All Ratings articles – Page 502
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RatingsDerren Brown magics up 5.5m to C4
A total of 5.5m watched illusionist Derren Brown on Friday night as he explained how he correctly predicted the lottery, giving Channel 4 one of its best rating programmes of the year.
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RatingsBBC3 comedies have low-key launches
Two new BBC3 comedies got off to a slightly underwhelming start last night, with neither Lunch Monkeys nor Off the Hook managing to beat their slot averages.
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RatingsWatchdog back with 4.5m
Watchdog was back with a bite at 8pm last night as 4.5m (20.9%) tuned to BBC1 to see Anne Robinson return to the consumer affairs show.
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RatingsC4 wins ratings lottery with Derren Brown stunt
Derren Brown’s lottery stunt on Channel 4 attracted 700,000 more viewers than the regular draw on BBC1 last night.
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RatingsDragons lead way forward
All things must come to an end and Big Brother has officially passed on. There may be rueful grins if that final series, stops fully out, pulls in the numbers of yore. Farewell BB; we really knew ye.
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RatingsMore 4’s food for thought
The nature of digital channels is that they are focused on a specific audience, and this obviously determines programme strategy. But there are times when that pesky free-thinking audience confounds things.
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RatingsMecury Prize win watched by 850,000
Speech DeBelle’s surprise win at the Mercury Awards last night brought 850,000 (4.4%) to BBC2 last night, but it wasn’t enough to topple Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new food quiz.
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RatingsBlue Murder beaten by the Dead
ITV1’s new series of police drama Blue Murder came a close second in the ratings last night at 9pm, losing out to the second instalment of BBC1’s thriller Waking the Dead.
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RatingsMarple outfoxed by the Dead
The return of Miss Marple thrilled 5m (20.8%) over two hours on ITV1 last night, but it wasn’t quite enough to out-sleuth BBC1’s Waking the Dead.
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RatingsX Factor peaks with 13m
The X Factor proved unbeatable yet again on Saturday night, with 11.8m (51.9%) tuning in to ITV1 between 7.35pm and 8.35pm.
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RatingsRecord low as Big Brother ends on 2.9m
Big Brother limped to a close on Friday night, peaking with a paltry 3.1m (17.6%) as glamour model Sophie Reade was declared the winner of the penultimate series.
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RatingsNew Tricks ends with 7.7m
BBC1 drama New Tricks ended its sixth run with an impressive 7.7m last night (32.5%).
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RatingsDragons Den ends series with 3.7m
The finale of BBC2’s would-be entrepreneur show Dragons Den made a fiery exit last night, with 3.7m (15.9%) tuning in.
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RatingsThe Fixer thrills 3.8m
ITV1’s hitman drama The Fixer returned last night in thrilling fashion, edging out Traffic Cops and Jamie Oliver’s latest cooking show to win the 9pm hour.
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RatingsX Factor peaks at 11.8m
The X Factor was back with a bang on Saturday night, with a peak of 11.8m (54%) tuning in.
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RatingsWuthering Heights captivates 4m
The final part of ITV1’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights captivated 4m viewers at 9pm last night (17.9% share), but was beaten by BBC1’s quirky Welsh drama Framed.
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RatingsFew turn out for night at The Office
A repeat of the entire first series of The Office failed to spark much interest for BBC2 on Sunday night while a repeat of Lewis scored bigger numbers than the opening instalment of ITV’s lavish new drama Wuthering Heights.
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RatingsKatie Price returns to ITV2 with 1.3m
The launch of Katie Price’s new documentary series What Katie Did Next pulled in a strong audience for ITV2 last night, attracting an average of 1.3m (6%) across the 9pm hour.
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RatingsThe Bill nicks 3.4m
ITV1 drama The Bill bounced back slightly last night, with 3.4m (14.6%) tuning in for the hour at 9pm, but it wasn’t enough to beat BBC1 ratings blockbuster New Tricks.
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RatingsStellar comeback for Shooting Stars
Vic and Bob were back on BBC2 with a bang last night as revived panel show Shooting Stars grabbed an impressive 2.7m (13.7% share) at 10pm.