Wentworth Prison Viewing Figures Down

jackpotjackpot · 13/09/14 - 15:46

Viewing figures down on 10.9.14 episode to 795k the week before topping a million viewers.

Real shame as Wentworth is brilliant maybe it's on to late and so many people I know have never heard of it.

bluebottle · 13/09/14 - 17:34

jackpotjackpot wrote: »

Viewing figures down on 10.9.14 episode to 795k the week before topping a million viewers.

Real shame as Wentworth is brilliant maybe it's on to late and so many people I know have never heard of it.

I love it too my familly hadnt heard of it either

A.D.P · 13/09/14 - 17:52

Did they all escape? I thought it was a captive audience?

Omniconsumer93 · 13/09/14 - 18:09

It's not unusual for a show to shed a few viewers. Casual viewers will watch the first episode of a new run of a show to see if they like it and if they don't, they won't tune in the week after. Wentworth has its loyal fanbase, and as much as I like it, it's not going to have huge appeal to large audiences.

jonjons · 13/09/14 - 18:37

Is it more the fact that it finished in Australia 3 months ago and so people are watching it online in one go/

hyperstarsponge · 13/09/14 - 19:03

It is quite a good show.

jackpotjackpot · 13/09/14 - 22:12

jonjons wrote: »

Is it more the fact that it finished in Australia 3 months ago and so people are watching it online in one go/

Your right it does seem the die hard fans have been able to view online many months before it returned to UK TV.

Quite a shame really I really hope for CH5's sake it does return to even higher viewing figures than last year. But the owners of Wentworth need to stop anyone outside of Australia viewing the show before other countries see it.

[Deleted User] · 13/09/14 - 22:19

It was on the 2nd ep, sometimes ep ratings go up and down. Cant expect every ep to top a million lol. Think they will go up a bit with the next eps.

steveh31 · 13/09/14 - 22:45

jackpotjackpot wrote: »

Viewing figures down on 10.9.14 episode to 795k the week before topping a million viewers.

Real shame as Wentworth is brilliant maybe it's on to late and so many people I know have never heard of it.

The ratings are roughly the same as last year plus these are overnights and not final figures:

Wentworth Season 1 UK Overnight viewing figures not taking into account +1, on demand or recordings unless stated

Episode 1 - 1,614,000
Episode 2 - 1,248,000
Episode 3 - 910,000
Episode 4 - 800,000 (900,000 with +1)
Episode 5 - 789,000 (880,000 with +1)
Episode 6 - 818,000
Episode 7 - 800,000
Episode 8 - 755,000
Episode 9 - 795,000
Episode 10 -1,000,000

Episode 1 - 940,000 (1,000,000 +1)
Episode 2 - Overnight - 795,000

Lyricalis · 14/09/14 - 08:03

jackpotjackpot wrote: »

Your right it does seem the die hard fans have been able to view online many months before it returned to UK TV.

Quite a shame really I really hope for CH5's sake it does return to even higher viewing figures than last year. But the owners of Wentworth need to stop anyone outside of Australia viewing the show before other countries see it.

Bugger that, I don't see why the hell broadcasters should be able to put up artificial barriers just in order to keep a mostly obsolete delivery system alive.

jonjons · 14/09/14 - 12:54

Lyricalis wrote: »

Bugger that, I don't see why the hell broadcasters should be able to put up artificial barriers just in order to keep a mostly obsolete delivery system alive.

I watched the first three in one go as I did not realise it was back and then watched each week as it came out in Australia. I do not see the point in waiting and also the bonus of no adverts but that is the way tv has been going for some time with American paced shows

peteblue · 16/09/14 - 20:03

Maybe if Channel 5 screened it the day after it is broadcast in Australia they would get more viewing figures simply because people then wouldn't watch it online. I myself couldn;t wait 3 months for channel 5 to screen it so I watched it online as I imagine many others did.

Good_boys · 02/11/14 - 00:45

If they want the ratings, and the money that will generate, they are going to have to do something like this. It is just too easy to watch online in this day and age, rather than wait months. I think people would be prepared to wait a day...

[Deleted User] · 02/11/14 - 05:06

yeah its only C5's fault, theres no real reason why we cant be more up to date. The figures would be way higher. Nearly everybody ive spoke to about it are just a couple of days after its been shown in OZ, not months.

boogie woogie · 09/11/14 - 22:23

Ch. 5 always tend to ballse up ratings for American imports...

Brady12 · 10/07/16 - 14:08

Does anyone have viewing figures for this season so far?

Channel 5 have shifted this over to 5* starting with an episode this Tues night/Wed morning at 1am!

Pizzatheaction · 10/07/16 - 15:00

Brady12 wrote: »

Does anyone have viewing figures for this season so far?

Channel 5 have shifted this over to 5* starting with an episode this Tues night/Wed morning at 1am!

I believe it fell under half a million last week.

Hank Schrader · 10/07/16 - 18:28

Wentworth (not 'Wentworth Prison'... Why did Channel 5 change it's title?) is the best show on TV as far as I'm concerned. It's a tragedy that nobody watches it. I talked my Mum into watching it and she is addicted now! It's simply superb and a terrible shame that more people don't know about it.

simey · 11/07/16 - 01:34

First episode was around 600,000 and the second was 490,000 which are both overnight ratings not including +1. The official figures are due today so hopefully it will add a healthy figure on top as it usually averages around the 1m mark the once the officials are released.

curvybabes · 11/07/16 - 09:20

I read somewhere that it was now being moved from C5 onto 5* shame it's a really good programme.

ravensborough · 11/07/16 - 14:24

Wentworth is easily the best drama on TV at the moment, but it doesn't help that Channel 5 waited about eight weeks since the first episode was broadcast in Australia to start showing it in the UK. Die hard fans will be downloading it in their droves from torrent sites. It's a huge shame that it's now been shunted to a smaller channel as people are missing out on a great show.

Grouty · 11/07/16 - 14:33

Brady12 wrote: »

Does anyone have viewing figures for this season so far?

Channel 5 have shifted this over to 5* starting with an episode this Tues night/Wed morning at 1am!

Thats a repeat of tonights CH5 episode, however, the next episode is on 5* tomorrow night, at 10pm, so looks like it has been shifted, as next Monday on CH5 @ 10pm, its Big Brother, so no more watching it in HD

TORPIDO 1 · 11/07/16 - 22:23

See another thread more channel 5 scheduling fun in respect of wentworth prison you have been warned

Good_boys · 12/07/16 - 17:21

ravensborough wrote: »

Die hard fans will be downloading it in their droves from torrent sites.

Exactly. However, I always make a point of watching the episodes on Five aswell. They only really have themselves to blame for their choice to delay broadcast.

jordanjohnson · 10/06/19 - 00:15

Is this among the best rated shows on 5star?

I made a point of watching it but ratings would be better if there wasn’t a big delay between the UK broadcast that’s always been the shows downfall.

This show deserves the hype OITNB gets its far better.

Gillypoots · 10/06/19 - 00:55

As this is the final season, I suppose viewing figures aren't so important as it would be for a continuing show.

I used to watch every season before it was shown in the UK simply because some scenes were cut for showing over here and I preferred the complete episodes. However, that seemed not to be the case over the last couple of seasons, so I watch it on 5star now.

It's a shame it's ending, but at long as it finishes on a high then that will be good.

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