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Friday

Saturday

The Voice UK

Battle rounds ratings dip for The Voice

The end of The Voice UK’s blind audition rounds signalled a dip in the show’s ratings on Saturday - as Britain’s Got Talent climbed to a series high.

Sunday

Clare Balding (credit: BAFTA/Stephen Butler)

TV Baftas draw seven-year high

The Bafta Television Awards walked away with its biggest audience in at least seven years on BBC1 on Sunday, seeing off competition from ITV’s The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.

Monday

The Fall

BBC2 lands biggest drama since 2008 with The Fall

The Fall became BBC2’s biggest drama series launch in five years - helping it to beat ITV’s Monday night comedy double.

Life of Crime

Life Of Crime arrests 4m for ITV

ITV’s Life Of Crime broke out with over 4m viewers as the commercial broadcaster continued with its Friday drama strategy .

Tuesday

Clare Balding (credit: BAFTA/Stephen Butler)

TV Baftas draw seven-year high

The Bafta Television Awards walked away with its biggest audience in at least seven years on BBC1 on Sunday, seeing off competition from ITV’s The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.

Wednesday

Thursday

OVERNIGHTS: 3 - 9 May 2013

Friday

Saturday

The Voice UK

The Voice hits another high

The final round of blind auditions helped The Voice UK to yet another series high audience on Saturday - as Doctor Who’s overnight ratings continued to struggle.

Sunday

Endeavour

Endeavour and The Village bow out on lows

Flagship dramas Endeavour and The Village both ended with the lowest audiences of their runs on Sunday night.

Monday

Vicious

ITV comedies take a 2m viewer hit

ITV comedies Vicious and The Job Lot each lost around 2m viewers on Monday, with the job centre sitcom being beaten by a Pirates of the Caribbean repeat on BBC1.

Tuesday

The Apprentice

The Apprentice returns with six year low

The Apprentice opened its doors to a fresh crop of aspiring entrepreneurs in front of its worst series debut audience in six years on Tuesday.

Wednesday

Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson tribute fails to score

BBC1’s Sir Alex Ferguson tribute failed to net a sizeable crowd on a day when the Manchester United manager dominated the headlines.

Thursday

Paul O’Grady

Paul O’Grady's dogs series paws in record crowd

Paul O’Grady’s Battersea Dogs & Cats Home series returned with a record audience on Thursday – beating ITV’s new drama Murder on the Homefront.


OVERNIGHTS: 26 April - 2 May 2013

Friday

ben_earle

Ben Earl fails to perform magic for C4

Ben Earl: Trick Artist failed to perform magic for C4 on Friday, while Ice Cream Girls lost nearly 1m viewers in its second episode.

Saturday

Doctor Who

Doctor Who overnights close to three-year low

Doctor Who teleported in its lowest overnight audience in nearly three years on Saturday – as The Voice UK narrowed the gap on Britain’s Got Talent.

Sunday

Endeavour

Endeavour dips but still tops The Village

ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour slumped to a series low on Sunday but again managed to fend off competition from BBC1’s freshly recommissioned The Village.

Monday

Vicious

Vicious claws in impressive audience for ITV

Elderly gay couple sitcom Vicious became ITV’s highest rating new comedy in at least seven years on Monday – as The Job Lot made a steady start.

Tuesday

Breaking Amish

TLC launches with 200k peak

US import Breaking Amish was TLC’s highest rating show on Tuesday - as the Discovery-owned channel peaked with over 200,000 viewers on its launch night.

Wednesday

MasterChef

MasterChef builds up head of steam

The penultimate episode of MasterChef served up a series high audience on Wednesday - as All Star Mr & Mrs returned on song for ITV.

Thursday

The Politician’s Husband

Politician’s Husband loses third of audience

BBC2 drama The Politician’s Husband lost nearly a third of its audience on Thursday – as MasterChef bowed out with a similar performance to last year.

Friday

Saturday

The Voice UK

The Voice hits another high

The final round of blind auditions helped The Voice UK to yet another series high audience on Saturday - as Doctor Who’s overnight ratings continued to struggle.

Sunday

Endeavour

Endeavour and The Village bow out on lows

Flagship dramas Endeavour and The Village both ended with the lowest audiences of their runs on Sunday night.

Monday

Vicious

ITV comedies take a 2m viewer hit

7-May-2013 | By

ITV comedies Vicious and The Job Lot each lost around 2m viewers on Monday, with the job centre sitcom being beaten by a Pirates of the Caribbean repeat on BBC1.

