All Ratings articles – Page 348
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RatingsHD boost for BBC shows
Just how smart are smart TVs? Do they know the capital of France, the average weight of cheese or why England’s cricket team can be brilliant then suddenly hopeless? Do they know why we are all here? Probably not.
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RatingsDead king slays robot
While an ancient beleaguered king might have appreciated some bionic help, viewers chose history over a real-life Steve Austin this week.
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RatingsAll over for Africa & Mrs B
BBC1’s Comedy Mondays end on a low, but ITV harnesses Clunes’ Horsepower
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RatingsHugh's Fish Fight reels in 50% of 2011 catch
Hugh’s Fish Fight struggled to recapture the success of the previous Channel 4 campaign, reeling in half the audience reached in 2011.
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RatingsFrom the Heart fails to warm ITV audience
ITV’s attempt to raise awareness about the lack of organ donations via a one-off special, From the Heart, struggled to engage with viewers - attracting just 1.2m across the 9pm hour.
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RatingsAlex Polizzi fixes 2m for BBC2
BBC2’s second series of The Fixer, which sees Alex Polizzi fix ailing family businesses, returned with a performance which matched her 2012 debut.
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RatingsBlack Mirror makes steady return
Charlie Brooker’s darkly satirical drama Black Mirror returned with nearly 1.5m viewers – as My Big Fat Gypsy Valentine scored the franchise’s lowest ever audience.
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RatingsBritain’s Brightest bows out on high
Clare Balding’s gameshow Britain’s Brightest bowed out with its biggest audience of the series on Saturday.
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RatingsMonty Don continues to bloom
BBC2’s horticultural series Monty Don blossomed with 1.68m (7%) as long running crime procedural Silent Witness struggled over the finishing line for BBC1.
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RatingsBaftas peak up by 350k for BBC1
The British Film Academy Awards peaked with 6.2m viewers, outperforming last year’s ceremony, on a night that saw multiple wins for Argo, Les Miserables and Skyfall.
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RatingsGoodbye, it’s been such fun
If I owned a car park in Winchester, I’d be getting worried. For dead king hunting is now a thing, and municipal car parks seem to offer rich pickings.
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RatingsOld stars still draw a crowd
Pop music used to be ephemeral, but no longer. For while Liberty X might be more Liberty Why? these days, they can still draw a crowd, as ITV2 found out.
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RatingsA matter of life and death
Murder among palm trees, prisons and serial killers whetted the viewers’ appetite this week and, by Jove, they lapped them all up with a spoon.
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RatingsBaking queen takes the cake
Without wishing to invent some new sort of rotisserie baking method, it’s a bun revolution out there.
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RatingsNashville strikes a chord for More4
More 4’s latest US acquisition struck a chord with viewers, as stars Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere helped it rise 100,000 viewers over slot average.
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RatingsBionic Man assembles audience of 1m
Channel 4’s ambitious attempt to create the first completely ‘bionic man’ struggled against the competition, coming second to last in the 9pm slot.
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RatingsEngland's victory over Brazil nets 9m
England’s 2-1 win over Brazil, for the first time in nine matches, peaked with a huge 8.96m on ITV demolishing all its competitors.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise fell to series low but was still the highest rating show in a drama-packed 9pm slot on Tuesday.
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RatingsRichard III doc digs up a storm for C4
Richard III: the King in the Car Park unearthed Channel 4’s biggest audience of the year to date.
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RatingsMonty Don's French fancy draws 1.6m
Monty Don’s latest travelogue exploring French gardens bloomed with 1.6m for BBC2.