All Overnight ratings articles – Page 239
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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.
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RatingsThe Fixer thrills 3.8m
ITV1’s hitman drama The Fixer returned last night in thrilling fashion, edging out Traffic Cops and Jamie Oliver’s latest cooking show to win the 9pm hour.
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RatingsX Factor peaks at 11.8m
The X Factor was back with a bang on Saturday night, with a peak of 11.8m (54%) tuning in.
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RatingsWuthering Heights captivates 4m
The final part of ITV1’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights captivated 4m viewers at 9pm last night (17.9% share), but was beaten by BBC1’s quirky Welsh drama Framed.
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RatingsFew turn out for night at The Office
A repeat of the entire first series of The Office failed to spark much interest for BBC2 on Sunday night while a repeat of Lewis scored bigger numbers than the opening instalment of ITV’s lavish new drama Wuthering Heights.