Tuesday

The Apprentice

The Apprentice returns with six year low

8-May-2013 | By

The Apprentice opened its doors to a fresh crop of aspiring entrepreneurs in front of its worst series debut audience in six years on Tuesday.

Wednesday

Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson tribute fails to score

BBC1’s Sir Alex Ferguson tribute failed to net a sizeable crowd on a day when the Manchester United manager dominated the headlines.

Thursday

Paul O’Grady

Paul O’Grady's dogs series paws in record crowd

Paul O’Grady’s Battersea Dogs & Cats Home series returned with a record audience on Thursday – beating ITV’s new drama Murder on the Homefront.


OVERNIGHTS: 19 April - 25 April 2013

Friday

Ice Cream Girls

Ice Cream Girls licks competition

ITV’s Dorothy Koomson adaptation The Ice Cream Girls froze out competition from BBC1’s comedy double.

Saturday

The Voice

The Voice gains over 1m viewers

BBC1’s The Voice has bounced back with a series high performance as Britain’s Got Talent lost more 300,000 viewers for its second outing.

Sunday

London marathon

London Marathon improves performance by 100k

Coverage of the London Marathon added 100,000 to last year’s viewing figures, as Morse prequel Endeavour continued to steal the shine from BBC1’s The Village.

Monday

Broadchurch

Broadchurch bows out with killer ratings

ITV’s hotly anticipated Broadchurch finale revealed Danny Latimer’s killer to the show’s biggest overnight audience of the series.

Tuesday

The Wright Way

The Wright Way’s ratings go the wrong way

Ben Elton’s new BBC1 comedy about a health and safety officer got off to inauspicious start – as the finale of The Great British Sewing Bee stitched up a series high audience.

Wednesday

10_oclock_live

10 O'Clock Live strikes with under 1m

The third series of 10 O Clock Live returned to less than 1m viewers as Simon Cowell format Food Glorious Food built its audience for the final instalment.

Thursday

The Politician’s Husband

Politician's Husband secures 2.5m for BBC2

The Politician’s Husband voted in an audience well above BBC2’s slot average, as a repeat of 999: What’s Your Emergency? outperformed The Intern for C4.


OVERNIGHTS: 12 April - 18 April 2013

Friday

Saturday

BGT

Britain’s Got Talent beats The Voice

Britain’s Got Talent returned with its second biggest series debut audience on record, easily seeing off competition from its rival The Voice despite a series high performance from the BBC show.

Sunday

Endeavour

Endeavour fails to outperform pilot

The launch of Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour, struggled to match the success of its pilot for ITV, as Channel 4’s My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune drew just 3m.

Monday

Boston

Boston blasts send viewers to news channels

Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings delivered sizeable audiences to the BBC and Sky’s rolling news channels.

John Sweeney

Panorama North Korea exposé biggest since Savile

The BBC’s controversial documentary about North Korea has become the most-watched Panorama since its Jimmy Savile special.

Tuesday

Bedtime Live

Viewers drop off during Bedtime Live

Channel 4’s Bedtime Live bowed out with a series low of just over 500,000 viewers, as one-off documentary Secrets of the Shoplifters went on to steal a march at 9pm.

Wednesday

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher’s funeral lifts BBC1’s ratings

BBC1’s coverage of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral peaked with nearly 4.4m viewers.

Scott & Bailey

Scott & Bailey stumbles to record low

Scott & Bailey arrested its lowest audience on record – as Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A&E picked up where it left off last week by beating BBC1.

Thursday

Mega-Tsunami

Mega Tsunami makes a splash for BBC2

BBC2 and Channel 5 were last night’s ratings winners as a Maureen Lipman doc and the British Animal awards performed poorly for BBC1 and ITV.


OVERNIGHTS: 5 April - 11 April 2013

Friday

Have I Got News for You

Mixed night for BBC1 comedies

Have I Got News for You returned with its biggest audience in a year on Friday, but Not Going Out suffered its lowest series debut since being revived in 2011.

Saturday

C4 Racing team

Grand National triumphs for C4

C4’s Grand National coverage raced off with a peak audience of nearly 9m viewers - as ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway beat The Voice UK for the second week on the trot.

Sunday

Catchphrase

ITV scores with Catchphrase revival

ITV’s entertainment double-header Catchphrase and Off Their Rockers got off to a solid start – as BBC1 drama The Village lost around a million viewers.

Monday

Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher docs leave viewers cold

Broadcasters’ efforts to clear the decks for Margaret Thatcher obituaries left viewers cold - while Made in Chelsea delivered record ratings for E4.

