No surprise there. Television has ruined music-on-TV by wrecking Top of the Pops and deserting The Brits. There has NEVER been a decent music TV show in America; even MTV, a brilliant idea when it started, went off by not developing (US TV rarely does).

But the BBC show was excellent and, most important, the music this year has been terrific too. Now is the time for someone who actually has creative imagination to put together a great music-on-TV format.

I tried (and succeeded then) with Entertainment USA, No Limits and Record of the Year. But my TV career got rather stalled due to other trivial interference.

We need another Jonathan King. Or a Ronan O'Reilly (pirate radio) or Vicky Wickham (Ready Steady Go).

At least Brian Matthew is still around.

Low ratings for BBC Music Awards

There isn't the audience, too many other choices for people now.

Don't agree NCS. That's what they have always said. "Nobody cares about Eurovision any more", said Yentob who wanted to drop it. I entered hits and won and ratings went through the roof. If somebody does a really good, entertaining, music based TV series (including a lot of other stuff) it will get ratings. We had between 6 and 10 million viewers for my music shows.

You are being nostalgic JK.

It's clear you loved the BBC Music Awards but you're interested, most people are not. What's in the charts doesn't matter to most people now. Today there are voluminous choices, many separate from TV, and something has to be a genuinely exciting draw. Flashing coloured lights in a vast auditorium is old hat - and the acts although huge are overplayed. It's overkill.

The only thing is the time of year was the right time for a major music TV awards show.

The BBC seem reluctant to put on a pure prime-time BBC1 Music show, so how about making the Friday evening "One Show" into a one hour programme, using the second half-hour as a music show. Bands, Chart rundown, what being released, who's touring etc. Fronted by Chris Evans. I.e. blending the existing One Show format with a bit of TFI Friday. If it works, it can be retained and developed. If it doesn't the show can revert back to 30 minutes with minimal loss of face.

Pretty good suggestion Dixie; put it into the Beeb!

dixie wrote:
The BBC seem reluctant to put on a pure prime-time BBC1 Music show, so how about making the Friday evening "One Show" into a one hour programme, using the second half-hour as a music show. Bands, Chart rundown, what being released, who's touring etc. Fronted by Chris Evans. I.e. blending the existing One Show format with a bit of TFI Friday. If it works, it can be retained and developed. If it doesn't the show can revert back to 30 minutes with minimal loss of face.Sounds like a plan to me Dixie!

OK We're all agreed - Dixie for BBC1 Controller, right?

JK2006 wrote:
OK We're all agreed - Dixie for BBC1 Controller, right?

I'm ready for a new challenge!
I assume most of the music industry pack up today. So, Happy Christmas to those who won't be checking in until January.