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Jon Rogers

Jon Rogers is online reporter for Broadcast.

BBC2 to air Malcolm McLaren tribute

16-Apr-2010
Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who died recently, is to be the subject of a BBC2 tribute.
Fiver to tempt a younger audience with US shows

10-Sep-2009
Fiver has acquired a hat-trick of US shows, including the recent reboot of Knight Rider, as part of a drive to attract a younger audience to the digital channel.
Avalon snaps up Flame Television to boost portfolio

27-Aug-2009
Flame Television, the London-based indie behind the BBC’s Saints And Scroungers, has been bought by the Avalon Group.
Sky 1 orders dancing show to replace Lyrics

30-Jul-2009
Sky 1’s schedule under Stuart Murphy is starting to shape up, with a The X Factor-style dancing competition lined up to replace Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Balls of Steel star plans new pranks for Comedy Central show

30-Jul-2009
Comedy Central UK’s first original commission is a hidden camera series fronted by Balls of Steel star Olivia Lee
BBC3 hits its youth target

30-Jul-2009
Harry Lansdown, BBC3’s factual commissioner, may think there is more to BBC3 than just being a “youth channel” (see page 12), but those viewers are its core audience.
Is drama holding its own?

30-Jul-2009
The Bill’s shift to a 9pm slot saw its slot average rise, but not all drama managed to pull in the viewers.
Thin Ice heats up to hit 3.5m

30-Jul-2009
BBC2’s documentary series, On Thin Ice, was on solid ground with the viewers as the finale picked upa strong average audience of 3.5 million viewers/14.9%.
Crime pays off

29-Jul-2009
Factual shows on crime dominated the two main terrestrial channels last night at 9pm with the spoils going to ITV1’s Car Crime UK with 3.8m viewers (17.5% share).
Midsomer Murders / Gonzo

29-Jul-2009
Robin Parker and Jon Rogers each give their verdicts on the latest shows.
Underage and Pregnant swells to 841,000

28-Jul-2009
BBC3’s Underage and Pregnant saw its audience grow from last week to 841,000 (4.4%) last night.
BBC1 science series starts with a Bang

28-Jul-2009
BBC1’s new Tomorrow’s World-style science show Bang Goes the Theory got off to a decent enough start at 7.30pm last night with 3.2m (16.7%).
The Street pulls in 4.4m

28-Jul-2009
BBC1’s drama series The Street was the viewers’ favourite at 9pm with 4.4m (20.5%) but no one particularly shone in what was generally a lacklustre night all round.
BBC2 hits high for year so far

27-Jul-2009
An array of new and returning shows on BBC2 last week helped the broadcaster gain its highest weekly share so far this year.
E4 wins battle for key 16-34s

27-Jul-2009
E4 has consolidated its position with 16- to 34-year-olds, overtaking both Five and BBC2 in targeting this commercially important group.
Casualty dominates Saturday

27-Jul-2009
BBC1’s long-running medical drama Casualty dominated Saturday night viewing at 8.40pm with an audience of 5m (28%), the only show on the day to get over 4 million viewers.
Pinter Night a cult attraction for BBC4

27-Jul-2009
BBC4’s programming tribute to playwright and dramatist Harold Pinter was hardly a popular hit last night as The Birthday Party picked up just 96,000 viewers (0.5% share) but it was a big draw for upmarket viewers.
Griff Rhys Jones draws 4.7m

27-Jul-2009
BBC1’s new documentary series Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones got off to a steady start on its maiden voyage with 4.7m viewers (20% share) last night at 9pm as a new ITV1 drama struggled to make its mark.
2.2m choose The World’s Oldest Mums

24-Jul-2009
Channel 4’s one-off documentary The World’s Oldest Mums gained a respectable total audience of 2.2m viewers (9.4% share) at 9pm.
New Bill nicks 4.5m

24-Jul-2009
ITV1 launched its new-look to Thursday nights yesterday as police drama The Bill moved to 9pm and attracted 4.5m viewers (19.2%). BBC1’s New Tricks won the slot but saw a drop in its audience from last week to 6.8m (28.8%).
Axe hangs over US Lyrics and Millionaire

23-Jul-2009
RDF Media may face a double blow in the US after it emerged that Fox is considering dropping Don’t Forget the Lyrics! and Secret Millionaire.
Moyles' Who Do You Think You Are? slumps to 4.7m

23-Jul-2009
The audience for BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? profiling DJ Chris Moyles took a hefty knock last night as just 4.7m people (20.2% share) tuned in at 9pm, the show’s third worst performance ever on the channel.
Five beats off Sky to win rights to FlashForward

23-Jul-2009
ABC’s sci-fi drama FlashForward, primed as a successor to its hit genre-bending show Lost, is coming to Five.
Boost for BBC1 after oldie hits

23-Jul-2009
Targeting younger viewers is only part of the flagship channel’s ratings success story.
Icon Films to tell story of US airmen’s Borneo rescue

22-Jul-2009
Bristol-based documentary-maker Icon Films is to make The Airmen and the Headhunters, a one-off doc about a team of US airmen rescued by Borneo tribesmen during World War II.
Viewers drawn to Desperate Romantics

22-Jul-2009
Viewers were seduced by the first episode of BBC2’s new art-inspired drama Desperate Romantics with 2.5m (15% share) watching at 9pm last night.
728,000 drawn to Underage and Pregnant

21-Jul-2009
BBC3’s ongoing Adult Season continued to be a big draw for the channel with Underage and Pregnant drawing in a sizeable 728,000 viewers (3.7% share) at 8.30pm.
The Street tops 5m for BBC1

21-Jul-2009
BBC1 drama series The Street dominated viewing at 9pm last night with the Jimmy McGovern drama pulling in an audience of 5.1m (22.5%).
Five’s Ashes coverage gets record viewers

20-Jul-2009
Five’s recent coverage of the current Ashes Test cricket series pulled in 1.4m viewers (6.7%) on Friday night, the channel’s highest ever audience for the sport.
The Open peaks at 5.4m

20-Jul-2009
BBC1’s extensive live coverage of the final day’s play of The Open peaked with a sizeable audience of 5.4m (27.2% share) at 7pm last night.
Totally Saturday limps to a close

20-Jul-2009
BBC1’s troubled entertainment format Totally Saturday ended with a whimper at the weekend with just 2m viewers (12.4%) watching the final instalment at 6.30pm.
Viewers sink teeth into True Blood

20-Jul-2009
The UK debut of vampire drama True Blood made its mark on FX with a total audience of 323,000 viewers (2%), the second most watched show of the year so far on the channel.
Pregnancy appeals to 737,000

17-Jul-2009
BBC3’s new series Pregnancy: My Big Decision was one of the highlights of a strong performance for the channel last night as 737,000 (3.5%) tuned in at 9pm.
8.1m pick up New Tricks

17-Jul-2009
There was no sign that interest in BBC1’s long-running drama New Tricks was letting up as the new series kicked off last night at 9pm with 8.1m viewers (34.2%).
BBC appoints new news editor

16-Jul-2009
The BBC has named Middle East Bureau editor James Stephenson as editor of its flagship News at Six and Ten bulletins.
Davina doc draws 6.4m

16-Jul-2009
BBC1’s factual series Who Do You Think You Are? returned for a second run this year with 6.4m viewers (28.6%) watching Davina McCall researching her family history.
Strategies with soap schedules

16-Jul-2009
Populist dramas are a key battleground in the broadcasters’ war to hold onto viewers throughout peaktime
Share up for new Virgin 1

16-Jul-2009
The rebranding of general entertainment channel Virgin 1 has helped grow its audience share by 39% year on year.
Freefall holds up with 1.9m

15-Jul-2009
Freefall, the latest drama from writer Dominic Savage, made its mark on BBC2 last night at 9pm with a solid audience of 1.9m viewers (8.9% share).
Viewers attend Four Weddings

14-Jul-2009
Living’s Four Weddings remained a strong performer for the digital channel last night with a total audience of 405,000 (2% share), despite slipping slightly from the opener last Monday.
BBC1 is right up the viewers’ Street

14-Jul-2009
BBC1 got off on a strong footing as The Street returned for a third run last night with 5m viewers (22.3% share) at 9pm.
Jacko doc brings 3.2m to C4

13-Jul-2009
Channel 4’s documentary looking at the last days of singer Michael Jackson was a bona fide hit on Sunday night at 9pm with 3.2m viewers (13.9% share), getting the better of BBC1 and its nearest rivals.
Torchwood burns bright with 5.8m

13-Jul-2009
BBC1’s stripped drama Torchwood came to a close on Friday night with an impressive 5.8m viewers (26.7% share) at 9pm.
Katie Price draws 4.5m to ITV1

13-Jul-2009
Katie Price’s interview with Piers Morgan about the breakdown of her marriage pulled in a healthy 4.5m viewers (21.7% share) for ITV1 at 9pm but couldn’t topple Casualty from the top spot.
13 July ‘09

13-Jul-2009
“Not exactly mouth-watering.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
Katie & Peter end with 1.6m

10-Jul-2009
The final part of ITV2’s reality show Katie & Peter: Stateside ended strongly last night at 9pm with a sizeable total audience of 1.6m (7.7% share).
Torchwood hits new heights

10-Jul-2009
BBC1’s decision to strip sci-fi drama Torchwood across the week looks to be paying off as last night’s episode recorded its highest audience yet with 6.2m viewers (27% share) tuning in at 9pm.
Viewers get on with Getting On

9-Jul-2009
BBC4’s new series Getting On, featuring Jo Brand, was an instant hit last night as the opening edition pulled in sizeable 728,000 viewers (4.2% share) at 10pm, the channel’s best-ever performing comedy.
CSI in record high for Five

9-Jul-2009
CSI: Miami might be on its seventh series but the show is stronger than ever - the new series on Five kicked off with a record audience.
ITV1 hits monthly low point

9-Jul-2009
Wimbledon, failure to attract upmarket viewers and the hot weather have led to a decline in figures
Laughter is Paramount

9-Jul-2009
Viewers have seen the funny side of Comedy Central since it changed its name from Paramount Comedy earlier this year with its audience jumping by 50% year-on-year.
Torchwood drops 300,000

8-Jul-2009
BBC1’s stripped sci-fi drama Torchwood saw the second episode average 5.6m viewers (24% share) last night at 9pm, a fall of 300,000 compared with the opening performance.
Jackson tribute seen by 7.8m

8-Jul-2009
A star-studded memorial tribute to pop star Michael Jackson was seen by a total audience of 7.8m at its peak in the UK as a number of broadcasters cleared their schedules for the event.
Mistresses returns for final fling

8-Jul-2009
BBC1’s Mistresses is set for a final fling after the drama was recommissioned for a third series.
Dawn Porter doc gets 181,000

7-Jul-2009
Sky 1’s investigation into breast cancer in its documentary My Breasts Could Kill Me, featuring Dawn Porter, managed a modest 181,000 (0.9%) last night at 9pm.
Torchwood blazes with 5.9m

7-Jul-2009
The new post-watershed version of Torchwood was all fired up from the off as the debut of the third series got underway last night at 9pm with a sizeable 5.9m viewers (25.8% share).
10m see Murray knocked out

6-Jul-2009
A strong peak audience of 10m viewers (50.7% share) saw British hopeful Andy Murray get knocked out of Wimbledon on Friday at 6.30pm.
11.1m see Federer win Wimbledon

6-Jul-2009
A bumper peak audience of 11.1m viewers (55.9%) saw Roger Federer claim his record breaking 15th grand-slam tennis title as he won the Wimbledon men’s title in an epic five set match on BBC1.
Williams final draws 2.7m

6-Jul-2009
The Wimbledon women’s final between the Williams sisters dominated viewing on Saturday afternoon with 2.7m viewers (26.9%) on BBC1 but the coverage was down on the previous year.
436,000 Get High Legally

3-Jul-2009
BBC3’s one-off documentary investigating legal drugs in Can I Get High Legally? managed to hold its own in a tough 9pm slot last night with 436,000 (2.4%).
1.2m make a Big Decision with C4

3-Jul-2009
Channel 4’s new Dragons’ Den-style show, Gerry’s Big Decision, made a modest start last night at 9pm with 1.2m viewers (6.3%).
Murray match drives BBC1 daytime

2-Jul-2009
BBC1 benefitted from the progress of Andy Murray at Wimbledon yesterday afternoon as the match against Juan Carlos Ferrero peaked with 5.6m viewers (46.4% share).
BBC3 exceeds weekly share

2-Jul-2009
A programming diet that included live football and coverage of Glastonbury helped BBC3 to its highest ever weekly share - 3.3%.
Comedies pull youth to BBC2

2-Jul-2009
Comedy is no joke for TV executives.
It’s a late gain for the arts

2-Jul-2009
Never ones to pull in huge audiences, arts shows can attract the right kind of viewer with a night-time slot.
Five dominates with CSI: Miami

1-Jul-2009
Five found itself in the rare position of being the most watched channel at 9pm last night as a new series of CSI: Miami launched with an impressive 3.8m viewers (18.2% share), the show’s highest ever audience.
ITV1 ratings fall to record low

1-Jul-2009
ITV1 saw its all hour weekly share fall to just 15.85% last week, its worst ever performance.
Murray mania draws 11.8m

30-Jun-2009
Andy Murray’s thrilling five set Wimbledon victory against Stanislas Wawrinka proved to be an enormous draw for the viewers with a peak audience of 11.8m (53.7% share) at 10.30pm.
Ashes highlights go online

29-Jun-2009
Five has struck a deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board to make Ashes highlights available online for the first time.
Top Gear drives BBC2 ahead

29-Jun-2009
BBC2’s motoring show took the chequered flag once again yesterday, despite losing nearly a million viewers week-on-week, with 6.2m viewers (26.8% share) at 8pm.
Sunset + Vine strikes tennis deal

19-Jun-2009
Sunset + Vine has extended its contract for the coverage of the Eastbourne and Birmingham tennis tournaments up to 2013.
Katie & Peter unite 1.3m

19-Jun-2009
ITV2’s Katie & Peter: Stateside is still going strong after nine weeks as the show last night picked up a total audience of 1.3m (6.8%) at 9pm.
Blakeway wins Nobel commissions

19-Jun-2009
Blakeway Productions has won a double commission for two shows on this year’s Nobel Prize awards.
Psychoville humours 1.4m

19-Jun-2009
Psychoville, BBC2’s new comedy from the writers of The League of Gentlemen, found its niche last night at 10pm with 1.4m viewers (7.3% share).
19 June ‘09

19-Jun-2009
“It is, quite simply, rubbish.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
BBC1’s Occupation weakens

18-Jun-2009
BBC1’s Iraq War drama Occupation saw its audience drop to 3.2m viewers (14.9% share) at 9pm.
C4 finds it’s good to talk

18-Jun-2009
The chat show is a notoriously difficult format to get right; for every Parkinson or Friday Night with Jonathan Ross there’s a Davina or Lily Allen lurking in the closet.
Chat that falls on deaf ears

18-Jun-2009
Comedian Graham Norton’s latest show for BBC1 has yet to find its footing with Saturday audiences.
Dining show hits the spot

18-Jun-2009
More 4 had its highest-rating Sunday of the year so far thanks to Come Dine with Me, which helped the digital channel to an all-hours share of 2.6%.
Rubber Studios opens

17-Jun-2009
Two former employees of Bermuda Shorts have set up their own animation company Rubber Studios and completed work on an ident for CBeebies.
BBC4 Comedy Songs serenade 606,000

17-Jun-2009
BBC4’s feature-length Comedy Songs: The Pop Years was something of a surprise hit last night at 9pm with 606,000 viewers (3.2% share), the channel’s third biggest hit so far this year.
BBC1 starts Occupation with 4.4m

17-Jun-2009
BBC1’s new Iraq War drama Occupation started strongly as the three-part mini-series was watched by 4.4m (20.1%) at 9pm last night.
Disney UK picks up Jonas Brothers series

16-Jun-2009
UK viewers will be able to see the Jonas Brothers’ new TV comedy series this September when the show launches on The Disney Channel.
2.5m devour Supersizers

16-Jun-2009
BBC2’s food show Supersizers returned stronger than ever last night with 2.5m viewers (11.4% share), the show’s largest ever audience.
704,000 join Ross Kemp’s Pirate quest

16-Jun-2009
The second part of Ross Kemp in Search of Pirates for Sky 1 saw a boost in viewers as 704,000 viewers (3.5% share) watched at 9pm.
Big Brother eviction seen by 2.7m

15-Jun-2009
Sophia Brown was given the boot by Big Brother on Friday night in front of 2.7m viewers (12.5%) at 9pm - a million viewers less than the show’s performance this time last year.
BBC1 asks again Who Do You Think You Are?

15-Jun-2009
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, Big Brother presenter Davina McCall and Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles are to all feature in the new run of BBC1’s genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are?
Alan Carr chatshow draws 1.9m

15-Jun-2009
Channel 4’s new chatshow Alan Carr: Chatty Man convinced a robust 1.9m viewers (11.5% share) last night at 10pm.
Totally Saturday draws just 2.9m

15-Jun-2009
The situation of BBC1’s Totally Saturday went from bad to worse as the Graham Norton-fronted entertainment show could only bring in 2.9m viewers (17.4% share) at 7.30pm.
Big Brother not so big now

12-Jun-2009
Channel 4’s reality show looks to be showing signs of age as the tenth series has averaged 2.7m (14.1%) over its first week, down a million on last year.
12 June ‘09

12-Jun-2009
“A sort of live-action Shrek.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
Disney Bites back

12-Jun-2009
Disney Channel UK has recommissioned Prism Entertainment to make a second series of its Life Bites short-form series.
ITV1 scores with England victory

11-Jun-2009
England’s 6-0 demolition of Andorra in a World Cup qualifier helped ITV1 dominate viewing last night as the coverage peaked with an impressive 9.6m viewers (41.7% share), the most watched sporting event so far this year.
ITV has worst ever ratings in wake of BGT bonanza

11-Jun-2009
ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent ratings honeymoon came to an abrupt end last week as the channel equalled its worst ever performance.
Big Brother 10 is smaller hit

11-Jun-2009
Channel 4’s reality show Big Brother was back for its 10th run this week and while the show might not be quite the ratings smash it once was, it still delivers for the broadcaster.
Top score despite a day swap

11-Jun-2009
Scheduling change for The Apprentice from Wednesday to Sunday night fails to dent viewing figures.
D-Day landing BBC4 viewers

11-Jun-2009
BBC4’s D-Day themed programming to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Normandy landings brought the channel its best-ever Saturday performance.
Blood and Sweat pays off for BBC3

10-Jun-2009
BBC3’s documentary series Blood, Sweat and Takeaways finished its run strongly last night as 546,000 viewers (2.7%) tuned in at 9pm.
Ladette to Lady rises to 3.1m

10-Jun-2009
ITV1’s Australian version of Ladette to Lady saw an improvement in its stature last night as the 9pm show attracted 3.1m viewers (14.1% share).
628,000 search for Pirates with Ross Kemp

9-Jun-2009
Sky 1’s latest documentary series featuring Ross Kemp made waves last night at 9pm with an audience of 628,000 (3.1%).
Simon Shaps joins AFP firm

9-Jun-2009
ITV’s former director of television Simon Shaps has joined A Brand Apart Television as its chairman.
Ashes to Ashes finale attracts 6.5m

9-Jun-2009
The second series of BBC1’s drama series Ashes to Ashes ended strongly last night at 9pm with 6.5m viewers (29.2% share) tuning in.
Setanta given boost by England win

8-Jun-2009
England’s convincing win over Kazakhstan on Saturday gave a boost to Setanta Sports 1 with a match average of 799,000 viewers (7.2% share).
Norton fails to Totally convince

8-Jun-2009
BBC1’s new Saturday night entertainment show Totally Saturday hosted by Graham Norton made a rather hesitant start with 4.3m viewers (21.9% share) - level pegging with the finale of ITV1’s Primeval.
Apprentice hired with 9.8m

8-Jun-2009
The final of BBC1’s The Apprentice recorded its highest ever viewing figures last night as 9.8m viewers (37.9% share) tuned in at 9pm to see who Sir Alan Sugar would hire.
NBC swaps around channels on EPG

5-Jun-2009
NBC Universal Global Networks is to move around some of its digital channels on Sky’s EPG, moving Hallmark next to Sci Fi.
Big Brother back with 5.1m

5-Jun-2009
The tenth series of Channel 4’s Big Brother made a solid start last night with a total audience of 5.1m viewers (23.4%) at 9pm.
iCarly takes Nickelodeon top spot

5-Jun-2009
Interactive teen comedy iCarly has become a big hit for Nickelodeon UK with its iGo to Japan special becoming the channel’s most watched show of the year so far.
The Apprentice hits new high

4-Jun-2009
BBC1’s The Apprentice hit a personal best last night as 9.2m viewers (38.7%) tuned in to the penultimate show, the show’s biggest ever audience.
Jack the Ripper heads Five’s Revealed strand

4-Jun-2009
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie will investigate the relationship between Jack the Ripper and the press in one of six films for Five’s Revealed strand.
The week Britain got BGT fever

4-Jun-2009
ITV1’s entertainment juggernaut has been a huge hit - and the key to a successful ratings strategy.
BBC2 holds off the BGT effect

4-Jun-2009
All eyes may have been focused on ITV1 and Britain’s Got Talent but BBC2 weathered the ratings storm largely intact.
Final ratings hit for ER

4-Jun-2009
The last-ever episode of ER ended on a high for More 4 as the medical drama equalled the channel’s highest audience of the year so far.
BBC1 and C4 fall victim to ITV1’s ratings smash

4-Jun-2009
Britain’s Got Talent and the Champions League final helped ITV1 to record ratings last week, as BBC1 and Channel 4 took a pounding.
ITV1’s Tornado lacks gusto

3-Jun-2009
ITV1’s peaktime line up ran out of steam last night as its new series Nature’s Fury: Tornado impressed just 1.9m viewers (9.5%) at 8pm, losing out to BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4 at the time.
Viewers rekindle Ashes to Ashes

2-Jun-2009
BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes was back on form last night at 9pm with an average audience of 5.7m viewers (26.4% share).
Hannah Montana gets fourth series

2-Jun-2009
Miley Cyrus is to reprise her lead role in a fourth series of the hit Disney series Hannah Montana.
Benidorm attracts 4.8m

1-Jun-2009
A one-off special of ITV1’s sitcom Benidorm averaged 4.8m (20.9%) at 9pm, enough to give it the edge over a BBC1 repeat of George Gently at the time.
House builds 676,000 for Sky

1-Jun-2009
Sky 1 lay some strong foundations for the start of the fifth series of hit US series House as the first episode at 9pm last night averaged 676,000 (3.3%).
Britain’s Got Talent triumphs with 19.2m

1-Jun-2009
A huge peak audience of 19.2m viewers (72%) tuned in to see dance group Diversity crowned as the winners of ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday night - beating favourite Susan Boyle.
ER ends on 1.1m

29-May-2009
The very last episode of ER pulled in a bumper total audience of 1.1m viewers (5.1%) at 9pm last night on More 4, equalling the channel’s highest audience so far this year.
Britain’s Got Talent gets 12m

29-May-2009
ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent dominated viewing last night as the fourth semi-final averaged 12.3m viewers (51.2% share) at 8.30pm.
BSkyB bids for Virgin Media

29-May-2009
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is understood to have made a bid for a package of seven digital television channels owned by Virgin Media, apparently offering around 60% more than other interested bidders.
Blumenthal serves up another Feast

28-May-2009
Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal is set to serve up another Feast as his experimental cookery show has been given a second series on Channel 4.
Football causes Apprentice substitution

28-May-2009
ITV1’s live coverage of England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra has forced the BBC to reschedule the final of The Apprentice.
ITV1 scores with Champions League final

28-May-2009
ITV1 was match fit last night as the live coverage of the Champions League final gained a match average of 9.9m viewers (40% share) despite Manchester United losing 2-0.
Emmerdale suffers with 4.2m

28-May-2009
ITV1 may have scored in the ratings with its Champions League football coverage but earlier in the evening Emmerdale only managed an audience of 4.2m (22.6% share), the soap’s worst performance since 2006.
YouTube star Lauren Luke joins forces with Shaps

28-May-2009
Internet sensation Lauren Luke has enlisted the help of former ITV director of television Simon Shaps to break into mainstream television.
Is factual holding its own?

28-May-2009
Factual shows may be cost-effective, but they struggle when up against drama and soaps
Chelsea grows BBC2 ratings

28-May-2009
BBC2’s annual coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show was a bloomin’ marvellous ratings hit.
Film 4 pulls in more viewers

28-May-2009
Film 4 had its best week among its target audience of viewers aged between 16 and 34 since 2007 as the channel expanded its hours.
Holby City slumps to 3.8m

27-May-2009
BBC1’s long-running Holby City slumped in the ratings last night to what is believed to be the show’s lowest ever audience of just 3.8m viewers (16.3% share) at 8pm.
Missing Link unearths 3m

27-May-2009
BBC1’s science documentary about a recently discovered 47 million year-old ‘missing link’ picked up an audience of 3m (11.8%) but was dwarfed by ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Susan Boyle shows 13.6m she's Got Talent

26-May-2009
The reappearance of singing sensation Susan Boyle on ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent drew a peak audience of 13.6m (54% share) during the first Sunday night show of the current run.
Springwatch blooms with 3.9m

26-May-2009
BBC2’s wildlife series Springwatch was back last night as strong as ever as 3.9m viewers (16.1% share) tuned in at 8pm - rivalling both BBC1 and ITV1.
Reggie Perrin rises to 4m

26-May-2009
BBC1’s sitcom Reggie Perrin had a slight revival in its fortunes as the penultimate episode gained 4m (19.1%) in its Friday night slot.
BBC4 to dramatise life of Fonteyn

22-May-2009
Anne-Marie Duff, star of The Virgin Queen and Is Anybody There?, is to play late ballet icon Dame Margot Fonteyn in a BBC4 biopic.
Question Time debate in peak gains 3.7m

22-May-2009
BBC1’s decision to give Question Time a key peaktime slot paid off last night as 3.7m viewers (17.1% share) tuned in, comfortably winning the slot at 9pm.
Sky commissioners to rejoin Woolfe at Five

22-May-2009
Five has poached two key commissioners from Sky for the head of entertainment and head of factual jobs.
Gladiators out, Gray in at Murphy's Sky 1

21-May-2009
Stuart Murphy has stamped his authority on Sky 1 by axing Gladiators and Don’t Forget the Lyrics and luring Duncan Gray to the channel as commissioning editor for entertainment.
Hadlow plans to give BBC2 feel-good factor

21-May-2009
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow is planning to give the channel an “optimistic” overhaul and aims to put more firepower behind its arts coverage.
Sky meets The Pacific

21-May-2009
Sky Movies has acquired HBO’s The Pacific, the big budget WWII drama from the creators of Band of Brothers.
Radio execs clash over DAB

21-May-2009
RADIO 3.0: Two radio executives have clashed over a discussion on DAB after DRDB chief executive Tony Moretta claimed the digital medium had a sound future because “people like to listen to devices that look like radios”.
Raw wins first US order from new NY office

21-May-2009
Banged Up Abroad producer Raw TV has opened an office in New York and has already secured its first US commission.
TV profits from MPs' expenses

21-May-2009
Political row a turn-off for viewers of news bulletins and a switch-on for debate and analysis shows.
Grim drama success for C4

21-May-2009
Channel 4’s hard-hitting drama The Unloved managed to find affection with the viewers in an unlikely Sunday night slot.
TV lovers' ups and downs

21-May-2009
There were mixed fortunes ratings-wise for some of TV’s star-crossed lovers this week.
Five trounces ITV1 ratings for a second week

20-May-2009
Five got the better of ITV1 for the second week running at 9pm last night as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation gained 2.8m viewers (12.8% share), 200,000 more than ITV1’s Holiday Showdown.
Generation Kill director joins BBC drama

20-May-2009
BBC1’s sci-fi thriller Paradox will be directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Generation Kill) and will star Tamzin Outhwaite.
Viewers help Sci Fi build Dollhouse

20-May-2009
Sci Fi’s lastest acquisition Dollhouse got off on the right foot last night at 9pm with the show bringing in a total audience of 339,000 (1.7%).
BBC1 is Moving On with 1.6m

19-May-2009
BBC1’s stripped daytime drama series Moving On got off to a flying start yesterday, with a sizeable 1.6m viewers (24%) at 2.15pm.
Britain's Got Talent beats Eurovision final

18-May-2009
BBC1’s live coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest was once again a big hit with 7.8m viewers (34.9% share) but was still outperformed by ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Lost finale finds 763,000; Pulling fails to seduce

