All Ratings articles – Page 551
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NewsRussian victory brings success for ITV1
Russia's convincing 3-1 victory over The Netherlands in Euro 2008 gave ITV1 an average audience of 7.6m viewers (37.9%) for the actual match at 7.45pm.
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NewsTop Gear speeds off with 6.1m
BBC2's popular motoring show Top Gear was back in the fast lane last night as 6.1m (23.3%) tuned in at 8pm for the new series, more than the start of the previous run.
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NewsITV1 football gives Big Brother the boot
The removal of Alexandra De-Gale from the Big Brother house was seen by a total audience of 4.3m viewers (18.4%) but it proved to be no match for ITV1's coverage of Euro 2008.
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NewsTribal Wives engage 2.3m
BBC2's new factual series Tribal Wives got off to a steady start last night at 9pm with a respectable 2.3m viewers (10%).
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NewsSpin-offs prove their weight in ratings gold
Broadcasters love spin-off shows and their performance in recent weeks will have done nothing to dampen that.
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NewsCall Girl proves US hit
The US debut of Secret Diary of a Call Girl on Showtime managed to charm 949,000 viewers, the cable network's highest ever rated debut for a new show in its 30-year history.
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News6.8m see France fall in Euro 2008
A sizeable 6.8m viewers (30.3%) on BBC1 saw the French national side kicked out of Euro 2008 last night as it lost 2-0 against Italy.
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NewsDickens seduces 1.5m
Channel 4 continued its Victorian Passions season at 9pm last night as Dickens's Secret Lover charmed a modest 1.5m viewers (6.5%).
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NewsGladiators begin fight back
Sky One's Gladiators regained some lost ground with an audience of 643,000 (4.97%) at 6pm after weeks of declining ratings.
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News3.5m see Big Brother evict Stephanie
Channel 4's first eviction of the ninth series was seen by 3.5m viewers (15.8%) at 9pm on Friday as student Stephanie got her marching orders.
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NewsThatcher drama pulls nearly 1m for BBC4
BBC4 scored its third best rating ever last night as its satirical drama based on Margaret Thatcher pulled in nearly 1 million viewers.
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NewsApprentice final gives a ratings masterclass
The final of BBC1's The Apprentice gained a record audience of 8.9m viewers (36.6%) at 9pm.
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FeaturesBehind the news: BBC3 and BBC4 vs E4 and More 4
As experts prepare to debate the performance of multichannel TV at this week's Broadcast conference, Philip Reevell provides a ratings lowdown of the BBC's and C4's digital channels.
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NewsSpringwatch flies the coop
BBC2's Springwatch can normally guarantee bumper ratings but last night's show suffered a dip in its fortunes as a relatively small 2.8m viewers (13.7%) watched at 8pm.
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NewsITV1 benefits from Euro upset
Viewers seem to have finally woken up to the Euro 2008 tournament as 6.2m viewers (30.1%) saw the Italian world champions suffer a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Dutch.
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NewsRatings drop at Sky One
Sky One has seen its audience drop year-on-year by almost 14% since coming off the Virgin Media platform.
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NewsBig Brother takes on China
Channel 4's reality show Big Brother had a battle on its hands yesterday as BBC2's popular Wild China gave it a run for its money with 3.1m viewers (13.3%).
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NewsSubdued start to Euro 2008
Football's Euro 2008 tournament got off to something of a lacklustre start on BBC1 as just 3.5m viewers (27%) watched the opening game on Saturday, some way below the channel's slot average.
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NewsBig Brother back with 5.4m
The ninth series of Channel 4's Big Brother kicked off last night at 9pm with a decent enough 5.4m viewers (24.8%), including its time-shifted channel.