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Here you can see that in 2011, strictly come dancing
was the most viewed with 11,422,000.
A year later in 2012 you can see again that it is the
most viewed programme.
However what we need is dramas and as you can see in
2011 and 2012, Eastenders is still in the top 3 of the most viewed.
Alongside with this Merlin has drama elements to it and
is in the top 10 for 2011 and 2012 also.
As well as BBC 1, Channel
4 has to put up some competition and although they don’t have as much success
in the views they still have a huge amount of views.
Unfortunately on the top
10 for channel 4 there are not any well-known dramas hitting the big ratings
Another competing channel
is ITV1, Although these are seen as the main competitors to the BBC they still
hit the same if not more views on their programmes.
For example the BBC has
Eastenders as their main soap and drama whereas ITV has Coronation Street and
comparing these two programmes they get around the same amount of viewers
however in 2012 for ITV Coronation Street overtook I’m A Celebrity.
As you can see here
Eastenders is on at 8pm on BBC 1 however its rival Coronation street is on
twice in one night compared to once and its on half an hour before Eastenders
and then half an hour after Eastenders. This gives viewers who like both to
watch both soaps and count as a figure for the statistics.
Silent Witness:
Choices Part 1 and 2
Within the opening scene of this programme we see one of the main characters Ainsley Modest in his car with what we assume his fiance, they are driving to Ainsley's newly opened night club. When they arrive at the night club Ainsleys fiance runs over to who we think is Ainsley's sister, Simone, Ainsley then follows behind but notices a car move in the distance, he turns away but then turns back and sees the car window rolling down, an arm then appears from out the window holding a sub-machine gun and begins to fire at Ainsley and his nightclub in the background. Once the shooting is over the police are called and review that 2 are dead and others severely wounded.
The characters involved in this opening scene were Ainsley, Simone, Ainsleys fiance, Terry the doorman, The mystery gunman and also the others outside the nightclub.
The primary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 35-55, the reason for this is because younger audiences may not understand what is happening to engage into the series whereas older viewers can understand and also would be more interested in this series. In addition to this I think that both genders would enjoy this series however drama is predominantly a female genre but because of the crime element added to this series males would be enticed to watch this series also.
The secondary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 20 to the main target audience, again because any lower may just not be interested in the series whereas 20 is a decent age to say that they may be interested in watching. Again both genders because of the crime elements and because it is a drama.
I enjoyed the thrill elements to the gun shootings but also how the assess the bodies to see exactly how they died and then using what knowledge they have gained to guess who it was and how it all happened together. I would like to forward possibly the thrill elements as I would like to do a crime drama also like this episode.
The part I disliked was how there was a really big build up to the big gun fight and then they just get caught out and arrested which ruined it for me. I would hate to have a big build up in mine and then for it to just fall.
The characters involved in this opening scene were Ainsley, Simone, Ainsleys fiance, Terry the doorman, The mystery gunman and also the others outside the nightclub.
The primary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 35-55, the reason for this is because younger audiences may not understand what is happening to engage into the series whereas older viewers can understand and also would be more interested in this series. In addition to this I think that both genders would enjoy this series however drama is predominantly a female genre but because of the crime element added to this series males would be enticed to watch this series also.
The secondary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 20 to the main target audience, again because any lower may just not be interested in the series whereas 20 is a decent age to say that they may be interested in watching. Again both genders because of the crime elements and because it is a drama.
I enjoyed the thrill elements to the gun shootings but also how the assess the bodies to see exactly how they died and then using what knowledge they have gained to guess who it was and how it all happened together. I would like to forward possibly the thrill elements as I would like to do a crime drama also like this episode.
The part I disliked was how there was a really big build up to the big gun fight and then they just get caught out and arrested which ruined it for me. I would hate to have a big build up in mine and then for it to just fall.
Sherlock:
A Scandal In Belgravia
Within the opening scene of this programme we see what previously happened in the first series with Sherlock and John Watson trapped in a swimming pool place with Moriati. This then goes to John Watson blogging about eveything thats happening and then goes into a montage of different cases that want sherlocks help but he just sends them all away.
In the opening scene the characters involved are Moriati, John Watson, Sherlock and all the other characters who are asking for sherlocks help.
The primary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of teens to around 30. The reason for this is because it has whitty humour which would appeal to the younger audience and also would seem more interesting to a younger audience. Both genders would also be interested in this programme.
Within the opening scene of this programme we see what previously happened in the first series with Sherlock and John Watson trapped in a swimming pool place with Moriati. This then goes to John Watson blogging about eveything thats happening and then goes into a montage of different cases that want sherlocks help but he just sends them all away.
In the opening scene the characters involved are Moriati, John Watson, Sherlock and all the other characters who are asking for sherlocks help.
The primary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of teens to around 30. The reason for this is because it has whitty humour which would appeal to the younger audience and also would seem more interesting to a younger audience. Both genders would also be interested in this programme.
