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Black Saturday for ITV1 ratings
From Digital Spy. Posted June 30 2008, 7.19pm
ITV1 records its worst ever Saturday ratings, with an all-hours share of just 10.2%. (more)

Ian McKellen to lead in ITV's The Prisoner remake
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2008, 4.45pm
ITV1 has confirmed that Sir Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel will star in the network's reinvention of the 1960s thriller, The Prisoner, to be broadcast next year (more)

TV ratings - June 27: Mandela concert on song
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2008, 1.19pm
ITV1's coverage of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday concert in London's Hyde Park was watched by 3.8m viewers. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - June 28: Doctor Who and Wimbledon lift BBC1 to top slot
From Media Guardian. Posted June 30 2008, 11.51am
ITV1 suffered what is believed to be its worst Saturday ratings, with BBC1 winning the whole day bar 15 minutes and Doctor Who pulling in the most viewers (more)

My Life In Media: Ben Shephard
From The Independent. Posted June 30 2008, 12.00am
Ben Shephard, 33, is a television presenter who is best known for his work with GMTV. He can also be seen, alongside Denise van Outen, fronting ITV1's primetime series Who Dares Sings. A staunch West Ham supporter and gym fanatic, Shephard is a father of two and has been married to his wife Annie for four years. He lives in south-west London. (more)

TV Ratings - June 26: Spain's Euro 2008 victory over Russia watched by 7million
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2008, 11.04am
Live coverage of Spain's demolition of Russia in the remaining Euro 2008 semi-final last night attracted just over 7 million viewers to ITV1. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

ITV1 orders third series of 'Benidorm'
From Digital Spy. Posted June 23 2008, 1.10pm
ITV1 orders an hour-long special and a third series of Benidorm. (more)

ITV Euro coverage scores viewing record
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 12.42pm
ITV1's coverage of the Russia v Holland Euro 2008 quarter final attracted the best ratings of the tournament so far. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - June 21: ITV Euro coverage scores viewing record
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 12.42pm
ITV1's coverage of the Russia v Holland Euro 2008 quarter final attracted the best ratings of the tournament so far. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - June 22: Top Gear return pushes Royal into third place
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 10.32am
The return of Top Gear and the Italy/Spain Euro 2008 quarter final pushed ITV1 period hospital drama The Royal into third place. By Ben Dowell (more)

ITV: Third series of Benidorm commissioned by Fincham
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 9.04am
ITV1's Bafta-nominated sitcom Benidorm is to return next year for a third series and a one hour special. By Tara Conlan (more)

Kathryn Flett on television: Surrogate mothers and secret fathers
From Media Guardian. Posted June 21 2008, 11.10pm
Kathryn Flett on television: Tribal Wives BBC2, The Father, the Son and the Housekeeper BBC4, My Child Won't Eat ITV1 (more)

Jones to play ex-con in Wainwright's ITV1 drama
From The Stage. Posted June 18 2008, 4.50pm
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Joan Rivers thrown off Loose Women for Russell Crowe outburst
From Media Guardian. Posted June 17 2008, 5.44pm
Joan Rivers has said she was shocked to be kicked off ITV1 talkshow Loose Women after she swore on air - an outburst that prompted almost 50 complaints. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - June 16: Viewers discover a taste for Turkey
From Media Guardian. Posted June 16 2008, 10.29am
Live coverage of Turkey's late, late victory over the Czech Republic was watched by an average of nearly 5 million viewers on ITV1. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - June 15: Viewers discover a taste for Turkey
From Media Guardian. Posted June 16 2008, 10.29am
Live coverage of Turkey's late, late victory over the Czech Republic was watched by an average of nearly 5 million viewers on ITV1. By Ben Dowell (more)

Reilly to star in La Plante's Above Suspicion for ITV1
From The Stage. Posted June 12 2008, 3.20pm
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TV ratings - June 9: Euro 2008 thriller scores for ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted June 10 2008, 11.52am
ITV1's live match coverage of the Euro 2008 clash between Holland and Italy netted just over 6 million viewers. By Natalie Whelan (more)

Kathryn Flett on television: The great British body on ITV1 | Strangelove on Five
From Media Guardian. Posted June 7 2008, 11.02pm
Kathryn Flett on television: (more)

Osbourne quits X Factor days before filming
From Media Guardian. Posted June 6 2008, 11.07pm
X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has quit the hit ITV1 talent show, company confirms (more)

Sharon Osbourne quits The X Factor
From Media Guardian. Posted June 6 2008, 2.19pm
The X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne has quit the hit ITV1 talent show. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Lucy Mangan: Taggart is now in its 852nd year. And guess what - this week they're hunting a murrrderrerrr
From Media Guardian. Posted June 5 2008, 11.11pm
Lucy Mangan on Taggart (ITV1), House (Five) and Heroes (BBC2) (more)

'F Word' puts Channel 4 above ITV
From Digital Spy. Posted June 5 2008, 9.12am
Channel 4 pushed ahead of ITV1 in the ratings on Tuesday thanks to Gordon Ramsay's F Word. (more)

Al Murray: ITV1 orders fresh sketch series
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2008, 6.16am
ITV1 has commissioned comedian Al Murray to write and perform an array of new comedy characters. By Ben Dowell (more)

ITV1 to screen Mandela's 90th concert
From Digital Spy. Posted June 3 2008, 5.25pm
ITV1 will air "as live" coverage of the all-star London concert marking Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday. (more)

