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Channel 4′s digital portfolio continues to thrive after E4 and Film4 announced their best-performing quarter ever.

E4 has scored the best ever quarter in Q2 2011, with 4.8% share amongst 16-34s – an increase of 12% on Q2 2010.

E4 has been the top-performing digital channel in its 16-34 share in the first six months of the year, exceeding the shares of both BBC2 and Channel 5 which averaged 4.3% and 3.9% respectively.

Made In Chelsea has been a standout success story for E4 this year, averaging 788,000 viewers across the series and attracting viewing figures of 945,000 for the final episode.

MIC made a big impact on the Twittersphere and generated over 200,000 tweets, making it the most tweeted Channel 4 programme since we have been monitoring social media.

Once more, E4 has achieved the strongest young profile of all the digital channels with 50% of its audience composed of 16-34s.

E4′s weekly reach has also jumped by 5% to 14.9m, with monthly reach now standing at 28.1m, an increase of 4% yoy.

As well as popular series Big Bang Theory and Smallville, Hollyoaks has consistently delivered strong ratings for E4 in Q2 2011, averaging 529,000 viewers and a 2.7% share, up 4% on Q2 2010.

Film4 has achieved its best ever quarter, attracting an audience share of 1.34% and moving it up to sixth position in the YTD digital channel ratings.

Across Q2, Film4 reached an average of 23.4m viewers each month – 41% of the population and a 6% increase from Q1 2010.

Film4′s Action Season, which included hit films including Taken (pulling in 1.2m viewers) and Iron Man (1.1m viewers), further boosted Film4′s audience to generate the channel’s highest ever monthly share of 1.48%.

Film4 broadcast five films which brought in more than 1m viewers this quarter, with Transporter 3 scoring 1.4m viewers – the second highest Film4 audience ever.

The PA report today that Made In Chelsea ‘s Cheska Hull and Gabriella Ellis have revealed they’d love to appear on screen with the cast of The Only Way Is Essex.

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The upper-crust reality TV stars insisted that despite competing for ratings on rival channels, they are keen to film an episode with their perma-tanned Essex counterparts.

“I say bring it on, it’d be awesome! We love them, we get on with them, I think it’d be hilarious,” Cheska said.

“I want to do some fashion thing with with Lydia (Bright) because she’s really fashionable, and Lauren Goodger’s awesome as well.

“We really like them, we get on really well with them. I’ve never been to Essex and I’d quite like to go – I think they should do a night out Chelsea-style and then an Essex night out in Faces.”

Speaking at the Cars 2 premiere in London, Gabriella said she’d love to film a scene with TOWIE star James ‘Arg’ Argent.

She added: “I’ve been to the Sugar Hut in Essex and I loved it, so I’m happy.”

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The PA reports today that Made In Chelsea star Gabriella Ellis has given her blessing for her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend Chloe Green to star in the show.

Chloe Green

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The daughter of retail mogul Sir Philip Green – who is now dating raven-haired Ollie Locke – is rumoured to be appearing in the second series of the reality TV hit.

And Gabriella insisted she wouldn’t have any problem with Chloe joining the well-heeled cast.

“Ollie and I had a great relationship when we were going out and I’m happy for him now that he’s in a relationship and that he’s happy,” she said.

“I’ve never really met her properly so I can’t give an opinion, but I think she’s probably a lovely girl and I’m just happy that he’s happy.”

Speaking at the Cars 2 premiere in London, co-star Francesca ‘Cheska’ Hull added: “We’re all really excited about the prospect of some new characters because it’s going to make it fresh and it’s going to bring in new drama and I think it’s going to be exciting. So whoever it is, I’m sure it’s going to be great for the show.”

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Rumours are doing the rounds that Channel 4 is set to unleash a new reality series on the UK in the former of ’Desperate Scousewives’.

The project is said to be modelled off American series Desperate Housewives but feature reality elements in a similar fashion to the likes of The Only Way Is Essex and Made in Chelsea.

It is believed that the show could go head-to-head with MTV’s Geordie Shore spin-off Mersey Shore, which is currently in the casing process in the North-West region.

Stay tuned for more info.

