All Ratings articles – Page 379
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Ratings10 O'Clock Live strikes with under 1m
The third series of 10 O Clock Live returned to less than 1m viewers as Simon Cowell format Food Glorious Food built its audience for the final instalment.
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RatingsThe Wright Way’s ratings go the wrong way
Ben Elton’s new BBC1 comedy about a health and safety officer got off to inauspicious start – as the finale of The Great British Sewing Bee stitched up a series high audience.
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RatingsBroadchurch bows out with killer ratings
ITV’s hotly anticipated Broadchurch finale revealed Danny Latimer’s killer to the show’s biggest overnight audience of the series.
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RatingsIce Cream Girls licks competition
ITV’s Dorothy Koomson adaptation The Ice Cream Girls froze out competition from BBC1’s comedy double.
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RatingsLondon Marathon improves performance by 100k
Coverage of the London Marathon added 100,000 to last year’s viewing figures, as Morse prequel Endeavour continued to steal the shine from BBC1’s The Village.
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RatingsThe Voice gains over 1m viewers
BBC1’s The Voice has bounced back with a series high performance as Britain’s Got Talent lost more 300,000 viewers for its second outing.
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RatingsQuiet return for Mad Men
It was a bit like being taken around a surrealist exhibition with a suspiciously strong cocktail in hand when Mad Men returned with a feature-length episode.
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RatingsBBC2 has it all sewn up
As I write this, crowds from far and wide are gathering despite the gloomy start to the day for an occasion that may be divisive and will certainly get partisan blood flowing. Supporters of both sides will be passionately hoping their side wins the day and there may well be ...
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RatingsA ratings cure from the NHS
As a yoof, I saw enough of NHS wards to last a lifetime. But if you like hospitals, this was the week for you. All three channels had a variation, and all won their slots.
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RatingsBGT back to silence The Voice
ITV juggernaut sees off BBC1 singing contest, while the death of a PM fails to draw in big numbers
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RatingsMega Tsunami makes a splash for BBC2
BBC2 and Channel 5 were last night’s ratings winners as a Maureen Lipman doc and the British Animal awards performed poorly for BBC1 and ITV.
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RatingsMargaret Thatcher’s funeral lifts BBC1’s ratings
BBC1’s coverage of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral peaked with nearly 4.4m viewers.
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RatingsScott & Bailey stumbles to record low
Scott & Bailey arrested its lowest audience on record – as Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A&E picked up where it left off last week by beating BBC1.
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RatingsDigital plays supporting role
From new shows like ITV2’s The Big Reunion to stalwarts like E4’s Hollyoaks, broadcasters’ ‘digital family’ of channels are making an important contribution.
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RatingsBig freeze boost for BBC1
Hits from Miranda to Death In Paradise help the channel increase share in the first quarter, while Channel 4 and Channel 5 lose 12% in peak.
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RatingsViewers drop off during Bedtime Live
Channel 4’s Bedtime Live bowed out with a series low of just over 500,000 viewers, as one-off documentary Secrets of the Shoplifters went on to steal a march at 9pm.
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RatingsBoston blasts send viewers to news channels
Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings delivered sizeable audiences to the BBC and Sky’s rolling news channels.
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RatingsPanorama North Korea exposé biggest since Savile
The BBC’s controversial documentary about North Korea has become the most-watched Panorama since its Jimmy Savile special.
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RatingsEndeavour fails to outperform pilot
The launch of Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour, struggled to match the success of its pilot for ITV, as Channel 4’s My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune drew just 3m.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent beats The Voice
Britain’s Got Talent returned with its second biggest series debut audience on record, easily seeing off competition from its rival The Voice despite a series high performance from the BBC show.