18-May-2009
The fifth series of Sky 1’s US drama series Lost came to a close with the final instalment attracting 763,000 (4.5%) as BBC3’s Pulling has a much more subdued exit.
C4 attracts 2m for The Unloved

18-May-2009
Channel 4’s disturbing drama special The Unloved, directed by actress Samantha Morton, proved to be an attractive proposition on Sunday night with a total audience of 2m (9.9% share) at 9pm.
MPs expenses pay off for Question Time

15-May-2009
Last night’s Question Time special over MP’s expenses paid off for BBC1 last night as 3.8m viewers (29.5%) tuned in, the political debate show’s biggest audience since April 2005.
Sky 1's Lie to Me makes decent debut

15-May-2009
Lie to Me, Sky 1’s US crime drama starring Tim Roth, made a solid if unspectacular start last night with 395,000 (2.5%) viewers at 10pm.
Apprentice cleans up against Soap Awards

14-May-2009
BBC1’s ratings juggernaut The Apprentice once again took on all-comers at 9pm with 7.9m viewers (32.6% share), overshadowing ITV1’s The British Soap Awards which took 5m (21.5%).
Green Inc appoints trio to boost factual side

14-May-2009
Green Inc, the Irish indie founded by Patrick Kielty and Stephen Stewart, has made three appointments as it puts more emphasis on factual entertainment.
The tricky drama series mix

14-May-2009
Channels need quietly steady performers to balance out their risky big hitters.
BBC4's better sort of viewer

14-May-2009
Critically acclaimed US drama Mad Men has hardly been a ratings goldmine for BBC4 but it has delivered in other ways.
Maddie doc draws ratings

14-May-2009
Madeleine McCann disappeared two years ago, and viewers are still interested in her story – witness the fact that Channel 4’s doc Madeleine was Here was the most-watched Cutting Edge programme so far this year.
Flight of the Conchords takes off with 412,000

13-May-2009
Cult BBC4 comedy Flight of the Conchords came of age yesterday at 10.30pm with the first instalment of the second series performing to a sizeable audience of 412,000 (2.9% share).
ITV1 faces Holiday Showdown with viewers

13-May-2009
The return of ITV1’s factual series Holiday Showdown failed to shine last night at 9pm as just 2.7m viewers (12.2% share) watched, fewer viewers than Five and BBC1 at the time.
Victory for Ashes to Ashes with 5.4m viewers

12-May-2009
BBC1’s drama series Ashes to Ashes once again dominated the 9pm slot with an average audience of 5.4m viewers (23.9% share), a slight fall from last week.
Fawlty Towers re-opens to 350,000 viewers

11-May-2009
Gold didn’t have any vacancies last night at 9pm as its two-hour documentary on classic sitcom Fawlty Towers gained 350,000 viewers (1.8% share), the channel’s highest-ever ratings for an original commission.
Britain's Got Talent storms Saturday night with 11.1m

11-May-2009
ITV1’s ratings blockbuster was back to full strength on Saturday night with the talent show averaging 11.1m viewers (48.4% share) at 8.15pm.
Five solves The Da Vinci Code with 3.7m

11-May-2009
The terrestrial premiere of The Da Vinci Code was a runaway popular success for Five last night as 3.7m viewers (16% share) tuned in from 8pm.
Boy Meets Girl fails to attract

11-May-2009
ITV1’s comedy drama Boy Meets Girl was dumped by the viewers on Friday as just 2.4m (11%) tuned in at 9pm.
Madeleine McCann doc draws 2.3m to C4

8-May-2009
Two years after the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a documentary in which her father revisited the Algarve resort where she was last seen drew an audience of 2.3m (10.5% share) for Channel 4 at 9pm.
George Clooney woos 875,000 with ER return

8-May-2009
The return of George Clooney to ER last night pulled in a total audience of 875,000 (5.2% share) at 10pm, the show's highest ever figures for More 4.
TV Critics 8 May ‘09

8-May-2009
“A dog's dinner of a format.” Read on for the full verdict on last night's TV.
The Apprentice hires 7.9m

7-May-2009
BBC1's business reality show The Apprentice gained the second highest audience of the current run with an impressive 7.9m viewers (31.7%) at 9pm.
Chelsea v Barcelona scores for Sky Sports 2

7-May-2009
A bumper match average of 2.5m (12%) tuned in to Sky Sports 2 last night as Chelsea ultimately got knocked out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona.
Viewers tire of their Heroes

6-May-2009
US dramas can bring in big audiences for the broadcasters, but viewers can quickly tire of them.
The funny side of teen angst

6-May-2009
Digital Focus
A bit of a drama on May Day

6-May-2009
The bank holiday saw the terrestrial channels battle it out with an array of hard-hitting shows.
French indie buys Hat Trick's Worst Week

6-May-2009
The Worst Week of My Life is getting a Gallic makeover after Hat Trick International licensed the rights and the script to Les Productions de l'Abreuvoir.
My Career: Tony Dowling

6-May-2009
Tony Dowling is station director for Real Radio Wales.
Manchester Utd victory triumphs for ITV1

6-May-2009
Manchester United's victory over Arsenal in the semi-final of the Champions League brought a bumper match average of 8.4m viewers (35%) to ITV1 from 7.45pm.
Five in a hurry to add entertainment boss

6-May-2009
Five is looking for a head of entertainment - and will have a shortlist of candidates drawn up in less than a fortnight.
TV Critics 5 May ‘09

5-May-2009
“Superb.” Read on for the full verdict on last night's TV.
Martin Clunes' islands doc trounced by George Gently

5-May-2009
ITV1 factual series Martin Clunes: Islands of Britain made a fine start on Sunday night with a steady 4.2m (18.1%) over an hour at 9pm - but proved no match for the return of Inspector George Gently on BBC1.
Ashes to Ashes scorches Compulsion

5-May-2009
Ashes to Ashes won the big bank holiday drama clash at 9pm with 5.6m viewers (22.8%) for BBC1 as ITV1's Compulsion drew 4.7m (21.9%).
Britain's Got Talent audience drops 1.7m

5-May-2009
ITV1's ratings banker Britain's Got Talent took a bit of a dive on Saturday losing 1.7m viewers but still comprehensively dominated with 10.5m (47%) at 8.20pm.
C4 not up the viewers' Street

1-May-2009
Channel 4 tripped up in peaktime last night as its documentary My Wall Street attracted just 795,000 viewers (3.6% share) at 9pm, its worst performing show in that slot since 13 December 2008.
TV Critics 1 May ‘09

1-May-2009
“[It] seems determined to staff what would otherwise be a run-of-the-mill police procedural series with as many wacky funsters as possible.” Read on for the full verdict on last night’s TV.
Playhouse Disney overtakes Nick Jr

30-Apr-2009
Pre-school channel Playhouse Disney overtook its commercial rival Nick Jr for the first week ever with a share of 1.8% in the middle of April.
Sky Sports 2 scores with Champions League

30-Apr-2009
Sky Sports 2's live coverage of the Champions League semi-final clash between Manchester United and Arsenal was a big hit as the match averaged 2.6m viewers (12.8% share), more viewers than either BBC2 or Five at the time.
Apprentice Noorul fired in front of 8m

30-Apr-2009
A peak audience of 8m viewers (32.9% share) at 9.45pm saw Noorul Choudhury become the latest contestant fired by Alan Sugar in BBC1's The Apprentice.
ITV makes second cut to Tonight's budget

29-Apr-2009
ITV1's flagship factual strand Tonight has been ordered to chop 15% from its production budget, the second major cut in the past six months.
Baftas' popular appeal

29-Apr-2009
How many of this year's winners were also a popular success with the viewing public?
Fiver rebrand boosts figures

29-Apr-2009
Fiver, the general entertainment channel from Five, has grown its audience share by 24% since it rebranded.
BBC2 drama does its Best

29-Apr-2009
While the two main terrestrial channels liberally pepper their schedules with dramas, BBC2, like C4, has had to use its resources more sparingly.
TV Critics 29 April ‘09

29-Apr-2009
“Though it had the typical lightweight BBC3 presentation this wasn't that bad a stab at the issues behind the trade in famous female flesh.” Read on for the full verdict on last night's TV.
Horne and Corden most popular debut for BBC3

28-Apr-2009
BBC3's sketch show Horne & Corden was the channel's most popular first series of a comedy ever, despite it being savaged by the critics.
Henry VIII rules over BBC2/Five

28-Apr-2009
Channel 4's historical documentary Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant ended its run with 1.7m viewers (7% share), comfortably more then either of its closest rivals.
Ashes to Ashes burns Hell's Kitchen finale

28-Apr-2009
The final of ITV1's culinary reality show Hell's Kitchen ended strongly with 5.2m viewers (21.2%) at 9pm as Linda Evans became queen of the kitchen - but it was still outperformed by Ashes to Ashes.
TV Critics 28 April ‘09

28-Apr-2009
“It's all as daft as a brush, cardboard cut-out characters delivering card-board cut-out lines.” Read on for the full verdict on last night's TV.
Britain's Got Talent on the rise

27-Apr-2009
ITV1's talent show Britain's Got Talent went from strength-to-strength on Saturday with an enormous 12.2m viewers (52.3% share) at 8pm.
FX to launch HD channel

24-Apr-2009
Fox-owned entertainment channel FX is to launch a dedicated HD service later this month.
It's a family affair on BBC3

22-Apr-2009
BBC3's weekend of programming focused on the US cartoon series Family Guy, with the new series attracting the show's highest ever audience on the channel.
Makeover boost for C4

22-Apr-2009
Channel 4 went down the self/home improvement route last week with a trio of new makeover shows that performed well with female viewers.
Telly's got talent for discovery

22-Apr-2009
Britain's Got Talent's unexpected star has made it ITV1's most watched programme of the year so far.
Ratings: BBC1 suffers worst ever week

22-Apr-2009
Viewers gave BBC1 a tough time in the ratings last week as the channel fell to its worst ever weekly share of 19.5%, it's lowest since at least the start of 2001.
Hell's Kitchen cooks up 3.6m

22-Apr-2009
The ratings for ITV1's reality show Hell's Kitchen continued to bob around with just 3.6m viewers (15.2%) at 9pm but the show is outperforming the previous series.
Football puts Sky Sports 1 in the Premier League

22-Apr-2009
The closely fought Premier League clash between Liverpool and Arsenal was a runaway hit for Sky Sports 1 as the match averaged 2.2m viewers (10.8% share), getting the better of some terrestrial broadcasters.
Ashes to Ashes back with 7m

21-Apr-2009
The return of BBC1 drama Ashes to Ashes was welcomed back by viewers last night with an audience of 7m (29.1%) at 9pm.
Family Guy weekend proves a hit for BBC3

20-Apr-2009
BBC3's weekend of featuring US animation Family Guy was a bumper hit for the channel as the new series pulled in close to 900,000 viewers.
Man Utd v Everton scores for ITV1

20-Apr-2009
ITV1's live coverage of the big clash between Manchester United and Everton in the FA Cup semi-final was a big draw for the channel as the match averaged 6.3m (43%).
Britain's Got Talent surges ahead with 11.9m

20-Apr-2009
ITV1's talent show Britain's Got Talent piled on the viewers as a huge 11.9m people (51% share) tuned in at 7.55pm, the show's second-highest ever audience.
Katie & Peter attract 1.3m

17-Apr-2009
The latest ITV2 show following the exploits of Katie Price (fka Jordan) and Peter Andre was once again a big hit for the channel with a total audience of 1.3m (6.1% share) at 9pm, in what was generally a strong night for a number of digital channels.
2.7m visit Kirstie's Home

17-Apr-2009
Channel 4's latest property show, Kirstie's Homemade Home, laid some solid foundations last night as the first edition drew 2.7m viewers (11.8% share) at 8pm.
Apprentice juggernaut rolls on with 7m

16-Apr-2009
BBC1's ratings blockbuster The Apprentice once again flattened everything in its path as the reality business show picked up an audience of 7m (28.4% share) at 9pm last night.
ITV talent shines at weekend

15-Apr-2009
Britain's Got Talent takes a bow as the top TV show in an otherwise quiet Easter for viewers.
BBC and ITV's Easter treat

15-Apr-2009
BBC1's Doctor Who and ITV1's Britain's Got Talent predictably raked in the viewers over the Easter holiday, but the spin-offs from those shows also proved to be strong performers for their respective digital channels.
BBC2 rues the Tuesday blues

15-Apr-2009
To say that BBC2's new-look Tuesday night is failing to engage viewers is something of an understatement. Last week's peaktime share dipped to its second worst performance on that day since at least 2001.
Champions League thriller brings 8.5m to ITV1

15-Apr-2009
The thrilling 4-4 Champions League draw between Chelsea and Liverpool dominated peaktime last night with a match average of 8.5m viewers (35.2%).
Opposition burnt by ITV1's Hell's Kitchen

14-Apr-2009
The return of Marco Pierre White at the helm of ITV1's Hell's Kitchen turned up the heat at 9pm last night with 5m viewers (20.9% share), getting the better of BBC1 film King Arthur.
Red Dwarf returns with 2.4m

14-Apr-2009
Dave's decision to resuscitate sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf has paid off with a total audience of 2.4m (11.7%) tuning in at 9pm on Good Friday - the channel's best performance to date.
Skellig falls short of million mark for Sky 1

14-Apr-2009
Sky 1's big Easter drama Skellig failed to pass the million mark with the feature length one-off averaging a relatively disappointing 936,000 (4.7%) at 7pm on Easter Day.
Talent beats Doctor in Easter ratings battle

14-Apr-2009
The start of the third series of Britain's Got Talent got off to a strong start on Saturday with an impressive average audience of 10.3m (45%), nearly double that of BBC1's Robin Hood.
Apprentice wins extra million

9-Apr-2009
BBC1's business reality show was back on form with viewers last night with an audience of 7.4m (30.9%), a million more than last week.
Sky beats BBC2 and Five with Chelsea victory

9-Apr-2009
The Champions League quarter-final clash between Liverpool and Chelsea was a popular choice with the viewers last night as the entire coverage from 7pm averaged 1.5m (7.6%), a bigger audience than either BBC2 or Five at the time.
TV Critics 9 April ‘09

9-Apr-2009
“If you've watched this far you've earned a reward, and if you haven't I've made the down-payment for you and I'd hate it to go to waste.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Man United help ITV1 to become champions

8-Apr-2009
Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final was a sizeable attraction last night, peaking with 7.6m viewers (30.7%) at 9.15pm for 15 minutes.
BBC2 suffers peaktime collapse

8-Apr-2009
A series of new BBC2 shows failed to bring in the viewers last night as the channel suffered its second worst peaktime performance since at least 2001.
TV Critics 8 April ‘09

8-Apr-2009
“Superb.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Inbetweeners surges ahead

8-Apr-2009
The return of E4's teenage comedy The Inbetweeners got off to a flying start.
BBC2 drama holds its own

7-Apr-2009
BBC2's one-off drama about the Troubles in Northern Ireland held its own in a tough Sunday night slot.
Audience figures take a dip

7-Apr-2009
Viewers have bucked the trend of spending more time in front of the television during times of recession.
Grand National trumps all

6-Apr-2009
Saturday ratings: BBC1's coverage of the Grand National was once again the predictable big attraction on Saturday afternoon hitting 8.5m viewers (61.1%) during the race, as ITV1 fell to its worst Saturday performance so far this year.
BBC2 sends 2.2m to Heaven

6-Apr-2009
Five Minutes of Heaven, BBC2's big Sunday night drama, managed a solid audience of 2.2m (9.1% share) at 9pm.
Ben Gale to rejoin the BBC

3-Apr-2009
Ben Gale is to return to the BBC next month as head of documentaries and features in Bristol.
The Inbetweeners makes 1.2m laugh

3-Apr-2009
E4's teenage comedy The Inbetweeners beat BBC2 at 10pm last night, averaging a total audience of 1.2m viewers (6.8%).
TV Critics 3 April ‘09

3-Apr-2009
“This was essentially one of those scaremongering films about societal breakdown from the hell-in-a-handcart school of TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
First look at Comedy Central's new ident

3-Apr-2009
See the new look to the rebranding of Paramount Comedy as Comedy Central here first.
England victory scores 8.9m

2-Apr-2009
England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine pulled in a sizeable match average of 8.9m viewers (36.4%) for ITV1, delivering a hefty blow to BBC1's The Apprentice.
Bafta audience award shortlist revealed

2-Apr-2009
The Apprentice, Coronation Street, Outnumbered, Skins, Wallander and The X Factor are to battle it out for the audience award at this year's TV Baftas.
Skins shows online appeal

1-Apr-2009
The third series of E4's teen drama Skins has not only delivered a strong on-screen performance but considerable numbers also -opted to view it online.
Big starts for new series

1-Apr-2009
The Apprentice and The Mentalist break records for BBC1 and Five - and sport rates well too.
All the Small Things makes modest debut

1-Apr-2009
BBC1's new musical drama All the Small Things made something of a tentative appearance last night at 9pm with 4.6m viewers (20% share).
TV Critics 1 April ‘09

1-Apr-2009
“Another week, another dud Horizon.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Strong debut for The Wire on BBC2

31-Mar-2009
The critically-acclaimed US drama series The Wire made its terrestrial debut last night, bringing in a strong 568,000 (8%) over an hour in a late night slot at 11.20pm.
TV Critics 31 March ‘09

31-Mar-2009
“Lord Reith, who would have hated it, might have coined his phrase ‘inform, educate and entertain' for The Wire.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
2.1m sign up for C4's Sex Education

31-Mar-2009
Channel 4's latest version of The Sex Education Show managed to pull a respectable 2.1m viewers (8.9% share) at 9pm last night.
TV Critics 30 March ‘09

31-Mar-2009
“Lord Reith, who would have hated it, might have coined his phrase ‘inform, educate and entertain' for The Wire.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Detective Agency needs to track down viewers

30-Mar-2009
BBC1 drama series The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency continued to lose viewers with last night's episode only bringing in 3.4m (13.3% share) at 9pm, as it once again took a battering from ITV1's Lewis.
Saturday dramas take a hit

30-Mar-2009
The return of Robin Hood on BBC1 and Primeval on ITV1 took a dip in the ratings on Saturday night.
TV Critics 30 March ‘09

30-Mar-2009
“I asked my son what it was about. ‘It's about dinosaurs coming through an open portal,' he said. This, it turns out, is pretty much all you need to know.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 27 March ‘09

27-Mar-2009
“Bright and brash, it's the younger, (even) trashier, cousin of CSI, with a couple of other borrowed tricks thrown in for good measure.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Skins ends with 872,000

27-Mar-2009
The final part of E4's teen drama Skins ended its third run with a total audience of 872,000 viewers (5.7%) at 10pm.
The Mentalist wows 3.6m for Five

27-Mar-2009
Five outperformed ITV1 at 9pm last night as US acquisition The Mentalist began with a startling 3.6m viewers (16.3% share).
Sky Arts acquires archive film interviews

26-Mar-2009
A series of interviews and documentaries with some of film's biggest names including Stanley Kubrick, Peter Sellers and Marlon Brando have been acquired by Sky Arts.
Windfall moves into cinema

26-Mar-2009
Factual indie Windfall Films has moved into theatrical productions with the release of its feature-length documentary Sons of Cuba.
ShineReveille picks up FX UK's debut No Signal

26-Mar-2009
ShineReveille International has secured the sole international distribution rights to FX UK's first homegrown show No Signal.
The Apprentice returns with 8.1m

26-Mar-2009
Interest in BBC1's hit show The Apprentice shows no signs of flagging yet as the fifth series got off to a cracking start with a massive 8.1m viewers (33.3% share) last night at 9pm.
TV Critics 26 March ‘09

26-Mar-2009
“A stupendous clip-filled refresher course in his 50 years as a broadcaster.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Where to put a US import

25-Mar-2009
The politics of peaktime force broadcasters to deploy acquisitions in strategic slots.
Five beats BBC with CSI

25-Mar-2009
As buyers head for MipTV, it's interesting to note that the final appearance of forensic investigator Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Five's most important acquisition - helped the channel to its best weekly performance since last September.
Importing a staple diet

25-Mar-2009
Multichannel TV in the UK would be virtually unrecognisable without imports.
Lion Cub gives Five paws for thought

25-Mar-2009
Five's documentary The Lion Cub from Harrods clawed in an impressive 2.1m viewers (9%) at 8pm last night, the channel's second highest rated homegrown show so far this year.
TV Critics 25 March ‘09

25-Mar-2009
“A true event.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Cleopatra fails to rule the ratings

24-Mar-2009
BBC1's Cleopatra, Portrait of a Killer had a tough time at 9pm last night, with just 3.3m (14.1% share) viewers watching.
TV Critics 24 March ‘09

24-Mar-2009
“Riotous fun.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Irish victory gives BBC1 a grand slam

23-Mar-2009
A narrow Irish victory over Wales in the Six Nations tournament was watched by a bumper 6.1m viewers (32.5% share), helping BBC1 dominate the early part of Saturday peaktime.
10.8m see Dancing on Ice finale

23-Mar-2009
The two-hour final of ITV1's Dancing on Ice averaged an impressive 10.8m viewers (43.2%) last night, completely dominating viewing from 6.55pm.
TV Critics 23 March ‘09

23-Mar-2009
“The programme's presentation of poverty is a retort to Shameless but the show is shameless.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Shaky start for Justin Lee Collins

20-Mar-2009
ITV2's new chat show The Justin Lee Collins Show got off to a slightly shaky start last night with 328,000 viewers (2% share) at 10pm.
Red Riding closes with 1.7m

20-Mar-2009
The final part of Channel 4's drama trilogy Red Riding ended with a solid 1.7m viewers (8.5% share) at 9pm last night.
TV Critics 20 March ‘09

20-Mar-2009
“The most interesting British TV drama for a while.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Nature's Great Events ends on 4m

19-Mar-2009
BBC1's latest wildlife show Nature's Great Events ended its six-part run last night with 4m viewers (18%) at 9pm.
TV Critics 19 March ‘09

19-Mar-2009
“Quite simply wonderful television. Visually stunning, immersive and mesmerising.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Yellowstone is instant hit

19-Mar-2009
BBC2's new natural history series Yellowstone was an instant hit for the channel, bringing in an impressive 3.8 million viewers/ 14.1% share on Sunday night.
Yellowstone is instant hit

19-Mar-2009
BBC2's new natural history series Yellowstone was an instant hit for the channel, bringing in an impressive 3.8 million viewers/ 14.1% share on Sunday night.
BBC1 on top for fun night

19-Mar-2009
BBC1's biennial Comic Relief fundraiser proved another big ratings hit for the channel.
St Patrick's Day Simpsons draws 957,000

18-Mar-2009
Sky 1's world premiere of an episode from The Simpsons drew 957,000 viewers (4.7% share) at 7.30pm as the US family took a trip to Ireland to celebrate St Patrick's Day.
Gil Grissom bows out of CSI with 3.9m

18-Mar-2009
The final episode of Five's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation starring William Petersen's character Gil Grissom was a huge hit for the channel as 3.9m viewers (16.7%) tuned in at 9pm, a larger audience than BBC1's Mistresses.
TV Critics 18 March ‘09

18-Mar-2009
“Horizon was on one of its ‘journeys' that got us nowhere.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Hannah Montana performs for Disney

18-Mar-2009
The appeal of Disney's Hannah Montana doesn't seem to be on the wane yet as the third series of the show starring Miley Cyrus was the UK channel's most popular series premiere ever.
Stewart Lee makes little impact with 1m

17-Mar-2009
New BBC2 series Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle got off to a sluggish start with just 1m viewers (5.4% share) at 10pm.
TV Critics 17 March ‘09

17-Mar-2009
“Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle provided the most intelligent half hour of stand-up you will see on television this year”. Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Crufts online seen by 145,000

16-Mar-2009
The annual pedigree dog competition Crufts was followed by over 145,000 online after the show was dumped by the BBC over cruelty concerns.
Ant & Dec lose shine

16-Mar-2009
ITV1's Saturday Night Takeaway, featuring the channel's golden boys Ant & Dec appeard to have lost its lustre as the latest show could only interest 5.2m viewers (22.7%) at 7.45pm.
TV Critics 16 March ‘09

16-Mar-2009
“It's still Heartbeat, relocated to Botswana.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Ladies' Detective Agency not quite No. 1

16-Mar-2009
BBC1's first series of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency got off to a comfortable start last night at 9pm with 5.2m (20.4%) but was no match for ITV1's Dancing on Ice.
Comic Relief hits 12.7m

16-Mar-2009
BBC1's marathon charity appeal Comic Relief was once again an enormous attraction for the viewers as the show peaked with 12.7m (51.9% share) at 9pm.
Jade Goody's wedding viewed by record 1.1m

13-Mar-2009
Living's two-hour coverage of Jade Goody's wedding gained a total audience of 1.1m (5.2% share) last night, making it the channel's most watched programme ever.
Comic Relief helps BBC1 triumph

13-Mar-2009
BBC1's back-to-back Comic Relief shows dominated viewing last night as its Kilimanjaro climb picked up 8.7m (36.5% share) followed by the charity version of The Apprentice with 7.9m (32.9%).
TV Critics 13 March ‘09

13-Mar-2009
“Red Riding is important television.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC2 picks up The Wire

12-Mar-2009
BBC2 has bought the rights to all five seasons of The Wire, one of the most critically acclaimed US drama series of all time.
BBC Knowledge bolsters commissioning team

12-Mar-2009
The BBC has made a brace of appointments as part of the restructure of its Knowledge department, naming Martin Davidson and Jo Ball commissioning editors.
BBC1 finds its Waterloo

12-Mar-2009
Waterloo Road, BBC1's drama series set in a secondary school, was given a ratings lesson by ITV1's The Bill at 8pm as the corporation's show attracted an audience of 4m (16.9% share).
Jade and football pressurise Five and BBC2

12-Mar-2009
A big night of European football and Living's ongoing programming featuring Jade Goody turned up the heat on terrestrial channels BBC2 and Five at 9pm.
TV Critics 12 March ‘09

12-Mar-2009
“Bizarrely welcome in its sheer blandness.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Mistresses appeal fading

11-Mar-2009
BBC1's drama Mistresses continued to lose its appeal with the viewers as 4.1m (16.8% share) watched at 9pm last night, the show's lowest ever audience.
Horne & Corden boosts BBC3

11-Mar-2009
BBC3's new sketch show Horne & Corden made its mark on its debut with a strong 817,000 viewers (5.7% share) in a 10.30pm slot - making it the most watched comedy debut in the channel's history.
TV Critics 11 March ‘09

11-Mar-2009
'Horne & Corden isn't just bad, it actually made me feel a bit depressed.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 10 March ‘09

10-Mar-2009
'It was a story about the engrossing lives other people lead.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
MasterChef moves to BBC1

9-Mar-2009
BBC2's hit cookery competition MasterChef is the latest show on the channel to make the move to BBC1.
Generation Kill ends on 32,000

9-Mar-2009
The finale of FX's US drama Generation Kill pulled in a total audience of 32,000 (0.2%) from 10pm.
1.6m is no laughing matter for Al Murray

9-Mar-2009
ITV1's sketch show Al Murray's Mulitple Personality Disorder found itself in trouble on Friday night at 9.30pm as only 1.6m (7.6%) tuned in.
Katie Price bares all to 5.2m

9-Mar-2009
Katie Price and Piers Morgan helped ITV1 to gain its highest performance in a 10pm slot since November 2007.
Let's Dance hits series high

9-Mar-2009
Let's Dance for Comic Relief pulled in a sizeable 8.1m viewers (35.1%) on Saturday night at 7.05pm, the show's highest audience yet.
TV Critics 9 March ‘09

9-Mar-2009
“Peep Show with a bus pass.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Stylista is a ratings faux pas

6-Mar-2009
Five's acquisition Stylista got off to a disastrous start at 8pm last night, as just 253,000 (1%) tuned in for an hour. It was the channel's worst performance in the slot since at least 2001.
Red Riding brings 2.6m to C4

6-Mar-2009
Channel 4's big winter drama Red Riding grabbed a strong total audience of 2.6m viewers (12.9% share) over two hours last night at 9pm.
TV Critics 6 March ‘09

6-Mar-2009
“If we get a better TV offering this year, we'll be lucky, though I very much doubt we will.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC2's Olympic Dream smashed

5-Mar-2009
BBC2's dreams of Olympic glory were unceremoniously dashed as it new documentary trilogy Building the Olympic Dream could only interest 602,000 viewers (2.5% share) at 9pm, it's worst performing show in the key slot since September 2008.
BBC4 motors to 1.3% share

4-Mar-2009
BBC4's The Joy of Motoring season helped the channel achieve its equal second-best weekly average share since it launched.
C4 falls and Five flounders