Source: Digital Spy

Zoe Beresford leaves The Apprentice

Zoe Beresford was given the boot from The Apprentice last night after leading her team to a loss in this week’s biscuit challenge. Her team failed to receive any orders from three supermarkets for their product.

Ofcom to investigate Channel 5

Channel 5 is facing an Ofcom investigation after airing a racy promo for new Candy Bar Girls during the daytime. 14 complaints were received by Ofcom for the daytime adverts.

Campus axed

Campus has been axed by Channel 4 after just one season on the air. Channel 4 said via Twitter: “We’re proud to have championed Campus for those fans who watched [and] adored it. But there simply weren’t enough to justify a second series.”

Dev Patel lands new role

Slumdog Millionaire actor Dev Patel has landed a role on Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO series entitled More As the Story Develops that centres on a bunch of people working in a broadcast newsroom. Jeff Daniels, Olivia Munn and Emily Mortimer are also on board.

Tyler and Jackson to return

Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson have confirmed they will return to American Idol as judges again next season. There is no word yet on Jennifer Lopez.

Hugo wants to return to Made in Chelsea

Hugo Taylor from Made in Chelsea has showed his interest in returning to the reality series for its second season. “I’m really happy to be doing season two, provided I get invited back, that is. But I didn’t do all those years at school and uni just to be a reality star,” he said.

The Sun today reports that shows such as TOWIE and Made In Chelsea could be facing stiff competition from a new reality TV show, which is to focus on the lives and loves of farmers! Here’s the article…

MOVE over Made in Chelsea and The Only Way Is Essex – the next reality hit is set to be about a group of sexy FARMERS.

“Fun-loving” agricultural workers in the West Country are being signed up. Producers are particularly keen on any in their 20s with genuine local accents – and want to avoid “posh” individuals.

That would rule out anyone like Made In Chelsea toffs Spencer Matthews, 22, and 21-year-old Caggie Dunlop – seen mocked up by TV Biz with a tractor.

It is thought the new series could air later this year. Producers want “born and bred country folk who live and work within the farming community”.

The stars will be filmed frolicking in fields and boozing it up in “constructed reality” scenarios. But locals are already wary of being stereotyped.

Nick Creasy, county organiser of the Devon Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, said: “We probably get something like two or three requests a month from television companies wanting young farmers for their shows.

“It’s because farming is sexy and it’s back on the agenda in a big way. That in itself is really good news for producers, but it does carry a risk of people jumping on the back of it.

“It concerns me if they are looking for a stereotype of the farmer, who speaks a certain way and might have certain opinions.

“I’ve nothing against shooting a good balanced view. I suppose it’s all about the edit.”

The show is being planned by the same team which makes Made in Chelsea for E4.

Executive producer Sarah Dillistone said: “We want to find the real characters of the countryside to show that rural living is anything but boring.”

Metro report today that Made In Chelsea star Hugo Taylor has revealed that he’s so happy in his relationship with co-star Millie Mackintosh, there may be a MIC wedding in the second series.

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PR boy Hugo, 25, teased: ‘I always say all good romantic comedy either ends with a wedding or at the airport. So you never know how season 2 will end – maybe someone will get married.’

Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Hugo said: ‘It’s going really well. Everything really started happening when we got back from Cannes and we’re off to Ibiza on Saturday.’

But it’s not all glitz and glamour for the young couple. Hugo painted the perfect picture of run-of-the-mill domesticity when he described a recent night in with his new girlfriend.

‘I hate doing what people tell me, so when Millie told me to go to bed because it was late the other night, I went downstairs and watched TV until three in the morning.’

And speaking about Millie’s reaction to his female fans, Hugo revealed: ‘She gets very annoyed about it. She’s normally very, very patient, up until a point and then she’s like, “Can we go home please?”‘

Talking about the love love triangle with co-star Rosie Fortescue, which developed as Hugo’s relationship with Millie got off the ground, Hugo was sympathetic towards Rosie: ‘She got painted really badly and she’s not like that. She was upset about that and she’s a really sweet girl.

‘I’m with Millie now and that’s what’s important.’