TV ratings - May 30: Britain's Got Talent semi-final shines for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 1.32pm
Britain's Got Talent dominated the ratings, with an audience of 11.4 million viewers between 9pm and 10.30pm on ITV1. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings: Britain's Got Talent wins talent tussle
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 10.23am
The results show for ITV1's Britain's Got Talent drew an audience of 13.1m beating BBC1 rival I'd Do Anything. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - May 30: Britain's Got Talent wins reality tussle
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 10.23am
The results show for ITV1's Britain's Got Talent drew an audience of 13.1m beating BBC1 rival I'd Do Anything. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - May 31: Britain's Got Talent wins reality tussle
From Media Guardian. Posted June 2 2008, 10.23am
The results show for ITV1's Britain's Got Talent drew an audience of 13.1m beating BBC1 rival I'd Do Anything. By Ben Dowell (more)

Asian 'Signature' runners-up on ITV's 'Talent'
From Biz Asia. Posted May 31 2008, 11.42pm
Asian duo Signature have come second on the reality TV show 'Britain's Got Talent' on ITV1 tonight. Teenage breakdancer George Sampson beat Signature who combined Bhangra moves with Michael Jackson impersonations. Signature compromise of Suleman Mirza, a 29- year-old trainee lawyer from Essex and 34-year-old Madhu Singh, from Hayes in Middlesex, who works at PC World in Heathrow's Terminal 5. Madhu is also known as the mystery voice on ZEE Music's 'Mutz Cutz' fronted by Murtaza Ali. (more)

Messenger to front midnight bingo for ITV
From Digital Spy. Posted May 31 2008, 10.13am
A free TV bingo gameshow fronted by Melinda Messenger will replace ITV1's axed Play TV block. (more)

TV choice - Martin Hoyle
From Financial Times. Posted May 31 2008, 3.00am
On Saturday the BBC hurls such creativity as it still has into Doctor Who and retires exhausted. All the more praise to ITV1 (not words often critically penned)... (more)

ITV plans to tell 'Mamma Mia!' story
From Digital Spy. Posted May 30 2008, 11.29am
ITV1 is to tell the story of Abba musical Mamma Mia! in a one-off documentary this summer. (more)

Piers Morgan chatshow confirmed for ITV
From Digital Spy. Posted May 30 2008, 11.12am
Piers Morgan signs a two-year deal with ITV1 that will see him present his own chatshow. (more)

Van Outen, Shephard for ITV1 song show
From Digital Spy. Posted May 30 2008, 5.16am
Denise Van Outen and Ben Shephard are to front a new ITV1 singing gameshow. (more)

TV ratings - May 27: Britain's Got Talent sees off reality rivals
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 9.24am
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent won the 9pm reality show ratings battle, beating The Apprentice and Gordon Ramsay's F Word. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Pushing Daisies: ITV website to air 'missing' episode
From Media Guardian. Posted May 28 2008, 8.23am
The 'missing' second episode of ITV1's US drama import Pushing Daisies is to be shown on the broadcaster's website on Saturday. By Ben Dowell (more)

'Got Talent' scores another ratings win
From Digital Spy. Posted May 27 2008, 1.34pm
ITV1 trounced rivals in the ratings last night thanks to a big audience for Britain's Got Talent. (more)

TV ratings: 7.1m UK viewers tune into Eurovision
From Media Guardian. Posted May 27 2008, 12.22pm
BBC1's Eurovision Song Contest coverage pulled in an average of 7.1 million viewers but lost out to ITV1's Britain's Got Talent. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

TV ratings: 7.1m UK viewers tune in to Eurovision
From Media Guardian. Posted May 27 2008, 12.22pm
BBC1's Eurovision Song Contest coverage pulled in an average of 7.1 million viewers but lost out to ITV1's Britain's Got Talent. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

'Invisibles', 'Midnight Man' neck-and-neck
From Digital Spy. Posted May 27 2008, 10.22am
BBC One's The Invisibles won a narrow ratings victory over ITV1's new drama offering last night. (more)

TV ratings - May 26: Britain's Got Talent dances off with honours
From Media Guardian. Posted May 27 2008, 9.44am
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent ratings juggernaut rolled on, with the first of five nightly elimination shows attracting nearly 11 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

'The Fixer' gets second series
From Digital Spy. Posted May 23 2008, 2.19pm
ITV1 series The Fixer will return for a second series next year. (more)

Marsters ready to join ITV's 'Moon Shot'
From Digital Spy. Posted May 23 2008, 10.13am
James Marsters is close to taking a lead role in a big-budget ITV1 film on the Apollo 11 moon landing. (more)

ITV's Peter Fincham commissions second series of The Fixer
From Media Guardian. Posted May 23 2008, 6.23am
New ITV director of television Peter Fincham has made his first commissioning decision since starting his job - ordering another series of ITV1 drama The Fixer. By Tara Conlan (more)

Champions League coverage peaks at 14.6m
From Digital Spy. Posted May 22 2008, 6.01pm
ITV1's Champions League final coverage achieves the largest peak audience of 2008 with 14.6m viewers. (more)

ITV1 could be fined over regional quota
From Digital Spy. Posted May 22 2008, 11.06am
ITV1 fails to meet its 50% quota for out-of-London production spend in 2006 and 2007. (more)

