CA
That peak was with Lorraine and the show now runs 90 minutes long year on year. Not even the government would be so misleading
BREAKING: Yesterday's @GMB was the highest-rated programme in our show's history.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 12, 2020
26.5% audience share & 48% more viewers than same day last year, with a 32%, 1.8m peak.
Oh, and no Govt ministers.
Thanks for watching.
We'll keep pounding. pic.twitter.com/1HlGELsAmV
That peak was with Lorraine and the show now runs 90 minutes long year on year. Not even the government would be so misleading
CW
"48% more viewers than same day last year" - Does he mean Saturday 11th May, (Bank holiday) Monday 6th May, or Monday 13th May? I've a suspicion that the 'same day last year' Piers is using is probably the second of these days. Also worth noting he only states the total number of viewers for the peak, and not for the average.
Charlie Wells
Moderator
BREAKING: Yesterday's @GMB was the highest-rated programme in our show's history.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 12, 2020
26.5% audience share & 48% more viewers than same day last year, with a 32%, 1.8m peak.
Oh, and no Govt ministers.
Thanks for watching.
We'll keep pounding. pic.twitter.com/1HlGELsAmV
"48% more viewers than same day last year" - Does he mean Saturday 11th May, (Bank holiday) Monday 6th May, or Monday 13th May? I've a suspicion that the 'same day last year' Piers is using is probably the second of these days. Also worth noting he only states the total number of viewers for the peak, and not for the average.
NG
For context :
BBC One
0600-0900 1.4m/39.8% share Breakfast
0900-1000 2.0m/32.6% share BBC News
ITV
0600-0900 0.9m/26.5% share GMB
0900-1000 1.3m/21.4% share GMB with Lorraine
GMB still not breaking the 1m or 30% share barriers - and still definitely playing catch-up to Breakfast and BBC News.
If I get bored I'll look out Breakfast's peak...
noggin
Founding member
BREAKING: Yesterday's @GMB was the highest-rated programme in our show's history.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 12, 2020
26.5% audience share & 48% more viewers than same day last year, with a 32%, 1.8m peak.
Oh, and no Govt ministers.
Thanks for watching.
We'll keep pounding. pic.twitter.com/1HlGELsAmV
For context :
BBC One
0600-0900 1.4m/39.8% share Breakfast
0900-1000 2.0m/32.6% share BBC News
ITV
0600-0900 0.9m/26.5% share GMB
0900-1000 1.3m/21.4% share GMB with Lorraine
GMB still not breaking the 1m or 30% share barriers - and still definitely playing catch-up to Breakfast and BBC News.
If I get bored I'll look out Breakfast's peak...
LV
That peak was with Lorraine and the show now runs 90 minutes long year on year. Not even the government would be so misleading
To be fair, he’s using GMB 06:00-09:00 numbers (excluding the Lorraine hour) & the peak was in GMB.
That peak was with Lorraine and the show now runs 90 minutes long year on year. Not even the government would be so misleading
To be fair, he’s using GMB 06:00-09:00 numbers (excluding the Lorraine hour) & the peak was in GMB.
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JA
I keep seeing this being said, but did they? Yes she was a guest, but was she actually sent as the party's representative? She hasn't held a seat since 1997 - isn't she just another talking head these days?
Yes, the Tories gave them Edwina Currie today instead.
I keep seeing this being said, but did they? Yes she was a guest, but was she actually sent as the party's representative? She hasn't held a seat since 1997 - isn't she just another talking head these days?
CA
I keep seeing this being said, but did they? Yes she was a guest, but was she actually sent as the party's representative? She hasn't held a seat since 1997 - isn't she just another talking head these days?
She wasn't, just an idiot they knew would participate in his panto act. This isn't responsible broadcasting. Twitter outrage and ego massaging clearly more important during a pandemic.
Yes, the Tories gave them Edwina Currie today instead.
I keep seeing this being said, but did they? Yes she was a guest, but was she actually sent as the party's representative? She hasn't held a seat since 1997 - isn't she just another talking head these days?
She wasn't, just an idiot they knew would participate in his panto act. This isn't responsible broadcasting. Twitter outrage and ego massaging clearly more important during a pandemic.
SE
Square Eyes
Founding member
Exactly. I'm all for tough challenging of politicians but I'd prefer to hear what they have to say and be challenged on it rather than for them to ambushed and drowned out by the bluster & grandstanding of the host. Otherwise it just doesn't work.
FL
Agreed. Nicola Sturgeon's interview the other day was a perfect example - she held herself well and the interview was strong when it was relevant to her, but Morgan (and Reid) soon started throwing questions about Westminster's decisions at her, in an attempt to make a point about how ridiculous it was that the Conservatives had provided no ministers to be interviewed. Despite Sturgeon's constant response of "I can't speak for Westmister, those are not decisions I make", Piers kept badgering her with "Well they haven't sent anyone, so you'll have to do". Here they had the first minister of Scotland, speaking very well and answering all their (relevant) questions directly and honestly. They had an opportunity to ask much more about her plans for the country and Scotland's response in general, but they wasted the second half of the interview shouting at her in a display of frustration with something she has no control over. Presumably because that's what would get Twitter responding.
I switched over.
Exactly. I'm all for tough challenging of politicians but I'd prefer to hear what they have to say and be challenged on it rather than for them to ambushed and drowned out by the bluster & grandstanding of the host. Otherwise it just doesn't work.
Agreed. Nicola Sturgeon's interview the other day was a perfect example - she held herself well and the interview was strong when it was relevant to her, but Morgan (and Reid) soon started throwing questions about Westminster's decisions at her, in an attempt to make a point about how ridiculous it was that the Conservatives had provided no ministers to be interviewed. Despite Sturgeon's constant response of "I can't speak for Westmister, those are not decisions I make", Piers kept badgering her with "Well they haven't sent anyone, so you'll have to do". Here they had the first minister of Scotland, speaking very well and answering all their (relevant) questions directly and honestly. They had an opportunity to ask much more about her plans for the country and Scotland's response in general, but they wasted the second half of the interview shouting at her in a display of frustration with something she has no control over. Presumably because that's what would get Twitter responding.
I switched over.
AN
Piers is doing more harm than good right now. He was right to challenge things towards the beginning of the outbreak and has arguably influenced a lot of what the government has done (ie increasing testing capacity).
To sit there shouting at how confusing everything is, though, is hugely irresponsible. His rant towards Currie about how confusing it is that a cleaner can come round but his son can’t - that’s not confusing, he just doesn’t agree with it. Regardless of your thoughts on the government we need people to respect what they are telling us, and constantly undermining their advice damages that hugely.
To sit there shouting at how confusing everything is, though, is hugely irresponsible. His rant towards Currie about how confusing it is that a cleaner can come round but his son can’t - that’s not confusing, he just doesn’t agree with it. Regardless of your thoughts on the government we need people to respect what they are telling us, and constantly undermining their advice damages that hugely.