The secondary audience for this particular episode and the series overall would most likely be around the ages of 30-50. The reason for this is because although the main focus is the primary audience their may be a minority or other ages that also enjoy the humour and other aspects to this programme.
I really liked the way the statistics were on screen and how the edited the 3D plane in when sherlock was trying to figure the puzzle out. I would love to incorporate this into my planning.
I did not enjoy that there were some parts that didnt need to be there which made the episode longer but did not make any point of being there for example they did not help with the story etc.
Casualty
S27. Ep.16 - I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus
During the opening scene of this programme you see Dylan walking into work just outside the hospital when it begins to snow, he then stops outside the hospital and places his hand out and starts to feel the snow on his hand it then cuts to the hospital.
In the opening scene is just one chacracter who is Dylan.
The primary audience for this programme would be around 20 - 35 year olds, the reason for this is because there is some gore which younger audiences would not want to see and also the timing of this show is fairely late for younger audiences also. Also both genders would enjoy this programme.
The secondary audience for this programme would be over 35s, the reason for this is because although the main audience is 20-35 year olds older audience members still may be interested and enjoy this programme.
I really liked how there are more than one thing happening in the episode which really enhances how busy hospitals are and how much they have to deal with on a day to day basis.
One thing i did not like about this was there was some parts that did not seem that they were created well for example there was one part which seemed that you can easily see that they are acting and it didnt look very well.
Within the opening scene of this episode, Alfie was with his child Tommy going through a little christmas present box pulling out plastic glow in the dark stars and telling Tommy that when they glow he will be thinking of him and the scene finishes with Alfie telling Tommy he is sorry.During the opening scene of this programme you see Dylan walking into work just outside the hospital when it begins to snow, he then stops outside the hospital and places his hand out and starts to feel the snow on his hand it then cuts to the hospital.
In the opening scene is just one chacracter who is Dylan.
The primary audience for this programme would be around 20 - 35 year olds, the reason for this is because there is some gore which younger audiences would not want to see and also the timing of this show is fairely late for younger audiences also. Also both genders would enjoy this programme.
The secondary audience for this programme would be over 35s, the reason for this is because although the main audience is 20-35 year olds older audience members still may be interested and enjoy this programme.
I really liked how there are more than one thing happening in the episode which really enhances how busy hospitals are and how much they have to deal with on a day to day basis.
One thing i did not like about this was there was some parts that did not seem that they were created well for example there was one part which seemed that you can easily see that they are acting and it didnt look very well.
Edge of Darkness
Compassionate Leave
In the opening scene of this episode, Ronald Craven was assigned to the union case which involved the miners voting on whether they wanted to switch to nuclear power or not and James Godbolt was having a fued with Craven because he is complaining to Godbolt about the votes they have recieved.
In the opening scene there are two main characters who are Ronald Craven and James Godbolt.
The primary audience for this programme would be around the ages of 30 - 50, the reason for this is because the protagonist tries to represent the viewers by being a parent and knowing how much they care for their child and how lost they are once its gone.
The secondary audience for this programme would be younger audience members, the reason for this would be that they still may be interested in what parents go through to look after their children and the pain they feel if were gone.
I did not like this programme because i feel that it is outdated compared to what i was use to growing up with also because it is outdated it was filmed in 4:3 whereas its 16:9, in 4:3 you cant see as much which would be better. In addition to this i think that it was too slow which meant it lost my attention.
Eastenders
In the opening scene of this episode, Ronald Craven was assigned to the union case which involved the miners voting on whether they wanted to switch to nuclear power or not and James Godbolt was having a fued with Craven because he is complaining to Godbolt about the votes they have recieved.
In the opening scene there are two main characters who are Ronald Craven and James Godbolt.
The primary audience for this programme would be around the ages of 30 - 50, the reason for this is because the protagonist tries to represent the viewers by being a parent and knowing how much they care for their child and how lost they are once its gone.
The secondary audience for this programme would be younger audience members, the reason for this would be that they still may be interested in what parents go through to look after their children and the pain they feel if were gone.
I did not like this programme because i feel that it is outdated compared to what i was use to growing up with also because it is outdated it was filmed in 4:3 whereas its 16:9, in 4:3 you cant see as much which would be better. In addition to this i think that it was too slow which meant it lost my attention.
Eastenders
18/12/2012
In the opening scene there is Alfie Moon and Tommy Moon.
The primary audience for this programme would be 25 - 35 year olds, the reason for this is because its on at reasonable times throughout the week however soaps are usually for parents which is what the primary age range is.
The secondary audience however may not be parents but may be younger or older than the main target range, this is because there are some teenagers that watch eastenders and also some older people that also watch this programme.
I did not like this programme because i feel that it is too cheesy and you know what is going to happen, it has a linear storyline which never really goes anywhere. It is still modern because it started a long time ago but the series is still going. It is also filmed in 16:9 which is good compared to 4:3. In addition to this some of the characters are easy to read and overall are just too simple.
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