All Non PSB ratings articles – Page 53
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Sky1 and Five preparing Jackson tributes
Sky1 and Five are to air special tributes tonight on the life of music icon Michael Jackson, who died suddenly yesterday.
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BSkyB and Ofcom on collision course
BSkyB is set for a legal battle with Ofcom after the regulator proposed forcing the satellite giant to offer its premium sports and movie channels to rival pay TV operators for fixed sums.
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NBC plans to ditch Hallmark UK brand
NBC Universal is working on plans to replace Hallmark Channel in the UK with Universal Channel as part of a shake-up of its portfolio.
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Top Gear's May boosts BBC4
The Top Gear factor boosted BBC4 last night, with documentary James May at the Edge of Space drawing an average audience of 455,000 – a share of 2.71% – at 10pm.
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Katie & Peter unite 1.3m
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.
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iPlayer guru honoured at Broadcast Digital Awards
BBC future media controller Anthony Rose was honoured with the Individual Achievement Award for his “ground-breaking” work on the BBC iPlayer at last night’s Broadcast’s Digital Awards.
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Dining show hits the spot
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%.
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BBC4 Comedy Songs serenade 606,000
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.
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704,000 join Ross Kemp’s Pirate quest
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.
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Blood and Sweat pays off for BBC3
BBC3’s documentary series Blood, Sweat and Takeaways finished its run strongly last night as 546,000 viewers (2.7%) tuned in at 9pm.
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628,000 search for Pirates with Ross Kemp
Sky 1’s latest documentary series featuring Ross Kemp made waves last night at 9pm with an audience of 628,000 (3.1%).
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Setanta given boost by England win
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).
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iCarly takes Nickelodeon top spot
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.
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Final ratings hit for ER
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.
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House builds 676,000 for Sky
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%).
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ER ends on 1.1m
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.
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Lost finale finds 763,000; Pulling fails to seduce
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.
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Sky 1's Lie to Me makes decent debut
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.
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Flight of the Conchords takes off with 412,000
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).
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Fawlty Towers re-opens to 350,000 viewers
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.