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You tops the latest Nielsens as the third season of this Netflix series pushes Squid Game into second — we look behind the numbers As we predicted last week, it’s a swap at the top of the Nielsens. Before we take a look at the numbers, here’s what we actually predicted: If You follows the pattern (which Maid didn’t), … >
In series 8 of her Diary, River Song (Alex Kingston) was in the company of robots, now, in The Diary of River Song series 9 New Recruit, she’s back in more familiar (to fans) territory — the era of the third Doctor Big Finish may reasonably be accused of overusing the motif of River back in the life of a … >
In a week dominated by three big shows, Squid Game just holds off the challenge of new entry You — we dig deeper The Nielsens for the week 11-17 October 2021 are dominated by three shows, with the all-conquering Squid Game just about holding off the opposition. Before we dive into the data, here’s what we … >
ITV and Virgin Media O2 have signed a deal to allow for the integration of ITV content into the Virgin Media O2 platform ITV has announced a five-year deal tying up with Virgin Media O2. Virgin Media and O2 have recently been promoting themselves as Volt (to Virgin Media customers), and this new move is … >
On debut, Maid reaches a vast total of minutes viewed, but it’s not enough to stop Squid Game The Nielsen data for the week 4-10 October are out, and the numbers are enormous, for both Squid Game and new entrant Maid. Before we dive in, let’s look at our predictions from last week: If Squid Game follows a normal trajectory, it … >
The Witcher season 2 official trailer is out — we’ve taken a look (OK several) and we’re impressed First a reminder of season 1. Geralt (Henry Cavill) is a Witcher (a human changed by magic to fight with mystic skills). There are several kingdoms, wars and magic a-plenty. Geralt’s fate is tied to princess Ciri … >
Squid Game exceeds our already high expectations in the latest Nielsen ratings We expected Squid Game to top the Nielsens for 27 September – 3 October, but little did we know how far it would exceed out predictions. Here’s what we said last week: Starting with the easier end of the table, Squid Game should dominate for … >
With the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2, Jack Quaid talks about becoming Boimler The official Star Trek site has an interesting interview with Jack Quaid, who plays Boimler in the animated series. WARNING — the interview has spoilers for season 2, so be warned. It’s Friday, but there are no new episodes of Star Trek: Lower … >
Coming to Sky this December, Michael Sheen and Nathalie Emmanuel star in Last Train to Christmas Michael Sheen (The Twilight Saga, The Queen) and Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones, Fast & Furious 7) have joined the cast of Last Train to Christmas, a brand new Sky Original film. Written and directed by Julian Kemp, produced … >
Squid Game arrives in the Nielsens for 20-26 September — and it’s straight in at #1 As anyone paying attention to the press will have guessed, Squid Game is popular; very popular. We’ve processed the latest Nielsen data, and added our unique analysis. This week we’ve also some extra news about Netflix and ratings data, for … >