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LL
Larry the Loafer
David posted:
Interesting that The Daily Mirror TV listings magazine lists Fun House as being presented by JD Roth.
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JD Roth presented the American version of Fun House. How did that description get on to Challenge [TV]'s database? I wonder if it means they are planning to show the US version. It would fit in with them showing [Total] Wipeout [USA] and [American] Ninja Warrior.


I'm guessing somebody who's never seen Fun House (how?) went on to Wikipedia and got taken straight to the page for the US version.
WP
WillPS
And Most Extreme Elimination.

11 days later

JJ
Juicy Joe Founding member
Knightmare did not feature in Challenge's Top 10 programmes the 1st week it was on. Rolling Eyes It should really be the top programme you have thought with all the buzz on forums and social networks over the past few weeks. Hope it steadily grows! Very Happy
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A former member
Challenge w/e 19 May 2013

1 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (FRI 2100 178000's
2 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (THU 2100 170000's
3 TNA IMPACT (SUN 2100) 167000's
4 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (MON 2100 124000's
5 BULLSEYE (SUN 2030) 108000's
6 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (WED 2101 105000's
7 BULLSEYE (SUN 2000) 94000's
8 CATCHPHRASE (SUN 1230) 90000's
9 CATCHPHRASE (SUN 1200) 85000's
10 AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (THU 2230) 81000's

Challenge TV +1 w/e 19 May 2013

1 TNA IMPACT (SUN 2200) 35000's
2 KNIGHTMARE (SUN 2030) 27000's
3 POINTLESS (MON 2000) 26000's
4 BRAINIAC: SCIENCE ABUSE (THU 1800) 25000's
5 PRICE IS RIGHT (SUN 1901) 25000's
6 FUN HOUSE (SUN 2001) 24000's
7 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (FRI 2200 22000's
8 TOTAL WIPEOUT USA (THU 1900) 21000's
9 TAKESHIS CASTLE (THU 1730) 21000's
10 POINTLESS (THU 2000) 20000's
BE
benriggers
I don't understand why Fun House and Knightmare aren't doing very well on Challenge. On CITV's Old Skool Weekend both eps of Fun House got over 400,000 viewers. But yet Challenge have promoted trailers and plugged it on social media and yet it hasn't done well. Is the time slot wrong?
Last edited by benriggers on 28 May 2013 11:31pm
GM
Gary McEwan
benriggers posted:
I don't understand why Fun House and Knightmare aren't doing very well on Challenge. on CITV's Old Skool Weekend both eps of Fun House got over 400,000 viewers. But yet Challenge have promoted trailers and plugged it on social media and yet it hasn't done well. Is the time slot wrong?


Yeah I would say 10pm on a Friday night is the wrong slot, most people who grew up with it are now of the age where they're in the pub on a Friday night...

Maybe at 9pm after the soaps on ITV and Auntie have finished might be a good time...
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A former member
How about, Monday or Thursday at 10pm with a repeat at 1am on Saturday night
BE
benriggers
Gary McEwan posted:
benriggers posted:
I don't understand why Fun House and Knightmare aren't doing very well on Challenge. on CITV's Old Skool Weekend both eps of Fun House got over 400,000 viewers. But yet Challenge have promoted trailers and plugged it on social media and yet it hasn't done well. Is the time slot wrong?


Yeah I would say 10pm on a Friday night is the wrong slot, most people who grew up with it are now of the age where they're in the pub on a Friday night...

Maybe at 9pm after the soaps on ITV and Auntie have finished might be a good time...


The repeat viewings (that are scattered in different time-slots throughout the week) isn't helping very much either.
WP
WillPS
benriggers posted:
Gary McEwan posted:
benriggers posted:
I don't understand why Fun House and Knightmare aren't doing very well on Challenge. on CITV's Old Skool Weekend both eps of Fun House got over 400,000 viewers. But yet Challenge have promoted trailers and plugged it on social media and yet it hasn't done well. Is the time slot wrong?


Yeah I would say 10pm on a Friday night is the wrong slot, most people who grew up with it are now of the age where they're in the pub on a Friday night...

Maybe at 9pm after the soaps on ITV and Auntie have finished might be a good time...


The repeat viewings (that are scattered in different time-slots throughout the week) isn't helping very much either.

Depending on how adverts are sold for Challenge, that might actually be better than one 'prime' showing.
JB
JasonB
Continuity's all over the place on challenge tonight. Announcements are coming in too early before the end credits, then being repeated straight after and sometimes before the programmes the sound does down but nothing is said while the ident is playing!
BH
BillyH Founding member
Challenge
w/e 26 May 2013
1 TNA IMPACT (SUN 2100) 178
2 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (THU 2101 158
3 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (WED 2100 146
4 CLASSIC WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE S1 (FRI 2101 143
5 KNIGHTMARE (FRI 2230) 121
6 FAMILY FORTUNES (THU 2030) 116
7 FUN HOUSE (FRI 2200) 115
8 FAMILY FORTUNES (FRI 2000) 105
9 FAMILY FORTUNES (THU 2000) 102
10 PRICE IS RIGHT (SUN 1801) 87

Looking like two successful acquisitions to me Smile
WP
WillPS
Not to mention Les' first series of Family Fortunes doing very well. Nice to see Price is Right sneaking in there too; I hope they get some more of it (along with Supermarket Sweep and Blockbusters).

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