All Ratings articles – Page 618
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Ratings24 back with a bang
The long-awaited return of innovative ?realtime' thriller 24 helped BBC2 trample its closest rivals last night with its best ever ratings (16 February), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsLittle passion for Essential Poems
The nation's romantics may well have been too busy actually trying to seduce their beloved on Valentine's night (Friday 14 February), rather than watching a bunch of celebrities spout their favourite poetic words of tenderness, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsSurprise Wedding adds 2m
ITV 1's Surprise Wedding, the show in which six wannabe brides plan a wedding in secret and then propose on the day of the ceremony, concluded last night (13 February) picking up an extra 2 million viewers on its first outing on Tuesday, writes Luke ...
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RatingsBBC1's Iraq debate bombs
BBC1's decision to broadcast a special debate on the Iraq crisis proved to be a resounding ratings failure last night (12 February), writes Jon Rogers.
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RatingsITV1 shows fall flat
ITV1 premiered two new shows in the middle of peaktime last night and in doing so achieved for BBC1 what has until now looked highly unlikely - a sizeable audience for army drama Red Cap, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsITV drama comes second
ITV 1 drama The Second Coming, which swept all before it on Sunday night with an audience of 6.3 million, failed to maintain its appeal last night (10 February), losing nearly a million viewers on its way to defeat at the hands of BBC 1 drama In Deep, ...
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RatingsBBC3 launch night fails to impress on BBC 2
The BBC's decision to simulcast the launch of BBC3 on BBC2 last night looks to have backfired, as the two-hour taster on the corporation's second channel struggled to find a ratings foothold, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsThe Last Detective opens to 5.9m
ITV1's new four-part comedy-drama The Last Detective got off to an unspectacular start on Friday night (7 February), but still managed to see off BBC1's challenger Two Thousand Acres of Sky, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsCasualty shows Millionaire how it's done
BBC1 claimed another peaktime victory on Saturday (8 February) with the channel's long-running medical drama Casualty putting the once invincible Who Wants To be A Millionaire? in its place, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsTWG and Emap win Stoke multiplex
The Radio Authority has awarded the Stoke-on-Trent digital multiplex to TWG-Emap Digital Ltd, the second digital multiplex award for the joint venture in as many months, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsTitchmarsh digs up bumper audience
Ever-reliable housewives' favourite Alan Titchmarsh returned to the nation's screens last night (6 February), picking up where he left off with the second series of How To Be A Gardener, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBenn interview boosts Channel 4 News
Channel 4's decision to spend a five-figure sum on Tony Benn's interview with Saddam Hussain paid off for the broadcaster yesterday evening, boosting the audience for Channel 4 News by around 500,000, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsJacko interview draws 14.1 million
Martin Bashir's ground-breaking one-on-one with troubled superstar Michael Jackson last night held a massive audience of 14.1 million people for nearly two hours, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsNewshounds boost Link figures
BBC 1 learnt a valuable lesson on Saturday night - if you want a celebrity quiz show to be successful pack it with weather forecasters and newsreaders, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsNew-look BBC politics show makes strong start
The BBC's new style of presenting politics to the nation got off to a solid start with Jeremy Vine's new Sunday lunchtime show drawing in an average audience of 1.7 million, writes Jon Rogers
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RatingsMidsomer Murders ends on a high
Midsomer Murders, ITV 1's long-running drama series starring John Nettles, finished its latest run on Friday by dominating peaktime with an audience pushing 9 million, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsDIY SOS breaks 8 million mark
BBC 1's home improvement show DIY SOS is fast becoming the runaway hit of the season, after breaking through the 8 million viewer barrier for the first time last night (30 January), writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsQuiet start for Marion & Geoff
The return of Rob Brydon to BBC 2 as downtrodden husband Keith in Marion & Geoff last night (29 January) failed to set the schedules alight, despite a new half-hour format, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsWife Swap closes to 5.5 million
Runaway Channel 4 ratings success Wife Swap finished its run last night with 5.5 million viewers (23 per cent share), down slightly on last week but still way ahead of its closest rivals, writes Luke Satchell
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RatingsBBC 2 comedy proves ratings winner over C4
BBC 2's Monday night comedy line up is proving a ratings success but providing few laughs for Channel 4, writes Luke Satchell