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[281], Also changes to working online has also saved transportation cost of distribution 2,500 DVDs per year. [236] The result of the 2010 general election was referenced on 7 May 2010 episode. [269] Bywater only discovered Bobby was responsible for Lucy's death on the morning of Thursday, 19 February, several hours before they filmed the scenes revealing Bobby as Lucy's killer. These included the wedding of Michelle Fowler and Lofty Holloway, the revelation of the father of Michelle's baby, a two-hander between Dot Cotton and Ethel Skinner and the 1986 Christmas episode featuring Den Watts presenting Angie Watts with divorce papers. The early 2000s saw a shift in attention towards the newly introduced female Slater clan, before a renewal of emphasis upon the restored Watts family beginning in 2003. When Danny joined, EastEnders was pulling in up to eight million viewers an episode, but in the past year those figures have dropped to 2.5 million. [234][235] EastEnders is normally recorded using four cameras. [380], In 1992, writer David Yallop successfully sued the BBC for 68,000 after it was revealed he had been hired by producer Mike Gibbon in 1989 to pen several controversial storylines in an effort to "slim down" the cast; however, after Gibbon left the programme, executive producers chose not to use Yallop's storylines, which put the BBC in breach of the contract Yallop had signed with them. In 1993, George Street was added, and soon after Walford East Underground station was built, to create further locations when EastEnders went from two to three episodes per week. 25th July 1985 was the first time the show's viewership rose to the first position in the weekly top 10 shows for BBC One. Kyle Slater (Riley Carter Millington), a transgender character, was introduced in 2015. Hollingworth shared the award with the next Executive Producer, Jane Harris. On one occasion following a scene in an episode broadcast in October 2002, where Phil brutally beat his godson, Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder), 31 complaints came from viewers. [77] In 2012, Kirkwood chose to leave his role as executive producer and was replaced by Lorraine Newman. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. It is the 30th anniversary of Eastenders and all the hype is around the live show on Thursday. [26] The credits were later updated when the Millennium Dome was built.[26]. . [316] In New Zealand, it was shown by TVNZ on TVNZ 1 for several years, and then on Prime each weekday afternoon. [293][294], From 20 February to 26 May 1995, as part of the programme's 10th Anniversary celebrations, episodes from 1985 were repeated each weekday morning at 10am, starting from episode one. [371], In 2008, EastEnders, along with Coronation Street, was criticised by Martin McGuinness, then Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, for "the level of concentration around the pub" and the "antics portrayed in The [] Queen Vic". [38] Ferguson was succeeded by both Leonard Lewis and Helen Greaves who initially shared the role as Executive Producer for EastEnders. During his reign, EastEnders won the BAFTA for "Best Soap" in consecutive years 1999 and 2000 and many other awards. Question 9: How many viewers watched the Friday 4th June 2010 episode of the popular BBC1 soap series EastEnders? [351] The following day the show received its lowest ever ratings at that time (6.2million) when ITV scheduled an hour-long episode of Emmerdale against it. EastEnders won the battle with 8.4million viewers (41% share) whilst Coronation Street lagged behind with 7.3million viewers (34% share). He said that "EastEnders has always had a distinctly different tone from the other soaps but over time we've diluted our unique selling point. From episode 9573 broadcast on Thursday 12th January 2022 . [212] The square was built in two phases with only three sides being built, plus Bridge Street, to begin with in 1984, in time to be used for the show's first episode. 2) Only two ratings are unavailable - ratings for episodes 29 and 30. [97] Jon Sen was announced on 10 December 2018 to be taking on the role of executive producer. [114] In May 2021, it was announced that from 14 June 2021, boxsets of episodes would be uploaded to BBC iPlayer each Monday for three weeks. "The expansion of minority representation signals a move away from the traditional soap opera format, providing more opportunities for audience identification with the characters and hence a wider appeal". [33] In addition, several other long-running characters left the show that year including Sue and Ali Osman (Sandy Ratcliff and Nejdet Salih) and their family; Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler); Carmel Jackson (Judith