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  • ‘Kumars at No. 42’ in BBC’s 2003 TV moments nominees list

    ‘Kumars at No. 42’ in BBC’s 2003 TV moments nominees list

    MUMBAI: The sitcom The Kumars at Number 42 is one of the shows that has been nominated for BBC One’s annual show that looks at the best moments in British television. In India The Kumars at Number 42 airs on Star World.

    The show puts a nice twist to the chat show genre. In it Sanjeev Bhaskar plays talk show host Sanjeev Kumar. He hosts his show in his family’s backyard and has aspirations of being the next David Frost. In the nominated moment the guest is Channel 4 anchor Johnny Vaughn. He describes the time when Harvey his bulldog drove his car. It has been nominated in the Best Entertainment Moment section.

    2003 TV Moments will bring together a host of celebrities in a celebration of the dramatic, poignant, tense and funniest moments from a year of telly. In the Best Reality Moment category ITV’s Pop Idol gets a mention. In the side spltting segment a young man who is just finishing his PHD sings Great Balls of Fire. Unfortunately he doesn’t seem to be clever enough to realise he has no chance of going through.

    Competing for the Best Sporting Moment are BBC’s Boat Race, London Marathon and ITV’s coverage of the final of The Rugby World Cup.

  • ITV claims 70 million viewers for Rugby World Cup

    ITV claims 70 million viewers for Rugby World Cup

    LONDON: UK broadcaster ITV has stated that over 70 million viewers have so far watched its coverage of the Rugby World Cup from Australia. In India the event is airing on ESPN Star Sports. .

    ITV is showing all 48 matches live. The upcoming weekend sees the start of the knockout phase. On 8 November New Zealand will play South Africa. This will air on ITV2, followed by Australia versus Scotland on ITV1.

    An ITV spokesman was quoted in an official release saying, “The figures reflect the growing appetite that viewers in the UK have for the Rugby World Cup and have surpassed our expectations for the group stages. We have been treated to some exciting matches over the last couple of weekends. Now the knockout stages are upon us were looking forward to more excellent audiences, especially with all four home unions live on ITV1.”.

    England’s three group matches on ITV1 have provided the largest audiences. The match against South Africa receiving the biggest figure with a peak of 6.1m and an average of 5.3 million  the highest for a rugby match on TV this year. The game against Samoa peaked at 5.6 million and averaged 4.95 million. The Brits opening game against Georgia saw a peak of 5.3 million viewers and an average of 4.5 million