All Ratings articles – Page 354
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RatingsSkint poorer for BGT move
At school, I was scarred by the Tudors. Not from learning of their gangster-style rule but because my shoe-box model of a Tudor house was rubbish. Even now, anyone who mentions Tudor architecture to me is liable to get a rant about Clarks’ footware.
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RatingsBBC fails the test of time
All the talk last week revolved around time travel. Gary Lineker accused England of going back to the Dark Ages, while the latest Time Lord announced he was hanging up his screwdriver.
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RatingsITV's Love and Marriage rings in 5m
ITV’s Alison Steadman-fronted comedy drama Love and Marriage started strongly on Wednesday with just under 5m viewers, while The Apprentice rebounded for BBC1 following a return to its regular slot.
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RatingsThe Call Centre rings up 1m viewers
The Call Centre became BBC3’s best factual series launch in nearly two years on Tuesday, helping it demolish an underwhelming return for Mad Dogs.
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RatingsThe Fall arrests the competition
BBC2’s detective drama The Fall reclaimed the top spot at 9pm on Monday – as ITV’s comedy double Vicious and The Job Lot endured another disappointing night.
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RatingsITV forces BBC1 comedies to lows
The dominance of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent and Coronation Street forced the final episodes of BBC1’s Have I Got News for You and Not Going Out to series lows on Friday.
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RatingsEngland draw trounces final Case Histories
England’s score draw with Brazil in Rio de Janeiro was too strong for the final part of BBC1’s crime drama Case Histories on Sunday.
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RatingsThe Americans imports 2m for ITV
US import The Americans started solidly for ITV on Saturday with over 2m viewers, while BBC1’s The Voice continued to shed viewers.
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RatingsMixed results for BBC4 and Sky female comedies
BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women failed to make a big impression on Thursday, but Psychobitches more than doubled Sky Arts’ slot average.
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RatingsBBC scores an oldschool hit
Fresh Prince reunion gives The Graham Norton Show a ratings boost, while The Fall grips crime fans.
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RatingsFlower power boosts BBC2
From Belfast to Australia via Scunthorpe, Manchester, New York and Vegas, all via a spell in A&E, smaller PSBs took viewers on quite a trip this week.
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RatingsBBC channels get serious
With BBC2 delivering huge numbers in drama, the BBC’s digital channels decided that 9pm Monday was the time to serve up some serious factual shows.
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RatingsA mixed bag for the Doctor
As is traditional, Doctor Who enjoyed a resurgence as the latest series reached its climax – but it could not match the opener of this eight-part run.
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RatingsEngland friendly nets 4.5m
England’s tepid draw with the Republic of Ireland peaked with more than 5.7m viewers on Wednesday, as BBC1 drama Frankie continued to shed viewers.
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RatingsShameless signs off with 1.3m
Ben Elton comedy The Wright Way bowed out on a series low on Tuesday but was still strong enough to beat the final ever episode of Shameless.
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RatingsCase Histories loses 1.4m viewers
BBC1 drama Case Histories lost more than a quarter of its audience on Sunday after coming up against strong competition from ITV.
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RatingsBGT live semi-final peaks with 12m
The first live Britain’s Got Talent semi saw 45 acts compete for a place in the final in front of a peak audience of over 12m on Monday.
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RatingsChampions League final scores three-year low
The Champions League final scored its lowest audience since 2010 for ITV on Saturday – while The Voice UK slumped to a series low as its recommission was confirmed.
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RatingsDream finish for Bradford
Bradford had quite a week. First its football team won the League 2 play-offs at Wembley, then on TV, the city of dreams bowed out in glory.
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RatingsViewers rock out with BBC4
The ’80s popsters Prefab Sprout sang rather plaintively about The King Of Rock ’n’ Roll and, more mysteriously, Albuquerque.