All Ratings articles – Page 242
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RatingsSlow start for 500 Questions
MONDAY: ITV’s stripped gameshow 500 Questions got off to an underwhelming start – beaten by the fourth series opener of Ripper Street on BBC2.
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RatingsSpotless struggles for ITV
SATURDAY: ITV’s one-off gameshow Spotless entertained just over 1m viewers in its primetime slot.
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RatingsFleabag and Murder in Successville score with youngsters
SUNDAY: BBC3 comedies Fleabag and Murder in Successville proved a hit with 16-34s on BBC2, while BBC1’s Olympics coverage ended with 6.9m viewers.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother outmuscles competition
THURSDAY: Celebrity Big Brother climbed to its best-performance since its series opener – muscling its way past ITV, BBC2 and Channel 4.
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RatingsOlympic hockey scores as Man Down slips
WEDNESDAY: A peak of 4.6m watched Team GB’s women hockey team storm to their first ever Olympic final while Channel 4’s comedy Man Down crashed out with a series low.
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RatingsTrott and Kenny draw 11.1m to BBC1
TUESDAY: Laura Trott and Jason Kenny’s gold medal winning performances in the track cycling eclipsed gymnast Max Whitlock’s gold medal winning performance on Sunday, drawing 11.1m to BBC1.
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RatingsCavendish and Dujardin boost BBC1
MONDAY: BBC1’s Olympics coverage continued to dominate, scuppering the launch of ITV daytime quiz Alphabetical and helping C4’s Naked Attraction to a series low.
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RatingsWhitlock gold strikes Olympic peak
SUNDAY: Max Whitlock’s double gold medal winning performance in the gymnastics became the most watched moment of Rio 2016 so far.
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RatingsRio Olympics attracts 9.6m peak
SATURDAY: The BBC’s Olympics coverage drew its biggest audience to date with 9.6m tuning in for the women’s pursuit medal ceremony, while 2.3m watched Mo Farah win the 10,000m in the early hours.
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RatingsCycling success boosts BBC1
FRIDAY: Great Britain’s cycling success peaked with 7.8m viewers watching Bradley Wiggins pick up his eighth Olympic medal.
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RatingsGymnastics propels BBC4 to two-year high
THURSDAY: Simone Biles’ gold medal-winning performance in the gymnastics helped BBC4 to a record high.
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RatingsVersailles scuppered by Rio diving high
WEDNESDAY: Team GB’s gold medal-winning performance in the synchronised diving became the most-watched moment of Rio 2016, scuppering the final episode of BBC2’s Versailles.
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RatingsFirst Dates slips below 1m
TUESDAY: First Dates struggled to woo 1m viewers on its return to the schedule – up against tough competition from a slot-winning performance from BBC2’s Olympics coverage.
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RatingsDaley dive helps Olympics soar
MONDAY: British diving duo Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow drew the biggest crowd of the Rio Olympics so far as they claimed bronze in front of a crowd of 8m.
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Ratings2.4m invest in Dragons Den
SUNDAY: Viewers continued to invest in BBC2’s long-running format Dragons’ Den, while Robot Wars fell below the BBC2 slot average for the first time since its reboot.
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RatingsMen's cycling grips 5m
SATURDAY: The Olympics kicked off with a full day of events, as a dramatic conclusion to the men’s road cycling race drew a peak of over 5m viewers.
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RatingsRio 2016 opens with 4m
FRIDAY: The Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony entertained a peak of almost 4m viewers on BBC1 – but the late-night event failed to match the curtain-raisers of London 2012 and Beijing 2008.
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RatingsMo doc runs off with 2.5m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s one-off film about British champion Mo Farah ran off with an audience of 2.5m ahead of tonight’s Rio 2016 opening ceremony.
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RatingsSuspects doubles previous launch
WEDNESDAY: Semi-improvised police drama Suspects returned to Channel 5 with twice the audience it locked up for the previous series opener.
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RatingsBorderline arrests youth viewers for C5
TUESDAY: Borderline, Channel’s 5 return to original comedy, helped it to attract young male audience.