All Ratings articles – Page 571
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FeaturesAudiences take a shine to the factual shows
Among the clutter of the schedules, some genres have to try harder than others. So, for instance, a celebrity edition of a factual show will provide a decent publicity hook.
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FeaturesSport drives up the ratings
Every year I say: “I think I'll stay up for the Superbowl.” Then when I contemplate staying awake until 3am on a Monday, I duck out.
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FeaturesAudiences take a shine to the factual shows
Among the clutter of the schedules, some genres have to try harder than others. So, for instance, a celebrity edition of a factual show will provide a decent publicity hook.
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NewsAshes to Ashes burns the competition
Ashes to Ashes, BBC1's sequel to Life on Mars, took the ratings crown at 9pm last night with a strong audience of 7m (29.1%).
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NewsCapello helps BBC1 dominate
England's first match under the guidance of new manager Fabio Capello pulled in a sizeable 10m viewers (39.4%) for BBC1 during the game itself at 8pm, dominating the schedule last night.
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NewsSir David tracks down another ratings hit
BBC1's big-budget natural history shows can still pull in the viewers, with the latest production sweeping all before it.
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NewsMistresses charm 4.7m
Viewers remained faithful to BBC1's drama Mistresses as the penultimate episode attracted 4.7m viewers (19.8%) last night at 9pm.
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NewsMore for Dave Gorman in America
Comedian Dave Gorman's trip across the US was a big hit for More 4 with the feature-length doc attracting an audience of 449,000 (3.4%), over six times the channel's slot average.
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NewsViewers warm to Life in Cold Blood
Viewers embraced the start of BBC1's Life in Cold Blood with the natural history series attracting a strong audience of 6.7m viewers (27.9%) at 9pm.
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News1.1m find Lost on Sky One
Sky One's US drama series Lost was back for a fourth series at 9pm last night with a sizeable 1.1m viewers, a multichannel share of 5.03%.
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NewsEngland defeat draws 8.2m
England's opening match in the Six Nations rugby union tournament against Wales gained a bumper audience for BBC1, reaching a peak of 8.2m (37.5%) at 6pm on Saturday.
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NewsNo happy ending for BBC1's Fairy Tales
BBC1's Fairy Tales limped to a close last night with the story of Billy Goat drawing just 2.5m viewers at 9pm, a mere 10.8% share, a smaller audience than both ITV1 and Channel 4.
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News2.2m hitch a ride with Ice Road Truckers
Five's new series Ice Road Truckers got underway last night at 8pm with an impressive audience for the channel of 2.2m (8.9%), almost three times the slot average.
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NewsCelebrity Hijack ends with mixed fortunes
Celebrity Hijack, the latest incarnation of Big Brother, was no ratings slouch for E4 but never really fulfilled its potential.
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FeaturesITV's revamped schedule fails to entice viewers
Two days in another country - the Real Screen Summit took place in Washington, DC last week and it provided me with one striking impression and an informative rating statistic (see the digital column for more details).
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NewsITV1's Ladette show signs of improvement
ITV1's Pygmalion-style makeover show Ladette to Lady showed some tentative signs of improvement last night with an audience of 3.6m (15.4%), a slight rise on its launch last week.
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NewsE4's Big Brother hijacked by Sky One
The finale of E4's Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack pulled in an average audience of 644,000 (3.14%) at 8.30pm but was overshadowed by Sky One's Ross Kemp show.
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NewsThe Palace treads water
ITV1's struggling drama series The Palace showed no signs of improvement last night at 9pm with an audience of just 3.3m (14.7%), the same as last Monday.
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NewsMonty Don digs up 3.2m
BBC2's new gardening show Around the World in 80 Gardens launched with a strong 3.2m viewers (12.8%) at 9pm, a whisker behind BBC1.
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NewsITV1 fails to shine with Make Me a Star
The Dancing on Ice spin-off show Make Me a Star largely failed to impress the viewers with an uninspiring audience of 4.5m (19.6%) at 8.30pm.