News and Press

No, YOU ask the questions... February 2012.
The first series of So Television's panel series, 'Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask' premiers on the Dave channel on Monday 6 February at 9pm. The first episode features Graham Norton, Sandi Toksvig and Marcus Brigstocke who do all the work as they not only answer questions but make them up too. Future episodes will star: Jimmy Carr, Clive Anderson, Mark Watson, Robert Webb and Russell Kane.

 

 


National Norton... January 2012
The Graham Norton show was nominated in The Best Talk Show category at the 2012 National Television Awards which were held in London's O2 arena. The Norton talk-fest was up against Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and assorted Loose Women. It was C4's Mr Carr who went home with the prize. But it's not the winning...

 

 


The second series of the highly rated sitcom for kids...January 2012
Set deep inside a video games console, the show follows the off and on-screen lives of the game stars. You've never seen anything like this before.

 

 


Funniest man in Britain. Official...December 2011
Graham Norton picked up the Comedy Entertainment Personality Award again at The British Comedy Awards on Friday night.

Graham was presented the award on stage at a comedy show he was hosting in Birmingham by Sarah Millican, who also won a major honour - The Queen of Comedy 2011.

Graham won his first British Comedy Award back in 1998.

 

BBC2 Loves Sarah... October 2011
BBC2 has commissioned a series of six Sarah Millican shows for 2012.  The programmes will be produced at Media City, Salford in January and transmit on the network later in the year.

The series will be made in association with Sarah Millican’s Chopsy Productions.

The Millican Show will be the first production from So Television’s new Caledonian division, So Scotland.  The division will be based in Glasgow and will be the centre for development and production out of Scotland.

 

Would you Rather...Yes we would...August 2011
BBC America has ordered 13 of the Graham Norton hosted panel show. Would You Rather will see celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Cyndi Lauper and Stanely Tucci debate the pros and cons of odd predicaments. The show is currently filming in New York City in front of a live studio audience and will premiere on November 5 as part of BBC America’s Ministry of Laughs comedy block.

 

Dave asks Xander...June 2011
The Dave Channel has announced a six programme commission of Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask; So Television's panel show co production with Black Dog.  A one off special of the show aired on Dave at the end of May and it worked so well the Channel has now asked for a full series.  The premise of the show is simple: participants not only have to answer questions they have to make them up too.  The upcoming series will be taped in October and is slated to run in early 2012. Free tickets to watch our new, comedy panel show, “Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask” now available.  Apply to SRO Audiences http://www.sroaudiences.com/
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Graham wins a Bafta...May 25 2011
Graham Norton won yet another Bafta for, "Best Entertainment Performance" at the glittering ceremony in London's Grosvenor Hotel on Sunday night. Unfortunately, he failed to do the double as The Graham Norton Show was beaten to the Bafta for, "Best Entertainment Show" by ITV's The Cube.
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Graham does the double...May 10 2011
Graham Norton has earned the highly impressive total of two nominations for this year's Bafta Television Awards. He's nominated in the Best Entertainment Performance category for the Graham Norton Show where he faces up against Stephen Fry, Harry Hill and Rob Brydon.

The Norton show is also nominated in the Best Entertainment Show category along with X Factor, Have I Got News For you, and The Cube. Graham was last doubly nominated back in 2001 when he duly walked away with Baftas for himself and his show So Graham Norton. Will history repeat? Norton is also presenting Bafta 2011, the most prestigious event in the television industry calendar, and it all happens at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday May 22nd.
So Chart Topping...April 8 2011
So Television's Children's programming made history when for the first time two of its shows featured in the Broadcast magazine Top Ten for the week from March 28th to April 3rd.

A Sorry I've Got No Head episode from Series 2 entertained 229,000 which put it at number 6, while the latest episode of Pixelface played to a staggering 248,000, making it the second highest rated show of the week.

TOP 10 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMES

 

Title
Day
Start
Viewers
Share
Channel

 

 

 

 

(Age 4-15)

(%)

 

1

The Scooby-Doo Show

Tue

16:00

269,000

22.85

CBBC

2

Pixelface

Wed

17:45

248,000

13.28

CBBC

3

Good Luck Charlie

Fri

17:10

247,000

15.64

Disney

4

The Story Of Tracy Beaker

Mon

17:00

242,000

17.54

CBBC

5

Roar

Thu

08:00

231,000

17.31

CBBC

6

Sorry, I've Got No Head

Wed

17:15

229,000

14.54

CBBC

7

Chuggington: Badge Quest

Thu

17:40

223,000

13.29

CBeebies

7

Grandpa In My Pocket

Thu

17:30

223,000

17.35

CBeebies

9

Peppa Pig

Wed

08:20

222,000

18.07

C5

10

The Scooby - Doo Show

Fri

16:00

221,000

19.30

CBBC

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Sarah Millican Says Yes... March 20 2011
The hottest new Comedy star on the circuit is coming to So to make her very own television show. Sarah Millican will tape a pilot for BBC2 in May. The show is built around her unique and brilliant comedy style and will be recorded in Manchester in front of a large studio audience.
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Graham Honoured Again...February 15 2011
Graham Norton has been nominated in the category of Entertainment Performance for this year's RTS Programme Awards. He is up against Charlie Brooker and the ITV dynamic duo of Ant and Dec.