Mountain Goats had no promotion. What do BBC1 expect when they throw comedies out with no promotion.
The girl star (from Fat Diary) was on 5Live on Tuesday afternoon promoting it. They played a dire clip and the presenters were pretending it was funny.
Bit of a drop for ITV's news between '88 and '89. If the Ratings Thread had been around then, we'd have been scrapping Saturday night news.
Agreed-and just how boring it gets during the summer
Highest rating of all though(ITV's barnstorming News aside) is arguably the easiest/ laziest to schedule-Carry On Girls 11.1 million on BBC1.
I cant actually remember Michael Barrymores show on BBC1 (cant remember much of a BBC connection) and its interesting to sea ( ;-) ) Seaside Special back after its 80's rebirth- though being beaten by ITV's own Summertime variety show. Great score for a repeat of Tales of the Unexpected, another big brand for ITV.
Many shows struggling to make ten million in summer, the modern equivalent is the same, but in winter.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom made #74 in Broadcast mag's top 100 overnights for the week, with 2.49m (17.5%). Probably my favourite of the franchise, but clearly my view is not widely shared.
Doom premiered to 18.90 million on BBC1 in 1987 just shy of the 19.30 million which saw Raiders of the Lost Ark on ITV in 1984. (both sourced from Televisions Greatest Hits). My favourite though is definitely Last Crusade which just has everything imo-anyone know what its premiere figure was?
EDIT: I think 1984 was the year that a repeat of Porridge topped the Christmas week ratings(27/12/84 at 8.20pm). TVH has this as 19.40 million just ahead of Raiders-extraordinary performance. Porridge is brilliant but I do wonder what ITV must have had as opposition that an almost decade old programme made such an impact.
Doom premiered to 18.90 million on BBC1 in 1987 just shy of the 19.30 million which saw Raiders of the Lost Ark on ITV in 1984. (both sourced from Televisions Greatest Hits). My favourite though is definitely Last Crusade which just has everything imo-anyone know what its premiere figure was?
EDIT: I think 1984 was the year that a repeat of Porridge topped the Christmas week ratings(27/12/84 at 8.20pm). TVH has this as 19.40 million just ahead of Raiders-extraordinary performance. Porridge is brilliant but I do wonder what ITV must have had as opposition that an almost decade old programme made such an impact.
Here's the BBC 1 1992 Christmas Day schedule for you (These figures come from various newspaper reports/articles).
1992 (Friday 25 December)
15:00: The Queen - 13.00m 15:10: Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 15.80m
17:10: BBC News
17:20: Bruce Forsyth’s Christmas Generation Game - 10.96m
18:25: EastEnders - 15.12m (single showing not the combined showing)
18:55: Only Fools and Horses - 20.13m
20:00: Birds of a Feather - 16.88m
20:50: BBC News
21:00: Victoria Wood’s All Day Breakfast - 13.01m
21:50: Film: Shirley Valentine - 13.86m
And you are right Porridge topped the week along with Raiders of the Lost Ark (both got 19.35m). Christmas week in 1984 (week ending 30 December 1984) saw some big numbers.
Here's the BBC 1 1992 Christmas Day schedule for you (These figures come from various newspaper reports/articles).
1992 (Friday 25 December)
15:00: The Queen - 13.00m 15:10: Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 15.80m
17:10: BBC News
17:20: Bruce Forsyth’s Christmas Generation Game - 10.96m
18:25: EastEnders - 15.12m (single showing not the combined showing)
18:55: Only Fools and Horses - 20.13m
20:00: Birds of a Feather - 16.88m
20:50: BBC News
21:00: Victoria Wood’s All Day Breakfast - 13.01m
21:50: Film: Shirley Valentine - 13.86m
And you are right Porridge topped the week along with Raiders of the Lost Ark (both got 19.35m). Christmas week in 1984 (week ending 30 December 1984) saw some massive numbers.
Some fantastic performances there and you have to say a great schedule for BBC1- and very interesting to wallow back in the eighties. MASH on BBC2 with 9.65 million. Huge figure for a repeat of Russ Abbott and eye popping scores for films. I think we can see why the Raiders collection has endured so well (4 did well in modern terms too)
Ray Tings is really providing some excellent ratings and is like a breath of fresh air on here. It's interesting what is generally regarded as the worst sitcom of all time( Bottle Boys) was achieving 7 million viewers, respectable for a summer's night in the eighties, and was actually on its second series in 1985.
Thanks!
