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BR
Brekkie
Countdown gots 1.8m viewers yesterday, the highest since Christmas. Countdown's average ratings this year had been 1.2m, with C4's average ratings in the slot since Countdown ended being 1.1m.

Deal or No Deal got 1.9m, up on the 1.4m average for the slot.
CW
Charlie Wells Moderator
Des seems more relaxed today, based on the opening few minutes.
PT
Put The Telly On
Deal or No Deal:

The Banker: "Noel! You smarmy b*****d! Give him the money y'self ya little rich s**t!"

Noel: Oh he's not happy with you..


Sorry couldn't resist Laughing

Countdown seemed better today. Des just needs to speak up a bit lol.
JA
james2001 Founding member
I think it's going to take a few weeks before Des finally gets the hang of it.
IS
Isonstine Founding member
Am loving Deal or No Deal. What a great format and concept - I now couldn't see anyone else but Noel fronting this.

Very impressed and it is actually nice to see Noel back on TV - didn't catch Countdown but wasn't exactly an avid viewer anyway!
R2
r2ro
james2001 posted:
I think it's going to take a few weeks before Des finally gets the hang of it.


I understand that it is hard to continue a show that Richard Whiteley had been presenting and made his own but is it really that hard a show to present. Its simplicity is what made it appeal to audiences of all ages.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Deal or No Deal is ok, but it feels like it's going to wear thin very quickly, especially at 6 days a week and once the novelty value is no longer there.

As for Countdown, I think Richard's quirky personality will always be missed, but good to have it back. It will be interesting to see how much of a rapport Des has with the guests in dictionary corner.

I wonder if Kathryn Apanowicz would ever consider a return to dictionary corner or whether this would be out of the question for her.
BR
Brekkie
Deal or No Deal is ridiculously addictive! I'd be hopeless though - probably accept £1 if the banker offered it! Is the Saturday edition a weekly affair, or just a one-off?


Also noticed a cheeky little sub- DOG on the More4 repeat of Countdown - "new(ish)"
CY
cylon6
Time Warp posted:
john04 posted:
Des and Mel return to ITV1 @ 1.30 p.m. on Monday November 7


Oh, I assumed that would replace O'Grady; when does that come to the end of its run, anybody know?


The irony was that everytime Paul O'Grady sat in on Des and Mel he was better than both of them; it was as good as an audition tape to ITV bosses. They tried Des and Mel in the Paul O'Grady slot, but it just didn't do as well as O'Grady's show. In fact O'Grady has been performing better in that skot than the vast majority of ITV shows they tried there. The man is a genius and his future is assured for a longtime to come.
GE
George12345
cylon6 posted:
Time Warp posted:
john04 posted:
Des and Mel return to ITV1 @ 1.30 p.m. on Monday November 7


Oh, I assumed that would replace O'Grady; when does that come to the end of its run, anybody know?


The irony was that everytime Paul O'Grady sat in on Des and Mel he was better than both of them; it was as good as an audition tape to ITV bosses. They tried Des and Mel in the Paul O'Grady slot, but it just didn't do as well as O'Grady's show. In fact O'Grady has been performing better in that skot than the vast majority of ITV shows they tried there. The man is a genius and his future is assured for a longtime to come.


Couldn't agree with you more there
RD
RDJ
Anyone notice that it's Countdown's birthday today. Maybe thats the reason why this week was the week that it returned. But I doubt it.
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A former member
RDJ posted:
Anyone notice that it's Countdown's birthday today. Maybe thats the reason why this week was the week that it returned. But I doubt it.


Yes I remembered. Countdown, and indeed Channel 4, is 23 today. Yet there was no mention of its birthday whatsoever.

By the way, yesterday's 2nd numbers game was solvable. I got it in 5 seconds and nobody else, not even Carol, solved it. Here was the numbers and target:


851

50 25 3 7 8 4

25-8 = 17
17 x 50 = 850
850 + (4-3) = 851

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