All Ratings articles – Page 387
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RatingsThe Thick Of It resigns with thin end of wedge
Malcolm Tucker’s exit from The Thick Of It spawned a series low audience and saw the political satire bow out well below the slot average.
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RatingsX Factor Results hit four-year low
The X Factor pulled in its lowest results show audience in nearly four years and was beaten by Strictly Come Dancing for the second time in a weekend.
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RatingsDerren Brown's apocalypse experiment draws 2.3m
Derren Brown’s apocalypse experiment conjured up the illusionist’s biggest audience for Channel 4 in more than two years.
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RatingsKevin Costner blasts Hatfield & McCoys to 1.2m
Channel 5’s major new acquisition Hatfields & McCoys starring Kevin Costner, launched with a double bill and audience of 1.2m – but failed to match the channel’s slot average.
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RatingsPalin transports 4.7m to Brazil
Michael Palin’s steps into the Brazil, the host of the next World Cup and Olympic Games, attracted a below par audience to BBC1.
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RatingsRolf Harris edged out by C4 architect Clarke
Architect George Clarke narrowly edged out artist Rolf Harris last night as Channel 4 and Channel 5 went head-to-head with new series.
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RatingsSavile film propels Panorama to two year high
A Panorama special on the BBC Jimmy Savile scandal was watched by an average of 5.09m becoming the highest rating programme in the strand for the last two years.
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RatingsStrictly spoils Surprise Surprise
The return of Surprise Surprise after a 15 year absence failed to dent the Strictly Come Dancing results show, which polled an audience more than double the size of its ITV1 rival.
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RatingsStrictly dazzles X Factor again
A Hollywood edition of Strictly Come Dancing drew a peak audience 2m larger than the X Factor, in the Saturday night ratings showdown.
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RatingsStand Up To Cancer 2m peak helps raise £6m
Channel 4’s star-studded live event which raised £6.5m for cancer research slightly lifted the broadcaster’s Friday night audience.
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RatingsHebburn lands with 1.8m
Hebburn, BBC2’s new comedy starring Vic Reeves, launched with more than 1.8m viewers.
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RatingsPop bios feel the Squeeze
Squeeze, those melancholy minstrels, were indubitably marvellous, if in a more niche kind of way than, say, ELO.
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RatingsDownton on an upper
Downton Abbey continues to prove that the UK’s appetite for costume melodrama remains unabated, as the latest consolidated episode, which aired on 7 October, is again at the top of the table.
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RatingsGB baking rises again
One far-flung summer past I worked for the Severn Trent Water Authority researching the history of its sewerage system.
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RatingsMaking a song and a dance
As scandals continue to hit hitherto revered institutions on a daily basis, where to turn for a sense that everything is not just mind-numbingly awful all the time?
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RatingsEmmerdale live 40th draws 8.8m
Emmerdale celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special live episode, which pulled in the ITV1 soap’s biggest audience in more than a year.
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RatingsE4 16-34 share grows to record level
E4 has recorded its best ever month in its key 16-34 year old demographic with a 5.75% share over September.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off finale peaks with 7.2m
The Great British Bake Off final peaked with 7.2m viewers to become the highest rated BBC2 originated show outside of Top Gear in the past six years.
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RatingsSwitch spooks return of Chelsea
ITV2’s supernatural drama outspooked the return of E4’s Made In Chelsea by over 120,000 viewers.
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RatingsMonroe punished by New Tricks
Monroe continued to struggle against New Tricks, as the final part of Paul O’Grady’s series on Battersea Dogs & Cats Home bowed out on a high.