Count Up
Thanks to those who have pointed out that Countdown reaches episode 5,000 today, and has indeed been comissioned to run through to 2012. After the initial apparent fall, ratings have stabilized and risen, presumably.
Despite the fact it’s not a show I follow avidly (proper job, and all that) I am pleased for them, because having visited the show being recorded the production team seemed like a very professional outfit with a proper love for the show, and it’s also one in the face for everyone who thought Jeff and Rachel wouldn’t work. Well… evidently it has.
And the word “fucked” came up in anagram form on a letters board the other day! Brilliant.
Sorry
There’s not much very interesting going on and I’ve got a headache.
Still, BLOODY HELL this week’s Survivor is good. I’m sorry I strayed for a few years, Jeff 🙁
Talking Telephone Numbers
Thanks to Travis for alerting us to this, I was aware Stephen Mulhern’s Magic Numbers (it’s clever cos he’s a magician) got a six-week commission for later on in the year, but this bit is interesting:
“It works like this….across the show the outcome of every exhilarating stunt, game and challenge will give us a number between 0 and 9. Finally, as the show builds to a conclusion, we’ll have a total of five numbers. Together these make up Magic Numbers. And if two of the Magic Numbers match two of the last five digits of your telephone number – in any order. The lucky viewer who is chosen from all those who have qualified to take part, are playing live from home with the chance to win £250,000″
So Talking Telephone Numbers then, except in a brilliant twist, you’d have to be really unlucky not to be able to be allowed to ring a premium phone line to take part.
Meanwhile, you can now get tickets for the new series of Shooting Stars recording in April at TV Centre, although tickets will be allocated by random draw it’s so massively popular. Blimey. And also A Question of Sport, but evidently that’s not as popular despite demanding more viewers, presumably.
Details for the next BotherSOP game in two-and-a-half week’s time are now up on the BotherSOP page.
New old feature alert!
It’s a bit quiet, so I’ve chucked up…
- We Heart The Mole – a tribute to one of the best shows ever. Originally written in 2005.
There will be a feature on French Jacques Antoine one series wonder La Piste du Xapatan by Saturday, and when I say “by Saturday”, I mean “probably on Saturday”. There was a British pilot for that made once you know.
Meanwhile, Push the Button increased to 5.5m (against 5.3 watching the England rugby on BBC1) according to overnights posted on DS. The Brucie interview “did” 4.6m. A late rally? Next week it’s up against Who Dares Wins, but that’s got Norton-Webber-a-thon Over the Rainbow as a lead in, so I don’t think Ant and Dec will be jumping for joy just yet.
The Board of Excitement 21st -27th March 2010
Only one week to go until the clocks go forward and the nights get lighter, MY POWERS ARE FADING THE HORROR… THE HORROR…
- The Bother Series of Poker Double Stake Double Stack Special (Sunday, Full Tilt, 8pm GMT/1600ET) David’s promising exciting insider gossip this evening, if that’s not worth $22 of your money and about two hours of your time, with the possibility of winning a shedload then frankly I don’t know what actually is. Game 4 discussion page is here.
- The Amazing Race (Sunday, CBS): This was so good this week I can’t actually remember anything about it (because I don’t normally get to watch it until midweek, whereas I got to watch it early last time). This is the sort of top analysis that only the industry’s most favouritist website can provide. Oh, and Minute to Win It‘s on NBC as well, if you’re a fan of rather stodgy programming.
- Only Connect (8:30pm, Monday, BBC4): Gamblers vs Bowlers. It was pretty tough going last week. The questions might be the closest quiz has to art, but like difficult art, without people who can ‘get it’ it can leave you feeling a bit cold. What I am basically saying is, I’m not expecting the Strategists to win the series. Also I can’t draw.
- Survivor (Wednesday, CBS): You read that right, it’s a day early this week because of some basketball.
Is that it?
I might do a mystery feature at some point over the week then.