Jacob) and Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). When Danny joined the BBC One show in 2013, EastEnders was regularly getting up to eight million viewers a night, but in the past year those figures have dwindled to 2.5 million an episode.. His . ", "EastEnders Dot Cotton filming in Thorpe Bay", "EastEnders stunt actor smashes head while filming Ryan Malloy horror fall", "Live ep for "EastEnders" 25th anniversary", "EastEnders: The Olympic flame comes to Walford! [281] Cars used by the studio are low emission vehicles and the production team take more efficient energy efficient generators out on location. Later on in the same evening, a special flashback episode averaged 10.3million viewers, and peaked with 11.2million. His return in late 2003 was watched by over 16 million viewers, putting EastEnders back at number one in the rating war with the Coronation Street; however, other storylines, such as one about a kidney transplant involving the Ferreiras, were not well received,[50] and although Den Watts's return proved to be a ratings success, the British press branded the plot unrealistic and felt that it questioned the show's credibility. Most Read. [266] On 23 July 2012, a segment of that evening's episode was screened live as Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) carried the Olympic flame around Walford in preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Episodes are shown roughly one week after their UK broadcast. During her time at the soap Hutchison axed multiple characters, and reportedly ordered the rewriting of numerous scripts. The BBC did not use meter readings but instead used audience questionnaires based on the memory of the sample they chose. Filter by channel or audience. [61] On 21 April 2007, the BBC launched a new advertising campaign using the slogan "There's more to EastEnders". [281] The production team now use recycled paper and recycled stationery. [63] The second and third featured Stacey Slater and Dawn Swann, respectively. Main Page; Discuss; All Pages; Community; Interactive Maps; Recent Blog Posts; Navigation. The viewing figures for 10 episodes are unknown. [34] Although the programme still covered many issues in 1989, such as domestic violence, drugs, rape and racism, Brake reflected that the new emphasis on a more balanced mix between "light and heavy storylines" gave the illusion that the show had lost a "certain edge". The launch was delayed until February 1985[27] due to a delay in the chat show Wogan, that was to be a part of the major revamp in BBC1's schedules. Viewers rushed to tune in as Matt Hancock made the final. Stephen Patterson Wednesday 13 Oct 2021 10:56 am. Both Smith and Holland were unhappy about the January 1985 launch date, favouring November or even September 1984 when seasonal audiences would be higher, but the BBC stayed firm, and Smith and Holland had to concede that, with the massive task of getting the Elstree Studios operational, January was the most realistic date; however, this was later to be changed to February. Viewing figures peaked at 16.6million, which was the highest viewed episode in seven years. [51][52] A severe press backlash followed after Den's actor, Leslie Grantham, was outed in an internet sex scandal, which coincided with a swift decline in viewer ratings. [7] After the concept was put to them on 14 March 1983, Smith and Holland then went about putting their ideas down on paper; they decided it would be set in the East End of London. storyline, 10.84million viewers tuned in for the 30th anniversary episode itself in an hour long special on 19 February 2015 (peaking with 11.9million). We hope that this story will help raise the public's awareness of cot death, which claims 300 babies' lives each year. Notably, from 1985 to 1988, author and television writer Hugh Miller wrote 17 novels, detailing the lives of many of the show's original characters before 1985, when events on screen took place. "[12], The target launch date was originally January 1985. Since then, "Return of Nick Cotton" (2000), "Ricky & Bianca" (2002), "Dot's Story" (2003), "Perfectly Frank" (2003) and "Pat and Mo" (2004) have all been broadcast, each episode looking into lives of various characters and revealing part of their backstories or lives since leaving EastEnders. Possibly the least successful were the Indian Ferreira family, who were not well received by critics or viewers and were dismissed as unrealistic by the Asian community in the UK. [41] Lewis felt that producing an hour of "reasonable quality drama" a week was the maximum that any broadcasting system could generate without loss of integrity. [18] These family members were the basis for Lou Beale, Pete Beale and Pauline Fowler. [34], According to Brake, the departure of two of the soap's