These are the ratings for Bottle Boys :
SERIES ONE
1st September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.34m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 7.94m]
8th September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.38m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 9.86m]
15th September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.88m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 10.16m]
22nd September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.75m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 11.62m]
29th September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.59m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 10.7m]
6th October 1984 (7.30pm) 9.92m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 11.96m]
SERIES TWO
13th July 1985 (7.30pm) 6.14m [BBC1 : Film - Aces High 6.2m] [On BBC2, Live Aid averaged 10.05m between 6pm and 10pm]
20th July 1985 (7.15pm) 7.81m [BBC1 : The Royal Tournament 8.81m]
27th July 1985 (7.15pm) 7.97m [BBC1 : Film - Pleasure Palace 9.4m]
3rd August 1985 (7.15pm) 7.64m [BBC1 : Film - The Magnificent Seven Ride! 10.76m]
10th August 1985 (7.15pm) 7.28m [BBC1 : Film - The Amazing Dobermans 8.88m]
17th August 1985 (7.20pm) 7.54m [BBC1 : Film - Something Big 6.91m]
24th August 1985 (7.15pm) 8.28m [BBC1 : Film - The Magnificent Two 6.81m]
Indeed. Interesting to note that despite Odd One In (another Bradley Walsh vehicle!) and Keep it in The Family getting similar audiences KIITF is getting higher shares, showing how total audiences have fallen.
Also apparent how far You've Been Framed has fallen. Casualty too although that is still getting good figures at least. Also Tonight's The Night actually did quite well, I was a bit surprised when it got axed.
I think KIITF is doing OK-ish. 2.8m isn't a good audience but an 18% share is reasonable. It'll be interesting to see if it gets a boost when The X Factor returns in 2 weeks.
Good point that ITV's summer nights have been dismal for years now. Yes, KIITF is getting similar ratings to previous shows on that summer slot, but all of them were swiftly axed - even Your face Sounds Familiar, which, if memory serves, was getting better ratings than the latest Bradley Walsh vehicle.
Good point that ITV's summer nights have been dismal for years now. Yes, KIITF is getting similar ratings to previous shows on that summer slot, but all of them were swiftly axed - even Your face Sounds Familiar, which, if memory serves, was getting better ratings than the latest Bradley Walsh vehicle.
Yes but they are getting 4/5 times more than C4 and C5,thats all that matters.
Yes but they are getting 4/5 times more than C4 and C5,thats all that matters.
Surely, all that matters is the opportunity cost of launching expensive entertainment shows that don't rate and don't become hits, which don't then get moved from summer to Autumn, which don't then help anchor that prime schedule and that don't help the channel improve its audience share, which is markedly down on previous years...?
But ok, if you think that beating C4/C5 is all that matters, fine.
In you world then, Nature Nuts is doing its job, because, with 1.5m viewers, it's still doing better than the other commercial channels. Do me a favour.
Surely, all that matters is the opportunity cost of launching expensive entertainment shows that don't rate and don't become hits, which don't then get moved from summer to Autumn, which don't then help anchor that prime schedule and that don't help the channel improve its audience share, which is markedly down on previous years...?
But ok, if you think that beating C4/C5 is all that matters, fine.
In you world then, Nature Nuts is doing its job, because, with 1.5m viewers, it's still doing better than the other commercial channels. Do me a favour.
What do you want them to show on a August Sunday night at 7pm
when most of the population is not watching television.
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Bit of a drop for ITV's news between '88 and '89. If the Ratings Thread had been around then, we'd have been scrapping Saturday night news.
The girl star (from Fat Diary) was on 5Live on Tuesday afternoon promoting it. They played a dire clip and the presenters were pretending it was funny.
Agreed-and just how boring it gets during the summer
Highest rating of all though(ITV's barnstorming News aside) is arguably the easiest/ laziest to schedule-Carry On Girls 11.1 million on BBC1.
I cant actually remember Michael Barrymores show on BBC1 (cant remember much of a BBC connection) and its interesting to sea ( ;-) ) Seaside Special back after its 80's rebirth- though being beaten by ITV's own Summertime variety show. Great score for a repeat of Tales of the Unexpected, another big brand for ITV.
Many shows struggling to make ten million in summer, the modern equivalent is the same, but in winter.
Thanks again to Ray Tings.
There is no record of it being shown on any TV channel according to Overnights.tv since 2005 or earlier.
Doom premiered to 18.90 million on BBC1 in 1987 just shy of the 19.30 million which saw Raiders of the Lost Ark on ITV in 1984. (both sourced from Televisions Greatest Hits). My favourite though is definitely Last Crusade which just has everything imo-anyone know what its premiere figure was?
