T14T11 wrote:The Scottish commentator as really good, I thought. I'm tired of the typical 'commentatory' voice like Studd, Pearson and, on motd, fekkin Guy Mowbray.
I thought the Scottish guy was a perfect fit for darts and easily the best over the weekend.
I'm a massive boxing fan and like many other boxing fans have never been a fan of Rawling as a commentator. He's competant and gets on well with Mason but he's obviously not very knowledgeable on darts, makes trite observations and dull.
Shows about 3/4 of the arena! Even if all the remaining "out of shot" seats were not taken up it still wouldn't be half empty!!
Give this one up, lads
The thing is David Owens you and Alky Col seem to be taking this personally as you do with all PDC related things, i wasn't having a pop, just stating a fact as i was there.
I remember Brum more clearly as my pal played up on the stage before the main event started, i was there, so you can show me any amount of pictures you like because it makes no difference to me.
Peter, Peter, Peter!!!
Some videos from the dates you think you were at the venues. Only a complete and utter buffoon would suggest the venues were half empty. Which leads to me to believe one of two things. 1. The PDC manipulate photographs and videos to make it appear that venues are busier than they actually are or 2. You are talking complete and utter bullshit. My house and everything I own is on the latter.
I am still awaiting confirmation of these half full venues
You'll be telling me the "world cup" was full next.........
"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
I am still awaiting confirmation of these half full venues
Never been to premier league, but can confirm that this happened at early holding of GSOD. Half empty hall. Balcony closed and all ticket holders moved to front tables .
I am still awaiting confirmation of these half full venues
Never been to premier league, but can confirm that this happened at early holding of GSOD. Half empty hall. Balcony closed and all ticket holders moved to front tables .
Careful Col will be calling you a liar, didn't you know there has never been an empty seat at any pdc comp ever FACT
"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
I am still awaiting confirmation of these half full venues
Never been to premier league, but can confirm that this happened at early holding of GSOD. Half empty hall. Balcony closed and all ticket holders moved to front tables .
Careful Col will be calling you a liar, didn't you know there has never been an empty seat at any pdc comp ever FACT
John McDonald came on stage before tv coverage started and basically ordered everyone to move forward and thensaid someting like we know its a shit tuesday night in Wolverhampton but letd all scream like loonys and have fun
I am still awaiting confirmation of these half full venues
Never been to premier league, but can confirm that this happened at early holding of GSOD. Half empty hall. Balcony closed and all ticket holders moved to front tables .
Careful Col will be calling you a liar, didn't you know there has never been an empty seat at any pdc comp ever FACT
John McDonald came on stage before tv coverage started and basically ordered everyone to move forward and thensaid someting like we know its a shit tuesday night in Wolverhampton but letd all scream like loonys and have fun
Yeah i've seen them move people around too, it's the sensible thing to do.
"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
I am still awaiting confirmation of these half full venues
Never been to premier league, but can confirm that this happened at early holding of GSOD. Half empty hall. Balcony closed and all ticket holders moved to front tables .
Careful Col will be calling you a liar, didn't you know there has never been an empty seat at any pdc comp ever FACT
Oh dear. I am not denying there are empty seats at many many many PDC events. But what is plane to see is that the events you attended and claimed to be half full was complete and utter bullshit as the video evidence proves beyond doubt.
Lee Taylor wrote:The first Premier League night I went to was held in a sports hall.
Less than 1k people attended.
We had the first fight at King Georges Hall in Blackburn(Between Blackburn and Burnley Fans), and i'm convinced thats where the Barney Army chant came from.
nice marker wrote:Saturday average overnight viewing for whole prog - 127k
peaked at 213k at 17.45
share of viewing for the day 1.25%
Sunday average overnight viewing for whole prog - 148k
Peaked at 238k at 20.45 and 21.30
share of viewing for the day 1.27%
Dave's average share of viewing in 2015 was about 1.65% but I don't know the split by day ie, whether the weekend is normally higher of lower than the average. 2016 so far is slightly down on last year.
Interesting, thanks for the stats.
It will also be interesting to hear DAVE's feedback - ie Do they consider this to be a success, what were they hoping for etc etc.
Ecky Thump wrote:As an aside, may as well lob the WGP ones into the pile:
Sunday 34k (!!!)
Monday less than 120k (did not chart in top ten on SS1)
Tuesday 154k
Wednesday 120k
Thursday 99k
Friday 141k
Saturday 152k.
Looking at this the BDO had comparible viewing figures . Interesting.
One is a free channel available to all and the other is a premium subscription one with dwindling subscriber numbers (judging by the news the other day that PL football figures are down 19%). Very hard to compare on that basis.
I would have though if Dave were happy with how it went last time, they would have signed up to show the Masters by now...
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Re: Was the WDT a success or failure
