BR
No - ratings die during the summer traditionally.
Which is why broadcasters used to put in extra effort to engage with their audience at such times. Nobody seems to even try anymore.
The roadshow seems to have pretty much disappeared now from TV and radio which is a huge shame. Obviously Radio 1 did them for the best part of three decades, while The Big Breakfast did two Eggs on Legs tours followed by a scaled down (but longer) tour with The Bigger Breakfast in 1997. I can't imagine any show nowadays going on the road for multiple shows in the summer.
No - ratings die during the summer traditionally.
Which is why broadcasters used to put in extra effort to engage with their audience at such times. Nobody seems to even try anymore.
NG
No - ratings die during the summer traditionally.
Which is why broadcasters used to put in extra effort to engage with their audience at such times. Nobody seems to even try anymore.
You can put as much effort as you like in - but if the weather is nice and the sun is shining people aren't sitting watching TV in the same volumes. Share usually remains the same, volume drops.
noggin
Founding member
The roadshow seems to have pretty much disappeared now from TV and radio which is a huge shame. Obviously Radio 1 did them for the best part of three decades, while The Big Breakfast did two Eggs on Legs tours followed by a scaled down (but longer) tour with The Bigger Breakfast in 1997. I can't imagine any show nowadays going on the road for multiple shows in the summer.
No - ratings die during the summer traditionally.
Which is why broadcasters used to put in extra effort to engage with their audience at such times. Nobody seems to even try anymore.
You can put as much effort as you like in - but if the weather is nice and the sun is shining people aren't sitting watching TV in the same volumes. Share usually remains the same, volume drops.
BR
We know the breakfast shows of today drops but how did The Big Breakfast hold up back in the day as although kids weren't getting up for school I'm sure many like myself were still waking up early enough to get a fix of the show - and be able to see it through to the end too, which in the early years included an extra edition of The Crunch at 8.50.
And a roadshow isn't just about engaging with viewer through the screen - it's the opportunity to engage with a number of them face to face and just build the brand.
And a roadshow isn't just about engaging with viewer through the screen - it's the opportunity to engage with a number of them face to face and just build the brand.
MA
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Pre-launch Big Breakfast trailer from 2:04...
BR
It would have been a news review bulletin rather than a news update. They did 6 pre-records most year (Christmas Day through to New Years Day) and only had the three days off after September 11th in their entire history. Usually on these days they aired two news review bulletins covering a month each, though I think in later years they might have been themed reviews instead.
I know at least once towards the end they did insert live news bulletins into a pre-recorded show with a different newsreader to who was namechecked. It might have been the Bank Holiday after the Millennium.
Also nice to see a bit of the Xmas titles from that era before they began lazily reusing the original titles, even though it looks more and more dated with each passing revamp. Also love the theme used on the menu.
The fact they actually referenced Phil by name is a risk they don't usually take on pre-recorded programmes.
How many recorded shows did they usually do at Christmas and how many days was the BB just not on at all?
How many recorded shows did they usually do at Christmas and how many days was the BB just not on at all?
It would have been a news review bulletin rather than a news update. They did 6 pre-records most year (Christmas Day through to New Years Day) and only had the three days off after September 11th in their entire history. Usually on these days they aired two news review bulletins covering a month each, though I think in later years they might have been themed reviews instead.
I know at least once towards the end they did insert live news bulletins into a pre-recorded show with a different newsreader to who was namechecked. It might have been the Bank Holiday after the Millennium.
Also nice to see a bit of the Xmas titles from that era before they began lazily reusing the original titles, even though it looks more and more dated with each passing revamp. Also love the theme used on the menu.