All Ratings articles – Page 565
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RatingsViewers prefer Home & Away to a Smartass
New BBC2 game show Nobody Likes A Smartass- paradoxically presented by roly-poly comic Jo Brand - started its run yesterday evening (28 July) with 1.7 million viewers (10.1% share), according to unofficial overnights, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBig figures spell relative failure for fourth Brother
The Big Brother 4 final became the channel's second most watched programme of the year so far on Friday night (25 July) but viewers were significantly down on last year's final, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsViewers remain indifferent to Fame Academy
The second series of BBC1's Fame Academy started on Saturday night (26 July) with just 4.2 million viewers (25.6% share), 500,00 viewers down on its opening night last time and 800,000 viewers down on the slot average for the last 12 months, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsHewitt fails to shine for Channel 4
A profile of the country's most famous ?love-rat' - James Hewitt, the former lover of Diana Princess of Wales - last night attracted 2 million viewers (9.4%) to Channel 4, but lost out to a repeat of Horizon on BBC2, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBBC1 scrapes to 15% in peaktime
BBC1's Asylum Night of programming, which was attacked today by home secretary David Blunkett for promoting a 'Powellite anti-immigration agenda', produced BBC1's second lowest weekday peaktime share since records began last night (23 July), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsCutting Edge gives BBC1 major headache
A channel 4 documentary on unruly children - Cutting Edge: Bad Behaviour - last night (22 July) pulled in an impressive 4.3 million viewers (20.6%) at 21.00, dishing out an embarrasing and comprehensive defeat over BBC1's The Eustace Brothers in the process, writes Luke ...
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Ratings7.7 million see Ground Force cross the pond
The return of Ground Force to BBC1 proved a resounding success last night (21 July), with Charlie Dimmock and the team digging up 7.7 million (34.9%) on their first outing in the US, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBBC1 fails to halt ITV1's Sunday dominance
BBC1's use of new camera technology for its Wildlife Special Elephants: Spy in the Heard helped the show gain a healthy 5.7 million (24.8%) last night (20 July), but it still wasn't enough to upset ITV1's Sunday night ratings bankers, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsBBC1 doc pilot bombs
A pilot for a new BBC1 documentary series - Your Life In Their Vans - last night got the thumbs down from viewers with just 3.3 million bothering to tune in at 20.00, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsEustace Bros fail to break 4 million
BBC1 comedy drama series The Eustace Bros went straight onto the critical list on its return last night, with less than 4 million viewers bothering to tune in, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsViewers desert Design Rules
Channel 4 and Five failed to cash in on the waning popularity of interior design guru Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen last night (14 July), as his new series Design Rules on BBC2 lost 500,000 viewers week-on-week but still comfortably won the slot, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsMidsomer Murders starts ITV recovery
ITV1's decision to shunt Hugh Laurie drama Fortysomething out of its prime 21.00 Sunday slot was vindicated last night (13 July), with its replacement The Midsomer Murders upping the audience for the slot by nearly a million week-on-week, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsChannel 4 scores with Gazza doc
Paul Gascoigne showed he can still pull in the crowds as 2.4 million (12.2%) tuned in to watch Channel 4 root around in the psyche of the former England footballer, writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsBBC2 slumps in peaktime
BBC2 had a disastrous peaktime performance last night (9 July) as its best performing show was a repeat of Napolelon's Lost Army with only 1.5 million (7.9%), writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsITV1's Bond foiled by Holby City
ITV1's usually reliable plan of calling on 007 to get it out of a scheduling black hole for once failed to pay off last night (8 July), with the first ever Bond movie Dr No managing to hold just 4.7 million viewers (22.9% share) between 20.00 and 22.00, ...
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RatingsMastermind beats all but EastEnders
The first new series of Mastermind since 1997 began last night (7 July) with an encouraging audience of 3.2 million (14.9% share) on BBC2, beating all channels save for BBC1 in the process , writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsITV1's Saturday night performance slumps again
ITV1's Saturday night line-up remained vulnerable as Being the Osmondsattracted only 3.8 million (19.6%), allowing both Channel 4 and BBC1 to overtake it, writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsRogue Traders finishes with 6.4m
BBC1 factual series Rogue Traders finished its run on a high last night (3 July), bagging 6.4 million viewers (31.7% share) and a slot win over The Bill, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsDel Boy gets one over on SAS
ITV1's strong Wednesday night line-up last night (2 July) ensured a comfortable peaktime win over BBC1, despite Ross Kemp's crack SAS team in Ultimate Force losing out to a 12-year old repeat of Only Fools And Horses, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBBC1 sleep doc finishes strongly
BBC1's two-part documentary on the nation's sleeping patterns concluded slightly down on its first instalment with 5.3 million viewers (24.3%) last night (1 July), but still managed to keep more viewers awake than troubled ITV1 cop drama The Vice, writes Luke Satchell