4-Mar-2009
While BBC2 was cleaning up in peaktime across the week, both Channel 4 and Five were feeling the heat.
BBC2 in ratings hat-trick

4-Mar-2009
Cooking, quizzes and sport help BBC2 to its best performance for four months.
Action needed to secure TV's future, say industry figures

4-Mar-2009
Against the backdrop of this week's cuts at ITV and Five, senior industry figures have warned of the need for radical action to safeguard TV's future.
Heston serves up 2.3m for C4

4-Mar-2009
Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal kicked off his new series Heston's Victorian Feast with a respectable 2.3m viewers (9.8% share) at 9pm.
Law and Order weakens grip

3-Mar-2009
The second instalment of ITV1's high profile drama Law & Order: UK averaged 5.8m viewers (24.2% share) at 9pm last night, a fall of 600,000 on last week as the show narrowly lost out to BBC1.
TV Critics 3 March ‘09

3-Mar-2009
“The televisual equivalent of spending a lot of money on a small piece of liquorice.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
7.2m say Let's Dance

2-Mar-2009
BBC1's Comic Relief show Let's Dance was on the rise on Saturday as 7.2m people (31.9% share) tuned in at 7.25pm.
Penalty shoot-out brings 3m to Carling Cup final

2-Mar-2009
The nail-biting climax to the Carling Cup final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur was seen by a peak audience of 3m (19.5%) at 5.30pm.
Adam Kemp to leave BBC

2-Mar-2009
Adam Kemp, the BBC's in-house commissioning editor for arts, music and religion, is to leave the corporation.
Moving Wallpaper gets pasted

2-Mar-2009
The return of ITV1's comedy Moving Wallpaper was largely ignored by the viewing public on Friday with an audience of just 2.1m (9.1% share) at 9pm, the least watched terrestrial show at the time.
TV Critics 2 March ‘09

2-Mar-2009
“It's Coast meets River Cottage meets Robinson Crusoe.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
MasterChef stuffs its rivals

27-Feb-2009
The final of BBC2's MasterChef proved a ratings feast last night with 5.2m viewers (21%) at 8pm, helping the channel's 9pm drama Margaret gain 2.6m (12%).
Celebrity Juice back with 310,000

26-Feb-2009
ITV2's comedy game show Celebrity Juice managed to tickle viewers' funny bone at 10pm with a respectable 310,000 (1.7%).
Refreshed Housewives attract 2.3m

26-Feb-2009
Channel 4's US drama Desperate Housewives returned last night after the fifth series took a two month break and pulled in 2.3m viewers (12.9%) at 10pm, the strongest performance of the current run.
TV Critics 26 February ‘09

26-Feb-2009
“The comedy of losers is a British speciality: FM skilfully continues the tradition.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Five set to axe third of staff

25-Feb-2009
Five will reveal plans for savage job cuts on Thursday 5 March - the day after ITV is expected to announce a major new round of redundancies of its own.
Lording it in the dance off

25-Feb-2009
ITV skates off with the honours in the battle of the weekend celebrity-based entertainment genre.
Digital focus: Five USA

25-Feb-2009
Five's A is for audience
Home alone show fades

25-Feb-2009
Factual show Boys and Girls Alone got off to a fine start but its audience fell away over its four-week run.
Man Utd clash scores 7.4m

25-Feb-2009
Manchester United's clash in the Champions League against Italian giants Inter Milan was cheered on by a strong audience for the match of 7.4m (30%) from 7.45pm.
Five poised to slash third of workforce

25-Feb-2009
Five is expected to announce it is cutting around a third of its workforce next week.
Cutting Edge investigates surrogate mums

24-Feb-2009
Channel 4 is to investigate serial surrogate mothers in a Cutting Edge documentary from True North Productions.
Oscar revamp boosts US viewers

24-Feb-2009
The US coverage of the glitz and the glamour of the Oscars attracted an average audience of 36 million viewers, a rise of 4 million on last year's lowest ever figures.
Law & Order arrests 6.4m

24-Feb-2009
The UK version of Law & Order at 9pm kept up ITV1's current run of strong Monday night dramas with 6.4m viewers (26.2%) at 9pm.
University Challenge final scores 5.3m

24-Feb-2009
BBC2's University Challenge benefitted from the fame of Gail Trimble as the final of the quiz show gained 5.3m viewers (20.8%), the show's highest audience since at least 2001.
TV Critics 24 February ‘09

24-Feb-2009
“About as interesting as sitting through a real day in a district court.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Piers Morgan's Life Stories delivers 4.5m

23-Feb-2009
Piers Morgan's new chat show for ITV1, Life Stories, got off to a fine start last night with a solid audience of 4.5m (23.9%) at 10pm.
Oscars boost Sky 1 four-fold

23-Feb-2009
A strong British presence at the Oscars helped Sky 1's live red carpet coverage deliver 280,000 (4.1%) viewers, over four times its normal audience.
TV Critics 23 February ‘09

23-Feb-2009
“The Colour of Money is advertised as the ‘most stressful game on television'. It's as stressful as bingo night at the village hall.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC1 dances all over ITV1

23-Feb-2009
BBC1 waltzed off with the viewers in the early part of peaktime on Saturday as Let's Dance pulled in 6.7m viewers (30.6% share), as it overwhelmed ITV1's new game show The Colour of Money.
Jade attracts Living's best ever audience

20-Feb-2009
The plight of reality star Jade Goody, who is suffering from terminal cancer, helped Living gain its largest ever audience last night with a total of 929,000 viewers.
TV Critics 20 February ‘09

20-Feb-2009
“This is tourist TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Comic Relief's Let's Dance goes interactive

20-Feb-2009
Tough Cookie has developed interactive content for Comic Relief's Let's Dance that will include video of the celebrity dancers' rehearsals.
Viewers cosy up to My Family

20-Feb-2009
BBC1's family orientated sitcom My Family is still a huge attraction for viewers even with the show now entering its ninth series.
Brits bash draws 5.2m to ITV1

19-Feb-2009
ITV1's annual coverage of The Brit Awards serenaded 5.2m viewers (21.7% share) from 8pm, down by nearly a million from last year but the show still outperformed everyone else.
TV Critics 19 February ‘09

19-Feb-2009
“Fast-paced, stylish and psychologically involving, it's a crock of very hot shit and is bound to be hugely successful.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Slow start for C4 comedy

18-Feb-2009
Comedy has long been a staple of Friday nights on Channel 4. However, its latest offering, sitcom Free Agents, got off to a lukewarm start.
New tactics for Sundays

18-Feb-2009
Not so long ago most channels ran scared from the heavyweight battle raging between BBC1 and ITV1 on a Sunday night as shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Heartbeat mopped up the majority of viewers.
Nickelodeon UK to get ‘fantasy' rebrand

18-Feb-2009
Nickelodeon UK is being handed a new on-air look that will then be rolled out to the company's other international channels.
Shed leads industry to create scriptwriting MA

18-Feb-2009
Shed Media has teamed up with the BBC, Talkback Thames and other industry players to create an MA course in TV fiction writing.
Mistresses seduce 4.8m

18-Feb-2009
BBC1's glossy drama Mistresses was back last night at 9pm for a second run with a respectable 4.8m viewers (21% share).
Whitechapel rips rivals

17-Feb-2009
ITV1's drama trilogy Whitechapel ended strongly last night at 9pm with a bumper audience of 7.6m (30% share), once again towering over BBC1 and the other terrestrial channels.
Kaplinsky return delivers 1m

17-Feb-2009
The return of Five News reader Natasha Kaplinsky to the 5pm bulletin got off on the right foot with an audience of 1m (7.9% share) over half an hour.
TV Critics 17 February ‘09

17-Feb-2009
“Roughly equivalent to beating yourself around the head with a rolled up copy of Heat magazine.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Hammond connects 2.9m viewers with BBC2

16-Feb-2009
BBC2's new documentary series Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections made a fine start on Sunday night with a solid audience of 2.9m (10.7% share) at 8.30pm.
England's fumble gains 7.7m

16-Feb-2009
England's crunch match against Wales in the Six Nations rugby union tournament managed a peak audience in the final 15 minutes of the game with 7.7m (33.9%).
Ant and Dec Takeaway 7.3m

16-Feb-2009
ITV1's big entertainment format Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was back for another run, picking up a hefty audience of 7.3m (31.7% share) at 7.45pm.
TV Critics 16 February ‘09

16-Feb-2009
“It's brilliant, of course - scholarly but not boring, witty, enlightening, intelligent.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Cheetah Girls dance off with 412,000

13-Feb-2009
Disney Channel's premiere of its Bollywood-style film Cheetah Girls One World pulled in a strong audience of 412,000 at the end of January, the channel's fourth biggest ever audience for a film premiere.
Piers Morgan fails to bask in glamour

13-Feb-2009
The finale of ITV1’s factual shows featuring Piers Morgan failed to grab the limelight at 9pm as his look at Hollywood could only interest 3.5m viewers (14.3% share), losing out to both BBC1 and BBC2.
TV Critics 13 February ‘09

13-Feb-2009
“An eccentric, wonderful jewel.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC1's Ladies move to March

13-Feb-2009
BBC1 is to pull forward the broadcast of new drama series The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency to March.
Film 4 forges ahead

12-Feb-2009
Film 4 made a strong start to the year with a share of 1.06% in January, a rise of 14% year-on-year.
TV Critics 12 February ‘09

12-Feb-2009
“The TV equivalent of a nice fruit salad.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
England defeat gives ITV1 a victory

12-Feb-2009
ITV1's live coverage of England's 2-0 defeat against Spain in took the top prize last night with a match average of 7.7m (31.9%) from 9pm.
It could be so good for Five

11-Feb-2009
Five was duckin' 'n' divin' on Wednesday night thanks to its remake of the TV classic Minder.
Women like ITV3's Ladies

11-Feb-2009
ITV3's first ever comedy drama commission made something of a splash on its maiden voyage.
CSI grabs 3m for Five

11-Feb-2009
Five's US drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation continues to perform strongly at 9pm as last night's episode drew 3m viewers (13%), beating ITV1 in that slot.
Whitechapel slaughters rivals

10-Feb-2009
ITV1's Ripper drama Whitechapel dominated viewing last night at 9pm with an impressive audience of 7.1m viewers (28.3% share), overshadowing everyone else.
TV Critics 10 February ‘09

10-Feb-2009
“[A] rather tacky documentary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Six Nations kicks off with 3.7m

9-Feb-2009
BBC1's coverage of the Six Nations rugby union tournament got off to a fine start as 3.7m viewers (29.2% share) tuned in to support England from 2pm.
Baftas draw 4.9m

9-Feb-2009
The glitz and glamour of BBC1's Bafta film awards appealed to 4.9m viewers (18.4% share) but was outgunned by ITV1.
TV Critics 9 February ‘09

9-Feb-2009
“This is proper, grown-up television.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Five strike£250,000 Uefa deal with Aston Villa

6-Feb-2009
Five and Aston Villa have signed a new deal for exclusive live coverage of the club's home games for the next two rounds of the Uefa Cup campaign.
Fewer spend a night with Paris

6-Feb-2009
ITV2's new high-profile reality series featuring socialite Paris Hilton lost ground last night as 407,000 (1.83%) watched at 9pm.
MasterChef serves up 4.4m

6-Feb-2009
BBC2 cookery competition MasterChef continued to go from strength-to-strength last night with a tasty 4.4m viewers (17.4%).
TV Critics 6 February ‘09

6-Feb-2009
“One of the most objectionable and shallow on TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC announces new Knowledge structure

5-Feb-2009
The BBC's Knowledge controller George Entwistle has announced a shake-up of the division's commissioning structure, focusing on genres.
TV Critics 5 February ‘09

5-Feb-2009
“It does feel a bit like sitting on flat-pack furniture after you've grown used to a Chesterfield.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Minder so good for Five

5-Feb-2009
Five's remake of TV classic Minder did the business for the broadcaster with an average audience of 2.4m (9.5%) at 9pm last night.
A feast of viewers

5-Feb-2009
Food - in one form or another - featured heavily in the schedules this week as BBC2 and Channel 4 served up a TV treat.
Skins gets up to speed

5-Feb-2009
Drama series usually suffer from a decline in ratings over the weeks, but if the second episode of E4's Skins is anything to go by, the teen show appears to be bucking that trend.
ITV1 struggles with emergency shows in peak

4-Feb-2009
ITV1 struggled in the key peaktime hours between 8pm and 10pm as shows about the medical and police services failed to make an impression and the commercial network was outgunned by BBC2, Channel 4 and BBC1.
Ratings rise as snow falls

3-Feb-2009
The adverse weather conditions had a strong impact on television viewing yesterday as audience levels were up by over a third across the day.
Whitechapel conquers with 8.1m

3-Feb-2009
ITV1's new three-part thriller made a cracking start last night at 9pm with a massive 8.1m viewers (29.8% share), in the face of strong competition from BBC1.
TV Critics 3 February ‘09

3-Feb-2009
“Moses Jones seems a tad overcooked. Yet it has energy and atmosphere, and certainly possesses enough intrigue to warrant further investigation.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Attenborough's Darwin doc draws 6m

2-Feb-2009
David Attenborough's documentary on scientist Charles Darwin pulled in a strong 6m viewers (22.9% share) at 9pm but it still wasn't enough to topple ITV1's ratings blockbusters.
There's life in BBC1's Old Guys

2-Feb-2009
BBC1's new sitcom The Old Guys pulled in a spritely audience of 4.9m (22.4%) on Saturday night at 9.30pm.
943,000 see Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan

2-Feb-2009
Sky 1 was fighting fit at 10pm last night as Ross Kemp: Return to Afghanistan picked up a strong 943,000 (5.54%), marginally up on last year's run.
TV Critics 2 February ‘09

2-Feb-2009
“There was simply no need for such length, but as Irvine Welsh also directed and produced, perhaps there was no one to rein him in.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Piers Morgan gives Hustle some hassle

30-Jan-2009
BBC1's drama Hustle managed to win the 9pm battle with 5m viewers (20.9%) but was given a run for its money by Piers Morgan on ITV1.
Paris Hilton gets 428,000 BBFs

30-Jan-2009
ITV2's new show Paris Hilton's British Best Friend made a rather sluggish start last night at 9pm with a modest 428,0000 viewers (2% share).
TV Critics 30 January ‘09

30-Jan-2009
“You'd think a former newspaper editor would be a good interviewer, but I'm not sure about some of Piers's techniques.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 29 January ‘09

29-Jan-2009
“Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are still peddling the same old format.”Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers have Grand Designs on C4

29-Jan-2009
Channel 4's popular property show Grand Designs was back with a bang last night with an audience of 4.1m (17.4%) at 9pm.
Barnes steps down from Five digital channels

28-Jan-2009
Five digital channels director of programmes Hannah Barnes has resigned.
Zig Zag lands Five doc deal

28-Jan-2009
Five has signed a fast turnaround output deal with Zig Zag Productions for six popular culture documentaries, three of which are for the Where Did it All Go Right? strand.
Dramas fight for Sunday

28-Jan-2009
Some of the key digital entertainment channels went head to head in the 9pm slot on Sunday, with drama the main battleground.
UK tunes in to see Obama

28-Jan-2009
Live coverage of the inauguration on BBC1 was ideal PSB output - and drew 6.5 million viewers.
C4 gets a Shameless 3.1m

28-Jan-2009
Channel 4's hit drama series Shameless was a popular draw at 10pm last night with the sixth series kicking off with 3.1m viewers (17.5% share).
TV Critics 28 January ‘09

28-Jan-2009
“Flabby television.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV viewing at five-year high

27-Jan-2009
The average TV viewer watched an average of 26 hours and 18 minutes of broadcast TV a week last year, the highest level viewing has been since 2003.
90210 makes strong return

27-Jan-2009
Fresh drama from the glamorous teens of Beverly Hills returned to screens last night, as E4 aired new series 90210.
TV Critics 27 January ‘09

27-Jan-2009
“Were Channel 4 to disappear, or become just another commercial brand, what would become of a brave programme such as Chickens, Hugh and Tesco Too?” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
C4's chickens come home to roost

27-Jan-2009
Channel 4's continuing Great British Food Fight season picked up a respectable audience of 2.5m viewers (10.2% share) at 9pm last night for Chickens, Hugh and Tesco Too.
Viewers have an appetite for Saturday Kitchen

26-Jan-2009
BBC1 consolidated its hold over Saturday morning viewing thanks to its food shows as Saturday Kitchen pulled in 2m viewers (26.6%) at 10am.
TV Critics 26 January ‘09

26-Jan-2009
“Its visual mode is realist but the dialogue has the poetry of a Scorsese gangster movie.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Sky finds 1m with Lost

26-Jan-2009
There was a fierce battle in multichannel homes last night as four of the key digital channels launched new shows including Generation Kill and the latest series of Lost.
4.7m book A Short Stay in Switzerland

26-Jan-2009
BBC1's hard-hitting feature-length drama A Short Stay in Switzerland made a respectable showing at 9pm last night with 4.7m viewers (19.5% share).
5m see return of Ross

26-Jan-2009
Viewers welcomed the return of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as the show pulled in an audience of 4.7m (30%).
BBC1 insures itself with Flame

23-Jan-2009
BBC1 is to investigate the world of insurance in a new daytime series called The Claim Game from Flame TV.
C4 orders Hudson River plane crash doc

23-Jan-2009
Channel 4 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary on the recent Hudson River plane crash from Darlow Smithson Productions.
TV Critics 23 January ‘09

23-Jan-2009
“Skins has lost its originality, lost its nerve and lost its cool.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Skins returns with 665,000

23-Jan-2009
E4's teen drama Skins returned for a third series last night with an underwhelming 665,000 (4.1%) over an hour at 10pm.
Elephant Princess joins Nickelodeon

23-Jan-2009
Australian series The Elephant Princess is the centrepiece of Nickelodeon's spring and summer season.
Disney Channel is kids favourite

22-Jan-2009
The Disney Channel was the UK's most popular children's channel last year, amongst young viewers.
Stockwell plunges ITV1 to 1.4m

22-Jan-2009
ITV1's drama Stockwell lost out to all the other terrestrial broadcasters at 9pm last night, as just 1.4m viewers (6.2% share) tuned in. It was ITV1's worst performing 9pm show since at least 2001.
BBCW or Five: C4 faces up to its merged future

22-Jan-2009
Channel 4 must merge with another organisation or wither away, Ofcom has warned - sending chief executive Andy Duncan back to the drawing board in his bid to convince BBC Worldwide of the value of a strategic merger.
Top 100 of 2008

21-Jan-2009
Last year's ratings reflected epic battles between the entertainment giants, innovative dramas, sporting excitement - and an overall rise in viewing hours. Jon Rogers reports.
What's next for Channel 4?

21-Jan-2009
A merger with Five or BBC Worldwide could save an ailing C4.In the last week or so, national newspaper columns have been awash with suggestions of how you solve a problem like Channel 4.
7m turn out for Obama

21-Jan-2009
BBC1's live coverage of the inauguaration of Barack Obama as the USA's 44th president was a massive hit with viewers as the afternoon coverage of the ceremony peaked at 5.15pm with an audience of 7m (40.1%).
TV Critics 21 January ‘09

21-Jan-2009
“It's not unfunny - it's just nothing new.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
C4's Big Chef attracts a tasty 3.1m

20-Jan-2009
Channel 4's Big Chef Takes On Little Chef served up a ratings treat last night at 9pm, as 3.1m viewers (12.8%) tuned in.
TV Critics 20 January ‘09

20-Jan-2009
“It's fun, but it's not that much fun.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 19 January ‘09

19-Jan-2009
“As with Five Days before it, this drama is selling itself on its intricate, detailed coverage of police procedure.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Hustle convinces 5.4m

16-Jan-2009
Hustle was top dog at 9pm last night with 5.4m viewers (23.1% share), well ahead of its nearest rivals ITV1 and BBC2 at the time.
American Idol returns with 551,000

16-Jan-2009
ITV2 was on fine form at 8pm last night as the latest series of American Idol averaged 551,000 viewers (2.59% share) for two hours.
TV Critics 15 January ‘09

16-Jan-2009
“The documentary's lack of direction, and bizarre but attractive editing, added to its charm.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
1.2m decide they can Eat an Elephant

15-Jan-2009
Channel 4's feature-length food show Could You Eat an Elephant? proved hard for viewers to swallow last night, with just 1.2m (7.8% share) tuning in at 10pm.
BBC3 aims at young crowd

14-Jan-2009
Earlier this week BBC3 controller Danny Cohen said that he wanted to edge the channel towards a slightly younger audience without alienating its core 16- to 34-year-old viewers.
Winter ratings hot up

14-Jan-2009
Terrestrials are wheeling out their big-hitting shows to take advantage of long, cold nights.
CSI back with 3.9m

14-Jan-2009
Five's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation made a cracking start to its ninth run with 3.9m viewers (16.4% share) at 9pm yesterday, the channel's highest audience since 16 June 2006.
28,000 comfortable with Richard & Judy's New Position

14-Jan-2009
Viewers weren't too keen on the new earlier slot for Watch's chat show Richard and Judy's New Position yesterday as it interested just 28,000/0.16% at 6pm.
TV Critics 14 January ‘09

14-Jan-2009
“The style thugs bitch-slapped Rural England and Rural England rolled over and begged for more.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
New Countdown adds up to 1.2m

13-Jan-2009
Countdown pulled in 1.2m viewers (13.2% share) at 3.25pm yesterday as it returned with with a new set and two new presenters.
24's Jack back with 633,000 on Sky 1

13-Jan-2009
Sky 1's action drama series 24 was back after a two-year break last night, attracting a strong audience of 633,00 (3.24%) for the start of the seventh series at 9pm.
Unforgiven kicks off with 7.2m for ITV1

13-Jan-2009
ITV1 three-part drama Unforgiven got off on the right foot last night with an impressive 7.2m viewers (30.2%) at 9pm.
TV Critics 13 January ‘09

13-Jan-2009
“It is an engrossing, believable story, cleverly and thrillingly told. Five stars all round, and six for Suranne Jones.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Fiver to showcase sexy ads

13-Jan-2009
Digital channel Fiver is to showcase some of the world's most risqué adverts in The Sexy Ad Show.
Five's CSI: NY beats ITV1

12-Jan-2009
A new series of Five's flagship import CSI: NY beat ITV1 on Saturday, attracting 2.8m viewers (12.7%) for an hour from 9.25pm.
Man Utd triumph for Sky Sports 1

12-Jan-2009
The Premiership clash between Chelsea and Manchester United proved a winning combination for Sky Sports 1 as a sizeable 2.8m viewers (17.9% share) watched the match from 4pm.
Dancing on Ice back with 8.4m

12-Jan-2009
ITV1 ratings banker Dancing on Ice returned for a new series last night with a strong 8.4m viewers (32.4% share) at 7pm, slightly down on last year.
TV Critics 12 January ‘09

12-Jan-2009
“A brilliant polemic, a riveting history and a font of fresh thinking all at once.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Oona King joins C4

12-Jan-2009
Oona King, the former MP for Bethnal Green & Bow, has joined Channel 4 as its head of diversity.
ER swansong draws 649,000

9-Jan-2009
The fifteenth and final series of the US hospital drama ER got underway with a strong 649,000 viewers (2.94% share) tuning to More 4 at 9pm last night.
Trisha Goddard show axed

9-Jan-2009
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has axed the Trisha Goddard show after four years to save money.
Hustle back with 5.7m

9-Jan-2009
BBC1's slick drama series Hustle was welcomed back by 5.7m viewers (23.3%) at 9pm last night, more than watched the opening of the previous series in 2007.
TV Critics 09 January ‘09

9-Jan-2009
“Back with more high-gloss trickery.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Relocation returns with 3.2m

8-Jan-2009
The sixth series of Channel 4 property show Relocation, Relocation kicked off with a healthy 3.2m viewers (12.5%) at 8pm last night up, performing well against the returning Waterloo Road on BBC1.
TV Critics 08 January ‘09

8-Jan-2009
“This soulless series is modern TV drama by rote, a colourless patchwork of join-the-dots drivel that doesn't even attempt to contrive a distinctive voice of its own.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
3.4m toast Oz and James

7-Jan-2009
3.4m viewers (14.7%) raised a glass to BBC2's new Oz and James Drink to Britain at 8pm last night, downing ITV1.
TV Critics 07 January ‘09

7-Jan-2009
“This was an unsightly spare tyre of a film, about as worthwhile as the stuff that sputters out of the end of a liposuction tube.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
E4 overtakes Five with younger viewers

6-Jan-2009
E4 drew more viewers aged between 16 and 34 than Five during the latter half of last year.
Above Suspicion climbs to 7.3m

6-Jan-2009
ITV1's Lynda La Plante drama Above Suspicion achieved the rare feat of building its audience last night, as the second and final part pulled in an impressive 7.3m viewers (28.7%) at 9pm.
TV Critics 06 January ‘09

6-Jan-2009
“People will watch and applaud this adaptation in their droves.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
More viewers for More4

5-Jan-2009
Digital channel More4 began 2009 in fine form, attracting an ABC1 share of 1.49% last week, the channel's best-ever performance with its target audience.
Above Suspicion delivers a killer 6.7m

5-Jan-2009
Above Suspicion, Lynda La Plante's latest thriller, pulled in an impressive 6.7m viewers (27.6%) for ITV1 yesterday at 9pm.
6.1m ask Doctor Who?

