All Ratings articles – Page 599
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News6.8m help BBC1's Comic Aid
BBC1's Comic Reliefprogramming appealed to the viewers on Saturday night, with its Comic Aidfrom 9.15pm peaking at 6.8 million (30%) at the end.
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NewsBBC1's Dad appeals to 5.7m
BBC1's drama Dadmanaged a peak of 5.7 million (23.4%) at the start in the face of a literally explosive episode of The Billon ITV1.
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NewsJamie's School Dinners appeals to 5.3m
Channel 4's Jamie's School Dinnersgave something for viewers to get their teeth into last night with a peak audience of 5.3 million (22%) at the end, giving the programme more viewers than BBC1 as well as its nearest rivals.
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NewsDen's death is ratings triumph
The death of 'Dirty' Den Watts, which marked the 20th anniversary of BBC1's EastEnders, gained the soap its highest audience for a year.
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NewsJoey parts with 1 million viewers
Five's much-vaunted new US sitcom Joey lost over a million viewers last weekend.
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News5.8m cherish BBC1's drama
BBC1's one-off drama Cherishedstarring Sarah Lancashire drew a respectable peak audience of 5.8 million (26%) at the end of the first part last night.
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NewsWire in the Blood manages 7.5m
The return of ITV1's crime drama Wire in the Bloodprovided only moderate competition for BBC1's Dalziel and Pascoedespite the series starring Robson Green peaking at 7.5 million (30%) at the start.
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NewsJoey sheds a million for Five
Five's much-vaunted new US sitcom Joeylost over a million viewers last night.
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NewsFive's football scores with 3.3m
Five's decision to devote virtually all of its peaktime schedule to live football coverage of the Uefa tournament paid dividends with a peak audience of 3.3 million (15%) at 9.25pm and an overall peaktime share of 9.2%.
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NewsThe Apprentice picks up 2.1m
BBC2's much-hyped reality show for business-types The Apprenticegot off to a limp start yesterday with a peak audience of just 2.1 million (8.8%) at 9.45pm.
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Heggessey leaves BBC1 shipshape
BBC1 has seen a general upsurge in its ratings fortunes since Lorraine Heggessey was appointed controller of the channel in September 2000.
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Joey scores big for Five
Five's launch of US import Joeywas an instant rating success, with the sitcom becoming the channel's highest rated show ever outside sports or films.
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NewsAuschwitz series ends with 3.5m
BBC2's critically acclaimed series on the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz has also proved to be a hit with viewers as the final episode averaged 3.5 million (14.2%) at 9pm.
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NewsThe Baby War recruits 6.1m
ITV1's one-off drama The Baby Warput up a half-hearted fight against its nearest rival with a peak audience of 6.1 million (25%) at the start.
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NewsJoey amuses 4.3m
Joey, the much-anticipated spin-off of Friendspeaked at 4.3 million (16.5%) at 8.45pm, making it the channel's highest rated show excluding sports or films.
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NewsThe Brits entertain 7m
The glitz of the annual Brit Awardsbrought a peak audience of 7 million (31%) to ITV1 at 9.30pm.
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News8.8m support England game
England's lacklustre performance on the pitch in a friendly tie against Holland still brought in the viewers to BBC1 with a peak audience of 8.8 million (36.1%) at 9pm.
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C4 cracks 4m with Da Vinci Code
Channel 4's marathon investigation into the claims made in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Codebrought the broadcaster an audience of over 4 million.
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Rugby wins 8.9m
BBC1's coverage of the Six Nations rugby union clash between Wales and England on Sunday (6 February) was watched by an average of 6.7 million viewers (33%). Six Nations Grandstand, which ran from 5.15pm to 7.20pm, peaked at 7.10pm with 8.9 million (40%). The event beat ...
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News2.1m see MacArthur return
Ellen MacArthur's victorious return to the UK provided BBC1 with a morning ratings triumph as 2.1 million (37%) watched the Ellen Sailing into Historyspecial at 11am.