Was series two of The Voice a better return on investment that series one ? Did the tweaks demanded by Danny Cohen and his Controller of Entertainment Mark Linsey (a candidate to fill the big chair at BBC1) work ?
Well, you have to say there was an element of surprise to the final. Who would have thought a veal calf could have stayed in Holly Willoughby's dress so quietly for so long ? And then "a visually-impaired civil servant" (the BBC's description, not mine) caught the hearts of an audience tuning in expecting Casualty. Affronted by Will.I.Am, Jessie J and that funny, squeaky girl, they picked up their easy-touch phones and voted, while the cool kids went to the pub, confident that odds-on favourite Leah had it in the bag. Universal Music now pick up the pieces.
7.2m watched the final - up from last year, but still not the event television of Britain's Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing.
Mark Lindsay claimed £1,434.28 in expenses associated with discussions of new ideas and new talent in the most recent quarter. The money seems to have produced the idea of a comedian hosting a Saturday night show; Michael McIntyre is piloting next month.
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