The high ratings the show got for the Richard Hillman saga in early 2003 (over 19 million) are something of an end of an era for British television, the only non-live broadcast to come close to them since was last Christmas’s episode of Gavin & Stacey - the highest rated pre-recorded programme since that car hit the canal.
Even counting live broadcasts it’s not many - a few football matches and the London Olympics opening/closing ceremonies are the only broadcasts since then to outrate the Corrie episodes from that time. Incredible how much of the population they reached.
The high ratings the show got for the Richard Hillman saga in early 2003 (over 19 million) are something of an end of an era for British television, the only non-live broadcast to come close to them since was last Christmas’s episode of Gavin & Stacey - the highest rated pre-recorded programme since that car hit the canal.
Even counting live broadcasts it’s not many - a few football matches and the London Olympics opening/closing ceremonies are the only broadcasts since then to outrate the Corrie episodes from that time. Incredible how much of the population they reached.
Well technically the pre-recorded Queen and PM broadcasts during Covid-19 got 20+ million but they’re obviously in special circumstances. The days of those ratings for a bog-standard programme are well and truly over.
I've not watched Coronation Street since I left home (apart from the odd special - the tram crash for example) but I like the sound of those documentaries. I just hope there's a good propertion of Hilda and Ena type clips rather than the usual ITV way of a brief mention of the past and the rest classic clips from last year
I have to echo some of the sentiment on here that three times a week is so much better. Even though it looks like there have been no changes to the storylines, they just flow much better.
Completely understand why ITV want more of its highest-rated show but it is a shame that there’s no appetite to experiment with new 30-minute drama that could, if successful, replace one or two eps a week.
There was a period in the mid 2000s where there seemed to be a never ending supply of Corrie archive clip shows (can't remember what the series was called) that they used as easy filler in the Corrie sandwich. Feels like years since they last did one.
Was that the "family album" I know they had a few of those.
I like the sound of those Corrie and Emmerdale specials too. Lets hope there is plenty of focus on before the 2000s.
Im guessing the main reason they haven't repeated the Corrie family albums from the Mid 2000s is because they would be out of date now for families like the Barlows, Platts and Websters that are still part of the show. They are repeating a special next Friday that was shown last year celebrating Sue Nicholls 40th anniversary in the show.
I've not watched Coronation Street since I left home (apart from the odd special - the tram crash for example) but I like the sound of those documentaries. I just hope there's a good propertion of Hilda and Ena type clips rather than the usual ITV way of a brief mention of the past and the rest classic clips from last year
I'd guess these will heavily skew to the older demographic given the situation rather than the younger demographic.
Someone who was 20 in 1960 is now 80 though, so it's worth remembering the number of people who actually have 'watched it since it started' continues to dwindle and so they would need to focus on the breadth of the entire 60 years of the show.
Looking at the 8 programmes I've just noticed their only 30 minutes in length - it seems hard to 60 years of weddings justice in 30 minutes.
I've not watched Coronation Street since I left home (apart from the odd special - the tram crash for example) but I like the sound of those documentaries. I just hope there's a good propertion of Hilda and Ena type clips rather than the usual ITV way of a brief mention of the past and the rest classic clips from last year
I'd guess these will heavily skew to the older demographic given the situation rather than the younger demographic.
Someone who was 20 in 1960 is now 80 though, so it's worth remembering the number of people who actually have 'watched it since it started' continues to dwindle and so they would need to focus on the breadth of the entire 60 years of the show.
Looking at the 8 programmes I've just noticed their only 30 minutes in length - it seems hard to 60 years of weddings justice in 30 minutes.
I assume they are 30 minutes as they will fill one of the empty Corrie slots whilst it is still 3 times a week. Although I agree its hard to do 60 years worth justice in 30 minutes.
