27-12-2022, 01:08 PM
(26-12-2022, 03:10 PM)tellyblues Wrote: Ghosts certainly doesn't look or feel like a traditional sitcom and requires more patience.
Aladdin rating well proves that films can get good figures but being live-action means more people will have given it a chance.
Mrs Brown's Boys... plenty has been said already but it needing to be on Xmas Day stops similar potential shows from getting a chance because the BBC will not want to go over their limit on comedy or shows aimed at a certain demographic.
I think Ghosts is the rating of the day for me. It’s untested in that Christmas Day slot but has provided a good audience, more than the soaps which always get an hour each on the big day.
Mrs Brown’s Boys is a strange one because, yes I can see where the criticism comes from for it & the ratings are on the slide (but isn’t everything?). But would BBC One really commission anything new in its place? I just can’t see any other new comedy special taking that post-10pm slot. It’ll either be a repeat or the news is dragged earlier.
Maybe a full series next year will revitalise the show.