10pm (238k/2.3%).
Channel 5's Excessive Compulsive Collectors fascinated 404k (1.8%) at 8pm, while Britain's Craziest Christmas Lights was seen by 1.35m...
Chris Chibnall's first of a two-parter - aired on the night of real-life robber Ronnie Biggs's death - attracted 5.23 million (23.2%) at 8pm. Later, a repeat of Mrs Brown's Boys amused 4.89m (21.5%) at 9.30pm.
On BBC Two, Wartime Farm appealed to 1.39m (6.8%) at 7pm, followed by Food and Drink with 1.39m (6.8%) at 8pm. Tudor Monastery Farm gathered 1.51m (6.6%) at 9pm.
ITV's Surprise, Surprise entertained 4.06m (18.3%) at 8pm (230k/1.0% on +1). The second part of Lucan dropped around 1.2m from last week to 2.66m (12.1%) at 9pm (312k/1.9%).
On Channel 4, Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners intrigued 1.21m (5.4%) at 8pm (149k/0.6%). 24 Hours in A&E attracted 2.15m (9.4%) at 9pm (310k/1.7%), while the latest Gogglebox was up to 2.05m (11.0%) at 10pm (238k/2.3%).
Channel 5's Excessive Compulsive Collectors fascinated 404k (1.8%) at 8pm, while Britain's Craziest Christmas Lights was seen by 1.35m...
- 12/19/2013
- Digital Spy
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! climbed back in the ratings on Wednesday night, according to overnight data.
ITV's reality show was up from Tuesday by around 200,000 viewers, climbing to 8.64 million (36.6%) at 8.30pm. An added 433k (2.2%) tuned in on +1.
On BBC One, Nigel and Adam's Farm Kitchen cooked up 2.95m (12.7%) at 8pm, followed by a repeat of New Tricks with 2.80m (12.0%) at 9pm. A midweek Match of the Day scored 3.27m (30.4%) at 10.35pm.
BBC Two's MasterChef: The Professionals appealed to 2.51m (10.8%) at 8pm, while Tudor Monastery Farm gathered 1.43m (6.1%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Location, Location, Location interested 682k (2.9%) at 8pm (135k/0.6%). 24 Hours in A&E was seen by 1.26m (5.4%) at 9pm (424k/2.5%), followed by Gogglebox with 1.32m (7.5%) at 10pm (306k/3.0%).
Channel 5's Police Interceptors intrigued 678k (2.9%) at 8pm, while Car Crime UK: Caught on Camera entertained 1.05m (4.5%) at 9pm (159k/0.9%).
On BBC Three, Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 566k (3.0%) at 10pm.
ITV's reality show was up from Tuesday by around 200,000 viewers, climbing to 8.64 million (36.6%) at 8.30pm. An added 433k (2.2%) tuned in on +1.
On BBC One, Nigel and Adam's Farm Kitchen cooked up 2.95m (12.7%) at 8pm, followed by a repeat of New Tricks with 2.80m (12.0%) at 9pm. A midweek Match of the Day scored 3.27m (30.4%) at 10.35pm.
BBC Two's MasterChef: The Professionals appealed to 2.51m (10.8%) at 8pm, while Tudor Monastery Farm gathered 1.43m (6.1%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, Location, Location, Location interested 682k (2.9%) at 8pm (135k/0.6%). 24 Hours in A&E was seen by 1.26m (5.4%) at 9pm (424k/2.5%), followed by Gogglebox with 1.32m (7.5%) at 10pm (306k/3.0%).
Channel 5's Police Interceptors intrigued 678k (2.9%) at 8pm, while Car Crime UK: Caught on Camera entertained 1.05m (4.5%) at 9pm (159k/0.9%).
On BBC Three, Jack Whitehall's Backchat amused 566k (3.0%) at 10pm.
- 12/5/2013
- Digital Spy
Jack Whitehall's dad adds a touching new spin to the chatshow. Meanwhile, Nigel Slater and Adam Henson knit their own pasta
Jack Whitehall is Mr Frigging Everywhere at the moment. And Mr Do Frigging Everything. He's done standing-up (then walking), presenting, acting, writing … and he's still only about 14. Now he's got a chatshow. With a new prop: his old man (as in his father, not his down-there old-man, though he comes into it too, as does his old man's, but we'll come to that). Presumably his father's there to take Jack home afterwards, where he'll wallop him for being out late and for being cheeky on the television, then send him straight to bed.
Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad (BBC3) it's called, and guests in this first one are a couple of screen hard-arses: Paxman and Dyer (Jeremy and Danny). You would maybe think that for the...
Jack Whitehall is Mr Frigging Everywhere at the moment. And Mr Do Frigging Everything. He's done standing-up (then walking), presenting, acting, writing … and he's still only about 14. Now he's got a chatshow. With a new prop: his old man (as in his father, not his down-there old-man, though he comes into it too, as does his old man's, but we'll come to that). Presumably his father's there to take Jack home afterwards, where he'll wallop him for being out late and for being cheeky on the television, then send him straight to bed.
Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad (BBC3) it's called, and guests in this first one are a couple of screen hard-arses: Paxman and Dyer (Jeremy and Danny). You would maybe think that for the...
- 11/21/2013
- by Sam Wollaston
- The Guardian - Film News
Jack Whitehall was left red-faced by his father's intimate revelations during the filming of the first episode of their new BBC Three show Back Chat.
During the interview with guest Jeremy Paxman, the topic of discussion steered towards the quality of Marks and Spencers underwear, a subject which the Newsnight host famously complained about in 2008.
Paxman told the hosts that his gripe stemmed from problems that he had with holes in his garments.
Backing up his guest, Michael Whitehall revealed to the studio audience that he personally had problems with underwear because of the size of his genitals.
"The problem I have is the elastic. I shouldn't say this in front of you [Jack], but I'm very well hung," he said.
"I need very strong elasticity in an underpant. Once it starts loosening up, all hell breaks loose."
Adding extra embarrassment, he added: "Jack has inherited some very good things from me,...
During the interview with guest Jeremy Paxman, the topic of discussion steered towards the quality of Marks and Spencers underwear, a subject which the Newsnight host famously complained about in 2008.
Paxman told the hosts that his gripe stemmed from problems that he had with holes in his garments.
Backing up his guest, Michael Whitehall revealed to the studio audience that he personally had problems with underwear because of the size of his genitals.
"The problem I have is the elastic. I shouldn't say this in front of you [Jack], but I'm very well hung," he said.
"I need very strong elasticity in an underpant. Once it starts loosening up, all hell breaks loose."
Adding extra embarrassment, he added: "Jack has inherited some very good things from me,...
- 11/20/2013
- Digital Spy
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