5-Jan-2009
A strong average audience of 6.1m viewers (29.6% share) tuned in to BBC1's Doctor Who Confidential at 5.35pm on Saturday to discover unknown actor Matt Smith will be the next Timelord.
TV Critics 05 January ‘09

5-Jan-2009
“A jolly bit of supernatural family fun.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Nigella serves up a ratings treat

16-Dec-2008
TV chef Nigella Lawson drew a tasty 3.6m viewers (14.8% share) to BBC2 at 8.30pm for the start of her festive series.
TV Critics 16 December ‘08

16-Dec-2008
“It has moved so gloriously beyond parody.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Elf gets a spritely 5.3m for C4

15-Dec-2008
Channel 4's festive film Elf pulled in the viewers yesterday, with an impressive audience of 5.3m (27.3%) at 6.15pm.
TV Critics 15 December ‘08

15-Dec-2008
“A lovely programme.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
The X Factor hits new heights

15-Dec-2008
ITV1's The X Factor gained its highest ever peak audience on Saturday, attracting a whopping 14.6m viewers.
Little Dorrit ends with 4.2m

12-Dec-2008
The final instalment of BBC1 period drama Little Dorrit made up for some lost ground with 4.2m viewers (18.8% share) watching at 8pm.
TV Critics 13 December ‘08

12-Dec-2008
“Rather than being a standard Channel 4 freak show, this film presented the Beaties as a brave and loving pair.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Doctor Who tops iPlayer views

11-Dec-2008
The recent fourth series of Doctor Who is the most watched programme on the BBC's iPlayer since the online service started last year.
Cheryl Cole Factor brings 1.3m to Five

11-Dec-2008
Five's current run of fast turnaround documentaries continued to perform strongly for the channel with the latest, The Cheryl Cole Factor, seducing 1.3m (7.5%).
Assisted suicide watched by over 220,000

11-Dec-2008
Sky Real Lives controversial documentary Right to Die? was a huge hit for the channel as 222,000 (1.25%) watched at 9pm, the channel's highest ever audience.
TV Critics 11 December ‘08

11-Dec-2008
“The production and the performances have been ravishing.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Ratings: Celebrity ends in triumph

10-Dec-2008
The jungle reality show won over upmarket viewers to rank among ITV1's top shows of the year.
Clint Eastwood to produce Arena on Tony Bennett

10-Dec-2008
Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood is producing an Arena special on crooner Tony Bennett.
BBC1 to send celebs undercover in homeless show

10-Dec-2008
Hardeep Singh Kholi and Rosie Boycott are among a group of celebrities who will go undercover to find out what life is like for Britain's homeless for BBC1.
Spin-off delivers Xtra

10-Dec-2008
ITV2's Xtra Factor results show joined the exclusive 2 million club last weekend.
EastEnders arrests 10.2m

10-Dec-2008
The controversial paedophile storyline in EastEnders came to a head last night, bringing 10.2m viewers to the soap on BBC1 at 7.30pm.
TV Critics 10 December ‘08

10-Dec-2008
“It is The Hotel Inspector, crossed with Save Lullingstone Castle, and a dash of Brideshead Revisited.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
231,000 watch Sky 1's heroin doc

9-Dec-2008
Sky 1's hard-hitting documentary Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict managed to pull in a respectable audience of 231,000 viewers (1.5% share) at 10pm.
Spooks ends with 6m

9-Dec-2008
The final part of the current series of BBC1's hit drama series Spooks ended strongly with 6m viewers (25% share) at 9pm, making it the most watched episode in the current run.
TV Critics 9 December ‘08

9-Dec-2008
“Series seven of Spooks went out with a bang - literally - although not as big a bang as it could have been.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 8 December ‘08

8-Dec-2008
“Bloody marvellous.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Strictly and X Factor stumble

8-Dec-2008
Both BBC1 and ITV1's big talent shows Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor both took minor hits on Saturday but still remained forces to be reckoned with.
Sunday Miracle on C4

8-Dec-2008
Festive film Miracle on 34th Street was a surprise hit for Channel 4 on Sunday with 4m (15.6%) tuning in at 6.20pm.
Over 9m watch Swash win I'm a Celebrity

8-Dec-2008
The marathon final of ITV1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! was another monster ratings hit at 8.30pm on Friday as 9.1m viewers (39.4% share) saw Joe Swash crowned King of the Jungle.
More woe for Richard and Judy

5-Dec-2008
Watch's struggling chat show Richard and Judy's New Position fell to new low last night as just 12,000 viewers (0.06% share) tuned in at 8pm.
Record Panorama figures for Shannon Matthews special

5-Dec-2008
BBC1's special edition of Panorama that examined the high profile kidnapping case of Shannon Matthews pulled in the programme's highest audience of the year with 5.7m viewers (23.5% share) at 8.30pm.
TV Critics 5 December ‘08

5-Dec-2008
“This film is nicely non-judgmental.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Beehive provides few laughs for E4

4-Dec-2008
E4's new comedy sketch show got off to something of a shaky start last night at 10.30pm with 120,000 (0.84%) watching the first episode.
Coronation Street wedding attended by 10.2m

4-Dec-2008
The hour-long wedding special of Coronation Street drew a strong 10.2m viewers (43.4% share) at 7.30pm.
Hollyoaks is a winner on E4

3-Dec-2008
Channel 4's digital entertainment channel E4 last week had its best performance in its key target demographic since May 2006.
Ratings: Weekend honours are even

3-Dec-2008
BBC1 and ITV1 dominated Saturday and Sunday peaktime again with X Factor and Strictly.
BBC1's Survivors abandoned by 1.3m viewers

3-Dec-2008
BBC1's drama series Survivors continued to lose viewers last night as 4.6m (18.2% share) tuned in at 9pm for the third episode.
TV Critics 3 December ‘08

3-Dec-2008
“A cerebral treat.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Spooks spies 5.1m for BBC1

2-Dec-2008
The penultimate episode of BBC1's spy drama series Spooks picked up a decent 5.1m (20.5%) at 9pm in the face of overwhelming competition from ITV1 at the time.
Britney serenades 391,000

2-Dec-2008
Sky 1's 90-minute profile of Britney Spears averaged a respectable 391,000 (1.8%) at 8pm, overshadowing most of the competition.
TV Critics 2 December ‘08

2-Dec-2008
“No one who took part had anything interesting to say.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Maverick defends 'privacy lapse' claims

1-Dec-2008
Maverick Television has defended leaving documents containing sensitive personal information outside its London offices.
Wallander launches with 6.2m

1-Dec-2008
BBC1's strongly promoted new drama series Wallander got off on the right foot at 9pm last night with 6.2m viewers (34%), but it wasn't enough to topple I'm a Celebrity... from the top spot.
Britney boosts X Factor

1-Dec-2008
The appearance of Britney Spears gave a significant boost to ITV1's The X Factor as the talent contest gained its highest audience of the current run with a huge audience of 11.9m (46% share) at 7.35pm.
TV Critics 31 November ‘08

1-Dec-2008
“The series still probably won't appeal to fans of Heartbeat, but if you fancy an undoubtedly classy antidote to the cosy cop show, you could do a lot worse.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
George Sampson gets online series

28-Nov-2008
Bebo will go behind the scenes with Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson in a special online series following the young street dancer.
ITV3's Frost still has the Touch

28-Nov-2008
ITV3 gained its best ever performance on a Thursday with a 2.5% of multichannel homes as a Touch of Frost repeat attracted 807,000 (3.98%) from 8pm.
Football scores for Five

28-Nov-2008
Five's decision to turn over virtually all of its peaktime schedule to live Uefa Cup action paid off with a share of 8.6%, its third highest of the year so far.
TV Critics 28 November ‘08

28-Nov-2008
“[A] compelling, bittersweet documentary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Arena to profile Paul Scofield

27-Nov-2008
BBC2's arts strand Arena is to profile the celebrated actor Paul Scofield in a special edition of the show over Christmas.
9m see Kilroy-Silk leave ITV1's jungle

27-Nov-2008
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! hit a peak last night of 9m viewers (36.9% share) as former politician Robert Kilroy-Silk was the first to leave the jungle.
Ratings: Drama is still key for ITV

27-Nov-2008
Figures suggest focusing on entertainment at the expense of drama could be shortsighted.
Ratings: BBC4 hits the right buttons

27-Nov-2008
BBC 4's incoming controller Richard Klein will be encouraged by the channel's recent performance as Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe attracted its highest ever audience last week.
Miss Naked Beauty ends on 1.8m

26-Nov-2008
The final of Channel 4's Miss Naked Beauty finished its six-part run with a respectable 1.8m viewers (7.3% share) last night at 8pm.
TV Critics 26 November ‘08

26-Nov-2008
“Part of a season that rather has it in for the Royal Family.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
No Catastrophe for C4

25-Nov-2008
Channel 4's new science series Catastrophe got off to a steady start last night at 9pm with 1.9m viewers (7.6% share).
24: Redemption gets 405,000

25-Nov-2008
Sky 1's special two-hour edition of its US action drama 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, averaged 405,000 viewers (3.18%) from 10pm at a time when a number of key digital channels were gaining strong audiences.
TV Critics 25 November ‘08

25-Nov-2008
“If you can stand another 24 hours of this, you are very welcome to it.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Klein is new BBC4 controller

24-Nov-2008
Richard Klein has been appointed the new controller of BBC4.
I'm a Celebrity wins with 7.8m

24-Nov-2008
ITV1's hit reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! continued its winning ways on Friday night with 7.8m viewers (33.9% share) at 9pm.
BBC1 finds 6.5m Survivors

24-Nov-2008
Overnights: BBC1's new apocalyptic drama Survivors got off to a fine start last night at 9pm with a strong 6.5m viewers (25.4%) but the show was no match for ITV1's I'm a Celebrity.
TV Critics 24 November ‘08

24-Nov-2008
“It's a low-budget Lost.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Sergeant's last waltz brings in 11.1m

24-Nov-2008
John Sergeant's last waltz on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday was a huge hit with the viewers, peaking with an audience of 11.1m (44.8% share) at 7pm.
BBC1 drops Bonekickers

21-Nov-2008
Archaeology drama Bonekickers has been dropped by BBC1 after just one series following a mauling by the critics and disappointing ratings.
Sky 1's Bones rattle competition

21-Nov-2008
Overnights: Sky 1's US drama Bones kept up its impressive run last night with a strong 652,000 (3.20%) at 9pm.
Viewers see through BBC1's Apparitions

21-Nov-2008
Overnights: BBC1's ghostly drama series Apparitions had a tough time with viewers last night at 9pm as only 2.9m (12.6%) bothered to watch.
TV Critics 21 November ‘08

21-Nov-2008
“Like a warped revival of Doctor Dolittle written by the League of Gentlemen.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
ITV1's football gets a friendly 7.2m

20-Nov-2008
ITV1's live coverage of England's friendly against old rivals Germany gave the commercial network a decisive peaktime victory with the game averaging 7.9m viewers (33.7%) from 7.45pm.
TV Critics 20 November ‘08

20-Nov-2008
“It is flatteringly well written and acted.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Ratings Focus: Weekend peaktime viewing

19-Nov-2008
BBC1 and ITV1 monopolise weekend peaktime viewing.
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe hits record high

19-Nov-2008
BBC4's acerbic TV review show Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe gained its highest audience ever last night with 235,000 viewers (1.72% share) tuning in at 10.30pm.
I'm a Celebrity keeps pole position with 7.9m

19-Nov-2008
ITV1's reality series I'm a Celebrity cleaned up in the ratings for the third day in a row with a sizeable 7.9m viewers (32.7% share) at 9pm.
TV Critics 19 November ‘08

19-Nov-2008
“We're here to watch Robert Kilroy-Silk go bonkers.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Bedtime boost for Nick Jr

18-Nov-2008
Nick Jr's ‘bedtime' slot has been given a boost this month as celebrities have been helping out with A Bedtime Story with Arnie and Barnie.
Richard and Judy hit new low

18-Nov-2008
Richard and Judy's multichannel talkshow fell to its lowest audience yet with a total audience of just 20,000 (0.1%) watching the peaktime show.
TV Critics 18 November ‘08

18-Nov-2008
“It was quirky and entertaining.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
I'm a Celebrity bugs Spooks

18-Nov-2008
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! ruled the roost at 9pm last night with a strong 8.2m viewers (33.8% share), towering over BBC1's Spooks.
X Factor increases lead on Strictly

17-Nov-2008
ITV1's talent show The X Factor broke the 10 million mark for the third week in a row with an impressive 10.6m viewers (43.5% share) on Saturday.
Antiques Roadshow unearths ratings gold

17-Nov-2008
BBC1's Antiques Roadshow gained a hefty 10.1m viewers (38.7%) last night, the show's highest audience in over five years.
I'm a Celebrity swings back with 8.9m

17-Nov-2008
The eighth series of ITV1's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! got off to a cracking start as 8.9m viewers (34.9%) tuned in for 90-minutes at 9pm.
Children in Need raises over 11m viewers

17-Nov-2008
BBC1's annual marathon fund raiser Children in Need was once again a massive hit with a peak audience of 11.4m viewers (47.5%) at 9.45pm.
TV Critics 17 November ‘08

17-Nov-2008
“An amazing achievement and a beautiful film.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Sky ratings boosted by return to Virgin

14-Nov-2008
The return of Sky 1 to the Virgin Media platform gave a sizeable boost the entertainment channel with the audience for Noel's Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? rising by a massive 86%.
Youth prefer Antiques to Britannia High

14-Nov-2008
BBC1's Antiques Roadshow proved to be more popular with younger viewers last Sunday than ITV1's Britannia High - a show actively aimed at the age group.
BBC1's Apparitions draw 4.6m

14-Nov-2008
BBC1's new drama Apparitions made a steady, if uninspiring, start at 9pm last night with 4.6m viewers (20.6% share), enough to win the slot.
TV Critics 13 November ‘08

14-Nov-2008
“What the hell was this about?” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Five's Dangerous Adventures falls short of 1m

13-Nov-2008
Dawn Airey's wish for Five's peaktime shows to get at least a million viewers looks to have run aground already with both Dangerous Adventures for Boys and Madonna and Guy: Where Did It All Go Wrong? failing to make the grade.
Monday night is more of a drama as ITV1 picks up

12-Nov-2008
ITV1 claimed a rare victory this week in its regular Monday night 9pm drama skirmish with BBC1.
ITV1's Commander leads the way

12-Nov-2008
ITV1's drama The Commander was given a clear run at 9pm with the second instalment picking up 5.1m viewers (21.9% share).
C4 programming budget cut by£25m

12-Nov-2008
Channel 4's head of programmes Julian Bellamy has confirmed that C4's programming budgets will be cut by “at least”£25m next year, with daytime and drama to be hit hardest.
Time Team clocks 2.6m

11-Nov-2008
A feature-length special of Channel 4's archaeological series Time Team proved to be a hit last night with 2.6m viewers (11.7% share) at 9pm.
TV Critics 11 November ‘08

11-Nov-2008
“Yawn, yawn and again yawn.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Embarrassing Teenage Bodies is online hit

11-Nov-2008
Channel 4's health series Embarrassing Teenage Bodies has proved to be a big hit online with visitors to the site making up a third of all traffic to channel4.com last week.
Ratings: Little Britain USA ends with 4.1m

10-Nov-2008
The American version of BBC1's comedy Little Britain ended its run at 9.30pm on Friday with a steady 4.1m (18.7%).
4.2m honour Remembrance Sunday

10-Nov-2008
BBC1's morning coverage of the Remembrance Day tribute gained a sizeable audience of 4.2m (39.7%) between 10.30am and 12.10pm.
Laura's X Factor exit grips 10.2m

10-Nov-2008
ITV1's hugely popular The X Factor gained a sizeable 10.2m viewers (42.6%) on Saturday at 7.20pm, giving it the edge once again over BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.
TV Critics 10 November ‘08

10-Nov-2008
“With a Saudi prince as a guide, armed guards and a minister of information following the camera, there weren't many places for it to go.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
MTV Europe Awards tops the charts

7-Nov-2008
MTV One's coverage of its annual European music awards was a popular success for the channel last night with a total audience of 227,000 (1.35%).
Silent Witness ends run with 6.1m

7-Nov-2008
BBC1's popular forensic drama series Silent Witness came to a close last night with a strong 6.1m viewers (26.8%) at 9pm.
Natural Born Sellers closes with 1m

7-Nov-2008
ITV1's business reality show Natural Born Sellers limped to a close last night in a 10.40pm slot with just 1m (8.6%).
TV Critics 7 November ‘08

7-Nov-2008
“This was still a great documentary: a bubbling stew of dreams, disappointments and hopes fulfilled and shattered.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Uphill ratings task for Five

7-Nov-2008
Ratings analysis: Chief executive Dawn Airey's new benchmark for Five's peaktime shows of at least 1 million viewers looks like it is going to be a huge mountain to climb.
TV Critics 6 November ‘08

6-Nov-2008
“It was all a lot more complicated than you'd imagine.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Sachsgate special pulls 1m for Five

6-Nov-2008
Five's fast turnaround documentary on Sachsgate - featuring an interview with 'Satanic Slut' Georgina Baillie - pulled in an average audience of 982,000 viewers (5.7%) over 65-minutes at 10pm.
Saturday night's not all right for C4

5-Nov-2008
Channel 4 had a disastrous performance last Saturday as it suffered its worst all-hours share since at least the start of 1994, with 3.7%.Even including the figures for its C4+1 option it could only manage a share of 4%.
More 4 to air Pia Getty's China arts doc

5-Nov-2008
An hour-long documentary on Chinese modern art from Pia Getty Films has been bought by More 4.
Charles' Other Mistress seduces 2.4m

5-Nov-2008
Channel 4's documentary strand High Society returned for a new run with Prince Charles's Other Mistress attracting 2.4m viewers (10%) at 9pm.
ITV1 scores 6.2m with footie

5-Nov-2008
ITV1's live Champions League coverage hit a peak of 6.2m (25.8%) at the end of the game as Liverpool scored a vital last minute equaliser in their game against Atlético Madrid.
BBC victory as Obama wins

5-Nov-2008
BBC1 was voted the viewers' favourite for the coverage of the US election last night as 1.3m (24.5%) watched up until 2am as Democrat candidate Barack Obama won the race for the White House.
Five/C4 benefit in October

4-Nov-2008
Both Five and Channel 4 have seen their shares grow in October as all the other terrestrial channels have lost ground.
UKTV History picks up Dan Snow doc

4-Nov-2008
UKTV History is to air Reef Television's In Living Memory after it acquired the rights to the show from BBC Worldwide.
Spooks spies 5.2m for BBC1

4-Nov-2008
BBC1's MI5 drama Spooks won the key 9pm slot last night with 5.2m viewers (21.6% share) but the show has taken a hit from last year.
TV Critics 4 November ‘08

4-Nov-2008
“A tolerable spin on the celebrity family-tree format.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
10 Years Younger has Klass

3-Nov-2008
Myleene Klass has been named as the new presenter of Channel 4's 10 Years Younger as the show undergoes its own makeover.
X marks the spot for ITV1

3-Nov-2008
ITV1's talent show The X Factor was back over the 10 million mark on Saturday with 10.9m (43.3%) at 7.30pm.
C4 ratings hit 15-year low

3-Nov-2008
Channel 4 had a disastrous performance on Saturday as the channel fell to an all hours share of just 3.7%, its worst since at least the start of 1994.
Hamilton drives 12.5m to ITV1

3-Nov-2008
A massive peak audience of 12.5m (48.8%) at 6.45pm saw Lewis Hamilton claim the Formula 1 title as the race went down to the wire. An evening of motoring also saw an impressive return for Top Gear.
TV Critics 3 November ‘08

3-Nov-2008
“A strange affair.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 31 October ‘08

31-Oct-2008
“Crews has lots in common with the new generation of oddball cops and heroes such as Monk and House, and with the multi-stranded mystery of what landed him in jail there is a hint of 24, too.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
How valuable is Ross to the BBC?

31-Oct-2008
BBC1 will be hardest hit on a Friday night by the loss of Jonathan Ross from its schedule after the presenter was suspended following ‘Sachsgate'.
A million ponder Russell Brand

31-Oct-2008
The ‘Sachsgate' controversy surrounding comedian Russell Brand helped his Channel 4 show Ponderland last night to its highest ever audience.
Viewers give ITV1 a ratings award

30-Oct-2008
ITV1's live coverage of the National Television Awards brought in a solid audience of 5.3m viewers (22%) at 8pm but lost 1.6m from last year.
Airey brings back Ford to run Five US and Fiver

29-Oct-2008
Five has lured back Jeff Ford to run its digital channels and head acquisitions - but new chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has warned that job losses could be on the cards.
Ratings Focus: Dead Set breathes life into E4 with 1.4m

29-Oct-2008
E4 was alive and kicking on Monday as zombie drama Dead Set gave it its best performance among 16 to 34 year olds since June 2002.
Autumnwatch secures 3.3m

29-Oct-2008
BBC2's Autumnwatch was on form again at 8pm last night, attracting 3.3m viewers (14.2%).
Jeff Ford to return to Five

29-Oct-2008
Channel 4 director of acquisitions Jeff Ford is moving to Five to run its digital channels, Fiver and Five US, and head up acquisitions.
TV Critics 29 October ‘08

29-Oct-2008
“It's Top Gear with yeast: perfect, male fantasy TV.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Airey warns of job cuts at Five

28-Oct-2008
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has warned the broadcaster will cut jobs after ordering a root and branch review of the business.
Spooks scares off the competition

28-Oct-2008
BBC1 drama series Spooks made a solid return with 5.5m viewers (22.4% share) at 9pm last night, making it easily the most-watched show at the time.
TV Critics 28 October ‘08

28-Oct-2008
“More like a sitcom than a serious investigation into British class divides.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Dead good ratings for Dead Set

28-Oct-2008
Dead Set, E4's new horror drama, was alive and kicking at 10pm last night with a total audience of 1.4m viewers (8.5%).
The X Factor retains Saturday crown

27-Oct-2008
ITV1's The X Factor picked up 9.7m viewers (39.6%) on Saturday evening, keeping it in front of its rival Strictly Come Dancing.
Britannia fails to get High (ratings)

27-Oct-2008
ITV1's cross between High School Musical and Fame, Britannia High, got off to a shaky start with 3.3m viewers (14.4% share) yesterday at 6.15pm.
TV Critics 27 October ‘08

27-Oct-2008
“The target audience for this is probably young enough to be seeing all this stuff for the first time. For anyone who has watched TV before, it's extra mature cheese.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV Critics 24 October ‘08

24-Oct-2008
“Mum, Heroin and Me was a very good film by Jane Treays, who has a habit of making good films.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Silent Witness attracts 5.9m

24-Oct-2008
BBC1's popular drama Silent Witness once again towered over the competition at 9pm with 5.9m (25.4%).
FX orders first homegrown show

24-Oct-2008
FX UK, home of US acquisitions such as The Wire and Dexter, has commissioned its first homegrown show.
Truckers break records for History Channel

24-Oct-2008
Ice Road Truckers has proved a monster smash hit for The History Channel, pulling in the channel's largest ever audience.
TV Critics 23 October ‘08

23-Oct-2008
“Where once it was fresh, kitsch and amusing, now it just feels a bit silly.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
The Restaurant serves up 2.8m

23-Oct-2008
BBC2's The Restaurant has become something of a sleeper hit, with last night's episode averaging 2.8m (11.9%) at 8pm.
Harry Hill makes a strong Saturday comeback to ITV

22-Oct-2008
Harry Hill's TV Burp confirmed its standing as one of the top Saturday early-evening shows when it returned with 6.2 million viewers/27.3% share on ITV last weekend.
Ghost Whisperer spooks rivals

22-Oct-2008
Living's popular US drama import Ghost Whisperer came to the end of its current run with 380,000 (2.62%) at 10pm.
Man Utd help ITV1 become the Champions

22-Oct-2008
Manchester United's convincing victory over Celtic in the Champions League gave the edge to ITV1 with the match averaging 6.1m (26.4%) from 7.45pm.
TV Critics 22 October ‘08

22-Oct-2008
“A wonderfully sweet-natured story.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Naked Beauty attracts 2m

22-Oct-2008
Miss Naked Beauty, Gok Wan's latest vehicle for Channel 4, got off to a steady start last night at 8pm with 2m (8.6%).
Amazon concludes with 3m

21-Oct-2008
Explorer Bruce Parry ended his six-part journey along the Amazon last night on BBC2 with a strong 2.9m viewers (12.9% share) at 9pm.
Consumer spending on TV hit by credit crunch

21-Oct-2008
Spending on TV services such as subscription channels is expected to be hit by the economic downturn, according to the latest research.
TV Critics 21 October ‘08

21-Oct-2008
“She has a bat's ear for American schmaltz and a vampire's teeth for attacking the exhibitionism that lies beneath it.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Peaches disappears from viewers

20-Oct-2008
MTV One's one-off show Peaches: Disappear Here did exactly that at 6pm on Sunday, attracting 8,000 viewers (0.04% share), 62% down on the channel's slot average.
Younger viewers tune to E4

20-Oct-2008
E4 had its best performance amongst the key 16-34 age range for over two years last week with a share of 5.2%, helped by record-breaking performances from Hollyoaks.
Antiques Roadshow rolls on with 8m

20-Oct-2008
BBC1's long running Antiques Roadshow attracted a staggering 8m (34%) at 7.10pm on Sunday, the show's highest audience since February 2004.
Harry Hill humours 6.2m

20-Oct-2008
ITV1's Bafta-winning Harry Hill's TV Burp returned strongly with 6.2m viewers (27.3% share) on Saturday, despite tough competition from Strictly Come Dancing.
TV Critics 20 October ‘08

20-Oct-2008
“Louise Hooper's programme was as impeccable as one of James Bond's suits.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Five put in Danger by ITV2

17-Oct-2008
ITV2 scored a rare ratings victory over Five last night at 9pm as Katie and Peter: The Next Chapter attracted 1.1m (5.53%) for an hour.
Hollyoaks continues ratings climb

17-Oct-2008
Hollyoaks's Niall's Revenge storyline continued to bring record ratings to E4 as last night's episode attracted a total audience of 1.9m (9.2%), the channel's best ever audience for a UK commissioned show.
River Cottage harvests 3.1m viewers

17-Oct-2008
TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was welcomed back for a new series last night as a sizeable 3.1m viewers (13.6% share) tuned-in to Channel 4 at 8pm.
TV Critics 17 October ‘08

17-Oct-2008
“Bobski the Builder had plenty of characters but not much real content.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Football focus for viewers

16-Oct-2008
International football on a variety of channels last night drew the viewers in with ITV1's highlights of England's game proving to be the most popular with 2.6m (20.8% share) in a late night slot.
BBC2 orders credit crunch property design show

15-Oct-2008
BBC2 has ordered “the antithesis to previous property programmes” from Maverick Television.
Shock result for Five's doc

15-Oct-2008
Five's new documentary series Nature Shock pulled off a surprise in the ratings last night at 8pm with 1.7m (7.5%).
Hollyoaks storms the ratings

15-Oct-2008
E4's soap Hollyoaks attracted a massive 1.3m viewers (7%) last night - more than were watching BBC2, Five or Channel 4 at the time.
Richard and Judy find a New Position

15-Oct-2008
Watch's flagship original show Richard and Judy's New Position saw its audience last night grow to 53,000 (0.27% share) at 8pm, after a week of rapidly declining ratings.
TV Critics 15 October ‘08

15-Oct-2008
“Basically a posh Strictly Come Dancing.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers seek Sanctuary on ITV4

14-Oct-2008
The second outing of ITV4's hit sci-fi drama series Sanctuary averaged 533,000 (2.71%) at 9pm, a rise of 28,000 on last week.
4.8m viewers get Wired up

14-Oct-2008
ITV1's new drama Wired managed to be top dog in the key 9pm slot last night with 4.8m viewers (21.4%).
TV Critics 14 October ‘08

14-Oct-2008
“The script was tight and convincing, and the performances exemplary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
England game gives ITV1 The X Factor

13-Oct-2008
A combination of The X Factor and live coverage of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazahkstan helped ITV1 to one of its best ratings performances this year on Saturday (11 October).
Peter Kay has the pop factor

13-Oct-2008
Channel 4's comedy featuring Peter Kay was a monster hit last night at 8pm with 5.5m viewers (20.2%) watching the first part, the channel's highest audience so far this year.
ITV1 drops Natural Born Sellers from peak

10-Oct-2008
ITV1 has pulled its struggling Apprentice-style show Natural Born Sellers from peaktime schedules following a run of disappointing ratings.
Blackadder is ratings GOLD

10-Oct-2008
The newly rebranded GOLD scored a hit with its two-hour documentary on Blackadder as The Whole Rotten Saga gained 341,000 (1.98%).
Few buy Natural Born Sellers

10-Oct-2008
ITV1's Apprentice-style show Natural Born Sellers continued to struggle last night at 9pm as only 1.6m viewers (7.1%) tuned in.
More woe for Richard and Judy

10-Oct-2008
Watch's star signings Richard and Judy fell deeper into the mire as their new show could only average 45,000 viewers (0.24%).
TV Critics 10 October ‘08

10-Oct-2008
“It's basically The Apprentice for the credit crunch.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
1.8m join Paul in India

9-Oct-2008
Five's new travelogue series Paul Merton in India got off on the right footing at 9pm last night with a strong 1.8m (8%).
Ratings Focus: Richard and Judy

8-Oct-2008
Tuesday night's (7 October) figures for Richard and Judy's new talk show on new digital channel Watch suggested it could take a while to build up its audiences.
Little Sunshine for BBC1

8-Oct-2008
BBC1's new drama comedy Sunshine managed to just win the slot at 9pm but could only bring in 3.7m (16.7%).
100,000 watch Richard and Judy

8-Oct-2008
Richard and Judy's debut outing for new digital channel Watch launched in peaktime last night with 100,000 viewers (0.53%) at 8pm.
TV Critics 8 October ‘08

8-Oct-2008
“This was the televisual equivalent of ‘mwah mwah'.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Digital channels battle over younger viewers

7-Oct-2008
The battle amongst the key digital channels for younger viewers has been hotting up lately with E4 currently proving to be the most popular as 16-34s migrate away from ITV2 and Sky 1.
Viewers find Sanctuary on ITV4

7-Oct-2008
ITV4's new sci-fi drama series Sanctuary got off to a flying start last night at 9pm with 505,000 viewers (2.54% share) but was given a run for its money from a surprise hit on BBC4.
Ratings body calls for clarity in the digital age

7-Oct-2008
Barb has called for the commercial broadcasters to let it know exactly what and how it collates the audience ratings figures as people move away from traditional ways of TV viewing.
Unbreakable snaps on debut

7-Oct-2008
Five's new endurance reality show wasn't quite fighting fit at 9pm last night as it debuted with an average 898,000 viewers (3.9% share).
TV Critics 7 October ‘08

7-Oct-2008
“A testosterone-fuelled channel Five game show.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Sky 1 rejuvenates in autumn

6-Oct-2008
Sky 1 controller Richard Woolfe's plan of reversing the fortunes of the channel looks to be showing tentative signs of life with its all hours share rising by 4.5%.
Friday ratings: Little Britain USA

6-Oct-2008
The US version of the hit sketch show Little Britain entertained the viewers on Friday night with a strong 4.7m (21.6%) at 9.30pm.
Fringe benefits Sky 1

6-Oct-2008
Sky 1's lastest US drama acquisition Fringe - the new supernatural offering from Lost creator JJ Abrams - got off to a solid start at 9pm last night with 292,000 (1.49%).
The X Factor back on form

6-Oct-2008
ITV1's ratings smash The X Factor was back on form on Saturday with a huge average audience of 9.8m (40.5%), 600,000 more than BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.
TV Critics 6 October ‘08

6-Oct-2008
“The show would be a lot easier to like if you had the sense that such calculated shocks were serving something other than mere shock itself.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Overview: Strictly Come Dancing

