All Ratings articles – Page 491
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RatingsRecord-breaking X Factor peaks with 15.8m
The X Factor smashed another ratings record last night with a peak of 15.8m tuning in to ITV1 to see Rachel Adedeji lose out in the final sing off to Welsh crooner Lloyd Daniels.
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RatingsBenidorm has last laugh over Armstrong and Miller
Armstrong and Miller’s new sketch show continued to slide against Benidorm, with 3.7m (16.4%) tuning in for the third episode of the comedy duo’s new series on BBC1 last Friday.
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RatingsX Factor down 1.3m but scares off Strictly
Halloween delivered a minor fright for The X Factor, with nearly 1.3m fewer viewers tuning in for Saturday’s live performance show, but it was still able to scare off Strictly Come Dancing.
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RatingsAndre's million can't match Price
Peter Andre proved a dependable companion yet again last night, with his fly-on-the-wall reality programme bringing 1m viewers to ITV2.
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RatingsKatie's face brings 3.3m to C4
Former model Katie Piper’s harrowing recovery after being maimed in an acid attack handed Channel 4’s Cutting Edge strand its highest audience of the year.
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RatingsMidsomer wins the battle of Waterloo
ITV1 comfortably won the midweek drama battle last night, with Inspector Barnaby’s latest case in Midsomer Murders pulling in 6.3m viewers (26.8%) at its peak.
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RatingsRatings: Revealing summer’s winners and losers
Did anyone find ratings victory during the traditional seasonal slowdown? Former ITV scheduler Stephen Price investigates.
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RatingsBBC2 cooks up some ratings
I confess that my idea of cooking is reading the bottom of the box and leaving its contents in the oven for 20 minutes (I do take it out of the box - I am not a philistine).
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RatingsSpin-off puts ITV2 in lead
On Sunday, ITV2’s Xtra Factor managed to clock a whopping 1.8 million/7.4% at 9pm while Liverpool besting Manchester United brought in 1.7 million/ 17% at 12.30pm for Sky Sports 1.
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RatingsJames May plays with 3.5m
Top Gear presenter James May’s new series based around toys helped BBC2 take off in the ratings last night, outgunning every other channel except BBC1.
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RatingsLife fights back against Murderland
David Attenborough’s Life helped BBC1 close the gap on Robbie Coltrane crime drama Murderland last night, with ITV1 losing 800,000 viewers in its second week.
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RatingsPeep Show closes with 1.4m
Peep Show drew the shutters on its sixth series with 1.4m (7.1%) watching on C4, making it the show’s most successful series to date.
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RatingsX Factor matches 14.8m peak
The X Factor proved unstoppable yet again last night drawing nearly half of all viewers and matching last week’s record-breaking audience peak of 14.8m.
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RatingsThe Thick of It sticks with 1.3m
The Thick of It made its return to BBC2 on Saturday night, with the premiere of series three drawing 1.3m (6.4%) against a tough line up of Match of the Day and Piers Morgan’s Life Stories.
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RatingsStrictly's early start draws 8.4m
Moving Strictly Come Dancing to an earlier time slot paid off for BBC bosses on Saturday night, with the show pulling its highest average viewing audience of the series so far.
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RatingsMasterchef finale whips up 4.7m
Masterchef: The Professionals cooked up an impressive peak audience of 4.7m (19.5%) last night, as Steve Groves was crowned champion for 2009.
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RatingsBNP Question Time lands 50% share
The controversial appearance of BNP leader Nick Griffin on Question Time last night saw it record the highest viewing figures in its 30-year run, with a peak audience of 8.3m (52.4%) tuning into BBC1.
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RatingsNCIS: Los Angeles makes strong start in UK
Sky1’s new acquisition NCIS: Los Angeles got off to a flying start last night, with 505,000 (2.4%) tuning in for the premiere.
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RatingsBBC surrenders in Strictly vs X Factor clash
BBC bosses will move Strictly Come Dancing to an earlier timeslot from October 31, ending its head to head war with ITV1’s The X Factor.
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RatingsITV1 scores 5.4m with Chelsea win
ITV scored a peak of 5.4m as Chelsea outgunned Atletico Madrid last night, but it wasn’t quite enough to topple the BBC.