All Overnight ratings articles – Page 196
-
RatingsPaul Merton returns to C5 with 2m
WEDNESDAY: Paul Merton returned to Channel 5 with one of his biggest audiences to date - as Arsenal’s victory in the Champions League stumbled for ITV1.
-
RatingsBody Farm ends on a low
TUESDAY: BBC1’s Waking the Dead spin-off, The Body Farm, bowed out with a series low audience as the finale of Mary Portas’ latest Channel 4 show cashed in a ratings high.
-
RatingsOrigins of Us unearths 2m
MONDAY: BBC2’s new series charting the origins of human existence delivered a debut audience of nearly 2m.
-
RatingsRiver Cottage returns with 1.6m
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s new Sunday night factual line-up of River Cottage Veg and Secret Millionaire got off to a sturdy start.
-
RatingsWales defeat peaks at 6.8m
SATURDAY: Nearly 60% of the viewing population watched Wales crash out of the Rugby World Cup in a close fought defeat to France.
-
RatingsX Factor beaten by Strictly
SATURDAY: The X Factor continued its slide as the second live sing-off was more than 2m viewers down on last year - and was beaten by Strictly Come Dancing while the two shows were on air at the same time.
-
RatingsComic Strip returns with 1.7m
FRIDAY: The Comic Strip returned to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof about a fugitive Tony Blair, tracking down an audience of nearly 1.7m.
-
RatingsLumley’s Greek Odyssey draws 3.6m
THURSDAY: Joanna Lumley’s latest travelogue was nearly a Greek tragedy for ITV1 after it journeyed with just 3.6m.
-
RatingsTracey Emin turns off viewers
WEDNESDAY: Tracey Emin explored her roots in the final Who Do You Think You Are? of the current series but drew the smallest audience of the run.
-
RatingsJeremy Kyle's High Stakes debuts with 2.2m
TUESDAY: ITV1’s new big money gameshow hosted by Jeremy Kyle got off to a shaky start - beaten by Scotland’s defeat by Spain on BBC2.
-
RatingsTwincredibles deliver 1.5m
MONDAY: A BBC2 documentary about twins born with differing skin tones intrigued nearly 1.5m viewers.
-
RatingsLive X Factor underperforms
SATURDAY: The X Factor live rounds sprung into action with a peak of just over 12 million viewers - more than 1.5m down on the equivalent episode last year.
-
RatingsDownton continues domination
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey continued its Sunday night domination for ITV1, despite press and viewers criticising its volume of commercial breaks.
-
RatingsAutumnwatch returns with 2.2m
FRIDAY: Autumnwatch returned to BBC2 with more than 2m viewers as ITV1’s DCI Banks suffered mixed fortunes against BBC1’s comedy hour.
-
RatingsBBC1's Hidden finds 5.2m
THURSDAY : BBC1’s new conspiracy thriller starring Philip Glenister launched with more than 5m viewers.
-
RatingsRab C Nesbitt return draws 2m
WEDNESDAY: Rab C Nesbitt, the long running Scottish sitcom, returned to BBC2 with 1.99m (10.43% share), almost double the audience for Channel 4’s comedy drama Fresh Meat.
-
RatingsBake Off final serves 4.6m
TUESDAY: The final of this year’s Great British Bake Off cooked up one of BBC2’s biggest audiences of the year to date.
-
RatingsHotel Inspector trampled by Doc Martin
MONDAY: The return of The Hotel Inspector suffered in the path of ITV1’s juggernaut drama Doc Martin.
-
RatingsThe X Factor hits new high
SUNDAY: The X Factor recovered from a below-par Saturday performance to record a series high of more than 11.5m viewers as the finalists were unveiled.
-
RatingsDoctor Who ends with 6m
SATURDAY: The series finale of Doctor Who beamed up more than 6m viewers as The X Factor fell to a series low at the judges’ houses stage of the competition.