3-Oct-2008
Overview of this years ratings for BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, including analysis of the main show, spin-off series and comparisons with rival The X Factor on ITV.
Overview: The X Factor

3-Oct-2008
Overview of this years ratings for ITV's The X Factor, including analysis of the main show, spin-off series and comparisons with rival Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1.
BBC4 scores record ratings

3-Oct-2008
BBC4's night of train programming secured the channel's best ever performance as Ian Hislop Goes Off the Rails averaged an impressive 1.3m (6.65%) at 9pm.
Viewers don't buy Natural Born Sellers

3-Oct-2008
ITV1's latest foray into business programming fell flat as the debut of Natural Born Sellers could only average a meagre 1.7m viewers (7.8%).
C4 and Five grow in September

3-Oct-2008
Channel 4 and Five were the only terrestrial channels to see their all hours and peaktime shares grow in September as the key autumn schedules begin to take hold.
TV Critics 3 October ‘08

3-Oct-2008
“It's cheaper [than The Apprentice], spikier and it absolutely rocks.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Heroes returns with 3.1m

2-Oct-2008
BBC2's hit US drama Heroes was warmly welcomed back by 3.1m viewers (13.1%) for a third series at 9pm, in the face of strong competition from ITV1 and BBC1.
Ratings Focus: Jamie Oliver

1-Oct-2008
Food for thought as Oliver cooks up C4 ratings success.
BBC4 doubles audience under Hadlow

1-Oct-2008
BBC4 has seen its audience effectively double under the outgoing controller Janice Hadlow.
ITV4 scores biggest ever audience

1-Oct-2008
ITV4 scored its highest ever audience for any programme last night as Manchester United's game against Alborg averaged a hefty 1.7m (8.50%) from 7.30pm.
Jamie serves up 3m for C4

1-Oct-2008
Jamie Oliver's latest campaigning food series Jamie's Ministry of Food got off on a strong footing last night at 9pm with 3m viewers (13.3%).
TV Critics 1 October ‘08

1-Oct-2008
“It is missionary work.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Casualty in need of first aid

30-Sep-2008
Casualty, one of the main pillars in BBC1's schedule, may be in need of some attention as ratings have been in decline this year.
Women in Film and TV names chair

30-Sep-2008
Trade body Women in Film and Television has appointed April Chamberlain as its new chair.
Lipstick Jungle audience drops 57%

30-Sep-2008
Living's glossy new US drama Lipstick Jungle took a tumble in the ratings last night with just 85,000 (0.59%) watching at 10pm, a fall of 57% on last week's launch.
Who Do You Think You Are? ends on a whimper

30-Sep-2008
BBC1's ratings success Who Do You Think You Are? failed to spark in the last of its current run yesterday at 9pm only interesting 4.9m viewers (21.2% share), the lowest audience for the show on the channel.
TV Critics 30 September ‘08

30-Sep-2008
“The way I feel about Who Do You Think You Are? is that other people's family trees are rarely as interesting to you as they are to them.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
The Axe Men Cometh

29-Sep-2008
Five's ongoing documentary series Axe Men made headway at 8pm on Friday with 1.3m viewers (6.1% share).
X Factor keeps Strictly on its toes

29-Sep-2008
The first Sunday night outing for this year's X Factor serenaded an impressive 8.9m (38.1%) at 7pm, 800,000 more than BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing which aired an hour later.
Merlin and X Factor lose 1m

29-Sep-2008
Saturday night big hitters Merlin and The X Factor both lost over a million viewers on BBC1 and ITV1.
TV Critics 29 September ‘08

29-Sep-2008
“Hats off to whoever does the foreign buying for More 4.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Bones rattles rivals

26-Sep-2008
Sky 1's popular US drama series Bones made a successful return last night at 9pm as the fourth series kicked off with a feature length edition pulling in a sizeable 584,000 viewers (3.45%).
Traffic Cops stop the competition

26-Sep-2008
BBC1's special edition of Traffic Cops, looking at the motorway police, overtook all competitors last night at 9pm with 6.1m viewers (28.9% share), more than double the viewers of any other channel.
ITV2 runs out of Juice

25-Sep-2008
ITV2's new panel game show Celebrity Juice failed to quench the thirst of the viewers last night at 10pm with just 243,000 (1.46%) watching.
Lost in Austen ends with 3.1m

25-Sep-2008
Lost in Austen, ITV1's sideways take on the period costume drama, ended its run with 3.1m viewers (13.6% share) in the face of tough competition from BBC1.
BBC1's Saturday line-up develops a ratings hole

24-Sep-2008
Merlin and Strictly Come Dancing may have pulled in suitably large audiences for BBC1, but Hole in the Wall made a slightly wobbly debut in the channel's new Saturday line- up.
Knights Templar go into battle for Five

24-Sep-2008
Five's Trial of the Knights Templar amassed a sizeable army of 1.6m viewers (7.2%) at 8pm, making it one of the channel's most watched documentaries so far this year.
Ratings round-up: The Secret Millionaire

24-Sep-2008
Channel 4's third series of The Secret Millionaire ended its run last night at 9pm with 3.3m viewers (15.3%), making it the most watched show on TV at the time.
TV critics 24 September ‘08

24-Sep-2008
“We are in the realm of factual programme with an entertaining edge rather than detailed psychological inquiry here.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Lipstick Jungle snares 198,000

23-Sep-2008
Living's latest US drama Lipstick Jungle, from Sex and the City writer Candace Bushnell, made a solid but unspectacular start last night with an average audience of 198,000 (1.38%) at 10pm.
The Wire ends with a snip

23-Sep-2008
The very last episode of the US drama The Wire pulled in just 36,000 viewers (0.33%) for the special two-hour finale on FX at 10pm.
ITV1's Place of Execution kills off the competition

23-Sep-2008
ITV1's new drama Place of Execution got off to a flying start last night at 9pm with 6m viewers (26%), making it the most watched show at the time.
TV critics 23 September ‘08

23-Sep-2008
“This was utterly baffling but very exciting stuff.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
552,000 Camp with Disney

22-Sep-2008
Disney Channel's UK premiere of the movie Camp Rock - starring The Jonas Brothers - proved to be a massive hit for the broadcaster with 552,000 viewers (3.79% share), the channel's highest audience so far this year.
Sky Sports 1 promoted to the Premiership

22-Sep-2008
The heavyweight Premiership clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Sky Sports 1 yesterday afternoon propelled the sports channel to the top of the ratings pile at the time as 1.6m viewers (19.61% share) tuned in at 2pm.
Strictly Come Dancing gets a result with 8.3m

22-Sep-2008
The results show of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing dominated Sunday night viewing with an audience of 8.3m (33.7% share) watching Phil Daniels become the first to get voted off.
Merlin spellbinds 6.6m

22-Sep-2008
BBC1's new family-friendly drama Merlin worked its magic over 6.6m viewers (30% share) on Saturday night but was no match for ITV1's The X Factor. Earlier, at 5.40pm, the corporation's Hole in the Wall entertained 3.3m (24.9%).
TV critics 22 September '08

22-Sep-2008
“There's nothing magic about this opener. This is a series which has got off to a decidedly shaky start.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Katie & Peter take on World's Strictest Parents

19-Sep-2008
BBC3 and ITV2 were locked in a fierce ratings tussle at 9pm last night as BBC3's The World's Strictest Parents averaged 720,000 (3.96%) but failed to topple the commercial channel's Katie & Peter.
No one notices BBC1's Undercover Soldier

19-Sep-2008
BBC1's documentary The Undercover Soldier found itself in fourth place last night at 9pm with just 2.3m viewers (11.2%), the channel's lowest audience at that time since June 2006.
TV critics 18 September ‘08

19-Sep-2008
“It's not at all like Casualty or ER.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers make Rick and Steve happy

18-Sep-2008
E4's new tongue-in-cheek animation Rick and Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World seduced 144,000 viewers (1.10%) in a late night 10.30pm slot.
2.7m embrace C4's Family

18-Sep-2008
Channel 4's new observational documentary The Family got off to a solid start at 9pm last night with 2.7m viewers (11.5%).
Ratings Focus: Poirot and Tess

18-Sep-2008
With the all-important autumn season underway, it was time for the big two terrestrial channels to wheel out high-profile literary adaptations.
MTV exec joins Maverick

17-Sep-2008
MTV UK and Ireland director of development Jilly Pearce has joined Maverick Television as an executive producer.
Viewers disembark from CelebAir

17-Sep-2008
ITV2's new celebrity reality show CelebAir has hit some turbulence on its third outing with an audience of just 235,000 (1.19% share), marking of fall of 57% from its maiden voyage.
BBC1 drama has few Friends

17-Sep-2008
The fourth part of BBC1's drama series Mutual Friends struggled on just 3.3m viewers (14.8% share) last night, its lowest audience so far, as it suffered at the hands of ITV1's European football action.
TV critics 17 September ‘08

17-Sep-2008
“It looked like standard gawper television... But it turned out to be a little better than that.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers want to live with Jade

16-Sep-2008
Living's popular Living With... strand was welcomed back last night as the events in reality star Jade Goody's life was seen by a total audience of 353,000 (1.96%) from 9pm.
TV critics 16 September ‘08

16-Sep-2008
“He regularly finds himself in danger, yet never feels the need to swagger around or cheapen the reality à la Donal MacIntyre.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Grange Hill closes with 518,000

16-Sep-2008
The last ever episode of the BBC's long-running children's show Grange Hill closed its gates yesterday with 518,000 viewers (5.2% share) at 4.35pm.
Linear TV viewing on the rise

15-Sep-2008
Linear TV viewing is going from strength-to-strength despite the rise of online alternatives such as the BBC's iPlayer, according to the latest research.
Friday: Wire in the Blood snags 5.6m

15-Sep-2008
Viewers have yet to grow tired of ITV1's crime drama series as Wire in the Blood returned on Friday with 5.6m (26.2%) watching the sixth series at 9pm.
Sunday: 416,000 join Noel's HQ

15-Sep-2008
Noel's HQ, one of Sky 1's autumn highlights, picked up a solid audience of 416,000 (2.1%) at 7pm, gaining a significant advantage over its close rival ITV2 at the time.
Tess charms 5.7m

15-Sep-2008
BBC1's latest literary adaptation Tess of the D'Urbervilles pulled in the Sunday night viewers with a strong average audience of 5.7m (23.6%) at 9pm.
Strictly back with 6m

15-Sep-2008
BBC1's big Saturday night talent format returned for a sixth series with 6m (32.8%) at 6.30pm but was no match for ITV1's The X Factor which broke the 9 million mark.
TV critics 15 September ‘08

15-Sep-2008
“Very entertaining, but it just didn't feel very Thomas Hardy.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers opt for The Wrong Door

29-Aug-2008
BBC3's new comedy sketch show The Wrong Door attracted 546,000 (3.5%) at 10.30pm last night, the highest ever audience for the launch of a comedy on the channel.
BBC2 and C4 triumph at 9pm

29-Aug-2008
Mock the Week and Big Brother gave BBC2 and Channel 4 more viewers than either BBC1 or ITV1 at 9pm last night.
TV critics 29 August ‘08

29-Aug-2008
“The Wrong Door was light on laughs - which is unfortunate in a comedy sketch show.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
C4 to profile Churchill's mother

28-Aug-2008
Flame TV will profile Winston Churchill's mother, Jeanette ‘Jennie' Jerome, in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
Viewers turn down BBC2's Zinc Bed

28-Aug-2008
BBC2's TV adaptation of My Zinc Bed could only bring in an audience of 1m (4.4%) despite Hollywood actress Uma Thurman having a starring role.
TV critics 28 August ‘08

28-Aug-2008
“It was difficult, but also original and powerful.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Ghost Whisperer upsets BBC3's Bride

27-Aug-2008
BBC3's factual entertainment series Don't Tell the Bride returned yesterday at 9pm with 317,000 (1.58%).
Modest beginnings for Mutual Friends

27-Aug-2008
BBC1's new drama series Mutual Friends got off to a disappointing start last night at 9pm with an average audience of 4.6m (19.6%).
TV critics 27 August ‘08

27-Aug-2008
“Thirtysomething meets Cold Feet meets Mistresses meets a little bit of The Big Chill meets innumerable other comedy dramas whose names escape me.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Best day ever for Fiver

26-Aug-2008
Fiver, the female-skewing digital channel from Five, secured its best ever all hours performance on the August bank holiday with a combined share of 1.15%.
Viewers feel the power of the Gladiators

26-Aug-2008
The final of Sky One's reborn Gladiators rounded off a strong run for the show with 587,000 viewers (3.77%) watching at 7pm.
Wogan makes solid C4 debut

26-Aug-2008
Channel 4's new daytime quiz Wogan's Perfect Recall got off to a decent start yesterday with 1.6m viewers (12.9%) tuning in at 5pm, as the broadcaster refreshed its afternoon line-up.
Olympics close on a high note

26-Aug-2008
BBC1's coverage of the closing ceremony of the Olympic games ended on a high note with an average audience of 5.5m (42.3%).
TV critics 26 August ‘08

26-Aug-2008
“There were bits that were funny, in a way close to Alan Bennett. Apart from that, the whole thing was more or less relentlessly sad.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC1 learns more New Tricks

26-Aug-2008
Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, Denis Waterman and James Bolam are to return in a sixth series of BBC1's hit drama New Tricks.
X Factor tops the charts with 9.4m

24-Aug-2008
ITV1's hit entertainment show The X Factor took the top slot yesterday (23 August) at 7.30pm with an average audience of 9.4m (45%).
Frostrup: More women needed on panel shows

24-Aug-2008
Edinburgh 08: Broadcaster and writer Mariella Frostrup has called for positive discrimination on panel shows so that women are better represented on screen.
Richard and Judy 'knew nothing' of phone scandal

23-Aug-2008
Edinburgh 08: Husband and wife presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have spoken out about the TV fakery scandal that hit the You Say We Pay section of the C4 show.
Olympics watched by two-thirds of UK

23-Aug-2008
Over two-thirds of the UK's population have watched at least 15-minutes of the coverage of the Beijing Olympics, making it the most popular sporting event on TV so far this year.
TV critics 23 August ‘08

23-Aug-2008
“[An] impressive directorial debut.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Sky plans to hire its own Apprentice

22-Aug-2008
Edinburgh 08: Sky 1 controller Richard Woolfe is on the hunt for more factual formats fronted by famous faces and is hunting an Apprentice-style show for the channel.
Doctors fail to revive BBC1 or ITV1

22-Aug-2008
Programmes involving doctors, in one guise or another, failed to gain sufficient interest from the viewers at 9pm as both the main channels came under pressure from BBC2, Channel 4 and Five.
TV critics 21 August ‘08

21-Aug-2008
“If you're at all squeamish, make sure you've got somewhere soft to land before you switch on.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
X Factor return points to biggest series yet for ITV1

21-Aug-2008
ITV1's singing contest The X Factor was back with a bang last week with a higher audience than any edition for the past two years, excluding both the previous series' finals.
C4 shares Secret Millionaire with 4.2m

20-Aug-2008
Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire show went from strength-to-strength last night as it claimed the top spot at 9pm with 4.2m viewers (18.7%), a new personal best for the show.
Medal haul boosts BBC ratings

20-Aug-2008
Viewers to the BBC's terrestrial channels were boosted yesterday as Britain's sportsmen and women claimed another four golds in the Beijing Olympics.
TV critics 20 August ‘08

20-Aug-2008
“Revealed? Or just stating the blooming obvious.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Jazz FM set for October relaunch

19-Aug-2008
Jazz FM is scheduled to relaunch on 6 October and has appointed former Classic FM enterprise director Robert O'Dowd to head all its off-air sales business.
C4 suffers ratings crash

19-Aug-2008
Channel 4 fell to its second lowest all hours weekly share since 2001 last week with just 7% of the TV audience.
BBC2's Bakers cook up a ratings treat

19-Aug-2008
BBC2 chefs Dave Myers and Simon King metamorphosised from Hairy Bikers to Hairy Bakers last night at 8.30pm and attracted 3.7m viewers (15.6%), the duo's highest audience ever.
TV critics 19 August ‘08

19-Aug-2008
“A couple of big buffoons, Dave Myers and Si King are like fatter, hairier, foodier versions of Ant 'n' Dec. But they're still much more watchable than Mark Beaumont.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Music to C4's ears

18-Aug-2008
The relaunch of The Hits as 4Music got off to a cracking start last Friday with an all hours share of 0.41%, more than the total combined audience of all the MTV-branded channels.
Team GB spurs Olympics ratings to 36.6m

18-Aug-2008
A grand total of 36.6m people have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympic Games since it started, equivalent to 64.6% of the entire viewing public.
New weekly low for ITV1

18-Aug-2008
The X Factor may have given ITV1 a mammoth audience of 10.2m (48.2%) but the channel still fell to new low all hours weekly share of just 15.92%.
Ratings slip for Spooks spin-off

18-Aug-2008
BBC3's Spooks: Code 9 took a tumble in the ratings yesterday but still claimed the top spot at 9pm with 447,000 (2.07%).
Sports ratings take gold

18-Aug-2008
The Olympics and the launch of the football season proved a surefire ratings winner for both the BBC and Sky Sports 1 over the weekend.
TV critics 18 August ‘08

18-Aug-2008
“It's Big Brother with Bibles.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
ITV1 scores biggest ever X Factor launch

18-Aug-2008
ITV1's talent show The X Factor came back stronger than ever on Saturday at 7.30pm with an enormous 10.2m viewers (48%), the show's highest ever debut performance.
ITV4 wins as Man City lose

15-Aug-2008
ITV4's live Uefa Cup coverage pulled off a ratings victory last night with a 15-minute peak audience of 936,000 (4.88%) at 9.15pm as Manchester City lost 1-0.
Harley Street going into cardiac arrest

15-Aug-2008
ITV1's medical drama series took a turn for the worst as the penultimate episode could only attract 2.6m viewers (12%).
Discovery's Chop Shop takes celeb spin

15-Aug-2008
Cars owned by Martin Kemp, David Ginola and Johnny Vegas will be given a radical overhaul in the second series of Discovery UK's Chop Shop.
TV critics 15 August ‘08

15-Aug-2008
“Britain's Really Disgusting Foods was, in some respects, treading a very worn-out path.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
TV critics 14 August ‘08

14-Aug-2008
“Its usual impressive stride.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers like a Patsy

14-Aug-2008
BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are? was on fine form last night at 9pm as 6.9m viewers (29.8%) watched as actress Patsy Kensit researched her family tree, the show's highest ever audience.
ITV's weekly audience share hits all-time low

14-Aug-2008
ITV1 has suffered its worst weekly all-hours performance since audience measurement service Barb's new measurement system was introduced in 2001.
Ratings Focus: C4 flying high with Secret Millionaire

13-Aug-2008
The third run of The Secret Millionaire went from strength to strength this week as the second show in the series gained its highest-ever audience.
Trinny and Susannah shed viewers

13-Aug-2008
A last minute rescheduling of ITV1's Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation failed to improve the situation for the show as just 2.2m viewers (9.6%) watched at 9pm, losing out to Channel 4, Five and BBC1.
TV critics 13 August ‘08

13-Aug-2008
“Complacent, overlong yet not exactly unengaging.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
FX goes to the Wire with key viewers

12-Aug-2008
FX's US cop drama The Wire may be little more than a cult attraction but the show attracts the sort of viewers TV executives lust after.
Ratings soar as Olympians dive

12-Aug-2008
British Olympic hopeful Tom Daley may have crashed out of the 10m diving competition but ratings for BBC1 soared to a high of 3.3m (50.6%) at 8.15am yesterday morning.
TV critics 12 August ‘08

12-Aug-2008
“Given that last night's programme was essentially televised town-planning, it's perhaps not surprising that it had its longeurs.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
BBC3 Spooks the competition

11-Aug-2008
BBC3's new Spooks spin-off made a cracking start yesterday, with 810,000 (3.8%) watching the first episode at 9pm.
ITV1 soars over Britain from Above

11-Aug-2008
BBC1's new documentary trilogy Britain From Above made a respectable start last night with 5.2m (21.3%) at 9pm, but couldn't match the heights of a repeat of Midsomer Murders on ITV1.
ITV2 pulls off a Mission: Impossible

8-Aug-2008
ITV2's Hollywood blockbuster movie Mission: Impossible II pulled in its highest audience to date of 568,000 viewers (3.73%) last night at 9pm, despite having aired three times on the channel in the past.
Cricket scores for Five

8-Aug-2008
Kevin Pietersen's first day as England captain got off on the right foot last night, as Five's coverage of the fourth Test averaged 969,000 (5.2%), the channel's second highest cricket audience so far this year.
TV critics 8 August ‘08

8-Aug-2008
“The Farrelly brothers are credited as co-executive producers. But the kings of grossout have lost their mucky crown here.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Trinny and Susannah stripped of viewers

7-Aug-2008
ITV1's style gurus Trinny and Susannah look to be going out of fashion as last night's Undress the Nation only averaged 2.5m (11.9%), the show's lowest audience featuring the presenters since they moved to the commercial network.
TV critics 7 August ‘08

7-Aug-2008
“Eye-popping, absorbing and at times even a little scary, this is wildlife film-making at its very best.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Viewers go missing from Top Model

6-Aug-2008
The series finale of BBC3's Britain's Missing Top Model failed to attract the viewers last night at 9pm as the show appealed to only 192,000 (0.98%).
C4's Secret Millionaire scores record ratings

6-Aug-2008
Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire returned last night at 9pm with 3.4m (14.8%), equalling the show's highest ever audience.
TV critics 6 August ‘08

6-Aug-2008
“The whole thing is now filmed like 24 on acid.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Disney's Playhouse doubles audience

5-Aug-2008
Preschool channel Playhouse Disney has seen its audience share double year-on-year.
BBC3 tops the charts with Kylie's Body Double

5-Aug-2008
BBC3's one-off factual show I'm Kylie's Body Double attracted 373,000 viewers (1.85%) at 9pm, making it the most popular multichannel show at the time but was given a run for its money by ITV2's film.
Dragons' Den incinerates rivals

5-Aug-2008
BBC2's business reality show Dragons' Den got the better of ITV1 for the third week running in the key 9pm slot last night with 3.4m viewers (14.6%).
TV critics 5 August ‘08

5-Aug-2008
“Because it was pitched at a family audience of non-scientists, the first episode of the series was highly simplistic, a whistle-stop tour of first principles.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Miss Marple outwits Miss Potter

4-Aug-2008
ITV1 detective Miss Marple got the better of BBC1 film Miss Potter at 8pm last night with 5.5m viewers (23.8%).
Viewers enlist for Dad's Army

4-Aug-2008
BBC2's Dad's Army Night was fighting fit from 8pm on Saturday, with the three-hour block of programming averaging 2.6m viewers (14%).
The Tudors fails to reign

4-Aug-2008
BBC2 drama The Tudors made a slightly underwhelming return on Friday with 2.3m (11.2%) tuning in for the first episode at 9pm.
TV critics 4 August '08

4-Aug-2008
“The programme also provided a guide as to what can happen when a seriously and well-intentioned campaign is hijacked by a television programme looking for cheap laughs.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Jackson falls at the first hurdle

1-Aug-2008
BBC1's profile of sprinter Colin Jackson in The Making of Me could only manage a bronze medal at 9pm with an audience of just 2.8m (13.4%).
Avalon to give BBC3 Mouth to Mouth

1-Aug-2008
Avalon Television is to produce BBC3's first multiplatform comedy-drama, which will air on the web and mobile phones before moving to TV.
TV critics 1 August ‘08

1-Aug-2008
“The acme of pointless television.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Ratings Focus: Sketch comedy on the right laughter track

30-Jul-2008
Viewers may see the funny side of comedy sketch shows but broadcasters take the matter seriously, hoping to find the next Two Ronnies in the making.
Big Brother's Little Brother lends a hand to E4

30-Jul-2008
E4's fanzine show for Big Brother equalled its best performance of the year so far with a total of 518,000 viewers (3.90%), helping the channel to its best showing of the year.
Bonekickers gets another kicking

30-Jul-2008
The ratings for BBC1's drama series took a turn for the worse last night with an audience of just 4.2m (19.8%) as the show continued to lose viewers.
TV critics 30 July ‘08

30-Jul-2008
'It's Blue Peter meets Woody Allen's Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Yellow jersey for ITV4

29-Jul-2008
ITV4's annual coverage of the Tour de France proved to be a big draw for the viewers with its highlights package at 7pm averaging a strong 314,000 (1.98%) over 22 days.
Love overcomes Beauty

29-Jul-2008
BBC3's factual When Beauty Goes Wrong put in a strong performance with 335,000 viewers (1.69%) at 9pm last night, but couldn't match ITV2's film Love Actually.
One Man and His Canoe springs a leak

29-Jul-2008
ITV1's fast turnaround documentary One Man and His Canoe: The John Darwin Story faced choppy waters last night at 9pm with 2.7m (11.7%), trailing behind both BBC1 and BBC2.
Top Gear defeats BBC1's War

28-Jul-2008
BBC2's motoring show Top Gear pulled in a sizeable 5m (22.6%) at 8pm last night, giving it a comfortable advantage over BBC1's film War of the Worlds.
Celebrity Masterchef final cooks up 4.9m

28-Jul-2008
The final of BBC1's cookery contest Celebrity Masterchef simmered with 4.9m viewers (23.4%).
Commercial impacts set to rise by 20%

28-Jul-2008
Total commercial impacts are set to rise by almost 20% by the time of analogue switch-off in 2012, according to the latest research.
John Barrowman on the make

25-Jul-2008
BBC1's new science-based show John Barrowman: The Making of Me may have won its slot but failed to make a convincing debut performance last night at 9pm with a modest audience of 3.8m (18.1%).
TV critics 24 July ‘08

24-Jul-2008
“Gripping stuff - if you don't get bogged down in the details.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Burn Up consumes 2.4m

24-Jul-2008
BBC2's new eco-drama Burn Up got off to a solid start last night (23 July) with 2.4m viewers (11.6%) at 9pm.
ITV to remake dark drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire

24-Jul-2008
Mammoth Screen is developing another adaptation of the controversial novel Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
EastEnders falls to 5m

23-Jul-2008
BBC1's flagship show EastEnders attracted an audience of just 5m (26.8%) at 7.30pm, its worst performance for over a year.
TV critics 23 July ‘08

23-Jul-2008
“Bonekickers is, it has been noticed, only a syllable short of bonkers.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Dragons' Den snares 3.4m

22-Jul-2008
The new series of BBC2's Dragons' Den got off to a flying start last night at 9pm with an audience of 3.4m (14.7%), the show's fourth largest ever audience.
WOW names head of development

22-Jul-2008
London-based indie World of Wonder has promoted producer Tim Hancock as its new head of development.
Multichannel growth for Five

22-Jul-2008
Five's multichannel offerings Fiver and Five US both had a strong weekly performance, bringing in a combined all hours share of 1.39% - its highest to date.
TV critics 22 July ‘08

22-Jul-2008
“An obscure jewel to be snatched from TV's outflow pipe.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Golf swings 4.7m for BBC1

21-Jul-2008
BBC1's live coverage of the final day's play of the Open from Royal Birkdale was on form with a peak audience of 4.7m (28%) at 6.15pm.
Five's Superstars shines on

21-Jul-2008
Five's second outing for Superstars lost 100,000 viewers week-on-week to average 1.2m (5.7%) at 8pm on Friday.
Hadrian rules over 2.2m

21-Jul-2008
BBC2's new historical documentary Hadrian was in a commanding position on Saturday with 2.2m viewers (11.1%) in an 8pm slot.
Big Brother ratings down 10%

18-Jul-2008
Channel 4's most popular show Big Brother has averaged a total audience of 3.3m (16.3%) so far, a fall of 10% year-on-year.
Poor diagnosis for Harley Street

18-Jul-2008
ITV1's new high profile drama series Harley Street had an inauspicious start last night at 9pm with 3.9m viewers (17.5%).
TV critics 18 July ‘08

18-Jul-2008
“Casualty with cocktails.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Yo-Yo ratings diet for Celebrity Masterchef

17-Jul-2008
BBC1's food show Celebrity Masterchef continued to bounce around in the ratings last night with the first semi-final pushing the show back over the 4 million mark.
Thirties add colour to BBC4

17-Jul-2008
BBC4's new series The Thirties in Colour got off to a cracking start at 9pm last night with 653,000 (3.58%), the channel's most watched originated factual show ever.
Ratings Focus: The upside of airing low-rating superdocs

16-Jul-2008
Feature-length documentaries are unlikely to bring in high ratings but they can benefit broadcasters in other areas.
Bonekickers gets a kicking

