LATEST TERRESTRIAL RATINGS
Mad Men fails to sell Sky Atlantic
Mad Men returned for a seventh series on Wednesday with a meagre audience of 28,500 - as Channel 4’s How to Get a Council House was back with record ratings.
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OVERNIGHTS: PAST SEVEN DAYS
Friday
Warwick Davies travelogue transports 2.7m
Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davies got underway with 2.7m viewers on Friday, down on his previous outing for ITV.
Saturday
BGT draws record debut crowd Video
Britain’s Got Talent returned for a seventh series on Saturday with its biggest launch ratings on record.
Sunday
The Masters hooks 2.4m
Bubba Watson’s victory in the Masters helped BBC2’s golf coverage peak with an audience of 2.4m on Sunday.
Monday
Game of Thrones enthrals over 800k
Game of Thrones continued with nearly 820,000 viewers on Monday, as ITV’s crime drama Undeniable lost 350,000 viewers.
Tuesday
The Call Centre dials up record audience
The Call Centre phoned in its biggest audience on record on Tuesday night, as BBC2 launched two new factual shows to solid ratings.
Wednesday
Mad Men fails to sell Sky Atlantic
Mad Men returned for a seventh series on Wednesday with a meagre audience of 28,500 - as Channel 4’s How to Get a Council House was back with record ratings.
Thursday
CONSOLIDATED RATINGS
The Trip stays on course
My school trips tended to be to places like Littlehampton or Eastbourne. All revolved around the same dreary experience: where to find shelter from the incessant wind-assisted rain to eat fish paste sandwiches and drink warm, weak squash out of a plastic beaker.
RATINGS ANALYSIS: WEEK IN REVIEW
BGT back with a bang
Cowell talent show and brand new Amazing Greys give ITV bragging rights for Saturday night
CHANNEL OVERVIEW (BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5)
C4 quiz drops off the pace
William G Stewart first introduced us to 15 contestants, 14 of whom were destined to be unlucky, in January 1988. More than a quarter of a century on, and 10 years off the air, his former show has had a bumpy return.
DIGITAL FOCUS
BBC4 finds TV gold in Eden
In an unlikely contest this week, it turned out that suburban gardens can hold their own in a stand-off with a backpacked Olympic bronze medallist and porn.
NON-PSB DIGITAL RATINGS
Mad Men fails to sell Sky Atlantic
Mad Men returned for a seventh series on Wednesday with a meagre audience of 28,500 - as Channel 4’s How to Get a Council House was back with record ratings.
SPECIAL REPORT
Mixed fortunes in multichannel
Over the Valentine’s weekend, more than 5 million US viewers reportedly watched the second series of Netflix’s House Of Cards.
