All Ratings articles – Page 499
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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.
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RatingsBBC2 crosses TV time zones
BBC2 will have been pleased with successes pre-9pm - a domain dominated by soaps. Plus it extended bits across 9pm; so much the better.
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RatingsRobbie Williams electrifies BBC2
Robbie Williams comeback at the Electric Proms pulled in a strong audience for a difficult slot for BBC2 last night, with a peak of nearly 10% of the viewing audience at midnight.
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RatingsITV1's Murderland kills BBC1's Life
BBC1’s David Attenborough series Life was dead in the water last night as ITV1’s Robbie Coltrane drama Murderland debuted with 6.3m (25.9%) at 9pm.
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RatingsArmstrong and Miller return with 4.2m
The Armstrong & Miller Show made a triumphant return to BBC1 on Friday night, with 4.2m (18.2%) tuning in for the latest series.
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RatingsCasualty slips with Sunday move
Shifting Casualty to Sunday night against The X Factor did not sit well for viewers last night, with just 4.4m (15.6%) tuning in to BBC1, but BBC2’s Last Chance to See fared better, ending its six-week run with a respectable 3m (10.4%).
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RatingsX Factor hits record 14.8m high
A record 14.8m viewers tuned in to last night’s episode of The X Factor - smashing the peak audience from last year’s finale and sealing a huge ratings weekend for Simon Cowell’s juggernaut.
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RatingsBBC1's New Tricks trounces ITV1's Bill
BBC1’s regular trick of deploying ratings bomb New Tricks against The Bill once again unsettled the ITV1 cop drama last night.
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RatingsModern Family gathers 444,000 for Sky 1
New US sitcom Modern Family delivered 444,000 across two showings on Sky 1 last night, which also saw the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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RatingsAndre's back on schedule
Katie Price has ended her run and without batting an eyelid, her exhubby moves in to the same time slot in the schedule and what happens? He wins, that’s what.
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RatingsBBC2 comedy struggles on
It isn’t very often that my poor benighted hometown gets a cheery mention, but BBC2 has been merrily trying to alter that.
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RatingsStripped schedule strategy
BBC1 took a gamble with a week’s worth of Criminal Justice - but was the plan worth the risk?
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RatingsEngland win scores 8.3m for ITV1
England’s 3-0 victory over Belarus helped ITV1 clean up in the ratings, with a peak audience of 8.3m (36%) as it entered its climax.
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RatingsC4 feels The Force as ITV1 struggles
Channel 4’s feature length, ‘real life CSI’ doc The Force was a surprise hit last night, as ITV1’s Joan Collins makeover show floundered.