All articles by Stephen Price – Page 62
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RatingsX Factor climbs above rival
As panto season looms, ITV’s very own Prince Charmings, Ant and Dec, crowned Queen Scarlett the latest jungly winner.
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RatingsSky strikes the right balance
From flying dogs to Ross Kemp’s encounters with Isis, Sky’s factual shows have to both deliver ratings and woo new subscribers. Stephen Price looks at how this year’s offerings performed.
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RatingsBBC1 scores a right royal hit
BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? returned on Thursday 24 November at its new time of 8pm, consolidating to 5.5 million/22% after 1.2 million recorded and watched.
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RatingsHoney traps young crowd
Despite The X Factor’s elongated Honey trap, the Saturday live shows have come under more pressure from BBC1’s new hit Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (6.8 million/28%) opposite.
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RatingsTop table for BBC2's chefs
Forty years ago, it fell to West Bromwich of all places to promote black footballers and take on racists. On Sunday, BBC2’s doc about a strange but significant football match in 1979 defeated Channel 4’s Humans, as it did quite a few low-watt humans at the time.
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RatingsSolid start for BBC4's Modus
BBC4 continued its particular Saturday night operandi with new Nordic thriller Modus.
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RatingsBBC wins storming Sunday
Ordinarily, Ed Balls’ Gangnam Style salsa would be the most terrifying thing you’re ever likely to see; well, that or a bobcat swimming towards you.
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RatingsBake Off saves best till last
On 17 August 2010, BBC2 launched a little show about baking. With 2.2 million/9%, it was a share point behind the 8pm slot average.
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RatingsBake Off bows out on a high
This week, Bake Off waved an imperious and huge goodbye to BBC1; perhaps fatigued by the excitement, the next day’s review of 2015 made many fewer people’s soufflés go up and down.
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RatingsTop 100 shows: 22-28 August 2016
Great British Bake Off returns with best ever launch as ITV’s The X Factor slumps from last year’s opener
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 11 - 17 July 2016
Sky 1’s table topper, Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis, tripled its slot average with 555,000/3%
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 4 - 10 July 2016
Tuesday’s Love Island was ITV2’s best yet with 1.3 million/7% at 9pm, more than Channel 5’s Big Brother opposite
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 4 - 10 Jul 2016
BBC triumphs in head-to-head battle after Andy Murray win kicks off a day to remember
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FeaturesDaytime battle: ITV gains ground on BBC1
Commercial broadcaster is showing marked improvement in daytime, with audience share up 5.6% at the BBC’s expense. Stephen Price reports on the key battlegrounds
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
On Sunday at 9pm, The Silk Road launched with 680,000/3%, making it BBC4’s best performer of the week.
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
The best of stripped 10pm comedy- drama Flowers was Monday’s first double-bill, with 600,000/4%
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 18 - 24 Apr 2016
Gold’s Victoria Wood weekend peaked at 7.40pm on Saturday with Victoria Wood’s Mid-Life Christmas
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 18 - 24 Apr 2016
On Saturday from 8.30pm, BBC2’s Shakespeare Live! From The RSC averaged 1.3 million/7% over two hours.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 11 - 17 Apr 2016
On Friday at 9pm, BBC4’s People’s History Of Pop achieved 510,000/2.5%