The message at sold-out Realscreen 2012 was “Welcome to the Reality Gold Rush!”
The vibe was all business.
It was an honest industrial experience that had more in common with a trip to Arkansas to pitch Walmart than with the fading glamour of the international program development process at, say, MIP.
- The hotel was locked down against lobby rats, badge swappers and other kinds of gatecrashers.
- Delegates flocked between sessions and pitch meetings in search of some pick or shovel of knowledge that might uncover their “Eureka!” moment.
- Harried commissioners coped with pitch meetings that were often double-booked and timed to the minute.
Our consulting team continued our engagement– begun at History Makers — to support a delegation of top producers from Singapore that was led by the Media Development Authority.
- Many thanks to all who joined in that effort!
Then, aching from that never-ending flight from Washington, and eager to take a break from Reality overload, I disembarked at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport.
- And what was the very first sign that blocked my path as I stepped out of the gangway?
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UK Factual Ratings 2011
So, it’s a great pleasure to shift our focus to the #2 English-speaking market.
A friend shared a recent a top level report on the average ratings for UK Factual and Documentary programs broadcast last year.
- Our list below shows #36-70 (sometimes with abbreviated titles)
- The data demonstrate the wonderful and enduring British appetite for Unscripted programs delivered across an eclectic range of topics and formats
In our next post from ‘Marvelous Melbourne’:
- Watch out for the UK’s #1-35
- And our Takeaways
# | Title | Channel | TVR | ’000 | Category |
36 | Inside the Human Body | BBC 1 | 7.5 | 4271 | Science Series |
37 | Kate in Canada | ITV1 | 7.5 | 4280 | Curr Affs Special |
38 | Strictly Kosher | ITV1 | 7.4 | 4266 | Obs Doc Series |
39 | The Dales | ITV1 | 7.4 | 4226 | Obs Doc Series |
40 | Great British Weather | BBC 1 | 7.4 | 4237 | Science Series |
41 | The Real Thumberlina | ITV1 | 7.2 | 4171 | Bio |
42 | Britain’s Royal Weddings | BBC 1 | 7.2 | 4105 | History |
43 | Madagascar | BBC 2 | 7.1 | 4063 | Travel / Nat Hist |
44 | The Betty Driver Story | ITV1 | 7.1 | 4028 | Pop History |
45 | Smugglers | ITV1 | 6.9 | 3974 | Investgn / Series |
46 | Will Kate – Their Words | ITV1 | 6.9 | 3951 | Current Affs |
47 | Famous, Rich + In the Slums w/Comic Relief | BBC 1 | 6.9 | 3976 | Travel / Comedy |
48 | Motorway Cops | BBC 1 | 6.9 | 3950 | Cop Doc Series |
49 | Secret Mediterranean | ITV1 | 6.9 | 3917 | Travel |
50 | Wonders of the Universe | BBC 2 | 6.8 | 3905 | Science |
51 | One Born Every Minute | CH4 | 6.8 | 3889 | Obs Doc Series |
52 | Natural Treasures Live | BBC1 | 6.8 | 3887 | Hist / Travel |
53 | Attenborough / Giant Egg | BBC2 | 6.8 | 3873 | Nat History |
54 | Britain’s Royal Weddings | BBC 1 | 6.7 | 3859 | History |
55 | Will Kate: Royal Love Story | BBC 1 | 6.7 | 3856 | Bio |
56 | The Queen’s Palaces | BBC1 | 6.6 | 3816 | Hist / Travel |
57 | Poms In Paradise | ITV1 | 6.6 | 3790 | Trav / Lifestyle |
58 | The Secret Mediterranean | ITV1 | 6.6 | 3763 | Doc |
59 | Madagascar | BBC2 | 6.5 | 3730 | Nat History |
60 | The Lakes (Series 2) | ITV1 | 6.5 | 3690 | Travel Series |
61 | Supersize Ambulance | BBC1 | 6.4 | 3664 | Obs Doc Series |
62 | The Dales | ITV1 | 7.4 | 4226 | Obs Doc Series |
63 | The Real King’s Speech | CH4 | 6.4 | 3637 | History |
64 | Martin Clunes: Man / Manta | ITV1 | 6.4 | 3632 | Nat History |
65 | One Born Every Minute | CH4 | 6.3 | 3618 | Obs Doc Series |
66 | Nature’s Miracle Babies | BBC1 | 6.3 | 3610 | Nat History |
67 | Sextuplets | ITV1 | 6.2 | 3548 | Nat History |
68 | Sir Jimmy Saville | BBC 1 | 6 | 3467 | Bio |
69 | The Lakes at Christmas | ITV1 | 6 | 3429 | Travel Series |
70 | Bang Goes the Theory: Japan Earthquake | BBC 1 | 6 | 3414 | Science |