All Ratings articles – Page 496
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RatingsWorld Cup semi scores 11.5m
The World Cup clash between Uruguay and Holland last night scored the highest audience for a non-England match of the tournament so far.
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RatingsIdentity arrests nearly 6m
New ITV crime drama Identity arrested an audience of nearly 6m on its debut last night.
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RatingsWimbledon final nets 7m
Rafael Nadal’s Wimbledon winning victory over Tomas Berdych served up almost 7m viewers for the BBC yesterday – over 4m viewers down on last year’s final.
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RatingsUruguay World Cup win draws 11m
Uruguay’s dramatic World Cup clash with Ghana netted ITV a peak audience of nearly 11m viewers on a weekend of enthralling quarter-final action.
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RatingsTwilight stars can't stop Carr stalling
Audience figures for Alan Carr’s Channel 4 chatshow tumbled by more than a quarter of a million viewers last night despite featuring stars of the Twilight films.
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RatingsFox attack twins draw 4m
A Panorama special about the mauling of nine-month-old twins by a fox was seen 4.1m viewers (23% share) last night.
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RatingsPSB news on the up with big rise after 2006 low
PSB’s flagship news bulletins reversed a downward trend in viewing last year to command an average of 100,000 more viewers than in 2006, according to Ofcom research.
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RatingsBBC1 pilot murdered by Midsomer
A new BBC1 comedy drama from the writer of Cold Feet was slayed by a repeat of Midsomer Murders on ITV1 last night.
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RatingsForecast, like team, is rubbish
Ridiculous ratings predictions added to the surrealism, but BBC1 at least ended on a high.
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RatingsCup runneth over to HD
Share to all the satellite channels during major events on terrestrial TV usually declines, reversing the perpetual upward trend.
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RatingsCompeting for attention
As the World Cup parps on in South Africa, BBC2 and Channel 4 can defend and define themselves with their own events: Wimbledon and Big Brother. BBC2 even had the additional bonus of a new series of Top Gear.
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RatingsIberian match scores 10m
The World Cup clash between Iberian giants Spain and Portugal delivered a peak audience of more than 10m to the BBC last night.
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RatingsRev blesses 2.2m
BBC2 was blessed with nearly a million extra viewers last night and beat the ITV News at Ten, as people put their faith in new religious comedy Rev.
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RatingsEngland despair brings 85% share
England’s pathetic World Cup defeat to Germany delivered an 85% share to the BBC yesterday afternoon.
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RatingsDoctor Who ends with 5m
Doctor Who ended on a low note on Saturday evening as BBC2’s Wimbledon coverage smashed and grabbed some of the drama’s viewers.
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RatingsPrinces attract 4.1m to ITV1
ITV1’s Tonight special with Princes William and Harry delivered 4.1m (21.6%) at 7.30pm last night, but the early stages of Denmark v Japan on BBC1 proved a bigger draw.
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RatingsLennon Naked strips away competition
BBC4’s latest biopic Lennon Naked pulled in 792,900 (4%) from 10.30pm last night.
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RatingsEngland victory delivers 74% share in big day for sport
Three out of four viewers were watching England’s victory over Slovenia at its peak on BBC1 yesterday afternoon, while John Isner and Nicolas Mahut’s record-breaking Wimbledon match built to 4.2m (17.2%) on BBC2 last night
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RatingsPirates find TV treasure
World Cup bobbing and weaving can be seen in the digital world as broadcasters strive for alternative audiences. BBC3, for instance, used Pirates Of The Caribbean: At The World’s End, twice, to deflect football on two different channels.
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RatingsITV’s Cup gamble pays off
The first two England games on ITV1 secured huge ratings as viewing skewed towards football.