TV ratings - May 22: Penalty shoot-out scores ratings for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted May 22 2008, 9.50am
ITV1's live coverage of the epic Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea peaked at 14.6 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 22: Penalty shoot-out scores for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted May 22 2008, 9.50am
ITV1's live coverage of the epic Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea peaked at 14.6 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings: Champions League penalty shoot-out scores for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted May 22 2008, 9.50am
ITV1's live coverage of the epic Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea peaked at 14.6 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 20: Unhealthy figures for ITV1's Duchess
From Media Guardian. Posted May 21 2008, 11.47am
The Duchess of York's ITV1 documentary shed 1.1 million viewers for its concluding episode. By Tara Conlan (more)

'Duchess in Hull' draws a decent crowd
From Digital Spy. Posted May 21 2008, 9.15am
ITV1 documentary The Duchess in Hull drew a respectable audience for ITV1 last night, ratings show. (more)

TV ratings - May 19: Duchess bows to BBC rival
From Media Guardian. Posted May 20 2008, 12.01pm
The opening installment of ITV1's high profile two-part documentary The Duchess in Hull pulled in 5 million viewers. By Ben Dowell (more)

Piers Morgan 'to get primetime chatshow'
From Digital Spy. Posted May 16 2008, 12.22pm
Piers Morgan is close to agreeing a deal to present a primetime chatshow on ITV1, says a report. (more)

TV ratings - May 16: Invisibles trio challenge Midnight Man
From Media Guardian. Posted May 16 2008, 11.58am
BBC1 drama The Invisibles closed the gap on its ITV1 rival Midnight Man to 200,000 viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

'Apprentice' audience dips, but still strong
From Digital Spy. Posted May 16 2008, 9.56am
The Apprentice saw a modest audience dip this week but remained ahead of ITV1's UEFA Cup coverage. (more)

ITV airs first TV shows in high definition
From Digital Spy. Posted May 15 2008, 5.29pm
ITV's high definition tests move to a new phase with live simulcasts of ITV1. (more)

TV ratings - May 14: Apprentice scores Uefa Cup triumph
From Media Guardian. Posted May 15 2008, 1.10pm
The Apprentice got the better of ITV1's Uefa Cup final coverage featuring Glasgow Rangers, attracting 700,000 more viewers at its peak than the football. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

'Duke' is second top doc of 2008 for ITV
From Digital Spy. Posted May 13 2008, 7.26pm
ITV1's show on Prince Philip last night was its most watched documentary of the year so far. (more)

Connie Fisher joins ITV1 family drama
From Digital Spy. Posted May 12 2008, 4.38pm
I'd Do Anything winner Connie Fisher is given a role in an upcoming one-off drama for ITV1. (more)

TV ratings - May 9: Worst week yet for Teenage Kicks
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 12.09pm
ITV1's Adrian Edmondson comedy Teenage Kicks hit a new series low on Friday, pulling in just 2 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 10: Talent sizzles as heat hits ratings
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 11.25am
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent remained the most popular show on Saturday, pulling in 7.5 million viewers on another day of hot sunshine. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 8: Midnight Man makes strong debut for ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 3.25pm
ITV1's new James Nesbitt drama Midnight Man won the 9pm slot last night, Thursday, seeing off BBC1's Warren Clarke series The Invisibles. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Gordon Brown faces ITV's Fern to reveal his human side
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2008, 11.28am
Prime minister calls for more ordinary people to be recognised by the honours system during an interview on ITV1's This Morning (more)

TV ratings - May 2: BBC's satirical quiz beats Benidorm
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 12.15pm
BBC1 had the upper hand over ITV1 in the topsy-turvy battle of the 9pm comedy shows when Have I Got News for You beat Benidorm. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 3: Talent shines but viewers head outdoors
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 11.36am
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent was the most watched show on Saturday, with 8.5 million viewers, although it was down nearly a million on the previous week. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 5: Flood falls back after early surge
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 10.39am
The concluding part of ITV1's disaster drama Flood leaked a million viewers from its debut, but still won the 9pm slot. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - May 4: ITV1's Flood inundated with viewers
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 10.13am
Flood, ITV1's apocalyptic drama about a catastrophic flood hitting London, opened impressively with 7.2 million viewers. By Ben Dowell (more)

TV ratings - April 29: Man Utd match nets 10.6m for ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted April 30 2008, 10.48am
A peak of 10.6 million viewers watched Manchester United qualify for the Champions League final. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

'Murders' return defeats 'Austen' drama
From Digital Spy. Posted April 28 2008, 8.59pm
The return of Midsomer Murders to ITV1 trumps a drama about the life of Jane Austen in the ratings. (more)

Nancys pip 'Mr and Mrs' in the ratings
From Digital Spy. Posted April 28 2008, 4.44pm
BBC One reality show I'd Do Anything beat ITV1's All Star Mr and Mrs in the Saturday night ratings. (more)

TV ratings - April 26: Sun shines on ITV1's Benidorm
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2008, 12.14pm
Benidorm wrested the 9pm comedy crown back, after two weeks of being beaten by the BBC1 competition. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

TV ratings - April 26: Daisies fails to flourish for ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2008, 11.36am
Viewers are losing interest in ITV1's Pushing Daisies, with the third outing down nearly 2 million on its debut. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (more)

TV ratings - April 27: Let them watch Midsomer Murders
From Media Guardian. Posted April 28 2008, 10.52am
Police detective Tom Barnaby proved more popular than Jane Austen, as a French revolution-themed Midsomer Murders drew 7.4 million viewers to ITV1. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

