All Ratings articles – Page 387
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RatingsBBC2 reaches for the stars
In the week of David Bowie’s revered return, BBC2’s own starman, Professor Brian Cox, commenced his annual trawl of the sky, but there was still no sign of Major Tom.
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RatingsParadise returns for BBC
Caribbean crime drama is back with a bang, while Monday night proves perfect timing for comedy
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RatingsSpies of Warsaw tracks down steady audience
David Tennant’s BBC4 drama Spies of Warsaw saw 100,000 viewers escape from last week’s opener but remained the most watched show of the day on the channel.
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RatingsAfrica outplays FA Cup football
Africa’s journey into dense tropical rainforest helped it recover from last week’s series low - as Manchester United’s FA Cup replay scored a near 6.3m peak.
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RatingsYes, Prime Minister doubles Gold audience
Yes, Prime Minister returned to TV after a 24 year hiatus with close to 300,000 viewers for Gold, doubling the channel’s slot average.
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RatingsUtopia makes underwhelming debut
Channel 4’s dark conspiracy drama Utopia failed to launch with a bang – tracking down an audience of little more than 1m.
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RatingsMad Fat Diary opens up with 500k
E4’s teen drama My Mad Fat Diary got underway with an audience marginally above the slot average, attracting almost 500k on its first outing.
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RatingsMrs Brown’s Boys and Miranda extend domination
Miranda and Mrs Brown’s Boys recovered from their post-Christmas hangovers to prove too strong for Lewis - as daytime drama Father Brown launched with more than 2m on Monday.
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RatingsMr Selfridge sees off Ripper Street
ITV’s Mr Selfridge saw its footfall drop by 500,000 viewers for its second outing but it remained comfortably ahead of BBC1’s Ripper Street.
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RatingsSplash! holds water with over 5m
The ratings for ITV’s new entertainment format Splash! remained on a high after it again pulled in the biggest audience on Saturday.
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RatingsSky Sports hits bullseye
Danes first bothered us when they had horns and beards; their most recent invasion involves sparse thrillers, a brainy female lead, some murdering and, in Borgen at least, another beard.
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RatingsRecording tips the scales
A study of ancient history reveals that in 2006, total live viewing on Christmas Day between 3pm and 11pm averaged 20.4 million.
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RatingsBB celebs take the crown
There must have been a first time: “Trust me my lieblich, a tree in the house for a fortnight is a gut idea. It vill catch on.”
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Ratings2013 line-ups take shape
BBC1’s dynamic duo of Miranda and Mrs Brown win New Year while ITV1 has an impressive Sunday
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RatingsA year of two halves
With viewing figures for last year skewed heavily by the London Olympics and Paralympics, Stephen Price takes a look at the performance of the main broadcasters pre and post Games.
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RatingsThe New Normal boosts E4 audience by one-third
US sitcom The New Normal got underway on E4 with an audience 33% larger than the slot average, as the channel aired the day’s top six multichannel shows.
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RatingsSilent Witness back with over 6m
Silent Witness returned with a slot-winning performance on Thursday, but the crime drama had 800k fewer viewers than last year’s series launch.
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RatingsDeath in Paradise enjoys record return
BBC1’s Death in Paradise returned for a second series with its biggest audience on record.
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RatingsOld Skool weekend draws CITV's biggest ever audience
A nostalgic weekend of children’s programmes from the CITV archive proved to be a ratings hit for the commercial broadcaster’s kids channel.
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RatingsMiranda and Mrs Brown outwit Lewis
Miranda and Mrs Brown’s Boys took a post-Christmas tumble for BBC1 on Monday, but still had enough to outwit a new series of Lewis on ITV1.