All Ratings articles – Page 505
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RatingsPinter Night a cult attraction for BBC4
BBC4’s programming tribute to playwright and dramatist Harold Pinter was hardly a popular hit last night as The Birthday Party picked up just 96,000 viewers (0.5% share) but it was a big draw for upmarket viewers.
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RatingsGriff Rhys Jones draws 4.7m
BBC1’s new documentary series Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones got off to a steady start on its maiden voyage with 4.7m viewers (20% share) last night at 9pm as a new ITV1 drama struggled to make its mark.
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Ratings2.2m choose The World’s Oldest Mums
Channel 4’s one-off documentary The World’s Oldest Mums gained a respectable total audience of 2.2m viewers (9.4% share) at 9pm.
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RatingsNew Bill nicks 4.5m
ITV1 launched its new-look to Thursday nights yesterday as police drama The Bill moved to 9pm and attracted 4.5m viewers (19.2%). BBC1’s New Tricks won the slot but saw a drop in its audience from last week to 6.8m (28.8%).
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RatingsMoyles' Who Do You Think You Are? slumps to 4.7m
The audience for BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? profiling DJ Chris Moyles took a hefty knock last night as just 4.7m people (20.2% share) tuned in at 9pm, the show’s third worst performance ever on the channel.
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RatingsBoost for BBC1 after oldie hits
Targeting younger viewers is only part of the flagship channel’s ratings success story.
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RatingsViewers drawn to Desperate Romantics
Viewers were seduced by the first episode of BBC2’s new art-inspired drama Desperate Romantics with 2.5m (15% share) watching at 9pm last night.
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Ratings728,000 drawn to Underage and Pregnant
BBC3’s ongoing Adult Season continued to be a big draw for the channel with Underage and Pregnant drawing in a sizeable 728,000 viewers (3.7% share) at 8.30pm.
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RatingsThe Street tops 5m for BBC1
BBC1 drama series The Street dominated viewing at 9pm last night with the Jimmy McGovern drama pulling in an audience of 5.1m (22.5%).
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RatingsFive’s Ashes coverage gets record viewers
Five’s recent coverage of the current Ashes Test cricket series pulled in 1.4m viewers (6.7%) on Friday night, the channel’s highest ever audience for the sport.
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RatingsThe Open peaks at 5.4m
BBC1’s extensive live coverage of the final day’s play of The Open peaked with a sizeable audience of 5.4m (27.2% share) at 7pm last night.
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RatingsTotally Saturday limps to a close
BBC1’s troubled entertainment format Totally Saturday ended with a whimper at the weekend with just 2m viewers (12.4%) watching the final instalment at 6.30pm.
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RatingsViewers sink teeth into True Blood
The UK debut of vampire drama True Blood made its mark on FX with a total audience of 323,000 viewers (2%), the second most watched show of the year so far on the channel.
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RatingsPregnancy appeals to 737,000
BBC3’s new series Pregnancy: My Big Decision was one of the highlights of a strong performance for the channel last night as 737,000 (3.5%) tuned in at 9pm.
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Ratings8.1m pick up New Tricks
There was no sign that interest in BBC1’s long-running drama New Tricks was letting up as the new series kicked off last night at 9pm with 8.1m viewers (34.2%).
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RatingsDavina doc draws 6.4m
BBC1’s factual series Who Do You Think You Are? returned for a second run this year with 6.4m viewers (28.6%) watching Davina McCall researching her family history.
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RatingsStrategies with soap schedules
Populist dramas are a key battleground in the broadcasters’ war to hold onto viewers throughout peaktime
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RatingsJacko farewell boosts ratings
Michael Jackson’s untimely death has continued to drive programming and ratings across the week.
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RatingsShare up for new Virgin 1
The rebranding of general entertainment channel Virgin 1 has helped grow its audience share by 39% year on year.
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RatingsFreefall holds up with 1.9m
Freefall, the latest drama from writer Dominic Savage, made its mark on BBC2 last night at 9pm with a solid audience of 1.9m viewers (8.9% share).