All Ratings articles – Page 571
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NewsThe Brits bring 5.2m to ITV1
ITV1's live coverage of The Brit Awardsin an 8pm slot last night serenaded 5.2 million people (22.3%), a rise of 500,000 viewers on the previous year.
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NewsChicken and egg - or surfers catching a wave?
Channel 4 has commissioned Silver River to make a landmark series about television and when I read the following quote from Daisy Goodwin, I knew I would have to think harder this week. 'It's a chicken and egg concept. What comes first: our obsession with house prices or the vast ...
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NewsPrimeval snaps up healthy 7.2m audience
ITV1's£6m investment in its new fantasy drama Primevalpaid dividends as the show consolidated the commercial network's Saturday night line-up.
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NewsLife on Mars returns with 5.7m
The second series of BBC1's drama Life on Marsgot off to a modest start last night with an audience of 5.7 million people (23.1%) in a 9pm slot.
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NewsViewers return to Trial and Retribution
ITV1 crime drama Trial and Retributionbenefited from not being scheduled against Waking the Deadlast night as 6.7 million people (28.7%) tuned in to the penultimate episode of the series.
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NewsViewing jury is still out on BBC2's Verdict
BBC2's new celebrity-based jury show got a lukewarm reception from the viewers on Sunday with the first edition attracting 2 million (8%) in a 9pm slot.
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NewsPrimeval finds 6.9m
ITV1's new big-budget drama series Primevallaunched on Saturday evening with 6.9 million viewers (28.9%), an audience that was comfortably above the channel's 2006 slot average.
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NewsBenidorm loses shine with 4.5m
ITV1's new sitcom Benidormlost some of its appeal with viewers last night as the second episode attracted 4.5 million (20.8%) at 10pm, a fall of 800,000 viewers on last week.
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NewsLacklustre England performance still brings 7.6m to BBC1
BBC1's live coverage of England 's friendly against Spain managed to gain an average audience of 7.6 million (31.4%), despite failing to shine.
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NewsProgrammes that prove C4's value beyond reality
This seems like a good week to acknowledge the positive things Channel 4 does with its programming. On Monday at 9pm the channel had its highest rated programme of the week with The Smallest People in the Worldwhich had an audience of 4.2 million/16% share. ...
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BBC2 fails to deliver dramatic opening
Winter has always been a strong time of year for dramas but popular success isn't guaranteed even when a launch is backed by strong promotion.
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NewsViewers attracted to current affairs
The move of BBC1's Panorama programme to a new peaktime slot on Mondays has ignited a general rise in interest in current affairs programmes.
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NewsTop Gear motors on with 6.8m
BBC2 motoring show Top Gearkept up its phenomenal run on Sunday with an impressive 6.8 million people (25.3%) tuning at 8pm.
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NewsSuccess and failure for BBC1
England's Six Nations win over Scotland attracted an impressive audience of 5.5 million (37.5%) on Saturday afternoon but new early evening talent show When Will I Be Famous?interested just 3.8 million (18.6%) at 6pm.
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Benidorm proves alluring for ITV1
New ITV1 sitcom Benidormgot off to a flying start at 10pm last night with a healthy 5.3 million viewers, a 25.7% share of the available audience.
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NewsRajars: BBC widens gap with commercial radio
The BBC has widened the gap between itself and its commercial rivals despite losses for both Radio 1 and Radio 4.
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CBB finale fails to fend off return of Hammond
Earlier this week, I spent two hours in a training session about UK programming with a group of executives from a Chinese broadcaster. Speaking through a translator (a phrase I've always wanted to use in this column), we discussed the major programming event of the past few days - the ...
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Top Gear Breaks ratings barrier for BBC2
The return of presenter Richard Hammond to BBC2's Top Gearhelped the show gain the channel's highest audience in over 10 years.
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C4 Smallest People doc draws a sizeable 4.1m
The Smallest People in the World documentary, which marked the start of Channel 4's new A Child's Lifeseries, kicked off with a substantial 4.1 million viewers (16.3%) last night (29 January).
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NewsSkins appeals to 1.4m
The large scale marketing campaign behind E4's new teen drama Skinspaid off last night (25 January) with the show attracting a substantial 1.4 million viewers (9.41%) at 10pm.