All Ratings articles – Page 485
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RatingsFinal Heartbeat arrests 5.6m
SUNDAY: Heartbeat, the ITV rural police drama that has run for 18 years, drew to a close with nearly more than 5.6m viewers - beaten by BBC1’s coverage of a Concert for Heroes.
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RatingsX Factor beats Strictly launch
SATURDAY: The eighth series of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing waltzed into action with an audience of nearly 7m - but was put in the shade by ITV rival The X Factor.
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RatingsFinal Big Brother draws 3.6m
FRIDAY: Big Brother’s final bow after a decade on Channel 4 delivered 3.6m viewers.
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RatingsWeek of the curate’s egg
The phrase curate’s egg was coined to describe a very contrary egg but I bet it was never as curate-y as this week’s line-up. From Zimbabwe via touring ex-PM to Irish snooker player, and from a Hollywood blockbuster to a sobering look at sex traffickers, this week had the lot.
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RatingsXtra deja vu and bridal joy
Each week I feel a bit like the screenwriter on the movie Godzilla 8: The Return, Again. How many ways are there to say that Xtra Factor bestrode/stalked/towered over and terrified the multitude?
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RatingsEastEnders and X Factor score top consolidated audiences
Today Broadcast launches a weekly Ratings Focus newsletter, presenting a report on consolidated figures for the first time as well as analysis, tables of the top performing shows and a round-up of the biggest ratings stories of the past seven days.
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RatingsEastEnders fire ignites 8.4m
THURSDAY: The ferocious fire that consumed EastEnders’ Queen Vic last night was seen by more than 40% of the viewing population.
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RatingsDerren Brown a hero for 2.6m
WEDNESDAY: Derren Brown’s attempt to turn an ordinary man into a ‘hero’ took off with more than 2.6m viewers on Channel 4.
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RatingsMad Men returns with 355,000
WEDNESDAY: Award-winning US drama Mad Men returned to BBC4 with a decent audience, but fell short of its season three debut in January.
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RatingsAutumn treats are coming
The TV schedules are stirring from their summer slumber to deliver a host of new-season goodies.
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RatingsThis is England draws 3m
TUESDAY: This is England ’86 has rated as Channel 4’s biggest ever drama launch, on the back of a wave of marketing by the broadcaster.
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RatingsBouquet blooms with 5.2m
MONDAY: Psychological drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire snared 5.2 million viewers for its opening instalment on ITV1.
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RatingsDaybreak seen by 1m
MONDAY: New ITV1 breakfast show Daybreak launched with more than a million viewers – but could not match the might of BBC Breakfast.
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RatingsU Be Dead draws 5m
SUNDAY: True crime drama U Be Dead managed to top the 5 million mark for ITV at 9pm.
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RatingsX Factor peaks with 12.5m
SATURDAY: The X Factor peaked with an audience of 12.5m on 4 September, a massive 52.6% share of the viewing population.
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RatingsITV scores 6.5m with England win
England’s victory over Bulgaria in its first Euro 2012 qualifier drew more than 6.5m viewers to ITV on Friday night.
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RatingsWaterloo Road loses 1m
More than a million viewers abandoned the new series of Waterloo Road for its second instalment on BBC1 last night.
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RatingsEnd of an era lures viewers
After 37 years, the sun set on Compo, Clegg and Cyril - and more than 5 million said farewell.
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RatingsTony Blair interview draws nearly 2.3m
Andrew Marr’s interview with former prime minister Tony Blair was seen by nearly 2.3m viewers on BBC2 last night.
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RatingsBBC3 breaks record with Bride
BBC3 scored its highest-ever audience for a factual entertainment show last night, as Don’t Tell the Bride broke through the million mark.