All Overnight ratings articles – Page 235
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RatingsLife ends with 5m
David Attenborough’s Life bowed out with 5m viewers (21.9%) last night, beating ITV1’s Amanda Holden vehicle Out of My Depth.
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RatingsMister Eleven jilted for BBC1 stalwarts
Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan failed to save ITV1 on Friday night, with her comedy Mister Eleven falling flat against the BBC1’s double act of Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo.
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RatingsStrictly slips against X Factor's 14.5m
Strictly Come Dancing’s semi final took a tumble in the face of The X Factor on Saturday night, with 800,000 fewer viewers tuning in.
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RatingsJoe's X Factor win watched by 19.1m
An incredible peak audience of 19.1m viewers tuned in last night to see Joe McElderry win this year’s The X Factor.
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RatingsGavin & Stacey nicks The Bill
BBC1’s comedy combination of Gavin & Stacey and QI nicked The Bill’s audience last night, as the Sun Hill police drama returned to ITV1 after a four-week hiatus.
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RatingsViewers return to Waterloo Road and Spooks
BBC1 dramas Waterloo Road and Spooks both enjoyed an upswing last night with the end of I’m a Celebrity… taking the pressure off in the mid-week ratings.
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RatingsITV1 struggles with Robson Green doc
Robson Green barely made a splash at 9pm last night, with the first of his two-part Wild Swimming Adventure pulling in just 2.5m (11.1%) for ITV1 in a poor night for peak-time TV viewing.
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RatingsMan on Earth debuts with 1.4m
Tony Robinson’s new environmental history series Man on Earth proved no match for David Attenborough’s Life last night, with 1.4m (5.8%) tuning in from 9pm on Channel 4 - a third of the audience watching BBC1.
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RatingsStrictly results take 8m
Strictly Come Dancing’s first separate results show of the season pulled in a peak of 8.1m viewers on Saturday night, but it wasn’t enough to match the might of The X Factor.
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RatingsSmall Island sails with 5m
Small Island made a decent splash last night for BBC1, but it wasn’t quite enough to topple Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear.
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RatingsI'm a Celebrity ends with 11m
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo’s jungle win on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! roped in a tasty 11m viewers for ITV1 on Friday night.
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RatingsCeleb proves a trial for Gavin & Stacey
The penultimate episode of ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! was on fighting form last night, giving BBC1 comedies Gavin & Stacey and QI a ratings bloody nose.
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RatingsBig Top is big flop
BBC1’s gamble of playing comedy at 7.30pm failed to pay off last night, with circus sitcom Big Top enjoyed by just 3.3m (14.8%).
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RatingsDelia's Christmas cracks 3.4m
Delia Smith whipped up an impressive peak audience of 3.4m for BBC2 last night, as she presented her first Christmas cooking special since 1990.
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RatingsThe Queen drops 400,000 as Celebrity gains
C4’s stripped drama documentary The Queen faltered last night, shedding 17% of its viewers on the second episode.
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RatingsViewers desert Family for jungle
BBC2’s new relationship documentary We are Family failed to excite viewers on Friday, with 700,000 fewer than the slot average tuning in for the launch episode.
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RatingsThe Queen reigns over 2.4m
C4’s drama documentary The Queen made a regal entrance to the schedule last night, pulling in 2.4m over the 9pm hour.
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RatingsX Factor lacks Jedward Factor
The X Factor continued to dominate the weekend’s viewing, but was lacking the Jedward factor, with ratings down since the Grimes twins’ exit last week.
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RatingsGavin and Stacey pulls in 5.6m for BBC1
The much-anticipated return of Gavin and Stacey delivered 5.6m (22.3%) to BBC1 last night – the best ratings for the Baby Cow comedy outside of last year’s Christmas special.
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RatingsFamily bounces back as big guns misfire
BBC2, C4 and Five recorded above average crowds for their big 9pm shows last night, as ITV1 and BBC1’s big guns Spooks and the UEFA Champions League failed to fire.