ITV ponders public service options
From Media Guardian. Posted April 25 2008, 4.54pm
ITV is 'running the numbers' on the cost of handing back some or all of its ITV1 licences to regulator Ofcom. By Tara Conlan and Mark Sweney (more)

Brits in Europe swell audience for ITV1
From Digital Spy. Posted April 23 2008, 5.04pm
The audience for ITV1's Champions League coverage continues to grow as it enters the final stages. (more)

ITV1 'Coppers' ad wins ANNA of the Month
From UTalk Marketing. Posted April 23 2008, 11.39am
Dramatic approach is tops (more)

TV ratings - April 22: Anfield draw is TV gold
From Media Guardian. Posted April 23 2008, 9.50am
More than 10 million viewers watched Chelsea score a last-gasp Champions League equaliser against Liverpool on ITV1. By John Plunkett (more)

'Taggart' loses out to 'Waking The Dead'
From Digital Spy. Posted April 22 2008, 7.45pm
A one-off Taggart on ITV1 lost out in the ratings to rival police drama Waking The Dead last night. (more)

TV ratings - April 21: Waking dream for BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted April 22 2008, 9.51am
BBC1's police drama Waking the Dead continued to win the drama head-to-head with ITV1 as 6.3 million watched the first episode of the latest two-parter. By Ben Dowell (more)

'Daisies' drops 1m for 'second' episode
From Digital Spy. Posted April 21 2008, 5.51pm
ITV1's second Pushing Daisies - actually the third in the series - drops 1m viewers on the opener. (more)

TV ratings - April 18: Triumphant return for satirical quiz
From Media Guardian. Posted April 21 2008, 11.28am
Have I Got News For You made a strong return to BBC1, pulling in 5.9 million viewers and beating ITV1's sitcom Benidorm. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

TV ratings - April 19: Ratings soar for Britain's Got Talent
From Media Guardian. Posted April 21 2008, 11.16am
Britain's Got Talent continued to grow its audience for ITV1, soaring above 10 million viewers for the second episode. By Stephen Brook (more)

ITV Headcases: A new cast of computer-generated characters is satirising the media
From The Independent. Posted April 21 2008, 12.00am
Headcases, (ITV1 Sundays 10pm), is the first satirical sketch show with a cast of entirely computer-generated characters. Billed as a Spitting Image for the 21st century, the animated programme casts its net widely, poking fun at everyone from Gordon Brown to Heather Mills. It received a reasonably warm critical reception after its first episode aired three weeks ago, and has already reported encouraging audience figures of around four million. (more)

Khan tackles policeman in 'Beat The Star'
From Digital Spy. Posted April 18 2008, 4.22pm
Boxer Amir Khan will take on a 6' 5" policeman in new ITV1 show Beat The Star. (more)

BBC 10pm news share is double ITV's
From Media Guardian. Posted April 17 2008, 6.21am
BBC1's 10pm news has attracted nearly double the audience of News at Ten over the three months since the ITV1 bulletin was revived. By Tara Conlan (more)

BBC 10pm news audience is double ITV's News at Ten
From Media Guardian. Posted April 17 2008, 6.21am
BBC1's 10pm news has attracted nearly double the audience of News at Ten over the three months since the ITV1 bulletin was revived. By Tara Conlan (more)

'Waking the Dead' shoots down 'Fixer'
From Digital Spy. Posted April 15 2008, 4.09pm
The return of BBC1's Waking the Dead won more than twice the audience of its ITV1 rival, figures show. (more)

Davies adapts Briscoe's Sleep With Me for ITV1
From The Stage. Posted April 15 2008, 1.20pm
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TV ratings - April 14: Waking the Dead is an early riser
From Media Guardian. Posted April 15 2008, 10.41am
BBC1's Waking The Dead returned for a new series with 6.8 million viewers, more than twice the audience watching the final episode of ITV1's The Fixer. By John Plunkett (more)

'Foyle' conquers Sunday for ITV1
From Digital Spy. Posted April 14 2008, 7.02pm
The series five opener of Foyle's War draws 7.1m viewers on a strong Sunday night for ITV1. (more)

'Pushing Daisies' unearths strong debut
From Digital Spy. Posted April 14 2008, 6.57pm
The UK premiere of Pushing Daisies draws 5.7m viewers for ITV1 in a new-look Saturday night line up. (more)

TV ratings: April 11 - My Family overruns Benidorm
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 12.11pm
The start of a new series of long-running BBC1 sitcom My Family knocked ITV1's Benidorm off its perch on Friday night. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

TV ratings – April 11: My Family overruns Benidorm
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 12.11pm
The start of a new series of the long-running BBC1 sitcom My Family knocked ITV1's Benidorm off its perch on Friday night. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

TV ratings - April 13: Foyle's War sweeps to victory for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 11.05am
The return of wartime drama Foyle's War brought 7.1 million viewers to ITV1. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Video: Fixer finale clip
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 10.27am
Watch an exclusive clip from the last episode of ITV1 series The Fixer, set to air tonight (more)

TV ratings - April 12: Britain's Got Talent back with 8.8m
From Media Guardian. Posted April 14 2008, 10.21am
Britain's Got Talent - featuring contortionist Iona Luvsandorj - roared back on to ITV1 with 8.8 million viewers. By Stephen Brook (more)

