All Overnight ratings articles – Page 171
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RatingsIce Cream Girls licks competition
ITV’s Dorothy Koomson adaptation The Ice Cream Girls froze out competition from BBC1’s comedy double.
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RatingsLondon Marathon improves performance by 100k
Coverage of the London Marathon added 100,000 to last year’s viewing figures, as Morse prequel Endeavour continued to steal the shine from BBC1’s The Village.
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RatingsThe Voice gains over 1m viewers
BBC1’s The Voice has bounced back with a series high performance as Britain’s Got Talent lost more 300,000 viewers for its second outing.
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RatingsMega Tsunami makes a splash for BBC2
BBC2 and Channel 5 were last night’s ratings winners as a Maureen Lipman doc and the British Animal awards performed poorly for BBC1 and ITV.
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RatingsMargaret Thatcher’s funeral lifts BBC1’s ratings
BBC1’s coverage of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral peaked with nearly 4.4m viewers.
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RatingsScott & Bailey stumbles to record low
Scott & Bailey arrested its lowest audience on record – as Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A&E picked up where it left off last week by beating BBC1.
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RatingsViewers drop off during Bedtime Live
Channel 4’s Bedtime Live bowed out with a series low of just over 500,000 viewers, as one-off documentary Secrets of the Shoplifters went on to steal a march at 9pm.
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RatingsPanorama North Korea exposé biggest since Savile
The BBC’s controversial documentary about North Korea has become the most-watched Panorama since its Jimmy Savile special.
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RatingsEndeavour fails to outperform pilot
The launch of Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour, struggled to match the success of its pilot for ITV, as Channel 4’s My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune drew just 3m.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent beats The Voice
Britain’s Got Talent returned with its second biggest series debut audience on record, easily seeing off competition from its rival The Voice despite a series high performance from the BBC show.
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RatingsSecurity Men locks in 5m to ITV
ITV one-off comedy The Security Men locked in 1m viewers more than the slot average for ITV on Friday night.
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Ratings24 Hours in A+E treats record audience
Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A+E made a record return, edging out Victoria Wood’s BBC1 tea documentary – as Mad Men’s audience failed to match its hype.
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RatingsGreat British Sewing Bee stitches up C4's Bedtime Live
The Great British Sewing Bee built its audience marginally in its second outing and crushed competition from Channel 4’s Bedtime Live.
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RatingsMargaret Thatcher docs leave viewers cold
Broadcasters’ efforts to clear the decks for Margaret Thatcher obituaries left viewers cold - while Made in Chelsea delivered record ratings for E4.
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RatingsMixed night for BBC1 comedies
Have I Got News for You returned with its biggest audience in a year on Friday, but Not Going Out suffered its lowest series debut since being revived in 2011.
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RatingsITV scores with Catchphrase revival
ITV’s entertainment double-header Catchphrase and Off Their Rockers got off to a solid start – as BBC1 drama The Village lost around a million viewers.
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RatingsGrand National triumphs for C4
C4’s Grand National coverage raced off with a peak audience of nearly 9m viewers - as ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway beat The Voice UK for the second week on the trot.
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RatingsDogging Tales performs after The Intern disappoints
Channel 4 experienced a night of mixed fortunes as its Hilary Devey series The Intern got off to a shaky start, but a dogging documentary attracted a decent audience.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for the return of Scott & Bailey
Scott & Bailey returned with its lowest series debut audience yet – as BBC2’s Hillsborough documentary struggled.
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RatingsGreat British Sewing Bee nets 2.5m
The Great British Sewing Bee started strongly for BBC2, beating the debut episode of its sister show Great British Bake Off by over 300,000 viewers.