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What was popular on TV in the year 2000? (May 2019)

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DM
DeMarkay
Hi everyone!

Today, I celebrate my 19th birthday, and I thought it would be great to know what programmes were popular in the year I was born.

Aside from Big Brother, of course! Wink
FA
fanoftv
First of all, Happy Birthday!

Second, this lists some TV news from the year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_in_British_television#Returning_this_year_after_a_break_of_one_year_or_longer

That may hold some answers, it doesn't seem to show a lot of big new shows, though a lot of channels pushed things at the end of 1999 to lead into the new millennium; the launch of Big Brother, BBC's Castaway, Doctors and The Weakest Link.

ITV held the day of promise (to this day I'm unsure what the company got out of that, it was a telethon to pledge promises rather than money) [EDIT: Here's the opening to explain]


Channel 5 aired Naked Jungle using the set of CITV programme Jungle Run.

In News, BBC Breakfast took over from BBC Breakfast News, the ITN News Channel launched and Sky News introduced it's first ticker.
PA
paul_hadley
Man I’m old 🤣
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
ITV held the day of promise (to this day I'm unsure what the company got out of that, it was a telethon to pledge promises rather than money)


"make a mark on history", apparently.


Although looking at some of the promises on the featured plaque, quite what some people were on is even more mystifying than what ITV were going to get out of the scheme. But yes, it was a very strange thing that died on its arse.
VM
VMPhil
There was a great thread on the Year of Promise a few years ago: https://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/itvs-day-promise-memories-39712/
BA
bilky asko
There was a great thread on the Year of Promise a few years ago: https://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/itvs-day-promise-memories-39712/


So good that it appears quite a bit of the info in Tom Scott's video seems to be based off that thread.
DB
dbl
Man I’m old 🤣

Wanna go halves to buy a walking stick? 😩 🤣
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
There was a great thread on the Year of Promise a few years ago: https://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/itvs-day-promise-memories-39712/


So good that it appears quite a bit of the info in Tom Scott's video seems to be based off that thread.


I would not be in the least bit surprised if Mr Scott is present on TV Forum under a handle.
IS
Inspector Sands
He's probably Tumble Tower...
bilky asko, Mike W and JasonB gave kudos
TT
ttlumley
Sky News introduced it's first ticker.


I used to find this so irritating back then but now I look for it first
AN
Andrew Founding member
Hi everyone!

Today, I celebrate my 19th birthday, and I thought it would be great to know what programmes were popular in the year I was born.

Aside from Big Brother, of course! Wink

Looking on the BARB website, a selection of the top programmes seemed to be

Coronation Street
EastEnders
Neighbours
Casualty
Heartbeat
Emmerdale
Euro 2000
... from Hell
London’s Burning
The Bill
Celebrity Ready Steady Cook
You’ve been Framed
Dinner ladies
Midsomer Murders
Airport
Ground Force
Bad Girls
Who wants to be a Millionaire
My Family
One foot in the Grave
The Royle Family
Carol Vorderman’s Better Homes
Antiques Roadshow
This is your life
Peak Practice
Taggart
National Lottery...
A life of Grime
Changing Rooms
My Kind of Music
They think it’s all over
Stars in their Eyes
A Touch of Frost
At home with the Braithwaites
Fat Friends
RU
russty_russ
The big news story of the year was the Petrol shortages/strikes in which petrol got the almighty high price of 85.9p and a lot of people brought the country to a standstill. Here's coverage from BBC Breakfast

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