Tuesday

The Great British Sewing Bee

Great British Sewing Bee stitches up C4's Bedtime Live

The Great British Sewing Bee built its audience marginally in its second outing and crushed competition from Channel 4’s Bedtime Live.

Wednesday

24 Hours in A+E

24 Hours in A+E treats record audience

Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A+E made a record return, edging out Victoria Wood’s BBC1 tea documentary – as Mad Men’s audience failed to match its hype.

Thursday

Trauma Doctors

The Intern traumatised by C5 doc

New Channel 5 doctor documentary series Trauma Doctors treated 1.7m viewers to smash the second episode of Channel 4’s The Intern, while the return of Big Bang Theory exploded with almost 2m viewers.


OVERNIGHTS: 29 March - 4 April 2013

Friday

Revolution

Revolution inspires nearly 1m for Sky

Sky’s latest international import Revolution was a huge hit for the pay TV broadcaster, while BBC2’s Ancient Egypt expedition ended strongly.

Saturday

The Voice UK

Saturday Night Takeaway outshines The Voice

The Voice UK failed to hit the high notes of its 2012 debut - as Ant and Dec topped the Saturday night ratings charts.

Sunday

The Village

The Village sets off with slot win

BBC1 drama The Village saw off the competition on its first outing on Easter Sunday.

Monday

Game of Thrones

Jonathan Creek & Game Of Thrones magic up big audiences

The return of magical detective Jonathan Creek drew 7m to BBC1, while Sky Atlantic’s supernatural drama Game Of Thrones pulled in over 700, 000.

Tuesday

Mick Philpott

Mick Philpott docs snare audiences

Fast turnaround documentaries on the Mick Philpott trial, dropped into the schedules at the last minute, attracted above average audiences to BBC1 and ITV.

The Great British Sewing Bee

Great British Sewing Bee nets 2.5m

The Great British Sewing Bee started strongly for BBC2, beating the debut episode of its sister show Great British Bake Off by over 300,000 viewers.

Wednesday

Scott & Bailey

Mixed fortunes for the return of Scott & Bailey

Scott & Bailey returned with its lowest series debut audience yet – as BBC2’s Hillsborough documentary struggled.

Thursday

The Intern

Dogging Tales performs after The Intern disappoints

Channel 4 experienced a night of mixed fortunes as its Hilary Devey series The Intern got off to a shaky start, but a dogging documentary attracted a decent audience.


OVERNIGHTS: 22 March - 28 March 2013

Friday

England

England's rout of San Marino hits 6m

England’s 8-0 win over San Marino on Friday night helped ITV record an above-average performance, while BBC2’s Ancient Egypt doc drew over 2m.

Saturday

Saturday Night Takeaway

Saturday Night Takeaway climbs to new high

Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway rose to a new high beating a Dr Who special of Pointless Celebrities and the return of The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins on BBC1.

Sunday

Foyle’s War

Foyle's War hooks 7m after three year break

Period detective drama Foyle’s War returned to ITV after a three year hiatus and drew a bumper 7m viewers.

Monday

Plebs

Plebs smashes ITV2 records

Plebs became ITV2’s biggest sitcom launch in its near 14-year history - as BBC2’s intimate documentary on the rise of Boris Johnson pulled in nearly 2.4m viewers.

Tuesday

Keeping Britain Alive

Keeping Britain Alive hobbled by England match

BBC2’s ambitious documentary charting the work of the NHS across a single day got off to a below-par start – unaided by 8.5m viewers tuning in to see England struggle in Montenegro.

Wednesday

Pompeii

Margaret Mountford’s Pompeii destroys competition

Margaret Mountford’s special documentary aiming to dispel the myths of the catastrophic Mount Vesuvius eruption demolished the competition on Wednesday night.

Thursday


OVERNIGHTS: 15 March - 21 March 2013

Friday

Comic Relief 2013

Comic Relief draws lowest audience since 2007

Friday’s Comic Relief broke fundraising records but failed to rouse an audience to match - pulling in its lowest ratings since 2007.

Saturday

Rugby

Wales Six Nations win peaks with 9.5m

The climax of the 2013 Six Nations rugby tournament was the ratings winner on Saturday as viewers flocked to the BBC.

Sunday

Queen Elizabeth

Our Queen fails to topple Hitchcock

ITV’s landmark documentary Our Queen, the first feature-length exploration of the royal household in 20 years, struggled against the BBC remake of Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes.

Monday

Paul Hollywood’s Bread

Paul Hollywood’s Bread rises to the occasion

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood’s new series on bread rose to the occasion - as ITV drama Broadcurch rocketed to a series high of 7.6m viewers.

