Stephen Price
Stephen provides analysis of TV ratings data for Broadcast
RatingsVigil leads the pack as crime drama season launches
Arctic thriller tops the ratings with 4.4m as ITV1’s Trigger Point, U&Alibi’s Bookish and BBC1 sitcom Ann Droid all make their mark
RatingsLudwig series two debut tops BBC1’s summer drama ratings
Second series of the puzzling crimes caper opened with 6 million
RatingsVigil and Trigger Point trade blows in Sunday night drama battle
Returning dramas both pull in 2m+
Ratings9/11 anniversary docs and archive drama deliver strong numbers
5’s unseen 9/11 footage doc tops Saturday night
RatingsCruising Paradise steadies
E4’s Cruising Paradise - Above and Below Deck relies on repeat airings to match last week’s cumulative total of 148k
RatingsBookish series two stumbles out of the gate
U&Alibi’s returning crime drama opened its second series to 138k
RatingsLove Island feels the heat as ratings dip
Opening two weeks are the smallest in a decade, while Prime’s Clarkson’s Farm ploughs on
RatingsTip Toe quietly does the job for C4
Russell T Davies drama nabs a solid audience over its five episodes, slightly ahead of 5’s The Fortune
RatingsSecond outings fall short of debuts
BBC crime drama Death Valley and comedy Amandaland both fail to reach the heights of last year’s launches
RatingsLudwig leads the way in returning shows
Opening episode of BBC1’s comedy crime series drew 2.8m
RatingsDutch detective arrests ITV1 viewers
Van Der Valk’s fourth series averaged 2.7 million across its three-episode run
RatingsThe Piano finale tops C4 chart
The fourth run of the Love Productions format posted its lowest average audience to date
RatingsQuest and UKTV favourites deliver solid ratings
Johnny Vegas’ Little Shop of Antiques and Bangers And Cash draw steady numbers
RatingsBBC stays on top as socials gain share
Broadcaster maintained a narrow lead over Netflix in the first half of the year, with YouTube snapping at their heels
RatingsThe Piano strikes a chord as spy thriller struggles
Channel 4 talent show The Piano recovered strongly with 1.2 million viewers on Sunday
RatingsSewing Bee stitches together strong ratings for BBC1
The second episode of the current series of The Great British Sewing Bee jumped to 2.5m, comfortably beating ITV1’s soaps
RatingsLove Island finale week hits series-best ratings peak
Sunday’s penultimate episode delivered the best single-episode audience of the run
RatingsHouse of the Dragon holds firm as TLC comedy builds
Episode five totals 457,000 across four showings
RatingsAnn Droid launch storms BBC1
Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall’s robot comedy opens with 4m viewers after seven days