{"id":136801,"date":"2021-08-26T00:58:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T00:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=136801"},"modified":"2021-08-26T00:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T00:58:57","slug":"stab-in-the-back-for-period-drama-as-low-ratings-see-itv-turn-to-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/stab-in-the-back-for-period-drama-as-low-ratings-see-itv-turn-to-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Stab in the back for period drama as low ratings see ITV turn to crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Stab in the back for period drama as low ratings see ITV turn to crime book adaptations instead<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ITV is turning its back on period dramas to concentrate on crime fiction instead<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Head of drama Polly Hill said recent adaptations didn\u2019t attract expected viewers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Belgravia, Julian Fellowes\u2019 adaptation of own book, drew average of only 3.77m<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ITV is turning its back on period dramas because ratings are too low.<\/p>\n<p>Head of drama Polly Hill said recent adaptations they \u2018thought were really good\u2019 didn\u2019t attract the hoped-for audiences \u2013 so the broadcaster will concentrate on crime fiction instead.<\/p>\n<p>She told the Edinburgh TV Festival: \u2018We\u2019re doing a lot of adaptations actually, but a lot of crime book adaptations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We\u2019re not doing so many period adaptations and that\u2019s purely because we made some that we loved and the audiences didn\u2019t come in the numbers that we hoped.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/08\/26\/00\/47107551-0-image-a-98_1629935808849.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>ITV is turning its back on period dramas and will concentrate on crime fiction instead because ratings are too low. Pictured: Mark Stanley and Charlotte Spencer in Jane Austen-inspired\u00a0 Sanditon<\/p>\n<p>Belgravia, Julian Fellowes\u2019 adaptation of his own book, drew an average of only 3.77million viewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the Jane Austen-inspired Sanditon, which aired in 2019, has been recommissioned for a second series.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-part series, which aired in August 2019, tells the story of the quiet village Sanditon, that Tom Parker &#8211; played by Love Actually star Kris Marshall &#8211; plans to turn into a fancy Regency resort.<\/p>\n<p><span>ITV boss Kevin Lygo denied yesterday that Love Island has peaked but said producers face the challenge of trying to \u2018spice it up\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He rejected criticism of the 2021 edition, which drew more than 35,500 complaints \u2013 including nearly 25,000 for one episode featuring a foul-mouthed tirade \u2013 saying \u2018it\u2019s very easy now to complain\u2019 and insisting producers usually \u2018get the tone right\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mr Lygo described the latest series of the ITV2 dating show, which concluded on Monday, as \u2018certainly the best-performing ever\u2019.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9927713\/Stab-period-drama-low-ratings-ITV-turn-crime-book-adaptations-instead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stab in the back for period drama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":136800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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