Pushing Daisies wilts on debut ratings race
From Media Guardian. Posted April 13 2008, 11.02pm
Viewing figures for ITV1's new American drama Pushing Daises fails to live up to expectations (more)

TV ratings: Apr 10 - New Homes from Hell proves a success for ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted April 11 2008, 11.28am
ITV1's New Homes From Hell cemented a peaktime win for the network last night, Thursday 10 April, with 4.3 million viewers tuning in. By Tara Conlan (more)

Champs League clash brings 8.4m to ITV1
From Digital Spy. Posted April 10 2008, 9.44am
ITV1 drew an audience of 8.4m for coverage of a crunch Champions League clash between Liverpool and Arsenal, viewing figures show. (more)

ITV axes Ladette to Lady and struggling drama The Palace
From Media Guardian. Posted April 10 2008, 6.09am
ITV1's royal drama The Palace and reality show Ladette to Lady have been axed after posting disappointing ratings earlier this year. By Leigh Holmwood in Cannes (more)

ITV may revive second world war drama Foyle's War
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 4.01pm
Fans of ITV1's second world war drama Foyle's War can take heart – the new series starting on Sunday may not be the last after all. By Tara Conlan (more)

TV ratings - April 9: Liverpool help ITV to ratings victory
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 10.22am
A peak audience of nearly 10 million viewers watched Liverpool knock Arsenal out of the Champions League, giving ITV1 a ratings win. By John Plunkett (more)

TV ratings - April 8: Liverpool help ITV to ratings victory
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 10.22am
A peak audience of nearly 10 million viewers watched Liverpool knock Arsenal out of the Champions League, giving ITV1 a ratings win. By John Plunkett (more)

Paul Watson to make documentary for BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted April 9 2008, 6.25am
Paul Watson, the film-maker behind ITV1's Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell, will return to the subject of death in a documentary for the BBC. By John Plunkett (more)

'Headcases' brings in 4m for ITV1
From Digital Spy. Posted April 8 2008, 9.43am
New satirical animation Headcases won 4m viewers for ITV1, audience figures show. (more)

TV ratings - April 6: Headcases starts with 4 million
From Media Guardian. Posted April 7 2008, 11.09am
Headcases, the ITV1 animated satirical show being billed as the new Spitting Image, debuted with 4 million viewers. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

ITV1, BBC1 to air nearly all Euro 2008
From Digital Spy. Posted April 4 2008, 2.12pm
Nearly all coverage of this year's Euro 2008 will be on the broadcasters' flagship channels. (more)

'The Bill' leads 'HolbyBlue' in cop battle
From Digital Spy. Posted April 4 2008, 2.05pm
BBC One police drama HolbyBlue trails ITV1 mainstay The Bill in the ratings. (more)

'Rock Rivals' leaves ITV1 in fourth place
From Digital Spy. Posted April 4 2008, 10.26am
BBC One, Channel 4 and Five shows outgun ITV1 as Rock Rivals attracts its lowest audience yet. (more)

Fincham, Hunt and Gale to start on May 12
From Digital Spy. Posted April 3 2008, 4.18pm
Peter Fincham, Jay Hunt and Ben Gale will start new jobs controlling ITV1, BBC One and Five on May 12. (more)

TV ratings - April 2: The Apprentice stays in charge of its rivals
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2008, 10.04am
BBC1's The Apprentice continued its huge lead in the 9pm battle as ITV1's underperforming drama Rock Rivals was pushed into fourth place in the slot. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - April 2: The Apprentice hangs rivals out to dry
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2008, 10.04am
BBC1's The Apprentice continued its huge lead in the 9pm battle as ITV1's underperforming drama Rock Rivals was pushed into fourth place in the slot. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Man United dent Frank's funeral ratings
From Digital Spy. Posted April 3 2008, 9.53am
An EastEnders funeral draws 9.7m viewers in a clash with ITV1 Champions League football. (more)

Ryan and Maguire to star in Mr Eleven for ITV1
From The Stage. Posted April 2 2008, 2.40pm
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Jay Hunt, Peter Fincham and Ben Gale set to start new jobs on May 12
From Media Guardian. Posted April 2 2008, 12.08pm
The new heads of BBC1, ITV1 and Channel Five will all start work on May 12. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Michelle Ryan lined up for ITV1 rom com
From Digital Spy. Posted April 2 2008, 9.40am
Michelle Ryan and Sean Maguire will star in a two-part romantic comedy for ITV1. (more)

Michelle Ryan makes UK TV comeback in ITV1 comedy Mr Eleven
From Media Guardian. Posted April 1 2008, 5.03pm
Michelle Ryan, the former EastEnders actress and star of the NBC drama Bionic Woman, is to return to the UK to star in the new ITV1 romantic comedy Mr Eleven. By Ben Dowell (more)

'Coppers' falls to period 'Casualty'
From Digital Spy. Posted April 1 2008, 9.19am
BBC One's Casualty spinoff set in 1907 trounces ITV1's He Kills Coppers in the ratings. (more)

'Sexy Money' wilts in 'Benidorm' sun
From Digital Spy. Posted April 1 2008, 9.14am
Top ratings for returning ITV1 comedy Benidorm see Dirty Sexy Money lose 1.3m viewers. (more)

Ofcom rules Midsomer Murders repeat unsuitable for daytime
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 1.52pm
Ofcom has criticised a daytime repeat of Midsomer Murders on ITV1 that featured dead bodies, an electrocution and a car crash. By John Plunkett (more)

