All Ratings articles – Page 615
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RatingsServants fails to clean up for BBC1
New BBC1 period drama series Servants, penned by Peak Practice writer Lucy Gannon, made a disappointing debut last night (10 April) in the prime 21.00 slot, with a modest 5.4 million viewers (22.9% share), writes Luke Satchell
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Ratings4.3 million watch fall of Saddam
As Baghdad fell into the hands of US troops yesterday (10 April), the nation turned to BBC1's near-blanket coverage with the corporation clearing its schedule for what was being reported as the end of the war in Iraq, writes Jon Rogers
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BBC1 clears schedule to show Baghdad's fall
BBC1 cleared its schedules on Wednesday evening, broadcasting simultaneously with News 24 to cover the fall of Baghdad as US tanks rolled into the city, writes John Plunkett.
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RatingsFergie's flops score for ITV1
ITV1's coverage of Manchester United's Champions League quarter final against European giants Real Madrid last night (8 April) gave the channel its highest Tuesday night peaktime figures since October last year, with 9.1 million viewers (37% share) watching the match, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsColtrane's Planman loses 1m
The final part of new ITV1 drama The Planman, starring Robbie Coltrane in his first TV role since Cracker, lost nearly a million viewers from its first outing last week to average a disappointing 5.1 million (27.8% share) last night (7 April), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBrazilian Grand Prix holds 7m
ITV1’s live coverage of the Brazilian Grand Prix yesterday evening (6 April) averaged the third highest ratings ever for a Formula One race, holding 7 million viewers (32.9%) over two hours, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsChanging Rooms returns to 5m
Popular home-makeover show Changing Rooms returned for its latest series on BBC1 last night (4 April) amid signs its magic may be wearing off, with an audience of only 5 million viewers (21.3% share), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsEngland v Turkey gets 12.1 million
Last night's crucial Euro 2004 qualifying match between England and Turkey peaked at 12.1 million viewers - beating New Year's Day Eastenders and the film Billy Elliot on its way to becoming the biggest audience of the year in that slot, writes Luke Satchell
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ITV1 News stays ahead with move to 21.00
ITV1's decision to move its evening news to 21.00 since the war in Iraq broke out has been a ratings success so far, comfortably winning the battle of the flagship news broadcasts this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsLife of Grime beats News at Nine
ITV1's wartime news bulletin News at Nine was last night thrashed in the ratings by BBC1's popular programme about a crew of environmental health officers in Haringey, A Life Of Grime, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsNew Coltrane drama makes solid start
ITV1's new two-part drama The Planman, featuring Cracker star Robbie Coltrane as Glasgow QC Jack Lennox, opened to a satisfactory 6 million viewers (28.4% share) last night (31 March), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsNews at Nine pushes 10m
ITV's News at Nine last night (30 March) achieved its highest viewing figures since it was moved from 22.00, and also the highest figures of any news bulletin since the war with Iraq began, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsDull England hold 7.7 million
England's uninspiring Euro 2004 qualifier against Liechtenstein on Saturday evening (29 March) at least scored a satisfying ratings result for BBC1, holding 7.7 million viewers (41.1% share), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsCavemen no match for The Bill
The latest in the BBC's Walking with?strand pulled-in a solid 7 million viewers last night (28 March) but it was not enough to topple ITV1's The Bill, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsBBC2's Rehab proves a turn-off
BBC2's gritty drama about a group of drug addicts and alcoholics, Rehab, proved too bleak for viewers last night (27 March), gaining just 650,000 viewers (7.6% share), writes Luke Satchell
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Hungry for news from frontline
The war on Iraq has caused a predictable surge of viewers turning to news bulletins on both terrestrial and digital providers, with Sky News recording a massive 821% increase in audience share, writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsViewers show no news loyalty
Terrestrial viewing habits with regard to the Iraq war are beginning to take shape, with the latest figures suggesting viewers are fitting news updates in around their favourite programmes, and have no particular loyalty to the BBC or ITV1's bulletins, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsNews 24 viewers 'lost' by Barb
The BBC has claimed that viewing figures for its rolling news service BBC News 24 is being under-represented by Barb, the organisation that monitors viewing habits, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsCorrie helps News at Nine to 9.2 million
A healthy inherited audience from the second of two Coronation Street episodes last night (24 March) helped ITV1's News at Nine gain its best figures yet since shifting from 22.00 for the war with Iraq, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBBC1 takes Saturday peaktime spoils
BBC1 put in a consistent performance on Saturday night (22 March) to come away with a peaktime victory as the rolling news services again ate into the terrestrial channels' audiences, writes Luke Satchell