All Ratings articles – Page 249
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RatingsBear Hunt is C4's top show of 2016
Channel 4 animation We’re Going On A Bear Hunt has become the broadcaster’s most-watched show of 2016 after doubling its audience via time-shifted viewing.
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RatingsMost viewed shows of 2016 - overnight
The finals of Euro 2016, Strictly Come Dancing and the Grand National were among the most-watched shows live.
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RatingsMost viewed shows of 2016 - consolidated
The Great British Bake Off, Top Gear and The Big bang Theory were among the top consolidated shows of 2016.
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RatingsHalcyon dents Silent Witness
MONDAY: Left Bank Pictures’ The Halcyon dented the success of Silent Witness but was unable to overcome the BBC1 stalwart.
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RatingsMichael McIntyre dominates Christmas Eve
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show smashed its first series’ average, while We’re Going On A Bear Hunt performed well on C4 and The Witness For The Prosecution struggled to match previous Agatha Christie adaptations.
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RatingsSherlock tops festive ratings
Sherlock was the most-watched show of the festive period, barring BBC1’s fireworks coverage, while Sky 1 cooked up success with Dawn French drama Delicious.
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RatingsStrictly triumphs on Christmas Day
Strictly Come Dancing’s festive special clinched the Christmas Day ratings battle, but the combined ratings for The Queen’s Speech ultimately took the crown.
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RatingsTop 10 ratings stories of 2016
The success of Victoria, Marcella and Cold Feet was matched by The Night Manager and Planet Earth - but Top Gear and Viceland struggled.
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RatingsClose To The Enemy closes with 1.5m
THURSDAY: Stephen Poliakoff’s period drama closed just short of the BBC2 slot average following the finale of Masterchef: the Professionals.
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RatingsSix Wives bows out with 3.2m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s docu-drama recreating the tumultuous marriages of Henry VIII closed narrowly behind the channel’s slot opposite series finales on BBC2 and ITV
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RatingsTime Commanders returns to the fray
This week BBC4 reached back across the decade to resurrect a BBC2 series from 11 years ago to re-do battle between ancient enemies while E4’s latest import features actual time machines and celestial battle with some baddies.
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RatingsLegends of Tomorrow rescues Sky
With hands on hips, cloaked, lycra-swathed and leather-clad superheroes got together this week to save the ratings of tomorrow’s legends on Thursday and it worked.
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RatingsStrictly on rare form
With only the final weekend left for Len’s walnuts to be pickled and consolidated, BBC1’s autumn sparkly extravaganza was on rare form this year while ITV’s once fearsome beast is slip sliding away.
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RatingsSporting champs defeat Midsomer
This week a year which historians will ponder for aeons began its final lap. Telly also started wrapping up the autumn in preparation for the looming festivities before unveiling winter’s smorgasbord of goodies.
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RatingsDavid Blaine magics up 1.2m
This week as Channel 4 reminded us that David Blaine is still out there doing something or other BBC2’s intrepid traveller stayed home to fix lives.
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RatingsHarry doc informs 2.5m
MONDAY: ITV’s Prince Harry film proved no match for the channel’s recent interview with Prince Philip.
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RatingsVicious finale fails to bite
FRIDAY: An hour-long send-off for ITV comedy Vicious sank to its lowest performance yet.
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RatingsApprentice bows out with 6m
SUNDAY: The Apprentice recovered from last year’s worst performing final since 2005 to hook 6m.
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RatingsStrictly ends on four-year high
SATURDAY: BBC1 dominated Saturday night’s viewing as Strictly Come Dancing glided to a close with almost 1m more viewers than last year’s final.
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RatingsX Factor climbs above rival
As panto season looms, ITV’s very own Prince Charmings, Ant and Dec, crowned Queen Scarlett the latest jungly winner.