16-Jul-2008
BBC1's Bonekickers lost ground with the viewers after a dream start last week with last night's episode at 9pm attracting a much more modest 5.2m (24.4%).
TV critics 16 July ‘08

16-Jul-2008
“Like almost all programmes of the current era, this one is far too long.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Qur'an attracts 1m to C4

15-Jul-2008
Channel 4's extensive documentary on The Qur'an effectively opted out of the daily ratings battle at 8pm with 1 million viewers (4.6%) but proved a big hit with upmarket viewers.
BBC3 crowned ratings Queen

15-Jul-2008
BBC3's Sasha: Beauty Queen at 11 got the vote with viewers last night with a strong 635,000 (3.18%) at 9pm.
BBC's choir beats ITV's karaoke

14-Jul-2008
BBC1's talent show Last Choir Standing proved to be a more popular attraction than ITV1's own singing show on Saturday with 4.4m viewers (24.6%) at 7pm.
George Gently lost in Midsomer

14-Jul-2008
BBC1's period detective drama George Gently found the going tough at 8pm last night with a disappointing 4.2m viewers (18.8%), fewer than both ITV1 and BBC2.
Superstars twinkle with 1.3m

14-Jul-2008
Five's resuscitation of Superstars got off to a steady start with 1.3m viewers (6.2%) watching at 8pm on Friday.
Charlotte Church entices 2.4m

11-Jul-2008
The third series of Channel 4's The Charlotte Church Show gained a combined audience of 2.4m viewers (13%), the programme's highest ever audience.
Marco serves up 3.2m

10-Jul-2008
The second outing of Marco's Great British Feast on ITV1 pulled in 3.2m viewers (15.3%) at 9pm last night, 100,000 more than last week.
Viewers put off by Living with Cheeky Girls

10-Jul-2008
Living's new Osbournes-style show Living with... The Cheeky Girls enticed just 99,000 viewers (0.53%) at 9pm last night.
Ratings Focus: Doctor bows out with a monster audience

9-Jul-2008
The series finale to the current run of BBC1's Doctor Who was the drama's second highest audience for a regular episode since the series was regenerated in 2005.
Bonekickers crushes rivals

9-Jul-2008
BBC1's drama is currently on a roll with its latest offering Bonekickers at 9pm last night pulling in a strong 6.8m viewers (30.5%).
Viewers impressed by BBC1's New Tricks

8-Jul-2008
Viewers showed no signs of growing tired of BBC1's smash hit drama New Tricks as the series returned for a fifth run at 9pm last night with an impressive 8.7m viewers (37.3%).
BBC3 celebrates ratings record

8-Jul-2008
BBC3 had its most popular week ever amongst its target audience of 16 to 34-year-olds last week, enticing 4.61% of all those watching TV.
Doctor Who finale draws 9.4m

7-Jul-2008
The fourth series of Doctor Who came to a close on Saturday evening with an impressive 9.4m viewers (45.9%) at 6.40pm.
12.7m see Nadal clinch Wimbledon victory

7-Jul-2008
The exciting men's Wimbledon final peaked with an audience of 12.7m viewers (45%) at 9pm on BBC1 as Rafa Nadal clinched the title in a five set thriller.
1.3m Fallout with C4

4-Jul-2008
Channel 4's powerful drama Fallout, part of its Disarming Britain season, made a respectable show of things with an average audience of 1.3m (8.8%) at 10pm.
7.7m see Murray crash out of Wimbledon

3-Jul-2008
The BBC's coverage of Andy Murray's defeat in his quarter-final match at Wimbledon against Rafael Nadal was seen by a peak audience of 7.7m viewers (35.2%) at 8pm.
Portfolio channels pay off for ITV and Five

3-Jul-2008
ITV and Five will be pleased to have seen their multichannel strategy pay dividends in the first six months of the year and offset declines in their terrestrial offerings.
Dr Crippen revealed to 1.2m

2-Jul-2008
Five's documentary Was Dr Crippen Innocent? pulled in a steady 1.2m viewers last night at 8pm.
Viewers find Britain's Missing Top Model

2-Jul-2008
BBC3's new factual series Britain's Missing Top Model strutted its stuff at 9pm last night in front of a solid 475,000 viewers (2.5%).
Second year for writing prize

1-Jul-2008
Red Planet Pictures is set to announce the second year of its writing prize to find the best of Britain's unsigned writers.
Game, set and match to BBC

1-Jul-2008
Andy Murray's thrilling five set victory against Richard Gasquet to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon was a huge attraction last night as the audience peaked at 9.15pm with 10.4m (43.5%) on BBC1.
Saturday slump for ITV1

30-Jun-2008
ITV1's all-hours share of 10.2% on Saturday (28 June) was its second worst day ever, with new entertainment show Who Dares Sings! interesting just 3.7m viewers (18.8%) at 8pm.
Euro 2008 final scores 10.7m

30-Jun-2008
Spain's 1-0 victory against Germany in the final of Euro 2008 gave a bumper audience to BBC1 with the match averaging a strong audience of 10.7m (42.2%) from 7.45pm.
Spanish victory boosts ITV1

27-Jun-2008
Spain's Euro 2008 semi-final victory over Russia scored for ITV1 last night, with the match from 7.45pm averaging 7.2m viewers (32.8%).
Neil Sean joins Fox

27-Jun-2008
Former Sky Showbiz correspondent Neil Sean has joined sister US broadcaster Fox News as its royal reporter.
Ricochet challenges women to do ‘men's' jobs

25-Jun-2008
Women will attempt to prove they can be better cowboys, hunters or loggers than men in a Ricochet series for Channel 4.
England-less Euro 08 fails to score in ratings

25-Jun-2008
England's absence from the Euro 2008 football tournament has had a markedly adverse affect on viewing figures for both BBC1 and ITV1, but the competition has still had its moments.
Murray serves up ratings ace

25-Jun-2008
Andy Murray helped BBC2 serve up a ratings smash as his first round Wimbledon match peaked with a sizeable 3.8m viewers (19%) at 7.30pm.
C4 music shows to return

24-Jun-2008
Channel 4 has cemented its ongoing commitment to music programming with a third extensive run for Freshly Squeezed.
Panorama special brings 4.2m

24-Jun-2008
BBC1's Panorama exposé on the exploitation of child labour to make cheap clothing for Primark gave the current affairs strand a sizeable audience of 4.2m (19.3%) at 9pm, the show's highest audience this year so far.
Russian victory brings success for ITV1

23-Jun-2008
Russia's convincing 3-1 victory over The Netherlands in Euro 2008 gave ITV1 an average audience of 7.6m viewers (37.9%) for the actual match at 7.45pm.
Top Gear speeds off with 6.1m

23-Jun-2008
BBC2's popular motoring show Top Gear was back in the fast lane last night as 6.1m (23.3%) tuned in at 8pm for the new series, more than the start of the previous run.
ITV1 football gives Big Brother the boot

20-Jun-2008
The removal of Alexandra De-Gale from the Big Brother house was seen by a total audience of 4.3m viewers (18.4%) but it proved to be no match for ITV1's coverage of Euro 2008.
Tribal Wives engage 2.3m

19-Jun-2008
BBC2's new factual series Tribal Wives got off to a steady start last night at 9pm with a respectable 2.3m viewers (10%).
Spin-offs prove their weight in ratings gold

18-Jun-2008
Broadcasters love spin-off shows and their performance in recent weeks will have done nothing to dampen that.
Call Girl proves US hit

18-Jun-2008
The US debut of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on Showtime managed to charm 949,000 viewers, the cable network's highest ever rated debut for a new show in its 30-year history.
6.8m see France fall in Euro 2008

18-Jun-2008
A sizeable 6.8m viewers (30.3%) on BBC1 saw the French national side kicked out of Euro 2008 last night as it lost 2-0 against Italy.
Dickens seduces 1.5m

17-Jun-2008
Channel 4 continued its Victorian Passions season at 9pm last night as Dickens's Secret Lover charmed a modest 1.5m viewers (6.5%).
Gladiators begin fight back

16-Jun-2008
Sky One's Gladiators regained some lost ground with an audience of 643,000 (4.97%) at 6pm after weeks of declining ratings.
3.5m see Big Brother evict Stephanie

16-Jun-2008
Channel 4's first eviction of the ninth series was seen by 3.5m viewers (15.8%) at 9pm on Friday as student Stephanie got her marching orders.
Apprentice final gives a ratings masterclass

12-Jun-2008
The final of BBC1's The Apprentice gained a record audience of 8.9m viewers (36.6%) at 9pm.
Hustle returns next year

11-Jun-2008
BBC1 drama Hustle will return for a fifth series with Adrian Lester reprising his role of Mickey “Bricks” Stone.
Ratings Focus

11-Jun-2008
The sun's shining but BB's ratings aren't.
Springwatch flies the coop

11-Jun-2008
BBC2's Springwatch can normally guarantee bumper ratings but last night's show suffered a dip in its fortunes as a relatively small 2.8m viewers (13.7%) watched at 8pm.
ITV1 benefits from Euro upset

10-Jun-2008
Viewers seem to have finally woken up to the Euro 2008 tournament as 6.2m viewers (30.1%) saw the Italian world champions suffer a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Dutch.
Ratings drop at Sky One

9-Jun-2008
Sky One has seen its audience drop year-on-year by almost 14% since coming off the Virgin Media platform.
Big Brother takes on China

9-Jun-2008
Channel 4's reality show Big Brother had a battle on its hands yesterday as BBC2's popular Wild China gave it a run for its money with 3.1m viewers (13.3%).
Subdued start to Euro 2008

9-Jun-2008
Football's Euro 2008 tournament got off to something of a lacklustre start on BBC1 as just 3.5m viewers (27%) watched the opening game on Saturday, some way below the channel's slot average.
Big Brother back with 5.4m

6-Jun-2008
The ninth series of Channel 4's Big Brother kicked off last night at 9pm with a decent enough 5.4m viewers (24.8%), including its time-shifted channel.
Viewers forget What Not to Wear

5-Jun-2008
BBC1's Have They Remembered What Not to Wear was out of fashion with the viewers at 8pm, interesting just 2.1m viewers (10.2%) - the channel's lowest audience in that slot since last August.
Ratings focus: BGT breakdances all over the opposition

4-Jun-2008
The second series of ITV1's Britain's Got Talent was a mammoth hit, with the final drawing the largest audience for any show this year.
New look Culture Show bags 793,000

4-Jun-2008
BBC2's arts programme The Culture Show returned last night in its new format with an audience of 793,000 (4%), falling short of the 10pm slot average of 1.2m (6%).
3.6m desire Great British Body

3-Jun-2008
The Great British Body, the latest ITV1 series featuring the style gurus Trinny and Susannah, picked up a decent enough audience of 3.6m (16.3%) at 9pm.
Film4 triumphs with This is England

3-Jun-2008
Film4's premiere of the British film This is England averaged a total audience of 1m (5.1%) from 9pm, the channel's second highest ever audience.
Nightingale illuminates 4.7m

2-Jun-2008
BBC1's one-off historical drama Florence Nightingale picked up a solid audience of 4.7m (22.9%) yesterday at 7pm, just a whisker behind ITV1's Beat the Star.
13.1m claim Britain's Got Talent

2-Jun-2008
The results show of ITV1's ratings smash Britain's Got Talent pulled in a huge 13.1m viewers (55.1%) at 9.30pm on Saturday, beating BBC1's I'd Do Anything.
BBC1's Thursday peaktime blues

30-May-2008
BBC1 felt the full force of ITV1's Britain's Got Talent as both Holby Blue and The Invisibles both fell to new lows.
2.8m get the Mary Whitehouse experience

29-May-2008
BBC2 benefited from a nifty bit of scheduling at 9pm last night as Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story claimed an audience of 2.8m viewers (11.6%).
Ratings Focus: Wildlife continues to pull in the viewers

28-May-2008
Springwatch might be a slightly unlikely ratings winner, but viewers haven't grown tired of the wildlife format yet.
ITV1 delivers masterclass to Apprentice

28-May-2008
There was a heavyweight clash in the ratings last night with ITV1 coming out the victor as Britain's Got Talent drew an audience of 8.8m (35.3%) at 8.30pm.
Ratings focus

21-May-2008
ABC1s fire Apprentice to highest ever ratingsBBC1's ratings juggernaut The Apprentice may be getting some of its highest ever audiences but it will still make way for international football coverage next week.
Duchess fails to grab ratings crown

20-May-2008
ITV1's new documentary two-parter The Duchess in Hull failed to secure the ratings crown last night at 9pm but still managed a respectable audience of 5m (21.2%).
7.2m support FA Cup final

19-May-2008
BBC1's live coverage of the FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City was the predictable ratings hit with the match being watched by 7.2m viewers, over half of the viewing public at the time.
Ultimate Force fires blanks

19-May-2008
ITV1 managed to secure an all hours share of just 13.3% yesterday, its lowest Sunday in nearly two years, as Ultimate Force returned with just 3.5m viewers (15.3%) at 9pm.
Viewers emigrate from Emmerdale

16-May-2008
Emmerdale's rough patch in the ratings continued last night as just 5.3m viewers (27.4%) watched at 7pm, its lowest audience since September last year.
Apprentice tackles Uefa final

15-May-2008
BBC1's business reality show The Apprentice kept up its winning streak at 9pm last night with 6.7m viewers (28.4%) but the show did feel the effects of ITV1's coverage of the Uefa Cup final.
ITV team acquires Breslau

14-May-2008
ITV has boosted its acquisitions team with the appointment of Sasha Breslau as senior programme executive for US series.
Sofia's Diary given peaktime slot

14-May-2008
Five is moving the weekday TV broadcasts of web drama Sofia's Diary on digital channel Fiver to a high-profile peaktime slot to address sluggish ratings.
Ratings focus: Sky One's Gladiators eliminates rivals

14-May-2008
Sky One's revival of Gladiators fought off the might of the sunny weather as well as a number of terrestrial channels to make a successful comeback on Sunday 11 May.
F Word ratings simmer

14-May-2008
Viewers haven't yet tired of Gordon Ramsay's F Word but the start of the fourth series failed to reach the heights of last year with 2.5m (10.7%) watching at 9pm while a further 375,000 tuned in to C4+1 at 10pm.
Philip fails to reign at ITV

13-May-2008
ITV1's documentary on the life of Prince Philip appealed to a respectable 5.3m viewers (23.2%) at 9pm but it was no match for BBC1's Waking the Dead.
Stunted growth for Pushing Daisies

12-May-2008
ITV1's quirky US drama series Pushing Daisies continued to lose ground on Saturday with an audience of just 2.8m (13.6%) at 9pm.
Gladiators pummels rivals with 1.5m

12-May-2008
Sky One's revival of the 1990s hit Gladiators was an instant ratings hit last night with a huge 1.5m viewers (11.6%) at 6pm, nearly five times more than the channel's average audience.
BBC1 and ITV1 fail to impress

9-May-2008
Neither of the two main terrestrial channels could really impress the viewers at 9pm as their respective dramas failed to even make the 4m mark.
Up for a bit of Bully

8-May-2008
The creator of the long-running ITV show Bullseye has put the brand up for sale.
Soap Awards bring 6m to ITV1

8-May-2008
ITV1's annual coverage of The British Soap Awards made an impression with the viewers attracting an audience of 6m (27.5%) at 8pm but couldn't topple BBC1's The Apprentice.
RATINGS FOCUS: ITV disaster drama draws holiday crowd

7-May-2008
The sunny weather may have been the attraction over the bank holiday, but the terrestrial channels did manage to get a look-in here and there.
BBC1 offloads soap after ratings slump

7-May-2008
BBC1 has dropped Australian daytime soap Out of the Blue after just six episodes after its audience fell by nearly 44%.
BBC1 offloads soap after ratings slump

7-May-2008
BBC1 has dropped Australian daytime soap Out of the Blue after just six episodes after its audience fell by nearly 44%.
ITV4 re-loads for next assault

7-May-2008
Once languishing behind ITV lines, ITV4 has been ordered to advance, with a 24-hour slot and more cash to expand its brand of male-friendly thrills, write Liz Thomas and Jon Rogers.
Jools delivers younger crowd

7-May-2008
BBC2's latest venture in music, Later Live... with Jools Holland, may be struggling in the ratings but attracts a much needed younger audience to the channel.
ITV1 too thin to win

7-May-2008
ITV1's lifestyle documentary Too Fat to Toddle couldn't topple BBC1's Waking the Dead from the top spot with an audience of 3.7m (16.4%) at 9pm.
ITVP launches trainee scheme

6-May-2008
ITV Productions has launched a trainee scheme to attract new talent into its factual and entertainment department.
1.4m take a Peep at C4

6-May-2008
Channel 4's cult comedy Peep Show made a strong start to the fifth series with 1.4m viewers (8.5%) at 10.30pm on Friday (2 May).
Flood makes a splash for ITV1

6-May-2008
The concluding episode of ITV1's two-part drama Flood over the bank holiday weekend pulled in the viewers with 6.2m (27.9%) watching yesterday at 9pm.
Only 5.8m want to visit Emmerdale

2-May-2008
ITV1's soap Emmerdale got a rough ride with the viewers last night with just 5.8m viewers (31.9%) watching at 7pm, the lowest of the year so far.
Viewers tickled by The Inbetweeners

2-May-2008
E4's new sitcom series The Inbetweeners got off to a healthy start with the double helping from 10pm kicking off with 238,000 (1.33%) and a further 85,000 watching on E4+1.
Madeleine doc gains 3.5m

1-May-2008
ITV1's documentary marking the first anniversary of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann averaged 3.5m viewers (14.4%) at 8pm, impacting on BBC1's The Apprentice.
Lighting leaves solid viewing share

30-Apr-2008
It may not have been enough to save Jane Lighting's job, but Five has performed relatively well since the start of the year, with the acquisition of Neighbours and its US drama series proving to be popular attractions.
Dirt muddies strong start for Fiver rebrand

30-Apr-2008
Dirt may have been a disappointing opener for the rebranding of Five Life as Fiver, but, overall, its launch day was a 20% improvement on Five Life's average performance so far this year of 0.50%.
Lumley and Hislop hit the road for BBC docs

30-Apr-2008
Takeaway Media has lined up Joanna Lumley and Ian Hislop to present factual shows for the BBC.
ITV1 is a League ahead

30-Apr-2008
The continued progress of British teams in the Champions League paid dividends again last night as 10m viewers (39%) saw Manchester United secure a place in the final.
TV critics 30 April ‘08

30-Apr-2008
“A new sketch show that is more hit than miss.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
Dawn Airey's time at ITV

29-Apr-2008
The milestones of Dawn Airey's five-month tenure at ITV.
Waking the Dead revives 6.8m

29-Apr-2008
BBC1's popular drama Waking the Dead was back on form last night with an audience of 6.8m viewers (28.5%) at 9pm.
Fiver viewers dig Dirt

29-Apr-2008
The high profile US drama series Dirt made an uninspiring return last night on Five's rebranded multichannel offering Fiver with an audience of just 89,000 (0.43%).
Viewers enjoy Benidorm trip

28-Apr-2008
ITV1's sitcom Benidorm proved to be more alluring than BBC1's Have I Got News for You on Friday with the Johnny Vegas-vehicle attracting 5.5m (23.9%) at 9pm.
Sparkle fades from All Star Mr and Mrs

28-Apr-2008
ITV1's Saturday evening gameshow All Star Mr and Mrs fell rather flat at 7.05pm with an uninspiring 5.2m viewers (25.2%).
Austen minor ratings for BBC1

28-Apr-2008
BBC1's high profile drama Miss Austen Regrets failed to find a suitable match with the viewers as only 3.9m (15.4%) watched at 8pm last night.
Bravo calls in The A-Team

25-Apr-2008
Bravo is to screen all 98 episodes of 1980s action series The A-Team after picking up the rights from NBC Universal.
BBC2 gets a heroic 3.7m

25-Apr-2008
The start of the second series of BBC2's high profile US drama Heroes was welcomed back by the viewers with a strong audience of 3.7m (16.5%) at 9pm.
ITV1 between a Rock and a hard place

24-Apr-2008
ITV1's troubled drama series Rock Rivals came to a close last night with a meagre 2.4m viewers (9.9%) in its high profile 9pm slot.
Gavin & Stacey draws tidy figures for BBC3

23-Apr-2008
BBC3's comedy drama Gavin & Stacey not only picked up two Baftas to go with the reams of critical praise, it has also been a huge hit for the channel.
ITV1 in a League of its own

23-Apr-2008
ITV1's live coverage of Liverpool's tie against Chelsea in the semi final of the Champions League was a huge hit last night with the match from 7.45pm averaging 9.5m viewers (38%).
Commercial impacts rising

23-Apr-2008
Commercial television impacts have risen by 7% year-on-year over the first quarter of the year, according to the latest findings by the industry's marketing body Thinkbox.
Time Team special brings in 2.2m

22-Apr-2008
Channel 4's long running archaeological series Time Team put in a strong showing last night at 9pm with 2.2m viewers (9.4%) tuning in for a special edition.
Diet Secrets revealed to 563,000

22-Apr-2008
BBC3's one-off factual show Natalie Cassidy's Diet Secrets was fighting fit last night at 9pm with a solid audience of 563,000 (2.74%) in what was a strong night for BBC3.
Virgin 1 makes slow start

21-Apr-2008
Virgin 1 had a tough six months following its launch in October, picking up an average all hours share of just 0.46%.
Got Talent outshines all

21-Apr-2008
ITV1's Britain's Got Talent swept all before it on Saturday with a bumper audience of 10.3m (43.3%) at 8.05pm.
Viewers can Beat the Star

21-Apr-2008
Viewers gave a cautious welcome to the start of ITV1's big gameshow Beat the Star on Sunday with an average audience of 5.1m (23.1%) at 6.45pm.
Ratings triumph for Baftas

21-Apr-2008
BBC1's two hour coverage of the Bafta television awards gained a strong 5.6m viewers (21.6%), the show's highest audience since 2004.
Graham Norton entertains 1.7m

18-Apr-2008
Graham Norton's BBC2 chat show returned for another run last night at 9pm with 1.7m viewers (7.6%), on par with last year.
Viewers get Inside the Medieval Mind

18-Apr-2008
The start of BBC4's documentary series Inside the Medieval Mind, part of its Medieval season, was a surprise hit last night with 644,000 viewers (3.2%) at 9pm.
The Apprentice grows in stature

17-Apr-2008
BBC1's business reality series The Apprentice continued to grow last night with 7m viewers (30.2%), completely dominating viewing at 9pm.
ITV News suffers a Shameless attack

16-Apr-2008
Channel 4's drama series Shameless came to the end of its run last night at 10pm with 2.2m viewers (13%), beating ITV1's news by a whisker.
Peaches to front Fiver show

16-Apr-2008
Socialite Peaches Geldof and model Daisy Lowe have been lined up by Fiver to present its coverage of Glamour's Best Dressed List 2008.
Waking the Dead rouses 6.8m

15-Apr-2008
BBC1's hit drama series Waking the Dead was back last night for a new run, picking up 6.8m viewers (27.3%) at 9pm.
Skins ends with 740,000

15-Apr-2008
The second series of E4's hit teen drama Skins came to a close last night at 10pm with 740,000 viewers (4.65%), the second highest of the current run.
Foyle's War recruits 7.1m

14-Apr-2008
The fifth - but possibly not final - series of ITV1's detective drama Foyle's War kicked off yesterday with an impressive 7.1m viewers (27.9%) at 8pm.
8.8m think ITV1's Got Talent

14-Apr-2008
The second run of ITV1's ratings blockbuster Britain's Got Talent got off to a cracking start on Saturday with 8.8m viewers (37%) at 7.45pm, 3.8m more than watched the first episode last year.
Liberty interested in Virgin TV

14-Apr-2008
Cable business Liberty Global said it would be “duty bound” to look at Virgin Media's television channels if they were put up for sale.
2.8m want to Dine with C4

11-Apr-2008
Channel 4's daytime food show Come Dine with Me made a successful transition to peaktime last night with an audience of 2.8m (12.6%) at 8pm.
Apprentice gives ratings masterclass

10-Apr-2008
BBC1's business reality show The Apprentice went from strength-to-strength last night with an average audience of 6.8m (27.8%) at 9pm.
US shows draw in the desired demographic

9-Apr-2008
US acquisitions might not always bring in huge audiences, but they can bring in the type of viewers that broadcasters like.
BBC strikes Wii deal with Nintendo

9-Apr-2008
The BBC and games manufacturer Nintendo have joined forces to allow the corporation to stream its iPlayer service on the Wii console.
Back of the net for ITV1's Champions League match

9-Apr-2008
ITV1 continued to benefit from its Champions League coverage last night as 8.4m people tuned in for the game between Liverpool and Arsenal from 7.45pm.
Ten Alps launches Vets.tv

9-Apr-2008
Bob Geldof's indie Ten Alps has launched vets.tv, offering specialist programming for the veterinary profession.
Donovan lands One show

8-Apr-2008
The One Network has signed Echo Beach star Jason Donovan to host a new music and entertainment-based show across its 42 stations in the UK.
Elephant Man claims 3.5m

8-Apr-2008
A special edition of Channel 4's BodyShock strand pulled in the viewers last night at 9pm with 3.5m (14.8%) viewers, 106% up on the channel's slot average.
Theroux needs to hunt for viewers

7-Apr-2008
Louis Theroux's latest documentary offering was largely killed off by the competition with his African Hunting Holiday appealing to a relatively poor 2.2m (9%) at 9pm.
Doctor Who back with 8.4m

7-Apr-2008
BBC1's decision to play out Doctor Who at the earlier time of 6.20pm on Saturday looks to have paid off as the start of the new series picked up an average audience of 8.4m (39.4%), 200,000 more than last year's launch.
Discovery and Five strike factual ent deal

7-Apr-2008
MIPTV: Discovery Networks UK has penned a deal with Five to provide new and finished productions of its factual entertainment slate.
ITV completes Arsenal Broadband sale

7-Apr-2008
ITV has finalised the sale of its stake in Arsenal Broadband to KSE UK for£22.7m.
More Blues for Holby spin-off

4-Apr-2008
The situation for BBC1's Holby Blue worsened last night with the police drama series proving to be no match for The Bill with an audience of only 3.8m (17.1%) at 8pm, its second lowest ever.
Rock bottom for ITV1

3-Apr-2008
ITV1's drama series Rock Rivals hit its lowest audience yet last night with an audience of just 2m (8%), losing out to Five, Channel 4 and BBC1 at the time.
Rate of audience decline to slow

2-Apr-2008
The four main broadcasters are all set to slow their rate of audience decline in the next five years, with ITV predicted to fare particularly well.
Cooper back at ITV as ent controller

2-Apr-2008
ITV has confirmed John Kaye Cooper as its controller of entertainment.
ITV1 scores against BBC1

2-Apr-2008
ITV1's live coverage of Manchester United's Champions League tie against AS Roma claimed a decisive victory over BBC1 as the match averaged an impressive audience of 7.5m (31%).
Five ratings boost from Neighbours and news

1-Apr-2008
Q1 ratings (all channels): Five has got off to a strong start to the beginning of the year with the terrestrial channel actually increasing its peaktime performance and only taking a small dip across all hours.
10.3m see the return of Ricky

1-Apr-2008
The highly anticipated return of Sid Owen's character Ricky Butcher to Albert Square gained an audience of 10.3m (43.2%), yesterday's most watched TV show.
BBC3 gets Dis/Connected

1-Apr-2008
BBC3's latest one-off drama Dis/Connected failed to get the viewing public signed up as it only appealed to 71,000 (0.4%) at 9pm.
Friends to revisit Lily Allen

1-Apr-2008
Lily Allen is to host a second series of her interactive chatshow for BBC3 despite poor ratings throughout her first run.
ITV1 fails to get its Teenage Kicks

31-Mar-2008
ITV1's new sitcom Teenage Kicks got off to something of a hesitant start as 3.6m (16.1%) watched the Adrian Edmondson-fronted show at 9.30pm.
BBC1 makes a Casualty of ITV1

31-Mar-2008
BBC1's new Sunday night drama Casualty 1907 drew a sizeable audience of 6.7m (26.9%) at 9pm, making mincemeat of ITV1's own drama.
Blues for Holby spin-off

28-Mar-2008
BBC1's police drama Holby Blue fell out of favour with the viewers last night with just 4.1m viewers (17.4%) at 8pm watching the second episode.
Gossip Girl fails to spread word

28-Mar-2008
ITV2's new teen drama series Gossip Girl failed to create much of a buzz with the viewers on its debut with just 293,000 (1.92%) watching at 10pm.
Ashes to Ashes rises again

28-Mar-2008
DCI Gene Hunt will have another opportunity to spout sexist and very un-PC remarks as Philip Glenister's character is set to return in a second series of Ashes to Ashes.
Hollingworth post goes to Corrie's Frost

