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TV Highlights W/C Monday 5th May '08
Posted by: Attentional | 12.05.08
Sunday 11th May 2008
Sky One pulled out all the stops with a brand-new Sunday evening schedule dominated by the return of classic gameshow Gladiators. LWT produced the original Gladiators for ITV1 between 1992 and 2000, and the show quickly became a family favourite. The new incarnation is produced by Shine, and features Ian Wright and Kirsty Gallacher as hosts, together with an all-new troupe of muscle-bound gladiators. However, one crucial element remains: John Anderson is back as the referee, having featured in all of the eight original series. Sky One gave the new series plenty of pre-launch publicity, and it all paid off as the first episode attracted 1.5m (11.6%) between 6-7pm to give an incredible TI™ score of 518. This first episode was then repeated at 10pm, where it picked up a further 393,500 (2.5%) and a TI™ score of 382.
Friday 09th May 2008
Five introduced a new entry into the tried and tested genre of fly-on-the-wall police docs with Police Interceptors at 8pm. This new six-part series from Raw Cut Television (who also make Road Wars for Sky One) is faster paced than most programmes of its ilk as it follows the work of an elite police task force set up in Essex. The unit is equipped with some of the quickest cars available and staffed by some of the force’s best drivers, and also boasts its own helicopter to help catch criminals. These programmes have long been a favourite with viewers, and Police Interceptors was quick off the line with a debut audience of 1.2m (5.6%) giving an above-average TI™ score of 148.
Thursday 08th May 2008
A new title entered the highly competitive Thursday 9pm slot, in the form of the three-part drama from Carnival Films, Midnight Man, starring James Nesbitt. A dark (literally) drama, about a journalist with a morbid fear of daylight who becomes caught up in a murderous government conspiracy, Midnight Man attracted an audience of 3.81m (18.1%), giving a slightly below-average TI™ of 91.1. This performance was still strong enough to win the 9-10pm timeslot, in which the competition includes The Invisibles (15.3%) on BBC1, Heroes (12.6%) on BBC2, House (8.3%) on Five and, over on Sky One, Bones, which attracted a multichannel audience of 444,800 (2.4%) and an excellent TI™ of 164.
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