ITV cleared by watchdog over swearing on Brits
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 1.31pm
ITV1 has escaped censure from Ofcom over Sharon Osbourne's four-letter outburst at last month's Brit Awards. By John Plunkett (more)

TV ratings - March 28: Viewers flock to ITV's Benidorm
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 11.49am
ITV1's comedy zone had a successful launch with the second series of Benidorm pulling in 6.5 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings: march 30: ITV's Coppers outgunned by BBC rival
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 10.57am
He Kills Coppers looks like turning into another drama disappointment for ITV1 after the series slumped to just 2.5 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - March 30: ITV's Coppers outgunned by BBC rival
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 10.57am
He Kills Coppers looks like turning into another drama disappointment for ITV1 after the series slumped to just 2.5 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - March 29: Boat race watched by 7m
From Media Guardian. Posted March 31 2008, 10.53am
The annual university boat race between Oxford and Cambridge peaked at 7 million viewers on ITV1 on Saturday, March 29. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Katona, Croft axed from 'Mr And Mrs'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 27 2008, 12.24pm
Kerry Katona and husband Mark Croft are axed from new ITV1 show All Star Mr And Mrs. (more)

ITV to air only TV interview with Madeleine McCann's parents
From Media Guardian. Posted March 27 2008, 7.10am
ITV1 is to air the only televised interview with Kate and Gerry McCann on the first anniversary of the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine. By Tara Conlan (more)

TV ratings - March 25: McCartney divorce settles for 2m
From Media Guardian. Posted March 26 2008, 11.45am
ITV1's fast turn-around documentary on the Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce attracted nearly 2 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

'Kingdom', 'Wild at Heart' to return
From Digital Spy. Posted March 26 2008, 9.21am
Sunday night ITV1 dramas Kingdom and Wild at Heart are recommissioned. (more)

Amanda Burton to return as 'Commander'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 26 2008, 7.42am
ITV1 orders a fifth series of The Commander. (more)

Sunday dramas return to ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted March 26 2008, 7.27am
ITV1 has recommissioned two of its Sunday night drama ratings hits, Kingdom and Wild at Heart. By Ben Dowell (more)

BBC1's 'Detective' wipes out 'Coppers'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 25 2008, 1.03pm
BBC One's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency beats He Kills Coppers on ITV1 in an Easter drama battle. (more)

ITV1 takes away viewers from BBC1
From Media Guardian. Posted March 25 2008, 11.36am
Ant and Dec saw off BBC1's Oliver Twist reality show I'd Do Anything collecting 1.3m more viewers than its BBC rival. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

TV ratings - March 22: ITV1 takes away viewers from BBC1
From Media Guardian. Posted March 25 2008, 11.36am
Ant and Dec saw off BBC1's Oliver Twist reality show I'd Do Anything collecting 1.3 million more viewers than its BBC rival. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Shane Richie to play celeb agent for ITV
From Digital Spy. Posted March 21 2008, 6.51pm
Shane Richie signs up to play a ruthless publicity agent in a one-off ITV1 drama about pop culture. (more)

McCartney-Mills divorce show on ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 6.07pm
ITV1 will screen a fast-turnaround documentary about Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' divorce settlement on Tuesday. By Stephen Brook (more)

Richie to play lead in ITV celebrity satire
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 3.55pm
Shane Richie will star in a new drama about the media's obsession with celebrity culture for ITV1. By Tara Conlan (more)

'Champions League war would hit ITV'
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 7.14am
Advertisers are concerned that a successful BBC bid for the last Champions League football TV rights package could hamper ITV1's recovery plans. By Mark Sweney (more)

Dogs, karaoke and royals join ITV lineup
From Digital Spy. Posted March 19 2008, 5.03pm
New ITV1 shows cover Prince Philip, a karaoke competition and Martin Clunes's thoughts on dogs. (more)

Prince Philip heads ITV1 summer lineup
From Media Guardian. Posted March 19 2008, 12.38pm
ITV1 has announced a Duke of Edinburgh documentary as part of its spring and summer season. By Tara Conlan (more)

ITV1 clash over children's fare
From Financial Times. Posted March 19 2008, 2.00am
Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, and ITV have clashed over the broadcaster's decision to reduce sharply the children's programming on its terrestrial channel, it... (more)

ITV1 defies Ofcom to cut children's TV
From Digital Spy. Posted March 18 2008, 5.08pm
ITV1 has cut children's programming by more than a third despite opposition from Ofcom, it admits. (more)

Viewers flee from second 'Fixer'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 18 2008, 3.50pm
ITV1 drama The Fixer drops 1.4m viewers for its second episode - but still wins its slot. (more)

Video: Trinny and Susannah measure up the UK
From Media Guardian. Posted March 18 2008, 9.42am
Watch a trailer for Trinny and Susannah's ITV1 show The Great British Body (more)

Trinny and Susannah to measure up UK
From Media Guardian. Posted March 18 2008, 7.10am
Trinny and Susannah are to return to ITV1 with a series in which they ask the public to help them compile the nation's 'most comprehensive body census'. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

School drama gets top marks
From Media Guardian. Posted March 14 2008, 11.23am
The final episode of BBC1's school drama Waterloo Road saw off ITV1's The Bill in the 8pm slot. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Apprentice fires broadside at ITV rival
From Media Guardian. Posted March 13 2008, 11.59am
The return of The Apprentice to BBC1 for a one-off Sport Relief celebrity special helped condemn ITV1's Rock Rivals to more ratings woe. By Jason Deans (more)