Tuesday

The Syndicate

The Syndicate proves just the ticket for BBC1

Lottery drama The Syndicate returned with the winning formula for BBC1 - topping last year’s opening episode and winning the 9pm slot.

Wednesday

Youngers

Youngers draws 450,000 to E4

E4’s new drama set on a south London housing estate Youngers pulled in an above average audience of 450,000 as the channel tested debuting an original show in the early evening slot.

Thursday

Martin Lewis

Martin Lewis delivers 3m to ITV

The Martin Lewis Money Show underperformed against the slot average on its return to ITV in a night of unspectacular terrestrial ratings.


OVERNIGHTS: 8 March - 14 March 2013

Friday

Piers Morgan

Torvill and Dean skate towards ratings high

Piers Morgan’s interview with ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean smashed ITV’s slot average as the duo revealed their romantic past.

Saturday

Lets Dance

Let's Dance finishes with 4.5m

The finale of BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Comic Relief struggled to hold viewers’ attention, while Ant and Dec continued to lock out the early evening audience for ITV.

Sunday

Shetland

Shetland rises with over 6m

BBC1 drama Shetland stole the shine from Mr Selfridge’s concluding episode, as Call the Midwife finished on a low - on a night of mixed fortunes for drama.

Monday

Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius pulls 1m to BBC3

ITV drama Broadchurch maintained a steady audience while a BBC3 doc about the trial of Oscar Pistorius drew over 1m to the channel.

Tuesday

Masterchef

Masterchef dishes up 4m

The return of Masterchef dished up 4.2m viewers for BBC1, as the cookery competition’s launch audience fell for the second successive year.  

Wednesday

Thursday

Prisoners Wives

Over 1.5m escape from Prisoners' Wives

Prisoners’ Wives failed to make an impact on its return to BBC1, in what proved to be a tough night for all the terrestrial channels.


OVERNIGHTS: 1 March - 7 March 2013

Friday

Mary and Martha

Richard Curtis malaria drama fails to infect viewers

Richard Curtis’ one-off drama Mary and Martha failed to endear itself to viewers, drawing an audience around 1.5m down on the slot average.

Saturday

Saturday Night Takeaway

Saturday Night Takeaway audience expands

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway built its audience on last week – forcing Let’s Dance for Comic Relief to a new low.

Sunday

Mayday

Mayday arrives with 6.2m

BBC1 stripped drama thriller Mayday began with a healthy audience - adding nearly 500k to the slot average and stealing a march on ITV’s Mr Selfridge.

Monday

Broadchurch

Broadchurch debut spells trouble for Mayday

ITV’s David Tennant drama Broadchurch debuted with nearly 6.8m viewers - causing viewers to flee rival crime caper Mayday.

Tuesday

Champions League

Manchester United loss scores 11m

Manchester United’s defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League was watched by a peak audience of 10.9m on ITV.

Wednesday

Food Glorious Food

Food Glorious Food sheds nearly 300k

Simon Cowell’s Food Glorious Food lost nearly 300k viewers on last week’s underwhelming debut – as Derek bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series.

Thursday

Mr Goodwin

The Incredible Mr Goodwin dwarfed by Dynamo

The Incredible Mr Goodwin failed to match the feats of Dynamo: Magician Impossible - as Mayday bowed out with a 9pm slot-winning audience of 4.6m.


OVERNIGHTS: 22 February - 28 February 2013

Friday

Saturday

Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway delivers 7m for ITV

The revival of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway delivered more than 3m more viewers than the duo’s gameshow Red Or Black? achieved.

Sunday

Ripper_Street

Ripper Street concludes with 5m

BBC1 drama Ripper Street bowed out with an audience that was 1m down on ITV rival Mr Selfridge.

Monday

Black Mirror

Black Mirror finale struggles for C4

Black Mirror bowed out on a series low of under 900,000 – as ITV’s Aylesbury prison documentary won the 9pm slot for the second consecutive week.

Tuesday

Heading Out

Heading Out hits home for BBC2

Sue Perkins’ new sitcom Heading Out launched strongly, smashing BBC2’s slot average by over 700,000 viewers.

Wednesday

Food Glorious Food

Food Glorious Food leaves viewers cold

Simon Cowell’s latest ITV venture Food Glorious Food failed to cook up a storm – launching with under 3m viewers in a prized slot.

Thursday

Celebrity Juice

Celebrity Juice back with 1.6m

Celebrity Juice saw off competition from BBC2 and Channel 4 on its return – despite being over half a million viewers down on the equivalent opener in 2012.


