All Ratings articles – Page 392
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RatingsHeaven beats Hindenburg
As a nipper, I was ambitious for my train set; it would have many miniature people and tiny trees. However, once I found I had to make my people, I lost interest. BBC2, however, retains its fascination with locomotives.
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RatingsSkating on thin ice at ITV
Torvill and Dean and Dancing On Ice help channel overcome the pain of Woeful Wednesday
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RatingsOver 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.
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RatingsC4's Mimic picks up 1.3m
Channel 4’s latest sitcom The Mimic, starring emerging comedian Terry Mynott, launched with over 1m - in line with the slot average.
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RatingsMasterchef 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.
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RatingsOscar 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.
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RatingsShetland 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.
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RatingsTorvill 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.
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RatingsLet'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.
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RatingsKing still rules on More 4
I promised I wouldn’t mention Richard III again, but blow me if More 4 hasn’t made that difficult with more on the car park king.
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RatingsExtra shine for Black Mirror
Getting into a lift in busy, cacophonous Tunis, with all its ancient Carthaginian history and recent rebelliousness, it feels rather incongruous to stand in an airtight box listening to classic piano for 20 seconds.
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RatingsBBC blasts C4 in meteor war
This week, there was much toing and froing. Stephen Poliakoff headed out as a long-loved favourite began its final run, while Sue Perkins’ Heading Out was invited in.
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RatingsRecipe for success eludes
ITV Simon Cowell’s Food Glorious Food fails to get viewers tucking in, while Mayday sinks Mr Selfridge
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RatingsThe 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.
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RatingsFood 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.
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RatingsManchester 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.
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RatingsBroadchurch 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.
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RatingsMayday 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.
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RatingsRichard 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.
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RatingsSaturday 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.