'Cops' return fails to capture ratings
From Digital Spy. Posted March 12 2008, 11.27pm
Cops With Cameras makes a muted return to ITV1 - getting beaten in the ratings by Hotel Babylon. (more)

'The Fixer' takes out rivals for ITV1
From Digital Spy. Posted March 11 2008, 3.52pm
New drama The Fixer won its slot for ITV1 with 6.2m viewers. (more)

Fixer on target with viewers
From Media Guardian. Posted March 11 2008, 10.31am
ITV1's new drama series The Fixer opened strongly, averaging 6.2 million viewers in the 9pm hour. By Ben Dowell (more)

Freeman to star in gender swap dramedy
From Digital Spy. Posted March 10 2008, 3.01pm
Martin Freeman is to star in a new four-part comedy drama on ITV1. (more)

ITV1 hits 9.6m Sunday peak
From Media Guardian. Posted March 10 2008, 11.01am
ITV1 put in a strong ratings performance with its mix of reality and drama peaking at 9.6 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

ITV1 commissions dinner host series
From Media Guardian. Posted March 10 2008, 7.00am
A daytime series that will see amateur cooks attempting to be the best dinner party host has been commissioned by ITV1. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

'Rock Rivals' fails to draw a crowd
From Digital Spy. Posted March 6 2008, 2.24pm
New ITV1 drama Rock Rivals fails to match a repeat of Traffic Cops in the ratings. (more)

ITV drama fails to rock rivals
From Media Guardian. Posted March 6 2008, 11.11am
ITV1's big new drama hope Rock Rivals fell flat, pulling in just 3.9 million viewers in the 9pm slot. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Grade defends ITV's performance
From Media Guardian. Posted March 5 2008, 2.54pm
The ITV executive chairman, Michael Grade, has hit back at his detractors and backed ITV1's new schedule. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Showbusiness survivor Grade is getting it right
From Daily Telegraph. Posted March 5 2008, 2.30pm
A week is a long time in television. Last Monday the sound of knives being sharpened was deafening as the city lost patience with Michael Grade. Months of downwards pressure on the shares had been followed by a lacklustre revamp of ITV1's schedule. (more)

Grade says ITV 'on track' despite profits fall
From Financial Times. Posted March 5 2008, 9.17am
Broadcaster's executive chairman says turnround 'on track' as decline in advertising revenue at flagship channel ITV1 slows (more)

ITV1 plans series of 'Mumbai Calling'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 4 2008, 2.20pm
ITV1 lines up comedy Mumbai Calling, set in an Indian call centre, for primetime in the autumn. (more)

Lewis beats BBC enemy
From Media Guardian. Posted March 3 2008, 12.00pm
BBC1's hi-tech conspiracy thriller The Last Enemy was trounced by ITV1's detective drama Lewis on Sunday night. By Maria Esposito (more)

News at Ten's bongs beat the BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted February 29 2008, 4.03pm
ITV1's News at Ten hit its highest rating since its relaunch on Wednesday. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

What's in Fincham's in-tray at ITV?
From Media Guardian. Posted February 28 2008, 3.32pm
One of Peter Fincham's top priorities when he becomes ITV's director of television will be resurrecting ITV1's core drama and entertainment output. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Hotel Babylon aces Ladette to Lady
From Media Guardian. Posted February 27 2008, 1.14pm
ITV1's Ladette to Lady drew to a conclusion, but was beaten by BBC1's glitzy drama Hotel Babylon in the 9pm hour. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

ITV1 planning Gladiators-style show
From Media Guardian. Posted February 27 2008, 11.49am
Simon Cowell's production company Syco TV is developing a giant arena style entertainment show for ITV1 described as an 'up-to-date version of Gladiators'. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

ITV1 considers Gladiators-style show
From Media Guardian. Posted February 27 2008, 11.49am
Simon Cowell's production company Syco TV is developing a giant arena-style entertainment show for ITV1 described as an 'up-to-date version of Gladiators'. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

ITV1 chiefs defend relaunch performance
From Digital Spy. Posted February 26 2008, 4.57pm
ITV1 bosses defend the channel from accusations its New Year relaunch has been a flop. (more)

ITV1 axes 'Rebus', extends 'Taggart'
From Digital Spy. Posted February 22 2008, 4.34pm
ITV1 axes Rebus and plans another ten episodes of Taggart. (more)

ITV ditches Rebus amid cull threat
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2008, 7.08pm
ITV1 crime show Rebus has been axed and talks are under way to decide whether a number of the broadcaster's other dramas will return. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Brit Awards pick up viewers for ITV1
From Digital Spy. Posted February 21 2008, 3.44pm
More than 6m viewers watch the Brit Awards on ITV1 - up 800,000 on last year. (more)

Bingo lined up to replace ITV1's Play
From Digital Spy. Posted February 21 2008, 12.49pm
A bingo series is being lined up to replace the late-night ITV Play block on ITV1. (more)

6.1m tune in for the Brit Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted February 21 2008, 11.55am
ITV1's live coverage of the Brit Awards proved a hit last night, with the annual music ceremony pulling in 6.1 million viewers. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Google snaps at ITV1's heels for UK ad income crown
From Media Guardian. Posted February 19 2008, 4.26pm
Google may have to wait another year to overtake ITV1 as the UK's biggest single advertising income generator, despite UK revenues of $2.53bn (£1.3bn) for 2007. By Jemima Kiss and Mark Sweney (more)