27-Mar-2008
Coronation Street producer Steve Frost is to replace Corinne Hollingworth as ITV's head of continuing drama series.
BBC1 takes spoils from Easter TV crime wave

26-Mar-2008
Viewers preferred detectives to cops in the head-to-head drama clash between the two main terrestrial channels over the Easter holiday.
Big, Bigger, Biggest for Five

26-Mar-2008
Five's new architectural series Big, Bigger, Biggest got a good take off last night at 8pm with 1.4m viewers (5.6%) as the show focused on Heathrow's new Terminal Five.
Bionic Woman props up ITV2

26-Mar-2008
ITV2's Bionic Woman is still a big draw for the channel with 1.3m viewers (6.33%) at 9pm but the other new shows in its Tuesday line up leave much to be desired.
Viewers drawn to Dirty Sexy Money

25-Mar-2008
The Good Friday launch of Channel 4's lastest US drama Dirty Sexy Money was on form as 2.7m (11.6%) watched at 9pm, more viewers than ITV1 at the time.
EastEnders buries its rivals

25-Mar-2008
BBC1's flagship soap EastEnders gained its highest audience of the year so far on Easter Monday with 11.4m viewers (4.24%) watching at 8pm.
Coppers no match for Detectives

25-Mar-2008
BBC1's one-off The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency took the spoils at 9pm on Easter Day with 6.3m viewers (27%), completely out gunning ITV1's own drama offering.
Viewers have Grand Designs on C4

20-Mar-2008
Channel 4's Grand Designs Revisited - effectively a repeat of the property show - was easily the top dog at 9pm with 3.9m (16.9%) as both BBC1 and ITV1 struggled.
Viewers lift The Curse on BBC4

20-Mar-2008
BBC4's new drama season The Curse of Comedy got off to a flying start with The Curse of Steptoe attracting 1.4m (6.96%) at 9pm, the channel's highest ever audience.
Gavin and Stacey help multichannel charge

19-Mar-2008
Strong performances from BBC3 and ITV2 gave the multichannel sector a bumper week as five different programmes broke through the 1 million mark.
Monster ratings for Five

19-Mar-2008
Five's factual series Monster Moves ended on a high note last night with 1.5m viewers (6.1%), the show's highest ever audience.
BBC3 struggles with drama pilot

18-Mar-2008
BBC3's new drama pilot The Things I Haven't Told You didn't have much to smile about last night at 9pm with an audience of just 203,000 (1.02%).
Sky's the limit

17-Mar-2008
Sky One has seen its audience drop year-on-year by over 20% since it was no longer carried on the Virgin Media platform.
Welsh triumph boosts BBC1

17-Mar-2008
Wales' Grand Slam victory in the Six Nations rugby union tournament was the viewers' choice on Saturday afternoon with a peak audience of 6.6m (30.8%) at 6.30pm.
ITV1 puts the opposition on ice

17-Mar-2008
The final of ITV1's Dancing on Ice talent show waltzed off with a bumper audience of 11.7m (44.1%), its highest ever audience.
C4 has the Cutting Edge

14-Mar-2008
Pramface Babies, the latest in Channel 4's Cutting Edge documentary series, pulled in a solid audience of 2.2m (9.3%) last night.
ITV1's Rock starts to crumble

13-Mar-2008
Things went from bad to worse for ITV1's high profile drama Rock Rivals at 9pm as only 2.9m viewers (12.1%) tuned in.
ITV1's Fixer breaks curse of 9pm drama

12-Mar-2008
New drama The Fixer put ITV1 back on top of the 9pm ratings pile on Monday night after a run of poor performances. But, as ITV has learnt, new dramas have been tricky to establish this year.
Viewers book into Hotel Babylon

12-Mar-2008
Viewers once again made a reservation with BBC1's Hotel Babylon at 9pm last night as 5m (21.2%) tuned in.
ITV2 puts in a Bionic performance

12-Mar-2008
The launch of ITV2's new US series Bionic Woman put in a super human performance last night at 9pm with a stellar 2.2m viewers (9.2%), the channel's most watched show ever.
BBC3 revamp shows promising start

11-Mar-2008
BBC3's repositioning as a youth entertainment channel looks to have made some inroads in its first month with its share of the 16 to 34 age group rising by just under 44%.
The Fixer does the job for ITV1

11-Mar-2008
ITV1's new Monday night drama The Fixer put the channel back on top with an audience of 6.2m (26.5%) at 9pm following weeks of disastrous ratings in that slot.
BBC1's Enemy within

10-Mar-2008
BBC1's struggling Sunday night drama The Last Enemy remained in the mire at 9pm with just 2.4m (9.6%), on par with BBC2 at the time.
Barnsley win keeps BBC1 on top

10-Mar-2008
Barnsley's shock defeat of Premiership side Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter final on Saturday afternoon saw 7.1m viewers (34.6%) go through the turnstiles from 5.30pm.
Ashes burns the competition

7-Mar-2008
BBC1's drama series Ashes to Ashes was back on form last night with an audience of 6.6m (28.6%) as ITV1's Uefa Cup coverage largely failed to take off.
Luxton lays foundations with Five

6-Mar-2008
Presenter Charlie Luxton has become the face of Five's property and architecture shows and will front a new series of Build a New Life in the Country for next year.
Rock Rivals hits bum note

6-Mar-2008
ITV1's new drama series Rock Rivals failed to turn its amps up to 11 with viewers as its debut only interested a lowly 3.9m (16.9%) at 9pm.
Safety spelt success in Shaps' rocky reign

5-Mar-2008
ITV1 managed to pull in some bumper ratings under the helm of director of television Simon Shaps - but not everything went according to plan.
February joy for Five

5-Mar-2008
Five's revamp to its schedule with the introduction of Neighbours and its new-look for its news bulletins have provided a boost to the channel in both peaktime and across the whole day.
ITV scores with Champions League

5-Mar-2008
ITV's live coverage of key Champions League matches on both terrestrial and multichannel proved popular with ITV1's match peaking at 8pm with 6m viewers (24.8%).
No crowning glory for The Palace

4-Mar-2008
ITV1's struggling new drama series The Palace came to a close last night with just 3.3m (14%) at 9pm.
Love Soup seduces 4.2m

3-Mar-2008
BBC1's Love Soup returned for a second series on Saturday after a two year break with a steady 4.2m viewers (19.1%), enough to have the edge over ITV1 film The Bourne Supremacy.
Mad Men not so stupid for BBC4

3-Mar-2008
BBC4's new US drama series Mad Men got off to a fine start last night at 10pm with an audience of 270,000 (1.57%).
Ratings don't get any better than this

29-Feb-2008
BBC2 hit the ratings jackpot last night as the final of Masterchef pulled in 5.1m (21.3%) making it the most watched programme at 8pm.
Simon Shaps: The viewers verdict

28-Feb-2008
Big entertainment shows and popular dramas have driven viewers to ITV1 while Simon Shaps has been at the helm but it's not all been plain sailing.
Simon Shaps: What the viewers thought

28-Feb-2008
Big entertainment shows and popular dramas have driven viewers to ITV1 whilst Simon Shaps has been at the helm but it has not all been plain sailing.
Shaps: What the viewers thought

28-Feb-2008
Bold entertainment shows and popular dramas have driven viewers to ITV1 whilst Simon Shaps has been at the helm - but it's not all been plain sailing.
News at Ten claims 4.3m

28-Feb-2008
ITV1's News at Ten drew its highest audience since its reintroduction with 4.3m (20.6%) at 10pm last night.
Masterchef whips up share and beats rivals

27-Feb-2008
The final of Masterchef looks set to bring in bumper ratings for BBC2 after the show sailed past 4 million viewers earlier this week.
Lily Allen wins new friends

27-Feb-2008
BBC3's chat show Lily Allen and Friends has seen its audience grow by just over 30% with last night's edition picking up 333,000 (2.71%) at 10.30pm but the show is still way off the slot average.
Ladettes fail to make the grade

27-Feb-2008
The final of ITV1's Ladette to Lady failed to impress the viewers last night at 9pm with an audience of just 3.6m (15.1%), down by 1.7m on the previous finale in 2006.
Thatcher holds power

26-Feb-2008
Michael Portillo's look at the Conservative party in the wake of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher's reign was a big hit for the channel with an audience of 425,000 (2.17%) at 9pm.
Masterchef serves up a treat

26-Feb-2008
BBC2's cookery show Masterchef hit its highest ratings of the current series with 4.3m viewers (16.9%) at 8.30pm, well over twice the audience of BBC1.
Neighbours and news boost Five's daytime

25-Feb-2008
Five's changes to its schedule since it started showing Neighbours has seen its daytime share rise year-on-year by over 21%.
Rugby tackles the competition

25-Feb-2008
BBC1's extensive coverage of the Six Nations rugby union tournament was a hit on Saturday as England's game against France was watched by 6m viewers (26%).
Didn't he do well for BBC1

25-Feb-2008
BBC1's birthday tribute to Bruce Forsyth was a runaway hit yesterday with 6.5m viewers (26.1%) at 6.35pm.
Moving Wallpaper to return

25-Feb-2008
Moving Wallpaper, ITV1's spin-off from soap Echo Beach, is set for a second run.
Mitchell and Webb Look good with 1.4m

22-Feb-2008
The return of BBC2's That Mitchell and Webb Look was on form yesterday with 1.4m (5.8%) at 9pm, higher than any edition of the sketch show last year.
Sarah Connor triumphs for Virgin 1

22-Feb-2008
The launch of Virgin 1's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles was an instant hit with 642,000 viewers (4.16%) at 10pm, seven times above the channel's slot average.
Is BBC1 the Weakest Link?

21-Feb-2008
The BBC's decision to move its quiz show Weakest Link from BBC2 to BBC1 might have backfired as viewers are down since the switch.
The Brits serenade 6.1m

21-Feb-2008
ITV1's coverage of The Brits was top of the pops at 8pm last night with 6.1m viewers (24.4%), its highest audience since 2005.
Ratings focus: News 'chat' talks up Five ratings

20-Feb-2008
Five's revamp of its news programmes and a high profile new presenter found favour as its 5pm bulletin attracted 1 million viewers.
Hotel Babylon no match for football

20-Feb-2008
The third series of BBC1's glitzy drama Hotel Babylon got off to something of a subdued start with 5m (19.7%) at 9pm as ITV1's Champions League coverage took centre stage.
BBC1's reptiles slither past ITV1

19-Feb-2008
BBC1's natural history series Life in Cold Blood held a convincing lead over ITV1's struggling The Palace with 5.4m viewers (22.5%) at 9pm.
Kaplinsky brings 1m to Five News

19-Feb-2008
The revamped Five News, presented by Natasha Kaplinsky, drew audiences of 1m at 5pm and 400,000 at 7pm.
Five can rely on its Neighbours

18-Feb-2008
The popularity of Neighbours has helped Five to gain its most successful week since December 2006 with an all hours share of just under 6%.
Will Five actually Make Your Child Brilliant?

18-Feb-2008
The finale of Five factual series Make Your Child Brilliant looks uncertain as the ending is yet to be scheduled.
ITV1's sees off BBC1's Enemy

18-Feb-2008
BBC1's new conspiracy drama The Last Enemy got off to a rather sluggish start with the series launching on 4.2m (17.6%), outperformed by ITV1.
BBC1 triumphs with Man Utd victory

18-Feb-2008
BBC1 was miles ahead of the terrestrial competition on Saturday as Manchester United's demolition of Arsenal in the FA Cup was supported by 8m (40%).
Ratings reveal tough times at 10pm

15-Feb-2008
Channel 4, BBC2 and Five all failed to break the million mark at 10pm last night as BBC3 piled on the pressure with EastEnders on 854,000 viewers (4.9%).
5m have Grand Designs on C4

14-Feb-2008
Channel 4's property show Grand Designs gained its highest audience of the current series so far last night with 5m viewers (20.5%) tuning in at 9pm.
Lacklustre Lily fails to lure viewers to relaunched BBC3

13-Feb-2008
BBC3's relaunch suffered a wobbly start this week with chat show Lily Allen and Friends debuting with just 255,000 viewers/1.95% share on Tuesday (12 February).
Neighbours becomes good friend to Five channel five

13-Feb-2008
It may be too early to judge whether it was£300m well spent, but the early signs look good for Neighbours on Five
CSI special pulls 3.8m for Five

13-Feb-2008
A special edition of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation picked up an impressive 3.8m viewers last night at 9pm, outperforming all other channels except BBC1 at the time.
BBC3 relaunch falls flat with viewers

13-Feb-2008
BBC3's new chat show Lily Allen and Friends, part of a new look for the entertainment channel, had a tough time on its debut at 10.30pm with 255,000 viewers (1.95%).
E4 beats BBC2 with Skins

12-Feb-2008
The return of E4's youth drama series Skins pulled in a sizeable average audience of 884,000 (5.9%) at 10pm last night, more viewers than BBC2's Pulling.
2.3m become good Neighbours with Five

12-Feb-2008
The transfer of Neighbours to Five from BBC1 went off smoothly yesterday with 2.3m viewers (14.2%).
Five's digital team staffs up

12-Feb-2008
Five has boosted its newly created digital media team with two new appointments.
Echo Beach lures just 2.3m

11-Feb-2008
ITV1's troubled soap Echo Beach continued to struggle at 9.30pm on Friday with just 2.3m (10%), making the commercial network the least watched terrestrial channel at the time.
Viewers fail to be dazzled by Baftas

11-Feb-2008
BBC1's coverage of the British Academy Film Awards last night largely failed to impress the viewers with the first instalment at 9pm only gaining an audience of 3.5m (14.2%).
Ashes to Ashes burns the competition

8-Feb-2008
Ashes to Ashes, BBC1's sequel to Life on Mars, took the ratings crown at 9pm last night with a strong audience of 7m (29.1%).
The death of linear TV has been exaggerated

7-Feb-2008
The decline in traditional methods of watching television looks to have been exaggerated, according to new research.
Capello helps BBC1 dominate

7-Feb-2008
England's first match under the guidance of new manager Fabio Capello pulled in a sizeable 10m viewers (39.4%) for BBC1 during the game itself at 8pm, dominating the schedule last night.
Sir David tracks down another ratings hit

6-Feb-2008
BBC1's big-budget natural history shows can still pull in the viewers, with the latest production sweeping all before it.
Mistresses charm 4.7m

6-Feb-2008
Viewers remained faithful to BBC1's drama Mistresses as the penultimate episode attracted 4.7m viewers (19.8%) last night at 9pm.
More for Dave Gorman in America

6-Feb-2008
Comedian Dave Gorman's trip across the US was a big hit for More 4 with the feature-length doc attracting an audience of 449,000 (3.4%), over six times the channel's slot average.
Viewers warm to Life in Cold Blood

5-Feb-2008
Viewers embraced the start of BBC1's Life in Cold Blood with the natural history series attracting a strong audience of 6.7m viewers (27.9%) at 9pm.
1.1m find Lost on Sky One

4-Feb-2008
Sky One's US drama series Lost was back for a fourth series at 9pm last night with a sizeable 1.1m viewers, a multichannel share of 5.03%.
England defeat draws 8.2m

4-Feb-2008
England's opening match in the Six Nations rugby union tournament against Wales gained a bumper audience for BBC1, reaching a peak of 8.2m (37.5%) at 6pm on Saturday.
No happy ending for BBC1's Fairy Tales

1-Feb-2008
BBC1's Fairy Tales limped to a close last night with the story of Billy Goat drawing just 2.5m viewers at 9pm, a mere 10.8% share, a smaller audience than both ITV1 and Channel 4.
2.2m hitch a ride with Ice Road Truckers

31-Jan-2008
Five's new series Ice Road Truckers got underway last night at 8pm with an impressive audience for the channel of 2.2m (8.9%), almost three times the slot average.
Celebrity Hijack ends with mixed fortunes

30-Jan-2008
Celebrity Hijack, the latest incarnation of Big Brother, was no ratings slouch for E4 but never really fulfilled its potential.
ITV1's Ladette show signs of improvement

30-Jan-2008
ITV1's Pygmalion-style makeover show Ladette to Lady showed some tentative signs of improvement last night with an audience of 3.6m (15.4%), a slight rise on its launch last week.
E4's Big Brother hijacked by Sky One

29-Jan-2008
The finale of E4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack pulled in an average audience of 644,000 (3.14%) at 8.30pm but was overshadowed by Sky One's Ross Kemp show.
The Palace treads water

29-Jan-2008
ITV1's struggling drama series The Palace showed no signs of improvement last night at 9pm with an audience of just 3.3m (14.7%), the same as last Monday.
Monty Don digs up 3.2m

28-Jan-2008
BBC2's new gardening show Around the World in 80 Gardens launched with a strong 3.2m viewers (12.8%) at 9pm, a whisker behind BBC1.
ITV1 fails to shine with Make Me a Star

28-Jan-2008
The Dancing on Ice spin-off show Make Me a Star largely failed to impress the viewers with an uninspiring audience of 4.5m (19.6%) at 8.30pm.
Viewers see through BBC1's Fairy Tales

25-Jan-2008
BBC1's modern take on The Emperor's New Clothes in its Fairy Tales season only attracted an audience of 3.4m viewers (14.8%) at 9pm.
Ramsay's US Nightmare draws 3m

24-Jan-2008
The start of the USA version of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares picked up a strong audience of 3m viewers (16.9%) at 10pm last night, pushing ITV1's News at Ten into third place.
Ratings Focus

23-Jan-2008
Five joins ratings war with teatime Oz hour
Five US overpowers Sky One for the first time

23-Jan-2008
The combined might of Five's multichannel offering Five US had a larger multichannel share than Sky One last week, for the first time.
Ladette to Lady inspires just 3.4m

23-Jan-2008
The return of ITV1's factual entertainment series Ladette to Lady got off to a shaky start last night with an audience of just 3.4m viewers (14.2%) at 9pm, fewer viewers than Five and BBC1.
Viewers stage coup on the Palace

22-Jan-2008
Viewers deserted the second outing of ITV1's The Palace as the drama attracted just 3.3m (13.9%), down by a million on the previous week.
Duckworth demise draws 12.4m

21-Jan-2008
The demise of Coronation Street's popular character Vera Duckworth drew a heavyweight audience of 12.4m (51.1%), the soap's highest audience for 12 months.
Viewers go Wild for ITV1

21-Jan-2008
The third series of ITV1's cosy Sunday drama Wild at Heart got off to a fine start with 8.1m viewers (31%) at 7.50pm, helping the channel to dominate peaktime viewing.
Duel misfires for ITV1

21-Jan-2008
ITV1 struggled to find a sizeable audience on Saturday night as its new quiz show Duel only interested 3.2m (13.7%) at 8pm and Thank God You're Here continued to disappoint.
ITV1 seeks Trial and Retribution on BBC1

18-Jan-2008
ITV1's ever-popular detective series Trial and Retribution made a successful return last night with a sizeable 6.5m viewers (27.7%) at 9pm.
C4 has Grand Designs on ITV1's Honest

17-Jan-2008
The start of Channel 4's sixth series of Grand Designs got off to a cracking start with a sizeable 4.3m viewers (17.4%), putting it on a par with ITV1's drama Honest.
Honest starts strongly for ITV as Palace falters

16-Jan-2008
The shake-up of ITV1's schedule kicked off in earnest this week, with some strong ratings performances but other causes for concern.
BBC1 maintains its news advantage

16-Jan-2008
BBC1 maintained the lead over its commercial rival in the nightly news ratings war as The 10 O'Clock News drew a million more viewers than ITV1's News at Ten.
News at Ten back, but behind BBC

15-Jan-2008
The return of ITV1's News at Ten was seen by 3.8m (18.2%) some way off BBC1's news audience of 4.9m (23.2%) at the same time.
ITV1 fails in its Palace coup

15-Jan-2008
ITV1's new high-profile drama series The Palace got off to a shaky start at 9pm last night with a modest 4.3m viewers (17.4%).
5.3m held captive by Louis Theroux

14-Jan-2008
The latest documentary by Louis Theroux was a big hit for BBC2 at 9pm last night, attracting an impressive audience of 5.3m viewers (19.9%).
Thank God You're Here - but the viewers aren't

14-Jan-2008
ITV1's new improvisation show Thank God You're Here struggled on Saturday night, getting just 2.9m viewers (12.4%) and losing out to both BBC1 and Five.
Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach grab 5m each

11-Jan-2008
ITV1's high profile shows Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach both got off to a fine start with 5m viewers each.
ITV1 attracts 6m - Honest!

10-Jan-2008
New ITV1 drama series Honest attracted a strong audience of 6m viewers (23.5%) at 9pm last night.
Doctor is light years ahead of Emmerdale

9-Jan-2008
Kylie Minogue helped the Doctor Who Christmas special become the most watched non-soap drama over the festive period.
BBC to explore forces of nature worldwide

9-Jan-2008
The BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol is to look at how seasonal changes in the environment affect animals for a six-part BBC1 series.
Mistresses seduce 4.9m for BBC1

9-Jan-2008
BBC1's new high-profile drama series Mistresses claimed the top ratings spot at 9pm last night with 4.9m viewers (19.7%).
Chicken Run picks up 3.4m for C4

8-Jan-2008
Channel 4 food programme Hugh's Chicken Run got off to a flying start last night with a sizeable 3.4m viewers (13.8%) tuning in at 9pm.
E4's Big Brother hijacked by BBC3

7-Jan-2008
E4's Celebrity Hijack edition of Big Brother remained the channel's most popular show over the weekend but couldn't meet the challenge of BBC3's films.
BBC1's Damages hurt by ITV1

7-Jan-2008
BBC1's new US import Damages got off to a shaky start last night with a modest 1.9m (10.7%) in a 10.20pm slot.
6.2m think BBC1 is The One and Only

7-Jan-2008
BBC1's latest talent show delivered the viewers on Saturday as The One and Only pulled in a respectable 6.2m (26.4%) at 7.20pm.
ITV1 crime drama leaves viewers Cold

4-Jan-2008
The final instalment of ITV1's occasional crime drama Cold Blood attracted just 3.7m (15.7%) at 9pm and was beaten by a BBC1 repeat.
3.2m see Celebrity Hijack on C4

4-Jan-2008
An average audience of just 3.2m (13.1%) saw Channel 4's coverage of the launch of the Celebrity Hijack version of Big Brother last night at 9pm.
Half Ton Mum weighs in with 4.4m

3-Jan-2008
Channel 4 one-off factual show Half Ton Mum managed a heavyweight 4.4m viewers (17.4%) last night, the channel's highest audience for a documentary in over 12 months.
Noel delivers Christmas ratings present

2-Jan-2008
Sky One's Noel's Christmas Presents was the most watched non-sport multichannel offering over the festive period, with a sizeable audience of 1.1m (5.77%) on 23 December.
Shameless back with 2.7m

2-Jan-2008
Channel 4's Shameless attracted 2.7m viewers (13.4%) on its return for a fifth series on New Year's Day at 10.10pm, short of the 3.5m who watched the start of the fourth series.
BBC1 claims Christmas ratings spoils

2-Jan-2008
BBC1 was clearly the channel of choice over the Christmas week, grabbing an all hours share of 24.5%.
Viewers not Sold on estate agent drama

21-Dec-2007
ITV1’s drama series Sold ended its disappointing run quietly with just 2.3m viewers (10.1%) last night at 9pm.
Oliver Twist draws 8m to BBC1

19-Dec-2007
BBC1’s latest literary adaptation was an instant hit with the viewers last night as 8m (35%) tuned in to see the first part of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist at 8pm.
Top entertainment shows of 2007

18-Dec-2007
Although BBC1 put up some strong competition in the entertainment arena, the spoils went to ITV1 with the final of The X Factor.
Top documentaries of 2007

18-Dec-2007
Viewers continue to flock to former Monty Python star Michael Palin, and his New Europe travelogue did the business in the documentary category, attracting a strong 7.5m (31.1%).
Top comedy shows of 2007

18-Dec-2007
BBC1 sitcom The Vicar of Dibley quickly established itself as the comedy to beat this year, grabbing a huge 12.3m (44.7%) on New Year’s Day with its final instalment.
Polar bears give boost to Five

18-Dec-2007
Five’s Polar Bear Week with Nigel Marven attracted the attention of the viewers last night with 1m viewers (4.6%) watching at 7.15pm.
Doc Martin takes drama 2007 top spot

18-Dec-2007
ITV1 drama Doc Martin, already a strong ratings performer, hit the big time this year with the final episode of its third series getting close to 10m viewers.
Parkinson swan song gets 8.3m

17-Dec-2007
The last ever set of interviews conducted by TV veteran Michael Parkinson brought in a bumper audience to ITV1 of 8.3m viewers (34.7%) last night at 9pm.
X Factor final scoops 11.5m

17-Dec-2007
The results show of Saturday’s final of The X Factor drew the show’s largest ever audience with a sizeable 11.5m (49.8%) at 9.35pm.
The Street closes on 4.1m

14-Dec-2007
The final part of Jimmy McGovern’s The Street ended on something of a quiet note with 4.1m viewers (19.1%) at 9pm, the lowest of its current run.
Five fails to Spice up its schedule

13-Dec-2007
Five’s look at the pop phenomenon of the Spice Girls fell rather flat last night with just 699,000 viewers watching at 9pm.
C4 and Five see 2007 audience shares slide

12-Dec-2007
Channel 4 has seen its all-hours share slip by almost 12% in the year to date, the largest decline for any of the terrestrial channels.
C4 and Five see 2007 audience shares slide

12-Dec-2007
Channel 4 has seen its all-hours share slip by almost 12% in the year to date, the largest decline for any of the terrestrial channels.
Ramsay’s Kitchen provides a Nightmare for ITV1

12-Dec-2007
Channel 4’s Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares gained its highest audience of the current series with 4.3m viewers (17.9%) last night at 9pm, a slightly bigger audience than ITV1 and its nearest rivals at the time.
Nigella serves up a ratings treat

11-Dec-2007
The final instalment of BBC2’s cookery series Nigella Express ended strongly last night with 3.1m viewers (12.4%) at 8.30pm, more viewers than BBC1 as well as its nearest rivals.
BBC1 dances all over The X Factor

10-Dec-2007
BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing turned up the heat in its battle with ITV1’s The X Factor as the corporation’s talent show attracted 10.1m viewers (46.2%) at 5.45pm on Saturday.
Royal Variety performs for ITV1 with 7.4m

10-Dec-2007
The annual Royal Variety Performance kept the viewers entertained on Sunday with an average audience of 7.4m viewers (27.2%) at 8pm.
Viewers desert ITV's Sold

7-Dec-2007
The situation for ITV1’s drama Sold went from bad to worse last night with the series only attracting 2.2m viewers (9.7%) at 9pm as it struggled against all the other terrestrial channels at the time.
Heroes closes with 3.3m

6-Dec-2007
BBC2’s high profile US drama series Heroes ended its first run strongly with a sizeable 3.3m (15.3%) at 9.40pm.
Mixed fortunes at BBC1 as Hunt takes top job

5-Dec-2007
The BBC1 ship looks to be in generally good shape at the moment but new captain Jay Hunt will have to stay alert to avoid turbulent tides next year.
Celebrity catch-up brings 5.2m to ITV1

5-Dec-2007
ITV1’s follow up to its reality series I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! was top of the ratings pile last night at 9pm with 5.2m viewers (22%).
ITV1 drama murders Monarchy

4-Dec-2007
The return of ITV1 detective drama Blue Murder claimed a ratings victory last night at 9pm with 6.6m viewers (27.9%), a million more than BBC1’s Monarchy series.
Elf works its magic for C4

3-Dec-2007
Family film Elf proved to be a ratings smash for Channel 4 yesterday with an audience of 5m (22.7%) in a teatime slot of 5.45pm.
I’m a Celebrity final draws 8.2m

3-Dec-2007
The finale of ITV1’s reality show I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! pulled 8.2m viewers (35.4%), crushing the competition but ranking as the show's lowest rating final.
Queen reigns on Sold's parade

30-Nov-2007
Channel 4 documentary The Queen’s Wedding gained 3.3m viewers (14.2%), giving the broadcaster a rare victory over ITV1 at 9pm as well as its nearest rivals.
Heroes finds 2.2m for BBC2

29-Nov-2007
BBC2’s US drama Heroes regained some lost ground from last week to average 2.2m (8.7%) but was still no match for Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire.
Kay to present ITV1 'Toothbrush' style show

28-Nov-2007
ITV1 is lining up an offbeat Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush-style entertainment format fronted by presenter Vernon Kay.
Queen’s ‘huff’ proves a BBC ratings winner

