All Ratings articles – Page 361
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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.
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RatingsGoing to the dogs suits ITV
Around the corner from my house is a dog-walking emporium. As the chaotic canine circus hurtles by, it becomes clear that at the doggy meeting beforehand, the motion demanding anarchy carried the day.
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RatingsBBC2 wins as rivals take a Fall
As I walked to Chelsea Register Office, kitted out like Worzel Gummidge on dressdown Friday, I passed three chatting Russians in a tree – a surreal moment to match the registrar’s expression as I handed in my wedding forms.
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RatingsAnne Boleyn sees off Biggest Hoarders
BBC2’s The Last Days of Anne Boleyn saw off competition from the final episode of BBC1’s Britain’s Biggest Hoarders to secure second place in the 9pm slot on Thursday.
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RatingsThe Apprentice scores 6.2m
The Apprentice steamed ahead of the competition this week with the highest rating episode of the series and a slot-beating performance.
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RatingsEastEnders’ loss is ITV’s gain
The BBC show has much to celebrate with its recent Bafta win, but a 10% share decline tells a different story. Stephen Price takes a look at how all the soaps are faring so far this year.
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RatingsFrankie slips on second outing
Despite losing 600,000 viewers on its second outing, BBC1 drama Frankie won the 9pm slot on Tuesday as Mary Portas bowed out with a high for Channel 4.
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RatingsThe Fall's audience stands firm
BBC2 drama The Fall was victorious in the Monday primetime slot for the second week in a row – as Channel 4 cashed in with poverty doc Skint.
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RatingsBen Earl's audience vanishes for C4
Channel 4’s Ben Earl: Trick Artist disappeared with a series low on Friday - while ITV drama Life of Crime lost more than 700k viewers.
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RatingsSoap Awards hit three year high
The British Soap Awards walked away with its biggest audience in three years on Sunday – helping it outwit a solid return for Case Histories.
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RatingsEurovision scores over 7.5m
The Eurovision Song Contest pulled in its biggest audience since 2011 on Saturday, forcing Britain’s Got Talent to its worst performance of the series.
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RatingsAudience eats up Hannibal
Since Hannibal Lecter told Agent Starling he was “having a friend for dinner”, dinner parties have never been the same.
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RatingsSitcom double trouble for ITV
The phrase ‘double bill’ still resonates in my mind with memories of unruly behaviour in the cinema at Saturday morning kids’ club, which usually left the tearful boss, tended by an usherette, lying prone and covered in popcorn.