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Tony Jones

UFO: Destruct Positive! — audio drama review

With UFO:Destruct Positive!, Big Finish brings yet another much loved show to audio — does this live up to already high standards? We take a listen… Released today, UFO:Destruct Positive! sees Big Finish bring back another classic Gerry Anderson show from the 1970s (from a lineup already including Space: 1999). Given the passage of time, it’s been entirely … >

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The Sandman debuts at #1

The Sandman debuts at #1 on the Netflix global chart

The Sandman debuts at #1 in the Netflix Top 10 — when will we get a season 2 announcement? With a thirty year wait and the personal involvement of writer Neil Gaiman, The Sandman arrived on the small screen on Friday, 5 August. Ever ready with the data, the Netflix Top 10 shows a debut at … >

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Four Shows

Four shows break a billion minutes in the latest Nielsens

No doubt driven by holiday viewing, four shows break the billion minutes barrier in the latest Nielsens The Nielsens for July 4-10 show many Americans marked their independence by watching TV, and four shows broke through the billion minutes barrier (here’s how to envisage that). Last time we suggested: The Netflix numbers for July 4-10 … >

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Stranger Things rockets back to the top of the Nielsens

Stranger Things rockets back to the top of the Nielsens

Stranger Things rockets back to the top of the Nielsens (as expected) but what else happened? We walk you through the numbers We had the Stranger Things season 4 finale, and numbers, (as you’ll see), they were impressive, letting the show rocket straight back to the top. Last week we predicted: Stranger Things season 4 finale will … >

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Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders beats The Boys — Stranger Things tops the latest Nielsens

Peaky Blinders beats The Boys into third place in the latest Nielsens, but Stranger Things is still the clear leader We’ve digested the Nielsens for June 13-19, and it’s no surprise to see Stranger Things still topping the table, but there’s a notable second place for Peaky Blinders, pushing another Cultbox favourite, The Boys, into third. Before we bring … >

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Stranger Things continues to rule the Nielsens

Stranger Things continues to rule the Nielsens

As expected, Stranger Things continues to top the Nielsen chart, but the rest of the Top 10 bears examination — we take you through the numbers Last time (as Stranger Things made new records for the Nielsens with over 7 billion minutes watched, we suggested: …expect Stranger Things to dominate for a few weeks, so our focus … >

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Stranger Things hits new records

Stranger Things hits new highs in the Nielsens and The Boys are back

The Nielsens for May 30 – June 5 shows Stranger Things hits new highs with phenomenal audience figures — we look at all the numbers The Nielsens for the previous week told us the story of the opening weekend for Stranger Things season 4 volume 1, as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi. This week we see what a full week’s worth … >

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Stranger Things storms the Nielsens with season 4 volume 1

Stranger Things storms the Nielsens with Season 4 Volume 1

With some delay, we now have the Nielsen ratings for the end of May, and we can now see how Stranger Things storms the chart with a considerable margin.  Apologies to regular readers of our ratings analysis, but for reasons beyond our control the Nielsen ratings for May 23-29 did not appear via their usual … >

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Sci-Fi July is this month’s Film4 theme

Film4 is calling it Sci-Fi July and bringing a feast of films to Freeview for our enjoyment — we have the details We aren’t going to repeat the (rather long) press release regarding Sci-Fi July on Film4, but would like to point out just some of what’s coming to whet your appetites. Do read the … >

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