OVERNIGHTS: 15 February - 21 February 2013

Friday

Great Night Out

Great Night Out ends on a high

Hat Trick Productions’ sitcom Great Night Out bowed out with a strong series performance but remained around 1m viewers down on ITV’s slot average.

Saturday

Let’s Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Dance scores two-year high

BBC1’s Let’s Dance returned to the dancefloor in front of its biggest audience in nearly two years.

Sunday

Complicit

Viewers fail to comply with C4's Complicit

Channel 4’s single drama Complicit failed to make an impact - as Mr Selfridge opened its doors to its biggest audience in five weeks.

Monday

Her Majesty’s Prison – Aylesbury

ITV’s HMP doc locks out rivals

HMP Aylesbury, ITV’s latest prison documentary, made a strong start - locking in an audience of more than 5.5m.

Tuesday

Champions League

ITV suffers Champions League defeat

ITV suffered a similar fate to Arsenal on Tuesday night as its Champions League coverage was beaten by stronger opposition.

Wednesday

The Brit Awards

Brit Awards hit 10-year high

The Brit Awards entertained its biggest crowd in 10 years as Emeli Sande and Ben Howard were the big winners on the night.

Thursday

Football

Liverpool Europa League defeat nets five year high

Liverpool came close to the Europa League last-16 in front of a peak audience of nearly 6.6m viewers on ITV.


OVERNIGHTS: 8 February - 14 February 2013

Friday

Monty_Don

Monty Don continues to bloom

11-Feb-2013

BBC2’s horticultural series Monty Don blossomed with 1.68m (7%) as long running crime procedural Silent Witness struggled over the finishing line for BBC1.

Saturday

Britain’s Brightest

Britain’s Brightest bows out on high

11-Feb-2013

Clare Balding’s gameshow Britain’s Brightest bowed out with its biggest audience of the series on Saturday.

Sunday

Baftas 2013

Baftas peak up by 350k for BBC1

11-Feb-2013

The British Film Academy Awards peaked with 6.2m viewers, outperforming last year’s ceremony, on a night that saw multiple wins for Argo, Les Miserables and Skyfall.

Monday

Black Mirror

Black Mirror makes steady return

12-Feb-2013

Charlie Brooker’s darkly satirical drama Black Mirror returned with nearly 1.5m viewers – as My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine scored the franchise’s lowest ever audience.

Tuesday

The Fixer

Alex Polizzi fixes 2m for BBC2

13-Feb-2013

BBC2’s second series of The Fixer, which sees Alex Polizzi fix ailing family businesses, returned with a performance which matched her 2012 debut.

Wednesday

From the Heart fails to warm ITV audience

14-Feb-2013

ITV’s attempt to raise awareness about the lack of organ donations via a one-off special, From the Heart, struggled to engage with viewers - attracting just 1.2m across the 9pm hour.

Thursday

Fish Fight

Hugh's Fish Fight reels in 50% of 2011 catch

15-Feb-2013

Hugh’s Fish Fight struggled to recapture the success of the previous Channel 4 campaign, reeling in half the audience reached in 2011.


OVERNIGHTS: 1 February - 7 February 2013

Friday

Monty Don

Monty Don's French fancy draws 1.6m

Monty Don’s latest travelogue exploring French gardens bloomed with 1.6m for BBC2.

Saturday

Eddie the Eagle

Splash! finale soars

Splash! bowed out with its second biggest audience of the series - helping it become ITV’s best entertainment series launch since 2008.

Sunday

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife remains imperious

Call the Midwife gained more than half a million viewers on last week’s episode to deliver BBC1 the biggest audience of Sunday.

Monday

Richard III

Richard III doc digs up a storm for C4

Richard III: the King in the Car Park unearthed Channel 4’s biggest audience of the year to date.

Tuesday

Death in Paradise

Mixed fortunes for Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise fell to series low but was still the highest rating show in a drama-packed 9pm slot on Tuesday.

Wednesday

England v Brazil

England's victory over Brazil nets 9m

England’s 2-1 win over Brazil, for the first time in nine matches, peaked with a huge 8.96m on ITV demolishing all its competitors.

Thursday

nashville

Nashville strikes a chord for More4

More 4’s latest US acquisition struck a chord with viewers, as stars Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere helped it rise 100,000 viewers over slot average.

Bionic Man

Bionic Man assembles audience of 1m

Channel 4’s ambitious attempt to create the first completely ‘bionic man’ struggled against the competition, coming second to last in the 9pm slot.


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