Following an impressive start on E4, Commissioning Editor, David Williams has greenlit a second series of hit reality-drama, Made in Chelsea from Monkey Kingdom.

The first episode of Made in Chelsea was E4′s highest rated non-scripted programme debut and the most tweeted about show on Channel 4 in 2011, recording 1.8m tweets since the series started in May.

Series one, which ends after an 8-week run on Monday, currently averages 735k viewers and a 3.8% audience share, an increase of 9% on the slot average.

Last week’s episode saw overnight viewing figures jump by 32% from the previous week to a series high of 696k.

Commissioning Editor, David Williams said: “In addition to delivering great audiences, Episode 1 trended worldwide on Twitter and Made in Chelsea has been a phenomenal success on our online catch up service, 4OD. The staggering amount of audience engagement has proven it to be a perfect fit for E4′s young audience.”

Executive Producer, Sarah Dillistone adds: “Made in Chelsea has proven addictive viewing for UK audiences, a testament to our brilliant cast and their extraordinary lives. We are excited to give fans the opportunity to delve deeper into these characters’ relationships next season.

“The tremendous response online shows how E4′s audience are consuming and engaging with content, and they have made Made in Chelsea into one of the most talked about shows of the year.”

Made in Chelsea is made by Monkey Kingdom, part of NBCUniversal International. Executive Producers: David Granger, Sarah Dillistone Series Producer: Sharyn Mills.

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The Sun today reports that Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthew had a “lucky escape” when he crashed his Lamborghini yesterday, but the car didn’t have similar luck, and is a total write off.

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TELLY toff Spencer Matthews had a narrow escape as a £220,000 Lamborghini he was in crashed on the notorious Dodgeball Rally.

The Made In Chelsea star, 22, was dozing in the passenger seat when the loaned-out Italian car was “totalled”.

Spencer was unscathed. But he posted a snap of the wreck online and tweeted: “Just survived a massive car crash.”

He added that he was “all good… was asleep at the time. Just totalled a Lamborghini”.

The Kent crash came soon after the annual cross-Europe rich kids’ car rally had left London on Thursday.

Shortly before, he had written: “Dodgeball rally has started!! Zurich, Venice, Monaco, St Tropez… Gotta love my client’s car!!”

The Eton-educated City broker has declared his love for Caggie Dunlop, 21, on the E4 show.

But off-screen he is currently dating tycoon Sir Philip Green’s daughter Chloe, 20.

Metro report today that Geordie Shore’s Vicky Pattinson has tweeted that she’s “in love with” Made In Chelsea’s Hugo Taylor. Here’s Metro’s post…

Geordie Shore star Vicky has tweeted that she has a crush on Hugo Taylor from Made In Chelsea, before adding that she is ‘shocked and appalled’ by her feelings for the posh reality star, as the other Geordie girls also profess their love for the E4 show.

The Geordie Shore cast member has shocked ‘structured reality’ fans by declaring her love for Hugo, one of the stars of rival TV show Made In Chelsea. Apparently out of nowhere, the Vicky tweeted: ‘Sh*t!! I am in love with @hugo_london from #madeinchelsea.. I never saw this coming! I am shocked and appalled bt th heart wnts wot it wnts! [sic].’

Made In Chelsea is a hit with the other Geordie Shore girls as well, if their twitter feeds are anything to go by.

As MIC aired last night on E4, Sophie tweeted: ‘Sh*t just watched #madeinchelsea! Was actually good! My Mams just series linked it too haha! #geordieshore can neva be beaten tho! Xxx’

And Charlotte, who was clearly watching the show too, took to the social media site to say: ‘FUNDA is amazing!!!!! absolutely STUNNING…..spencer is a fat SLOTH who needs to sort his santaclaus beard and greesy comb back out! #ergh’.

Whether or not Vicky’s insatiable crush on Hugo will develop into a fully-fledged reality romance remains to be seen, but one thing we can be certain of is that the Geordie lass is leaving the door open to the possibility by refusing to tie herself down to co-star Jay.

After one of her female Twitter followers asked her if she’d mind if she went for a drink with Jay. ‘hahahaha!!! dnt worry about me pet!! Jay’s a single man!!’.