All Ratings articles – Page 551
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NewsWogan makes solid C4 debut
Channel 4's new daytime quiz Wogan's Perfect Recall got off to a decent start yesterday with 1.6m viewers (12.9%) tuning in at 5pm, as the broadcaster refreshed its afternoon line-up.
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NewsOlympics close on a high note
BBC1's coverage of the closing ceremony of the Olympic games ended on a high note with an average audience of 5.5m (42.3%).
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NewsX Factor tops the charts with 9.4m
ITV1's hit entertainment show The X Factor took the top slot yesterday (23 August) at 7.30pm with an average audience of 9.4m (45%).
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NewsOlympics watched by two-thirds of UK
Over two-thirds of the UK's population have watched at least 15-minutes of the coverage of the Beijing Olympics, making it the most popular sporting event on TV so far this year.
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NewsDoctors fail to revive BBC1 or ITV1
Programmes involving doctors, in one guise or another, failed to gain sufficient interest from the viewers at 9pm as both the main channels came under pressure from BBC2, Channel 4 and Five.
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Features
X Factor return points to biggest series yet for ITV1
ITV1's singing contest The X Factor was back with a bang last week with a higher audience than any edition for the past two years, excluding both the previous series' finals.
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NewsC4 shares Secret Millionaire with 4.2m
Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire show went from strength-to-strength last night as it claimed the top spot at 9pm with 4.2m viewers (18.7%), a new personal best for the show.
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NewsMedal haul boosts BBC ratings
Viewers to the BBC's terrestrial channels were boosted yesterday as Britain's sportsmen and women claimed another four golds in the Beijing Olympics.
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NewsC4 suffers ratings crash
Channel 4 fell to its second lowest all hours weekly share since 2001 last week with just 7% of the TV audience.
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NewsBBC2's Bakers cook up a ratings treat
BBC2 chefs Dave Myers and Simon King metamorphosised from Hairy Bikers to Hairy Bakers last night at 8.30pm and attracted 3.7m viewers (15.6%), the duo's highest audience ever.
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NewsMusic to C4's ears
The relaunch of The Hits as 4Music got off to a cracking start last Friday with an all hours share of 0.41%, more than the total combined audience of all the MTV-branded channels.
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NewsTeam GB spurs Olympics ratings to 36.6m
A grand total of 36.6m people have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympic Games since it started, equivalent to 64.6% of the entire viewing public.
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NewsNew weekly low for ITV1
The X Factor may have given ITV1 a mammoth audience of 10.2m (48.2%) but the channel still fell to new low all hours weekly share of just 15.92%.
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NewsRatings slip for Spooks spin-off
BBC3's Spooks: Code 9 took a tumble in the ratings yesterday but still claimed the top spot at 9pm with 447,000 (2.07%).
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NewsSports ratings take gold
The Olympics and the launch of the football season proved a surefire ratings winner for both the BBC and Sky Sports 1 over the weekend.
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NewsITV1 scores biggest ever X Factor launch
ITV1's talent show The X Factor came back stronger than ever on Saturday at 7.30pm with an enormous 10.2m viewers (48%), the show's highest ever debut performance.
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NewsOlympics ratings exceed BBC expectations
Around half of people living in the UK have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympics on the BBC, according to corporation figures released today.
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NewsITV4 wins as Man City lose
ITV4's live Uefa Cup coverage pulled off a ratings victory last night with a 15-minute peak audience of 936,000 (4.88%) at 9.15pm as Manchester City lost 1-0.
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NewsHarley Street going into cardiac arrest
ITV1's medical drama series took a turn for the worst as the penultimate episode could only attract 2.6m viewers (12%).
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NewsViewers like a Patsy
BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are? was on fine form last night at 9pm as 6.9m viewers (29.8%) watched as actress Patsy Kensit researched her family tree, the show's highest ever audience.