All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 51
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NewsHotel Babylon no match for football
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.
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NewsBBC1's reptiles slither past ITV1
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.
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NewsKaplinsky brings 1m to Five News
The revamped Five News, presented by Natasha Kaplinsky, drew audiences of 1m at 5pm and 400,000 at 7pm.
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NewsFive can rely on its Neighbours
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%.
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NewsWill Five actually Make Your Child Brilliant?
The finale of Five factual series Make Your Child Brilliant looks uncertain as the ending is yet to be scheduled.
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NewsITV1's sees off BBC1's Enemy
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.
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NewsBBC1 triumphs with Man Utd victory
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%).
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NewsRatings reveal tough times at 10pm
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%).
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News5m have Grand Designs on C4
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.
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NewsLacklustre Lily fails to lure viewers to relaunched BBC3
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).
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NewsNeighbours becomes good friend to Five channel five
It may be too early to judge whether it was£300m well spent, but the early signs look good for Neighbours on Five
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NewsCSI special pulls 3.8m for Five
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.
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NewsBBC3 relaunch falls flat with viewers
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%).
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NewsE4 beats BBC2 with Skins
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.
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News2.3m become good Neighbours with Five
The transfer of Neighbours to Five from BBC1 went off smoothly yesterday with 2.3m viewers (14.2%).
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NewsFive's digital team staffs up
Five has boosted its newly created digital media team with two new appointments.
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NewsEcho Beach lures just 2.3m
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.
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NewsViewers fail to be dazzled by Baftas
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%).
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NewsAshes to Ashes burns the competition
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%).
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NewsThe death of linear TV has been exaggerated
The decline in traditional methods of watching television looks to have been exaggerated, according to new research.