most popular characters, Den and Angie Watts (Anita Dobson), left a void in the programme, which needed to be filled. The press were invited to Elstree to meet the cast and see the lot, and stories immediately started circulating about the show, about a rivalry with ITV (who were launching their own market-based soap, Albion Market) and about the private lives of the cast. Therefore the first episode of EastEnders was watched by 13 million people which equates to 17.35 million people. [34] Brake suggested that humour was an important element in EastEnders' storylines during 1989, with a greater amount of slapstick and light comedy than before. [139] The live-episode averaged 15.6million viewers, peaking at 16.6million in the final five minutes of broadcast. Allegations of national and racial stereotypes. You have to show shades of that change, but certain things are immutable, I would argue, like The Vic and the market. [391][392][393], In October 2014, the BBC defended a storyline, after receiving 278 complaints about 6 October 2014 episode where pub landlady Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was raped by Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo). The launch show in 1985 attracted 17.35 million viewers. It gets too lightweight."[175]. The top 50 programmes on TV based on the size of their total viewing audience over the week (including live, VOSDAL, time-shifted and total audience viewing figures). [45] Harris was responsible for the critically panned Ireland episodes and Cindy Beale's attempted assassination of Ian Beale, which brought in an audience of 23 million in 1996, roughly four million more than Coronation Street. Some interior shots are filmed in the actual buildings. ALT. [220], In May 2016 the rebuild was delayed until 2020 and forecast to cost in excess of 15million,[221] although the main part of the set is scheduled to be able to start filming in May 2019. It was 4.99 million - way down on last winter's figures. The most-watched TV show was the penultimate episode of The Apprentice on BBC One, which had 6.7 million viewers, 2.1 million of whom watched not live, but on . [28] Anticipation and rumour grew in equal measure until the first transmission at 7p.m. on 19 February 1985. storyline. And she admitted she fears for soaps in general following the demise of Neighbours earlier in the year. "[396], In 2022, EastEnders aired their first male rape scene which saw Lewis Butler (Aidan O'Callaghan) rape Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden). [7], When developing EastEnders, both Smith and Holland looked at influential models like Coronation Street, but they found that it offered a rather outdated and nostalgic view of working-class life. The Opposition party compiled a dossier of the "extensive waste" under Mr Sunak during his time as Chancellor and as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2021-22 and . The show also dealt with prostitution, mixed-race relationships, shoplifting, sexism, divorce, domestic violence and mugging. The viewing figures for 16 episodes are not combined with the omnibus. They report that EastEnders used to have 6.6million regular viewers in 2017, but by 2020 it had 5 million. A year later BBC chairman Christopher Bland admitted that as result of the Irish-set EastEnders episodes, the station failed in its pledge to represent all groups accurately and avoid reinforcing prejudice. New figures show that EastEnders viewers have dropped dramatically with issues said to be its trendy-but-dull storylines and lack of iconic characters. Other events to mark the anniversary were a spin-off DVD, EastEnders: Last Tango in Walford , and an Internet spin-off, EastEnders: E20 . However, there have been times when EastEnders had higher ratings than Emmerdale despite the two going head-to-head. Jana Bennett, the BBC's then director of production, later apologised for the episodes, stating on BBC1's news bulletin: "It is clear that a significant number of viewers have been upset by the recent episodes of EastEnders, and we are very sorry, because the production team and programme makers did not mean to cause any offence." The storyline, 10.84 million viewers tuned in for the 30th-anniversary episode itself in an hour-long special on 19 February 2015 (peaking with 11.9 million). This was to coincide with the relaunch of the channel and helped BBC Three break the one million viewers mark for the first time with 1.03million who watched to see Mark Fowler's departure. The overnight TV ratings refer only to live television viewing and do not include online or catch-up audiences. She also felt that EastEnders had been cleaned up as a result of her protests, though she later commented that EastEnders had returned to its old ways. Episodes 1 - 38 are single showings only. This rating is not combined with the omnibus; the lowest rating for an episode with a combined rating was 12.87million. These episodes often air in late June or early July and again in late October or early November. It was Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas. [58] In October 2006, Diederick Santer took over as Executive Producer of EastEnders. The Queen's speech: 8.2m 2. [104], In February 2020, EastEnders celebrated its 35th anniversary with a stunt on the River Thames leading to the death of Dennis Rickman Jr (Bleu Landau). Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. It is shown on BBC UKTV from Mondays to Thursdays at 8pm. The 'tart with a heart' is another recurring character. [18] The first central family was the combination of the Fowler family, consisting of Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), her husband Arthur (Bill Treacher), and teenage children Mark (David Scarboro/Todd Carty) and Michelle (Susan Tully). [399] The scenes were also condemned by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), calling the BBC "too lazy and arrogant" to correctly portray the child protection process, and saying that the baby was taken "without sufficient grounds to do so". In February 2016, the repeat moved to W, the rebranded Watch, after BBC Three became an online-only channel. [10], Once they had decided on their 23 characters, they returned to London for a meeting with the BBC. Danny went on to say his character had 'lost his way' after divorcing Linda and marrying Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks). EastEnders is the BBC's most consistent programme in terms of ratings. Co-creator Tony Holland was from a large East End family, and such families have typified EastEnders. Danny went on to say his character had. [105][106], It was announced on 18 March 2020 that production had been suspended on EastEnders and other BBC Studios continuing dramas in light of new government guidelines following the COVID-19 pandemic, and that broadcast of the show would be reduced to two 30-minute episodes per week, broadcast on Mondays and Tuesdays, respectively. [340], Until its closure, BBC Store released 553 EastEnders episodes from various years, including the special episode "CivvyStreet", available to buy as digital downloads. [237] During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, actors filmed short scenes following the tournament's events that were edited into the programme in the following episode. [302][293] W stopped showing EastEnders in April 2018. Home. Many books have been written about EastEnders. Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns, which starred Emily Blunt in the title role, took the sixth slot as viewers joined in on the family fun on BBC One. [344] EastEnders two biggest ratings rivals are the ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale. This episode, which showed the funeral of Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) interspersed with real people talking about their true-life experiences of knife crime. [364] Ratings expert Stephen Price also noted that the drop is partly due to the rise of streaming services.[364]. NOTE: Please do not add content from the BBC iPlayer's early episodes until it has been aired on television, as it is intrusive to our readers who may not have seen the episode on iPlayer. Santer officially left EastEnders in March 2010, and was replaced by Bryan Kirkwood. Corrie's first episode was not a critical success, with one columnist predicting it wouldn't last longer than 3 weeks. Viewing figures Ratings chart for the year At launch, EastEnders was shown on BBC One. [101] As of 2019, the soap is one of the most watched series on BBC iPlayer and averages around 5 million viewers per episode. Danny Dyer has been a mainstay on EastEnder in recent years, Emmerdale spoilers for next week: April's terror over bully and child kidnap horror, A lack of iconic characters is said to be harming EastEnders' viewing figures, Corrie spoilers: Daisy's tragic past unveiled after medical crisis for Daniel's baby Bertie. [312] Episodes air two months behind the UK schedule. [196] In 2011, the head of BBC drama, John Yorke, said that the real East End had changed significantly since EastEnders started, and the show no longer truly reflected real life, but that it had an "emotional truthfulness" and was partly "true to the original vision" and partly "adapt[ing] to a changing world", adding that "If it was a show where every house cost a fortune and everyone drove a Lexus, it wouldn't be EastEnders. Posted on: February 14, 2023 Download The key viewing figures In January, adults watched an average of 2 hours of commercial linear TV each day. 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