All Ratings articles – Page 385
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RatingsFirst live X Factor hits a bum note
The first live X Factor of the year hit a dodgy note in the battle with Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday - but ITV did enjoy some success with the return of Jonathan Ross.
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RatingsDave’s Dave is goodish
My PE teacher, with barely disguised sarcasm, frequently said that my javelin throwing was “in a league of its own” – more often, it ended up on the chemistry department’s roof.
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RatingsRepeats work for Some Girls
Some girls, said the Rolling Stones, give money, clothes and heart attacks.
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RatingsIT Crowd in seven heaven
One of the best gags ever was The IT Crowd’s notion that the entire internet was kept in a small box with a red flashing light on top, with Jen as its trusted custodian.
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RatingsStrictly waltzes to the top
Brucie’s absence doesn’t stop BBC1 show from stealing a march on ITV rival The X Factor
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RatingsC4’s S.H.I.E.L.D. comes down
Superhero comics missed a trick when coming up with supervillains.
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RatingsSlow start for Breathless and Truckers
ITV’s gynaecology drama Breathless was too strong for BBC1’s Truckers on Thursday – but both of the shows’ performances were underwhelming.
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RatingsSleepy Hollow delivers record ratings for Universal
Sleepy Hollow’s headless horseman propelled Universal Channel to almost 400,000 viewers on Wednesday, the channel’s highest rating show since 2005.
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RatingsMasters of Sex debuts with 1.4m
Channel 4’s heavily-trailed US acquisition Masters of Sex failed to rise to the occasion on Tuesday evening - as The Pride of Britain Awards recovered from last year’s low.
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RatingsSex Box fails to perform
Channel 4’s candid talk show Sex Box put in a sub-par performance last night, pulling in just over 1m viewers on Monday.
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RatingsCitizen Khan's community shrinks
Mr Khan’s return to BBC1 on Friday entertained a community of around 500,000 fewer than the first series opener.
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RatingsHomeland returns with 2.2m
Homeland returned to Channel 4 with its lowest series debut audience to date on Sunday, as Downton Abbey continued to dominate.
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RatingsGreat British Year dawns brightly
The penultimate instalment of Whitechapel equalled its record low on Wednesday – as The Great British Year triumphed at 9pm.
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RatingsStrictly Come Dancing hits high note
The absence of Sir Bruce Forsyth did not prevent Strictly Come Dancing from waltzing off with a series high audience on Saturday.
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RatingsSearch for Modern Medicines provides remedy for BBC4
Michael Mosley’s new science series Pain, Pus and Poison: the Search for Modern Medicines had the right chemistry for BBC4 on a quiet night for viewing on Thursday.
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RatingsBake Off rises to series high
The Great British Bake Off rose to a series high of more than 6m viewers for BBC2 on Tuesday, as The Wrong Mans lost 1m viewers.
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RatingsThe Face stumbles on debut
Naomi Campbell’s heavily-trailed new Sky Living modelling show The Face stumbled on its catwalk debut on Monday night.
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RatingsDownton Abbey remains imperious
Downton Abbey continued its sterling form on Sunday, adding more than 100k viewers to last week’s record-breaking series debut.
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RatingsS.H.I.E.L.D scores over 3m
Channel 4’s superhero drama Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D set off with an audience of more than 3m on Friday - as the final episode of The IT Crowd drew 1.5m.
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RatingsStrictly outsteps The X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with 1.3m more viewers than The X Factor on Saturday - as Atlantis failed to match the launch of Merlin.