All Ratings articles – Page 403
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RatingsJamie versus the volcano
In AD 79, Pliny the Younger described his Uncle Pliny the Elder’s decision to inspect the exploding Vesuvius by heading towards it; soon Nephew Pliny was Pliny the Only One.
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RatingsLine of Duty outmuscles Superstar
Line of Duty arrested its second biggest audience of the series, forcing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ITV1 musical talent show Superstar to a new low.
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RatingsBritain’s Secret Treasures digs up nearly 3.9m
ITV1’s new history series made in conjunction with the British Museum, unearthed a solid audience, but Superstar slipped to a series low.
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RatingsSuperstar falters at live performance
The first live show of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s hunt for a lead for Jesus Christ Superstar attracted less than half the slot average, while BBC1’s Wallander slipped from last week’s record performance.
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RatingsViewers return to the Bard
Saturday’s second part of BBC2’s Henry IV fared better than last week’s opening part, as viewers returned to the same level as watched the series opener Richard II.
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RatingsAngelos falls well short of slot average
The launch of Angelos Epithemiou’s series on Channel 4 on Friday attracted less than half the viewers of its slot average.
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RatingsDeferred Bard pegged back
When sport is live, nobody, not even the Bard, is sacred – as Henry IV found out this week.
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RatingsTennis serves up a winner
BBC comes out on top as Wimbledon throws schedules into disarray, while ITV has fool’s Gold
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RatingsDriving home Will’s value
Driving through Warwickshire up the M40, the trees are greener, the roads slightly smoother and the sun shinier. I am sure William Shakespeare felt the same on his journey home (though not up the M40, obviously) after a hard day’s scribbling.
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RatingsCase Sensitive returns with 4m
The return of ITV1 detective drama Case Sensitive failed to match the launch of the first series - but held on to share to win the 9pm slot, as the concluding episode of BBC1’s OAP experiment dipped slightly.
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RatingsApprentice stars below par with OAP experiment
The Apprentice stars Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford helped BBC1’s The Town That Never Retired win the 9pm slot – although it was almost 2m viewers down on the slot average.
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RatingsMillionaire edges out Line of Duty
BBC2 drama Line of Duty held its total audience of more than 3m impressively, but was pipped to the post at 9pm by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
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RatingsAdam Buxton's Bug launches to 64k
Sky Atlantic’s new comedy series featuring Adam Buxton put in a disappointing first outing attracting only half the slot average.
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RatingsMillionaire returns with 3.9m
ITV1’s first non-celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in two years proved too strong for the second part of BBC1 drama Blackout, which lost 1.5m viewers.
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RatingsEpisodes bows out with 1m
The finale of Episodes posted the show’s highest ratings in three weeks, but remained well below last year’s figures.
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RatingsWallander returns with 6.41m
Wallander returned to BBC1 with its biggest audience on record.
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RatingsSinbad sets sail with 1m
Sky1’s new family drama Sinbad set sail with an audience three times bigger than the channel’s slot average.
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RatingsSuperstar debuts with 3m
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new ITV1 musical talent show Superstar was beaten by a repeat of 1984 film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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RatingsAndy Murray Wimbledon final defeat nets 16.9m
Andy Murray’s historic Wimbledon final served up a peak audience of 16.92m for BBC1 – the tournament’s second biggest audience of all time.