Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
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Probably want to show them all before Who starts next month
Well, technically they don't have to start Who then.
No, but it is scheduled, and they probably want the momentum to carry over, as at least the adult part of their audience is likely watching both.
No, but it is scheduled
Well, if you assume they scheduled Who first and then shoehorned Torchwood into the gap left, but why do that?
I think there's a different motive for moving TW, at least in part: the new series of "The Apprentice" starts next Wednesday at 9pm (Torchwood's timeslot). So actually the BBC are being kind to TW by moving it; Apprentice always does pretty well, ratingswise.
But yes, this way TW is also over before the new series of Doctor Who starts (12th April, last I heard).
Friday is a much better fit for TW anyway.
We don't have sweeps. Or advertising on BBC. BBC scheduling is a bit of a mystery - they burn things off all the time, or skip weeks seemingly randomly. Buffy was one of BBC Two's biggest rated programs, and they used to take it off air all the time to air snooker and such.
BBC scheduling is a bit of a mystery
Is there a UK content factor that has to be fulfilled? (Such as with Canadian radio having to have a certain % of Canadian content?)
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Last I heard BBC starts Who 4 in the first week of April.
Buffy was one of BBC Two's biggest rated programs, and they used to take it off air all the time to air snooker and such.
Snooker has far bigger ratings than Buffy ever did. It's not actually surprising things get bumped for snooker. We complained when they stopped showing "Twin Peaks" right in the middle for the same reason, but that was why. (My friend actually wrote her dissertation on different scheduling and viewing habits for "Twin Peaks" in the US and GB).
Is there a UK content factor that has to be fulfilled?
Well, nothing as simple as a defined UK content factor or anything. But, being a public service provider (and receiving license fees) means the BBC is accountable for everything it does.
I'm watching a dodgy (meaning stuttering) TW212 since it is not yet up on YT. I love the use of the evolution of data collection as a metaphor for the passage of time. Clever. Don't think I've ever seen that before.
I just noticed this secret in Fandom Secrets (non-spoilery for TW), and it makes me realise that I should have fallen for Tosh before episode 12, shouldn't I? Especially the Captain Jack Harkness ref.
TW 9 - This was a very Angelic episode -what with the demon pregnancy and the vampires - inter-dimensional space vampires!
I loved Ianto's line about having been raised to never speak ill of the dead. Very cute.