'Echo Beach' sinks to new low
From Digital Spy. Posted February 19 2008, 9.29am
Echo Beach sunk to a new audience low on Friday and left ITV1 trailing its rivals, figures show. (more)

Echo Beach flounders
From Media Guardian. Posted February 18 2008, 12.37pm
ITV1's struggling soap Echo Beach dipped to a new ratings low when it pulled in just 1.9 million viewers at 9.30pm. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Tribute show is the real deal for BBC
From Media Guardian. Posted February 18 2008, 12.16pm
The final of BBC1's reality show The One and Only saw off the return of ITV1's Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Kingdom reigns over The Last Enemy
From Media Guardian. Posted February 18 2008, 11.40am
BBC1's new hi-tech conspiracy thriller The Last Enemy lost out to the ITV1 Stephen Fry series Kingdom in the ratings. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

My Life in Media: Helen Terry
From The Independent. Posted February 18 2008, 12.00am
Helen Terry, 51, is the executive producer of the Brits, the annual pop music award show. Terry's first taste of success was as a singer with Boy George in Culture Club and she later had several solo hits. She switched careers in her mid-thirties to work in television and refused to take part in Culture Club's 1998 reunion tour, having fallen out with George over his portrayal of her in his autobiography (the pair are reportedly friends again). Terry lives in Perthshire, spending four months of the year in London to make the Brits. This year's show, hosted by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, will be broadcast live from London's Earls Court on ITV1, from 8pm on Wednesday. (more)

BBC1 streets ahead of ITV News at Ten
From Media Guardian. Posted February 14 2008, 4.59pm
BBC1's Ten O'Clock News has pulled in almost twice as many viewers as News at Ten since the ITV1 bulletin was relaunched a month ago. By Tara Conlan (more)

'Echo Beach' fails to resonate
From Digital Spy. Posted February 11 2008, 3.07pm
Echo Beach made ITV1 the least watched terrestrial channel in its Friday night slot, figures show. (more)

TV Burp smells sweet for ITV
From Media Guardian. Posted February 11 2008, 1.24pm
Harry Hill's ITV1 clips show TV Burp put in another stellar performance, drawing 6.8 million viewers. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

'Rivals' champ to sing 'Idol' winner's song
From Digital Spy. Posted February 8 2008, 7.55pm
The champion of ITV1's Rock Rivals is to perform a former Australian Idol winner's song. (more)

Ashes burns up the opposition
From Media Guardian. Posted February 8 2008, 10.39am
Time travel cop show Ashes to Ashes opened with 7 million viewers, giving BBC1 a ratings win over ITV1's Trial & Retribution. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

'Mistresses' holds steady audience
From Digital Spy. Posted February 6 2008, 4.27pm
BBC One's Mistresses held a steady audience of 4.7m last night to beat ITV1. (more)

Schedule revamp helps ITV1 hold share
From Media Guardian. Posted February 5 2008, 7.16am
ITV1's new schedule helped the channel to put in a solid performance in January, while BBC1 and Channel 4 both suffered a fall in share. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

January ratings: ITV1 holds up well
From Media Guardian. Posted February 5 2008, 7.16am
ITV1 lost prime time share in January as its new-look schedule bedded in, but Channel 4 was the biggest ratings loser among the five main networks. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Tunstall, MacDonald sign up for ITV music show
From Digital Spy. Posted February 4 2008, 12.04am
KT Tunstall and Amy MacDonald agree to perform the tracks they love for a new ITV1 show. (more)

The wisdom of the soaps
From Financial Times. Posted February 2 2008, 2.00am
Coronation Street and EastEnders , great rivals for the nation's attention, were head to head, this week past, on grief. Coronation Street (ITV1,... (more)

ITV1 to screen Jeremy Beadle tribute
From Digital Spy. Posted February 1 2008, 3.22pm
ITV1 is to air a tribute to Jeremy Beadle next Monday following his death from pneumonia. (more)

OFT starts review of ad sales on ITV
From Daily Telegraph. Posted January 31 2008, 12.01am
The Office of Fair Trading has begun a review of the mechanism which dictates the way advertising is sold on ITV1, and left the door open to a wider overhaul of all TV airtime sales. (more)

Vernon Kay to host 'Beat The Star'
From Digital Spy. Posted January 30 2008, 3.29pm
Vernon Kay is to front new primetime entertainment show Beat The Star for ITV1. (more)

Kyle to host show from guests' homes
From Digital Spy. Posted January 30 2008, 1.18pm
Jeremy Kyle is to take his ITV1 talkshow into guests' own homes this summer. (more)

EastEnders lands punch against ITV1
From Media Guardian. Posted January 30 2008, 12.31pm
EastEnders turned the tables on Emmerdale, winning its slot for the first time since the two soaps went head to head on a Tuesday night three weeks ago. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

ITV's unearths third Primeval series
From Media Guardian. Posted January 30 2008, 7.22am
ITV1 sci-fi drama Primeval has been commissioned for a third series less than halfway through transmission of its second run. By Maria Esposito (more)

ITV unearths third Primeval series
From Media Guardian. Posted January 30 2008, 7.22am
ITV1 sci-fi drama Primeval has been commissioned for a third series less than halfway through transmission of its second run. By Maria Esposito