All Overnight ratings articles – Page 233
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RatingsDirty Dancing gives Five the time of its life
Patrick Swayze danced up a big audience for Five last night, with 2m ( 9.5%) tuning in between 9pm and 11.05pm for the feel good romantic movie Dirty Dancing.
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RatingsBrown down as Spy event sags
Illusionist Derren Brown couldn’t conjure up another massive audience for C4 on Friday night, with just 1.8m (8.2%) tuning in for his third event at 9pm.
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RatingsStrictly closes on X Factor
The X Factor triumphed over Strictly Come Dancing for the second week in a row on Saturday, although the gap between the juggernauts narrowed a fraction.
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RatingsBBC1's Wounded soldiers doc reaches 2.9m
BBC1 documentary Wounded, which focussed on injured soldiers following their return from Afghanistan, drew 2.9m viewers at 9pm last night but was no match for ITV1’s cosy crime stalwart Midsomer Murders.
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RatingsThe Choir finishes on high note for BBC2
Conductor Gareth Malone hit a ratings high note for BBC2 last night, drowning out Five’s ratings banker CSI: Miami, and globetrotting chef Jamie Oliver.
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RatingsViewers give C4 Daredevil cold shoulder
Not even the sight of a half-naked man running a marathon around the Arctic was enough to make viewers warm to Wim Holf, with just 1.2m (5%) tuning in to watch the madcap adrenaline junkie.
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RatingsDoc Martin's return trumps Waking the Dead
The return of Doc Martin triumphed for ITV1 last night over BBC1’s Waking the Dead, with a peak of 8.2m (32%) tuning in for the start of the fourth series.
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RatingsBrown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings
C4 had a bumper ratings night on Friday, with Derren Brown’s second experiment peaking with 3.4m viewers, and the return of Peep Show scoring record ratings.
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RatingsKatie Price edges out terrestrials
Former glamour model Katie Price helped ITV2 to bumper ratings on an otherwise slow night, with her latest reality show edging out C4, BBC2 and levelling with Five.
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RatingsSecret Millionaire returns with 2.8m
Channel 4 held its own against BBC1 last night, with the return of The Secret Millionaire attracting 2.8m viewers.
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RatingsMarple loses half a million viewers
Miss Marple failed to hold favour with viewers last night, with half a million fewer viewers tuning in to the second episode of the series.
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RatingsX Factor hits high note with 12.1m on ITV1
The X Factor continued to dominate Saturday night for ITV1 with a peak audience of 12.1m (54.9%) watching Saturday’s audition show.
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RatingsDerren Brown magics up 5.5m to C4
A total of 5.5m watched illusionist Derren Brown on Friday night as he explained how he correctly predicted the lottery, giving Channel 4 one of its best rating programmes of the year.
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RatingsWatchdog back with 4.5m
Watchdog was back with a bite at 8pm last night as 4.5m (20.9%) tuned to BBC1 to see Anne Robinson return to the consumer affairs show.
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RatingsC4 wins ratings lottery with Derren Brown stunt
Derren Brown’s lottery stunt on Channel 4 attracted 700,000 more viewers than the regular draw on BBC1 last night.
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RatingsMecury Prize win watched by 850,000
Speech DeBelle’s surprise win at the Mercury Awards last night brought 850,000 (4.4%) to BBC2 last night, but it wasn’t enough to topple Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new food quiz.
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RatingsBlue Murder beaten by the Dead
ITV1’s new series of police drama Blue Murder came a close second in the ratings last night at 9pm, losing out to the second instalment of BBC1’s thriller Waking the Dead.
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RatingsMarple outfoxed by the Dead
The return of Miss Marple thrilled 5m (20.8%) over two hours on ITV1 last night, but it wasn’t quite enough to out-sleuth BBC1’s Waking the Dead.
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RatingsNew Tricks ends with 7.7m
BBC1 drama New Tricks ended its sixth run with an impressive 7.7m last night (32.5%).
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RatingsDragons Den ends series with 3.7m
The finale of BBC2’s would-be entrepreneur show Dragons Den made a fiery exit last night, with 3.7m (15.9%) tuning in.