EDIT: I think 1984 was the year that a repeat of Porridge topped the Christmas week ratings(27/12/84 at 8.20pm). TVH has this as 19.40 million just ahead of Raiders-extraordinary performance. Porridge is brilliant but I do wonder what ITV must have had as opposition that an almost decade old programme made such an impact.
Thanks for that, I thought it had been a few years. Hooe ut rates well.
Here's the BBC 1 1992 Christmas Day schedule for you
1992 (Friday 25 December)
15:00: The Queen - 13.00m
15:10: Film: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 15.80m
17:10: BBC News
17:20: Bruce Forsyth’s Christmas Generation Game - 10.96m
18:25: EastEnders - 15.12m (single showing not the combined showing)
18:55: Only Fools and Horses - 20.13m
20:00: Birds of a Feather - 16.88m
20:50: BBC News
21:00: Victoria Wood’s All Day Breakfast - 13.01m
21:50: Film: Shirley Valentine - 13.86m
And you are right Porridge topped the week along with Raiders of the Lost Ark (both got 19.35m). Christmas week in 1984 (week ending 30 December 1984) saw some big numbers.
Top 10's week ending 30 December 1984
These are the dates I have :
BBC1
30th December 1991 (7pm)
10th November 1993 (7pm)
14th September 1994 (7pm)
ITV
8th December 2002 (3.10pm)
3rd January 2005 (9.25am)
23rd August 2005 (Midnight)
Brilliant stuff! Thanks very much.
Some fantastic performances there and you have to say a great schedule for BBC1- and very interesting to wallow back in the eighties. MASH on BBC2 with 9.65 million. Huge figure for a repeat of Russ Abbott and eye popping scores for films. I think we can see why the Raiders collection has endured so well (4 did well in modern terms too)
It wasn't well promoted at all.
Thanks!
These are the ratings for Bottle Boys :
SERIES ONE
1st September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.34m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 7.94m]
8th September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.38m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 9.86m]
15th September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.88m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 10.16m]
22nd September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.75m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 11.62m]
29th September 1984 (7.30pm) 9.59m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 10.7m]
6th October 1984 (7.30pm) 9.92m [BBC1 : Juliet Bravo 11.96m]
SERIES TWO
13th July 1985 (7.30pm) 6.14m [BBC1 : Film - Aces High 6.2m] [On BBC2, Live Aid averaged 10.05m between 6pm and 10pm]
20th July 1985 (7.15pm) 7.81m [BBC1 : The Royal Tournament 8.81m]
27th July 1985 (7.15pm) 7.97m [BBC1 : Film - Pleasure Palace 9.4m]
3rd August 1985 (7.15pm) 7.64m [BBC1 : Film - The Magnificent Seven Ride! 10.76m]
10th August 1985 (7.15pm) 7.28m [BBC1 : Film - The Amazing Dobermans 8.88m]
17th August 1985 (7.20pm) 7.54m [BBC1 : Film - Something Big 6.91m]
24th August 1985 (7.15pm) 8.28m [BBC1 : Film - The Magnificent Two 6.81m]
The ratings you've posted so far have been brilliant.
Good point that ITV's summer nights have been dismal for years now. Yes, KIITF is getting similar ratings to previous shows on that summer slot, but all of them were swiftly axed - even Your face Sounds Familiar, which, if memory serves, was getting better ratings than the latest Bradley Walsh vehicle.
Yes but they are getting 4/5 times more than C4 and C5,thats all that matters.
Thanks.
When I get the time, I'll see what I can find.
How that is madness. Such a good childhood film for me. Cant believe uts been 10years since last showing.
#dragonsden continued with 2.7m/14% on BBC2 at 8pm @dragonjones http://overnights.tv
Overnights.tv @overnightstv 2m2 minutes ago
#CBS drama #Zoo started at 9pm on Sky1 and captured total audience of 465.7/2.3% http://www.overnights.tv
Not a lot to say other than BBC1 being default last night. :yawn:
Partners in Crime still dropping though,and rightly.
Surely, all that matters is the opportunity cost of launching expensive entertainment shows that don't rate and don't become hits, which don't then get moved from summer to Autumn, which don't then help anchor that prime schedule and that don't help the channel improve its audience share, which is markedly down on previous years...?
But ok, if you think that beating C4/C5 is all that matters, fine.
In you world then, Nature Nuts is doing its job, because, with 1.5m viewers, it's still doing better than the other commercial channels. Do me a favour.
What do you want them to show on a August Sunday night at 7pm
when most of the population is not watching television.