28-Nov-2007
It caused a trust crisis and the downfall of a controller, but BBC1’s troubled documentary series Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work was a ratings winner.
ITV1’s football gives BBC1 a scare

28-Nov-2007
ITV1’s live coverage of Manchester United against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League averaged a respectable 5.2m viewers (21.3%) last night, outperforming BBC1’s Spooks.
ITV1’s Celebrities usurp Monarchy

27-Nov-2007
BBC1 documentary series Monarchy got off to a strong start last night with 6.7m viewers (25.8%) but it was no match for ITV1 reality show I’m a Celebrity.
Cranford still on top with 7.9m

26-Nov-2007
BBC1 drama hit Cranford, with 7.9m viewers (28.7%), had the upper hand over ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity again last night but the gap between the two has narrowed.
Cranford stays on top with 7.9m

26-Nov-2007
BBC1’s drama hit Cranford once again had the upper hand with over ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity with 7.9m viewers (28.7%) but the gap between the two was narrowed, if only slightly.
BBC2 enhances the Power of the Planet

23-Nov-2007
BBC2’s new science documentary Earth: The Power of the Planet got off to a fine start at 9pm last night with 2.8m viewers (11.3%).
River Cottage ends on 2.6m high

23-Nov-2007
The final instalment of Channel 4’s food programme River Cottage: Gone Fishing ended strongly with 2.6m viewers (11.1%) last night at 8pm.
BBC4 to dramatise life of Tony Hancock

23-Nov-2007
Rebus and Messiah star Ken Stott has been lined-up to play troubled comedian Tony Hancock in a new drama for BBC4.
TV Critics 23 November 2007

23-Nov-2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC2’s Arrange me a Marriage - broadcast on 22 November 2007.
TV Critics 22 November 2007

22-Nov-2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the start of BBC2’s Ben’s Zoo - broadcast on 21 November 2007.
13.2m see England Euro failure

22-Nov-2007
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 in a home match against Croatia was seen by a peak audience of 13.2m (48.3%) at 9.30pm last night.
ITV1’s bug-munching celebs still prove tasty

22-Nov-2007
Celebrities eating cockroaches in the Australian jungle and the whiff of unlikely romance - it can only mean I’m a Celebrity - Get Me out of Here! is back for its seventh series.
The One Show gets year-long commission

21-Nov-2007
BBC1 has given The One Show a massive vote of confidence, committing to it until March 2009.
TV Critics 21 November 2007

21-Nov-2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the start of BBC2’s Earth: The Power of the Planet - broadcast on 20 November 2007.
The One Show breaks 5m

20-Nov-2007
BBC1 magazine programme The One Show gained 5.1m viewers (23.4%) at 7pm last night, its largest audience ever.
TV Critics 20 November 2007

20-Nov-2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Channel 4’s one-off drama Exodus - broadcast on 18 November 2007.
BBC1’s Cranford launches with 8m

19-Nov-2007
BBC1’s latest literary adaptation, Cranford, started its run with a sizeable 8m viewers (29.2%) last night.
TV Critics 19 November 2007

19-Nov-2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including BBC1’s new Sunday night drama Cranford - broadcast on 17 November 2007.
BBC1’s Cranford launches with 8m

19-Nov-2007
BBC1’s latest literary adaptation, Cranford, started its run with a sizeable 8m viewers (29.2%) last night at 9pm.
Viewers don’t buy into ITV1’s Sold

16-Nov-2007
New ITV1 drama series Sold found itself gazumped by BBC1 at 9pm last night despite attracting 4m viewers (18.1%).
C4 looks good naked

15-Nov-2007
How to Look Good Naked did the business for Channel 4 last night, returning with a substantial 3.4m viewers (14.3%), its highest ever audience.
BBC2 boosted by top rating fact ent trio

14-Nov-2007
BBC2 shows such as Autumnwatch, Long Way Down and the ever-popular Top Gear have made a significant impression with viewers in recent weeks.
Trinny and Susannah lose their charms

14-Nov-2007
The audience for last night’s Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation was two million down on the opening show, appealing to only 3m viewers (12.9%) and losing out to both of the BBC’s terrestrial channels.
I’m a Celebrity back with 8.7m

13-Nov-2007
ITV1’s ratings blockbuster I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! returned with an impressive 8.7m (37.8%) at 9pm last night.
ITV1’s Jack draws 5.7m

12-Nov-2007
ITV1’s Remembrance Day drama My Boy Jack shot down the opposition at 9pm last night with 5.7m viewers (24.8%).
Love Trap snares just 911,000 for C4

8-Nov-2007
New Channel 4 dating series Love Trap only managed to attract 911,000 viewers (5.4%) at 10pm last night, losing out to all the other terrestrial channels and BBC3.
NHU sets off on new Expeditions

8-Nov-2007
BBC1 is to examine the landscapes and wildlife of Guyana and Papua New Guinea in two major new series for its Expedition strand.
Von Hagens back with 612,000

7-Nov-2007
The return of controversial anatomist Gunther von Hagens attracted 612,000 viewers (7.7%) to Channel 4 last night.
BBC4 hits new ratings high

7-Nov-2007
The popular success of drama Fanny Hill helped BBC4 to its highest ever audience share last week.
Virgin 1 turns the amp up to 11

7-Nov-2007
The Guillemots, The Magic Numbers and The Buzzcocks have been lined up to feature in a new music show for Virgin 1.
9.8m watch Doc Martin wedding

6-Nov-2007
The series finale of ITV1’s Doc Martin at 9pm last night attracted 9.8m viewers (40.1%), the show’s largest ever audience.
BBC1 gets dramatic win

5-Nov-2007
BBC1 won the high-end drama battle at 9pm last night as Joe’s Palace attracted 4.1m viewers (18.5%), 300,000 more than ITV1’s adaptation of A Room with a View.
ITV1 not quite on song

5-Nov-2007
Despite featuring a host of female singing talent, ITV1’s Saturday Night Divas attracted fewer viewers, 4.6m (22.8%), on Saturday night than a repeat of The Vicar of Dibley on BBC1.
10m turn up for EastEnders wedding

2-Nov-2007
An hour-long EastEnders wedding special drew 10m viewers (43.4%) to BBC1 last night, fending off the challenge from ITV1’s Emmerdale.
National TV Awards scoops 6.9m for ITV1

1-Nov-2007
ITV1’s coverage of the National Television Awards picked up 6.9m viewers (30.8%) last night, beating the audience for last year’s show.
BBC4 series to trace history of Spanish art

31-Oct-2007
The BBC is making its first series dedicated to the history of Spanish art, to air on BBC4.
Flame gets daytime boost with new signing

31-Oct-2007
Indie Flame TV has won two BBC recommissions and boosted its production team by appointing Leopard Films’ Matthew Gordon.
Kitchen Nightmares returns with 4.2m

31-Oct-2007
Viewers show no sign of losing interest in Channel 4 food programme Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares judging by the 4.2m viewers (18%) that tuned in for the opening episode of the fourth series last night.
Doc Martin goes from strength to strength

30-Oct-2007
ITV1 drama Doc Martin got its second highest audience ever last night with 9.3m (38.4%) watching at 9pm.
ITV1 keeps it in the Family

29-Oct-2007
The return of the celebrity version of Family Fortunes proved a big attraction with the viewers, with 6.8m (31%) watching ITV1 at 7.45pm.
Long Way Down hits heights for BBC2

29-Oct-2007
BBC2’s new motorbike travelogue Long Way Down was a finely-tuned ratings success on Sunday with 3.8m viewers (15%).
Spurs defeat gives victory to ITV4

26-Oct-2007
ITV4’s coverage of Tottenham Hotspurs’ Uefa Cup defeat by Getafe was seen by 1.2m viewers from 8pm, a share of 6.56% in multichannel homes.
Richard and Judy book special fails to impress

26-Oct-2007
Richard & Judy’s Best Kids’ Books only attracted 648,000 viewers (2.9%) at 8pm last night.
Frankenstein scares 3.6m

25-Oct-2007
ITV1’s feature-length drama Frankenstein was almost still-born last night with just 3.6m viewers (16.4%).
Five lifts Fireman Sam from BBC

25-Oct-2007
Five and Cartoonito have snatched Fireman Sam from the BBC after 16 years.
Fanny Hill seduces 1.1m

23-Oct-2007
BBC4's two-part drama Fanny Hill became the channel's most watched programme ever last night.
Strictly glamour pays off for BBC1

23-Oct-2007
BBC1’s decision to inject its Sunday peaktime schedule with a sequinned dose of Strictly Come Dancing has paid strong dividends for the channel so far.
ITV1's food shows dish up mixed fortunes

18-Sep-2007
ITV1's Hell's Kitchenended on a high last night with a respectable audience of 5.6m (24.8%) but the start of Britain's Best Dishearlier in the day on the same channel could only serve up 1.3m viewers (10.3%). [ALL]
World Cup rugby scuppers BBC1's Eventing

17-Sep-2007
ITV1's continuing coverage of the rugby union World Cup forged ahead of BBC1 on Saturday afternoon as the corporation's Three-Day Eventing coverage only managed 682,000 viewers at 1pm. [ALL]
Parkinson back with 2.5m

17-Sep-2007
The first programme in chat show host Michael Parkinson's swan song series interested 2.5m viewers (17.5%) on Saturday night, losing out to BBC1's Match of the Day. [ALL]
Michael Palin sets sail with 7.5m for BBC1

17-Sep-2007
BBC1 travel show Michael Palin's New Europegot a warm send off from the viewers on its maiden voyage with a sizeable 7.5m (31%) watching at 9pm. [ALL]
Virgin Media boss pockets shares worth£1.3m

17-Sep-2007
Virgin Media chairman Jim Mooney has received£1.3m in shares from the cable giant, which postponed its planned summer auction due to ongoing volatility in the credit markets. [ALL]
Viewers don't go Nuts for new channel

14-Sep-2007
New 'blokes' channel Nuts TV made something of an inauspicious debut on Wednesday, averaging just 9,000 viewers and a share of 0.10% between 9pm and 2am. [ALL]
BBC1 triumphs with England victory

13-Sep-2007
England 's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia was a smash hit with the viewers on Wednesday, attracting a huge audience of 10.2m (43.3%) from 8pm. [ALL]
BBC1's Dinner serves up a rare Sunday hit

13-Sep-2007
The success of The Dinner Partygave BBC1 a rare Sunday peaktime victory over ITV1 this weekend, with the corporation's flagship channel gaining the upper hand for only the second time this year.
ITV1 enjoys best summer for six years

13-Sep-2007
ITV's strategy update comes after ITV1 saw its first improvement in its summertime performance since at least 2001, with its share rising by 0.7%.
ITV1 enjoys best summer showing for over six years

12-Sep-2007
ITV's strategy update comes after ITV1 saw its first improvement in its summertime performance since at least 2001, with its share rising by 0.7%.
Antony Cotton gets lowest audience yet

12-Sep-2007
The teatime series that ITV1 hoped would raise its ratings fortunes, That Antony Cotton Show, slipped to its lowest audience yet yesterday with an audience below 1.1m viewers and a share of just 10.4%. [ALL]
Nigella cooks up a treat for BBC2

11-Sep-2007
BBC2 cookery show Nigella Expressadded an extra 500,000 viewers week-on-week to average 3.2m (13.6%) last night, outperforming both its nearest rivals and BBC1 at the time. [ALL]
BBC1 benefits from football victory

10-Sep-2007
BBC1's live coverage of England's crunch Euro 2008 qualifying game against Israel took the Saturday teatime spoils with 6.1m viewers (41%). [ALL]
6.9m attend BBC1's Dinner Party

10-Sep-2007
BBC1's one-off comedy drama The Dinner Partyserved up a ratings treat for the corporation last night as an impressive 6.9m viewers (29.4%) watched from 9pm. [ALL]
BBC1 genealogy show triumphs with 6.5m

7-Sep-2007
BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?gained its highest audience ever with the start of the fourth series at 9pm last night on a sizeable 6.5m viewers (29.5%) watching newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky trace her family roots. [ALL]
Hell's Kitchen turns up the heat

6-Sep-2007
ITV1 cookery show Hell's Kitchendid much better in the ratings last night, adding an extra 700,000 viewers to get an average audience of 4.1m (19%). [ALL]
Autumn brings mixed fortunes for big five

6-Sep-2007
A flurry of new or returning terrestrial shows have marked the start of autumn, but although some managed to hit the target, they have largely been some way off the bullseye.
Don't Call Me Stupid brings 1.5m to ITV1

5-Sep-2007
ITV1's latest attempt to revive its fortunes in the weekday 10pm slot fell short of the mark last night with the start of Don't Call Me Stupidbringing in just 1.5m viewers, a share of 7.9%. [ALL]
Ratings Hell for ITV1's Kitchen

4-Sep-2007
The return of ITV1's cookery show Hell's Kitchencould only serve up a lukewarm ratings dish of 3.6m viewers, a share of 17.1% in a 9pm slot. [ALL]
The Queen reigns with 7.9m

3-Sep-2007
ITV1's Oscar-winning film The Queen, starring Helen Mirren, was the premier attraction on Sunday (2 September) with a bumper audience of 7.9m (36.1%), the second most popular film on TV so far this year. [ALL]
Big Brother ends with 5.3m

3-Sep-2007
The 10pm final of Big Brotheron Friday managed a moderate audience of 5.3m viewers (29%), 2.2m down on last year's final show. [ALL]
Supernanny outsmarts BBC2's Restaurant

30-Aug-2007
BBC2's new reality show The Restaurantserved up a decent enough first serving at 8pm with 2m viewers, a share of 9.5%, but was no match for the return of Channel 4's Supernannywhich drew 2.9m (14%).
Test the Nation brings in 3.6m

28-Aug-2007
This year's Test the NationIQ test was something of a let down with the results programme only interesting 3.6m (16.2%) at 9pm. [ALL]
ITV1 still has The X Factor

26-Aug-2007
Edinburgh:The second outing of ITV1's hit entertainment show The X Factorattracted a strong 8.5m (47%), and although viewers dropped from the launch episode, its share increased. [ALL]
Horrocks: Sky News is 'irresponsible'

25-Aug-2007
Edinburgh:BBC News head Peter Horrocks has launched a stinging attack on Sky News after its editor John Ryley told an audience at Edinburgh that he would be prepared to broadcast live footage of a hostage situation, even if it resulted in the hostage's death. [ALL]
Paxman to attack industry greed

24-Aug-2007
Edinburgh:Newsnightpresenter Jeremy Paxman is expected to attack the television industry's obsession with money in tonight's MacTaggart lecture. [ALL]
BBC4 sizzles with Fry strand

20-Aug-2007
A strand of programming focusing on actor, writer and comedian Stephen Fry helped BBC4 to secure an audience share of 2.82% on Friday (17 August), its highest ever daily share. [ALL]
ITV1 has The X Factor with viewers

20-Aug-2007
The X Factormade its strongest debut yet with the first episode of the fourth series attracting an impressive 9.5m viewers (45%) at 7.40pm on Saturday (18 August). [ALL]
BBCW hires news chief

2-Aug-2007
BBC Worldwide America has appointed a new executive vice-president of news and sport in a move to step up the expansion of BBC news in the US.
Hail the conquering Heroes

2-Aug-2007
BBC2's acquisition of the US drama import Heroes seems to be money well spent with the first two episodes breaking the 4 million mark and claiming a victory over BBC1.
Summertime ratings blues return to BBC1

2-Aug-2007
BBC1's weekly audience share fell to its lowest since at least the start of 2001 last week, registering just 20.4% across all hours.
4.5m enrol in Fame Academy

5-Mar-2007
The returning Comic Relief Does Fame Academyhad a tough time of it on Saturday (3 March) with the opening show at 5.55pm managing 4.5 million (23.8%).
Five all hours share falls to 3.8%

2-Mar-2007
Five's all day share of the viewing audience dropped to just 3.8% yesterday, its worst performance on a Thursday since Christmas Day 2003.
New dramas fail as viewers have other designs

1-Mar-2007
ITV1's Confessions of a Diary Secretaryand Five's Kitchenboth suffered last night at 9pm as Channel 4's Grand Designsreturned with an impressive 5.3 million (24.3%).
Dropping kids pays off for ITV

1-Mar-2007
ITV1's controversial decision to drop its weekday CITV strand has led to a surge in viewers, with the commercial network's share for the 3.30pm to 5pm slot more than doubling.
Mixed results for BBC1 and ITV1 comedies

1-Mar-2007
Comedy is a notoriously difficult genre to get right, as evidenced by the mixed fortunes of BBC 1's sitcom After You've Gone.
Carling Cup grabs convincing win for Sky Sports

26-Feb-2007
A thrilling Carling Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea secured Sky Sports 1 one of the biggest audiences in multichannel homes this year with the match coverage averaging 2.7 million viewers (24%).
1.9m cope with Fear, Stress and Anger

23-Feb-2007
BBC2 was feeling under the weather last night at 9pm as new sitcom Fear, Stress and Angercould only attract 1.9 million viewers to the first part of its new look Thursday night peaktime schedule.
Cow complaints

22-Feb-2007
The BBC has been deluged with complaints after Top Gearpresenter Jeremy Clarkson strapped a dead cow to the roof of a car.
Heroes delivers a massive hit for Sci Fi

22-Feb-2007
The start of US drama Heroes made a big impression on The Sci Fi Channel with the show pulling in the broadcaster's highest ever audience.
Sky One pulls Sport Uncovered

21-Feb-2007
Sky One has pulled Sport Uncoveredfrom its Tuesday night schedule after the first episode of the series only attracted 60,000 viewers - less than a third of Sky One's slot average for Tuesdays at 10pm last year.
Heroes triumphs for Sci Fi Channel

20-Feb-2007
The first instalment of the US import Heroesgave The Sci Fi Channel its highest ever audience with 467,000 people (3.2%) tuning in at 10pm on Monday night.
5.7m take tips from The Bad Mother's Handbook

20-Feb-2007
ITV1's one-off drama The Bad Mother's Handbookgained a respectable 5.7 million (24%) at 9pm last night but still lost out to BBC1's popular Waking the Dead.
Kip Meek joins RadioCentre as non-exec

19-Feb-2007
Former Ofcom executive Kip Meek has joined the RadioCentre, the industry body for UK commercial radio, as non-executive director.
Lewis arrests 7.4m

19-Feb-2007
The first series of ITV1's detective show Lewismade a fine start on Sunday with a sizeable 7.4 million viewers (31.6%) at 9pm.
The Brits bring 5.2m to ITV1

15-Feb-2007
ITV1's live coverage of The Brit Awardsin an 8pm slot last night serenaded 5.2 million people (22.3%), a rise of 500,000 viewers on the previous year.
Primeval snaps up healthy 7.2m audience

15-Feb-2007
ITV1's£6m investment in its new fantasy drama Primevalpaid dividends as the show consolidated the commercial network's Saturday night line-up.
Life on Mars returns with 5.7m

14-Feb-2007
The second series of BBC1's drama Life on Marsgot off to a modest start last night with an audience of 5.7 million people (23.1%) in a 9pm slot.
Viewers return to Trial and Retribution

13-Feb-2007
ITV1 crime drama Trial and Retributionbenefited from not being scheduled against Waking the Deadlast night as 6.7 million people (28.7%) tuned in to the penultimate episode of the series.
Viewing jury is still out on BBC2's Verdict

12-Feb-2007
BBC2's new celebrity-based jury show got a lukewarm reception from the viewers on Sunday with the first edition attracting 2 million (8%) in a 9pm slot.
Primeval finds 6.9m

12-Feb-2007
ITV1's new big-budget drama series Primevallaunched on Saturday evening with 6.9 million viewers (28.9%), an audience that was comfortably above the channel's 2006 slot average.
Benidorm loses shine with 4.5m

9-Feb-2007
ITV1's new sitcom Benidormlost some of its appeal with viewers last night as the second episode attracted 4.5 million (20.8%) at 10pm, a fall of 800,000 viewers on last week.
Lacklustre England performance still brings 7.6m to BBC1

8-Feb-2007
BBC1's live coverage of England 's friendly against Spain managed to gain an average audience of 7.6 million (31.4%), despite failing to shine.
BBC2 fails to deliver dramatic opening

8-Feb-2007
Winter has always been a strong time of year for dramas but popular success isn't guaranteed even when a launch is backed by strong promotion.
New shows for Community Channel

8-Feb-2007
Community Channel has commissioned three new shows for the autumn funded by charity, and all made by Media Trust Productions.
Russians get a taste for Coupling

8-Feb-2007
Indie Hartswood Films has signed a deal which will see the format for hit comedy series Couplinggo to Russia.
Viewers attracted to current affairs

7-Feb-2007
The move of BBC1's Panorama programme to a new peaktime slot on Mondays has ignited a general rise in interest in current affairs programmes.
Top Gear motors on with 6.8m

6-Feb-2007
BBC2 motoring show Top Gearkept up its phenomenal run on Sunday with an impressive 6.8 million people (25.3%) tuning at 8pm.
Success and failure for BBC1

5-Feb-2007
England's Six Nations win over Scotland attracted an impressive audience of 5.5 million (37.5%) on Saturday afternoon but new early evening talent show When Will I Be Famous?interested just 3.8 million (18.6%) at 6pm.
Benidorm proves alluring for ITV1

2-Feb-2007
New ITV1 sitcom Benidormgot off to a flying start at 10pm last night with a healthy 5.3 million viewers, a 25.7% share of the available audience.
Neumann leaves Wall to Wall for Peter Jones

1-Feb-2007
Wall to Wall's head of factual entertainment and features, Daniela Neumann, has left after 10 months to join Peter Jones TV.
Top Gear Breaks ratings barrier for BBC2

1-Feb-2007
The return of presenter Richard Hammond to BBC2's Top Gearhelped the show gain the channel's highest audience in over 10 years.
Whizz Kid in Tough Cookie takeover

1-Feb-2007
Bafta producer Whizz Kid Entertainment has acquired digital content specialists Tough Cookie for an undisclosed sum.
C4 Smallest People doc draws a sizeable 4.1m

30-Jan-2007
The Smallest People in the World documentary, which marked the start of Channel 4's new A Child's Lifeseries, kicked off with a substantial 4.1 million viewers (16.3%) last night (29 January).
Skins appeals to 1.4m

26-Jan-2007
The large scale marketing campaign behind E4's new teen drama Skinspaid off last night (25 January) with the show attracting a substantial 1.4 million viewers (9.41%) at 10pm.
Five Days drops to 6m

25-Jan-2007
BBC1's new drama series Five Dayslost viewers from its opening episode but still managed an audience of 6 million (24.9%) last night (Wednesday 24 January), well ahead of ITV1's film The Bourne Supremacy.
Dancing on Ice warms up ITV1's Saturday

25-Jan-2007
The return of ITV1's hit entertainment format Dancing on Icedazzled the viewers as the centrepiece of a new look to ITV1's Saturday peaktime line-up.
Five Days thrills 6.7m

24-Jan-2007
BBC1's new taut thriller Five Daysgot off to a cracking start at 9pm last night (Tuesday 23 January) with an audience of 6.7 million (26.9%) while ITV1's new genealogy series You Don't Know You're Bornstumbled to 3 million (12%).
Waking the Dead wins 7.2m for BBC1

23-Jan-2007
BBC1 forensic science drama Waking the Deadmaintained its commanding lead over ITV1's Trial and Retributionlast night (22 January) with 7.2 million (28.6%) people tuning in.
Late Arsenal win claims 2.9m

22-Jan-2007
The heavyweight Premiership clash between Arsenal and Manchester United drew an impressive 2.9 million viewers (20.04%) to Sky Sports 1 from 4pm on Sunday (21 January).
Celebrity BB gets highest ever audience

22-Jan-2007
An average of 7.8 million people (37.9%) saw Jade Goody's interview with Davina McCall after she had been expelled from Celebrity Big Brotheron Friday (19 January) at 10.30pm. It was the show's highest ever audience.
Celeb BB draws 5.6m

19-Jan-2007
The controversy surrounding Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brotheragain boosted the ratings, with 5.6 million (23%) viewers watching at 9pm.
Celeb Big Brother continues to rise

18-Jan-2007
Channel 4 continued to reap the benefits over the alleged racism in Celebrity Big Brotherwith the show attracting 5.1 million (21.4%) at 9pm, the third highest audience of the current series.
Comment: Entertaining new ideas

18-Jan-2007
Branded content is pointless unless the content itself is compelling, argues Adrian Pettett
Comment: Light relief in dark times

18-Jan-2007
Fremantle's Vasha Wallace and David Belshaw look at how drama and entertainment are responding to a troubled world
Panorama move gets mixed results

18-Jan-2007
BBC1's decision to move Panoramato a Monday peaktime slot at 8.30pm had mixed results as it battled for viewers with ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldand Channel 4's Dispatches.
Celeb Big Brother bullying claims bring 4.5m to C4

17-Jan-2007
The furore over the bullying of Shilpa Shetty in Celebrity Big Brotherdrew 4.5 million (18.6%) viewers to the show yesterday, giving a much needed boost to the show's ratings.
Panorama grabs 3m in current affairs clash

16-Jan-2007
First blood went to BBC1's Panoramayesterday in its battle with Channel 4's Dispatches in its new 8.30pm slot. Some 3 million (11.4%) watched the BBC1 show against 1.5 million (5.8%) for Dispatches.
Soapstar Superstar finale serenades 6.8m

15-Jan-2007
The final of ITV1's celebrity singing contest Soapstar Superstarhit the high notes with 6.8 million (28.1%) on Saturday but fell short of last year's event.
ITV1 proves to be Wild at Heart

15-Jan-2007
The second series of ITV1 drama Wild at Heartappealed to 8.6 million viewers (33.3%) on Sunday, but the show was down by some margin on last year.
3.4m discover The Truth About Food

12-Jan-2007
BBC2's new winter show The Truth About Foodgot off to a fine start with 3.4 million (13.6%), as it breathed down the neck of Celebrity Big Brother.
PEER POLL: Ugly Betty

12-Jan-2007
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Can Ugly Bettyresuscitate Channel 4's Friday night schedule?
C4's Relocation back with 3.9m

11-Jan-2007
Interest in Channel 4's property show Relocation, Relocationshows no sign of waning as the show returned with 3.9 million (16.1%), giving BBC1 a run for its money.
Headlines fail to add more CBB viewers

11-Jan-2007
The latest series of Celebrity Big Brotherhas once again grabbed the headlines but the return of Jade Goody to the CBB house has failed to add more viewers to the show.
Shameless welcomed back by 3.5m

10-Jan-2007
The fourth series of Channel 4 drama Shamelessstarted strongly at 10pm with 3.5 million (18.5%), the highest audience ever for the show.
Waking the Dead rouses 8.6m

9-Jan-2007
BBC1 drama Waking the Deadwas the clear winner at 9pm with a sizeable 8.6 million viewers (33%) despite heavyweight competition from both ITV1 and Channel 4.
ITV1 drops below 20% mark in 2006

8-Jan-2007
Consolidated figures have confirmed that ITV1, the UK's most popular commercial broadcaster, saw its annual audience share drop below the 20% for the first time in 2006.
Ugly Betty seduces 4.5m

8-Jan-2007
Ugly Betty, one of Channel 4's key shows for winter, kicked off with 4.5 million (18.6%) on Friday in the face of strong celebrity-based shows on BBC1 and ITV1.
Celeb Big Brother keeps C4 ahead

5-Jan-2007
Last night's events in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brotherat 9pm gained a strong 5.2 million (21.6%), keeping it well ahead of all the other channels at the time.
Celebrity Big Brother back with 7.1m

4-Jan-2007
The fifth series of Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brotheronce again proved to be a hit for the broadcaster with a massive 7.1 million (28.4%), the second highest ever audience for an opening show.
Take It or Leave It

4-Jan-2007
Gameshow network Challenge has commissioned IMG Media-owned producer TWI to make a second series of gameshow Take It or Leave It.
Vicar of Dibley brings festive cheer for BBC

4-Jan-2007
BBC1 enjoyed a heavenly Christmas as The Vicar of Dibley, the smash hit of the holiday season, helped it to an average all-hours share of 25.1%.
Vision Charity

4-Jan-2007
The 31st annual Vision Charity ball last month raised more than£100,000 for visually impaired and dyslexic children.
This Life reunion brings 3.4m to BBC2

3-Jan-2007
BBC2's revival of cult 90s drama This Lifewas a hit with the viewers as the 80-minute special gained 3.4 million (13.8%) at 9pm last night.
Xmas ratings dominated by BBC1's Vicar

2-Jan-2007
The final two episodes of BBC1's The Vicar of Dibleydominated the ratings over the Christmas period with the last ever episode on New Year's Day grabbing 12.3 million (44.9%).

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