All Ratings articles – Page 394

  • Junior Doctors
    Ratings

    A sting in BBC3’s tale

    2013-02-22T17:44:00Z

    Brian Cox studying the world’s smallest wasps under a microscope comes to mind when I squint at the table of digital channels’ output.

  • Horsepower
    Ratings

    Top tips for recording hits

    2013-02-22T17:42:00Z

    I don’t write this column very often, so I hope you’ll indulge me in a list of five reasons why some programmes might increase their consolidated audience significantly more than others.

  • The Fixer
    Ratings

    C4 obsessives clean up

    2013-02-22T17:37:00Z

    On Thursday at 8pm, I came across Britain’s Secret Shoppers, a new Channel 4 programme that had an audience of 1.7 million/8% share.

  • Football
    Ratings

    Liverpool Europa League defeat nets five year high

    2013-02-22T10:00:00Z

    Liverpool came close to the Europa League last-16 in front of a peak audience of nearly 6.6m viewers on ITV.

  • The Brit Awards
    Ratings

    Brit Awards hit 10-year high

    2013-02-21T10:43:00Z

    The Brit Awards entertained its biggest crowd in 10 years as Emeli Sande and Ben Howard were the big winners on the night.

  • Antiques Roadtrip
    Ratings

    All change for daytime

    2013-02-21T07:01:00Z

    As Liam Keelan exits BBC Daytime, what sort of inheritance has he left his successor Damian Kavanagh?

  • Champions League
    Ratings

    ITV suffers Champions League defeat

    2013-02-20T10:07:00Z

    ITV suffered a similar fate to Arsenal on Tuesday night as its Champions League coverage was beaten by stronger opposition.

  • Her Majesty’s Prison – Aylesbury
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    ITV’s HMP doc locks out rivals

    2013-02-19T09:57:00Z

    HMP Aylesbury, ITV’s latest prison documentary, made a strong start - locking in an audience of more than 5.5m.

  • Complicit
    Ratings

    Viewers fail to comply with C4's Complicit

    2013-02-18T11:21:00Z

    Channel 4’s single drama Complicit failed to make an impact - as Mr Selfridge opened its doors to its biggest audience in five weeks.

  • Great Night Out
    Ratings

    Great Night Out ends on a high

    2013-02-18T11:17:00Z

    Hat Trick Productions’ sitcom Great Night Out bowed out with a strong series performance but remained around 1m viewers down on ITV’s slot average.

  • Let’s Dance for Comic Relief
    Ratings

    Let's Dance scores two-year high

    2013-02-18T09:52:00Z

    BBC1’s Let’s Dance returned to the dancefloor in front of its biggest audience in nearly two years.

  • Danny Baker
    Ratings

    Music history charts well

    2013-02-15T17:33:00Z

    BBC4 celebrated vinyl this week, but them days are gone. Or not, if ITV2’s new reunion hit is any guide.

  • Top Gear
    Ratings

    HD boost for BBC shows

    2013-02-15T17:29:00Z

    Just how smart are smart TVs? Do they know the capital of France, the average weight of cheese or why England’s cricket team can be brilliant then suddenly hopeless? Do they know why we are all here? Probably not.

  • How To Build A Bionic Man
    Ratings

    Dead king slays robot

    2013-02-15T15:12:00Z

    While an ancient beleaguered king might have appreciated some bionic help, viewers chose history over a real-life Steve Austin this week.

  • Horsepower
    Ratings

    All over for Africa & Mrs B

    2013-02-15T15:10:00Z

    BBC1’s Comedy Mondays end on a low, but ITV harnesses Clunes’ Horsepower

  • Fish Fight
    Ratings

    Hugh's Fish Fight reels in 50% of 2011 catch

    2013-02-15T10:03:00Z

    Hugh’s Fish Fight struggled to recapture the success of the previous Channel 4 campaign, reeling in half the audience reached in 2011.

  • dermot o leary x factor
    Ratings

    From the Heart fails to warm ITV audience

    2013-02-14T17:11:00Z

    ITV’s attempt to raise awareness about the lack of organ donations via a one-off special, From the Heart, struggled to engage with viewers - attracting just 1.2m across the 9pm hour.

  • The Fixer
    Ratings

    Alex Polizzi fixes 2m for BBC2

    2013-02-13T10:03:00Z

    BBC2’s second series of The Fixer, which sees Alex Polizzi fix ailing family businesses, returned with a performance which matched her 2012 debut.

  • Black Mirror
    Ratings

    Black Mirror makes steady return

    2013-02-12T10:11:00Z

    Charlie Brooker’s darkly satirical drama Black Mirror returned with nearly 1.5m viewers – as My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine scored the franchise’s lowest ever audience.

  • Britain’s Brightest
    Ratings

    Britain’s Brightest bows out on high

    2013-02-11T11:10:00Z

    Clare Balding’s gameshow Britain’s Brightest bowed out with its biggest audience of the series on Saturday.