All Ratings articles – Page 335
-
RatingsRoyal baby fails to outshine Corrie
News of the royal baby’s arrival failed to tear viewers away from Coronation Street on Monday evening.
-
RatingsThe Open hooks 2.5m on sporting Sunday
A lack of British success did not prevent the 2013 Open Championship scoring the biggest sporting crowd on a Sunday when fans were spoilt for choice.
-
RatingsBig Brother brings in ratings boost
Big Brother’s latest live eviction on Friday night performed well for C5 on Friday, while ITV’s repeat of Doc Martin comfortably won the slot.
-
RatingsLuther packs a punch for BBC
Neil Cross’s drama returned to 5 million on its original TX, a decent number but slightly lacking the punch of the 5.5 million who tuned in for series two’s opener back in 2011.
-
RatingsDynamo's magic touch
Last year, he smashed ratings records; this year, the magic wasn’t quite there.
-
RatingsTop of the Lake audience sinks by one third
Jane Campion’s BBC2 drama Top of the Lake lost a third of its audience on Saturday – as ITV entertainment show Your Face Sounds Familiar failed to beat Raiders of the Lost Ark.
-
RatingsBBC4 bowls them over
As The Ashes kicked off, BBC4 took a sideways look back at cricket, airing Aussie two-part factual drama Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War.
-
RatingsBBC2 in gear with F1 doc
Sixteen years since his Edinburgh Fringe debut and eight since his Radio 4 series launched, Steve Delaney followed Miranda Hart last week in finally securing a BBC2 transfer, for his Count Arthur Strong character.
-
RatingsSun leaves TV in the shade
Last Monday morning, blearyeyed Britons turned as one to their news outlet of choice to check that it hadn’t been a dream brought on by excesses of cold beer and barbecued burgers: a Brit really had won Wimbledon and, more importantly, summer really was here.
-
RatingsThe Briefs courts 2m for ITV
The return of ITV’s fly-on-the-wall legal doc The Briefs courted over 2m on Thursday as BBC1’s benefit doc won the slot.
-
RatingsThe Apprentice final scheduling backfires
BBC1’s decision to broadcast The Apprentice final at 8pm on Wednesday backfired as the climax recruited its worst audience in seven years.
-
Ratings2.2m admire Princess Diana's Dresses
Princess Diana’s Dresses performed well, while Luther continued to drop and Chris O’Dowd’s Family Tree disappointed.
-
RatingsC4's Run sprints off with 1.5m
Channel 4 drama Run made a strong start on Monday night, while ITV’s Long Lost Family hit a series high.
-
RatingsEngland's dramatic Ashes win delivers 1.3m
England’s dramatic victory over Australia in the first 2013 Ashes test peaked with more than 1.3m viewers for Sky Sports Ashes on Sunday.
-
RatingsProms falls to opening night low
A repeat of Doc Martin won Friday night beating a repeat of Sherlock, while The First Night of the Proms was well down on previous years.
-
RatingsTop of the Lake makes strong start
Oscar-winner Jane Campion’s haunting BBC2 drama Top of the Lake made a splash with nearly 2m viewers on Saturday.
-
RatingsDynamo reappears with 845k
The return of Dynamo: Magician Impossible conjured up 30% fewer viewers than last year’s series opener – as Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford’s benefits show cashed in for BBC1 on Thursday.
-
RatingsCastle is safe bet for Alibi
On Saturday, some Lions managed by a Kiwi played some Wallabies led by their own soon-to- be-doomed Kiwi.
-
RatingsThe Apprentice hires series high
The Apprentice hired a series high audience on Wednesday as the five candidates were whittled down to two finalists after a gruelling set of interviews.
-
RatingsHard labour benefits ITV
It’s like working in the tropics: blinds on the windows, electric fan wafting warm-ish air from side to side and causing occasional trouser-fluttering surprise when I’d forgotten about it.