All Overnight ratings articles – Page 233
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RatingsEastEnders funeral attended by 10.3m
Archie Mitchell’s funeral on EastEnders drew an impressive peak audience of 10.3m to BBC1, but the crowds parted when it was followed by Material Girl.
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Returning US shows hit dramatic heights
Desperate Housewives scored its biggest audience in almost two years last night, while Mad Men delivered its best ratings yet for BBC4.
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RatingsAmanda Holden's Fantasy flops for ITV1
Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives was more of a nightmare for ITV1 last night, while Shameless marched proudly back into C4’s schedule.
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RatingsGood Wife debuts with 1.6m
New US legal drama The Good Wife launched with 1.6m viewers on Channel 4 last night, making a bigger splash than BBC2’s import Nurse Jackie.
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RatingsLowest ratings yet for CBB
Celebrity Big Brother’s sparkle faded somewhat on Saturday night, with the 9pm live show drawing the lowest audience of the series so far.
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RatingsDel Boy nostalgia trip charms 7.5m
Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips delivered a knockout blow to ITV1’s Wild at Heart last night, with 7.5m (27.8%) tuning in from 9pm on BBC1.
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RatingsPhil takes 2.5m down under for C4
Channel 4’s second weekly dose of property expert Phil Spencer brought 2.5m viewers to the channel on Friday night.
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RatingsBellamy has 1.2m people
The return of Fast Show comedians Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson in celebrity travelogue spoof Bellamy’s People attracted 1.2m (5.5%) last night as part of BBC2’s new-look comedy line-up.
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RatingsRatings 2009: top 10 drama
Christmas suits BBC1 well and its investment is rewarded with the top drama performer of the year in Doctor Who.
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RatingsRatings 2009: top 10 factual
A top 10 dominated by the BBC, where nine programmes belong to BBC1 alone.
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RatingsRatings 2009: top 10 entertainment programmes
Events: they are live and huge; they cost a fortune; they are stretched over a schedule to have maximum impact and generate value for money.
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RatingsJedward factor breaks records for TV Awards
Jedward, Joe McElderry and Dermot O’Leary brought some X Factor to the revamped National Television Awards last night, which peaked with a record 8.2m viewers (31%).
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RatingsTalent shows help ITV to clean sweep in 2009 ratings battle
Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor helped ITV1 deliver the 34 biggest TV audiences in 2009, with BBC1’s top show a full 6.5 million behind the commercial broadcaster’s peak.
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RatingsBikers break records as footie scores
The Hairy Bikers cooked up a record-breaking peak of 4.5m for BBC2 last night, despite football on BBC1 drawing viewers away with Manchester United and City’s showdown at Eastlands.
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RatingsRamsay's latest Escape serves 2.6m
The opening instalment of Gordon Ramsay’s special on Indian cuisine was more a ratings korma than a vindaloo for C4 last night drawing a total of 2.6m viewers.
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RatingsDancing on Ice bows to Countryfile
Countryfile managed to dint the ratings crown of ITV1’s juggernaut Dancing on Ice last night (17 January), with its episode on grey seals and war tunnels beating the first 15-minutes of the celebrity skating competition into second place.
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RatingsBBC1 Dances with 5.6m
Ratings for BBC1 series So You Think You Think You Can Dance stood still on Saturday, clinging on 5.6m viewers – a share of 23.9%.
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RatingsPopstar to Operastar opens with 4m
ITV1’s new celebrity singing contest Popstar to Operastar debuted with 4m (15.4%) on Friday night, losing out to BBC1’s Silent Witness, while Jonathan Ross returned to his BBC1 chatshow for the first time since announcing plans to quit the corporation.
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RatingsBBC1 unveils fashion drama Material Girl
New fashionista drama Material Girl sashayed onto BBC1 last night at 8pm, where it was trounced by a double bill of ITV1 soaps.
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RatingsRecord 7.4m audience for One Show
A “snow special” helped The One Show to its highest ever audience last night, peaking with 7.4m (30.7% share) at 7.30pm.