The snooker didnt finish until about midnight where as the darts finished at 8:30 in its scheduled slot.

I must say, I prefer the one-off special rather than a series as well. The BBC just need to make it more of an event rather than some last minute hatchet job at Television Centre.

I've got it taped to watch, but really I'm sure it could have been in an hour long slot at 9pm, with CBB at 10pm. C4 haven't done Secret Millionaire any favours with it's over exposure in the last couple of years - I didn't bother at all with the last series having not missed an episode before hand as the concept of the show means the more it's on, the less believable it is. Surely when anyone turns up with a film crew and an outsider claiming they want to "volunteer" the first thought is "kerching!".


Sloppy scheduling all week this week, but viewers do seem to be following it around the schedules, so a sign that with this series it's good enough for viewers to remain loyal - and although still not a patch on figures in earlier years, the consistent 3m means it is justified moving them to give other series a boost.


No surprise really that it performed better on E4 - over the years C4 have tried a few teen shows in an early evening Sunday slot (The OC, Shipwrecked) and they just don't perform as well as they do as part of T4 earlier in the day. Expect Glee to get earlier and earlier in the schedules.

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BBC3 last night:
Being Human: 1.1m (4.1%)
*down from last week's opening episode of: 1.41m (5.4%)
*up 350k from last year's equivalent 2nd episode of: 737k (3.1%)

Not sure what it got on BBC HD.
Must be BBC3's best rating show apart from EE repeats.


Sky1 last night
Got to Dance: 752k (3.1%)
*last week was: 817k
*season premiere double episode was: 917k and 1.14m.

all figures overnights.

Disappointing it dropped more than a fifth of the audience as ive really got into it recently. Still over a million which is very good considering the competition on the terrestrials. Hopefully it gets a good timeshift as its currently number 1 on iplayer.

I hope it does too. I've really been enjoying it so far. Shame we don't have more UK based cult/drama shows like this from the digital channels instead of US imports.

The very first episode of season one last year was reported at 603k viewers on the Iplayer. Presumably the rest of the season was lower but it regularly topped the Iplayer chart the next day.

Sunday 17th January 2010
BBC One
18:00 - Countryfile: 6.7m (28%)
19:00 - Antiques Roadshow: 6.7m (25%)
20:00 - Lark Rise To Candleford: 6.22m (21.5%)
21:00 - Wallander: 4.37m (16.8%)

BBC Two
18:55 - Top Gear: 2.1m (8%)
20:00 to 00:15 - Masters Snooker: 2.84m (12.7%)
* 20:00 to 00:00 - 2.9m (15%)
* 00:00 to 00:15 - 1.8m (??%)
* 15-minute peak: 3.5m (30%)

ITV1
18:45 - Dancing On Ice: 8.4m (31%)
* 18:45 to 20:25 - 8.5m (30.9%)
* 20:25 to 20:30 - 6.4m (33.0%)
* 15-minute peak: 9.4m (33%) @ 19:45
** 20:15 to 20:30 - 8.6m (29%)

20:30 - Wild at Heart: 7m (25%)***
* 20:35 to 21:30 - 7.01m (25.1%)

21:30 - Dancing on Ice: The Skate Off: 7.1m (27%)
* 21:30 to 21:35 - 8.15m (32.5%)
* 21:35 to 22:00 - 6.89m (25.9%)

Channel 4
17:35 - Glee: 1m (4%)
* +1: 95,000
18:35 - Glee: 900,000 (4%)
* +1: 130,000
20:00 - Celebrity Big Brother: 2.47m (8.5%)
* +1: 504,000
21:00 - Slumdog Secret Millionaire: 1.9m (7.7%)
* 21:00 to 22:25 - 1.98m (7.7%)
* +1: 213,000

Five
18:45 - FILM: MCQ: 926,000 (3.3%)
21:00 - FILM: US Marshals: 1.4m (6.2%)

BBC Three
21:00 - Being Human: 1.1m (4.1%)
* last week: 1.41m (5.4%)

Sky1
18:00 - Got to Dance: 752,000 (3.1%)

Source: DS, MG

*** as noted last night, the first 5 minutes, if Attentional's tape-checking is up to standard should have been removed from DS's overnights. Given that MG has the same rating as DS, it appears the entire hour has been taken into considering for Wild at Heart... Double standards, anyone? (I don't think anyone else can verify that WAH started at 20:33/34... can they?) [note: this isn't a criticism of DS, it is a criticism of Attentional]

Two standout figures for me: Countryfile and the Snooker. Countryfile in my view is actually becoming a hit... denting Dancing on Ice. 6.7m at 18:00 on a Sunday is a fantastic number for a show that a year ago was getting 1/6 of that.

Brilliant also for the Snooker, a peak of 3.3m at 23:30 is brilliant. If you ask me, ITV's figures and shares are poor... BBC only ~1/2 million behind them.

CBB did OK, with a good timeshift figure, although I think C4 made a big mistake here in not putting it on in the 9pm hour.

CBB did very well. Channel 4 weren't making a mistake. They couldn't care less about CBB hence the awful scheduling this week.

ABC:
9pm – Desperate Housewives – 11.21m (3.7)
* Down 21% from last week
* Down 27% from same weekend last year (vs Golden Globes)
* All time low rating
10pm – Brothers and Sisters – 8.05m (2.7)
* Down 23% from last week
* All time low rating

CBS:
7pm – NFL Playoff Overrun – 34.20m (11.3)
* Subject to significant revision in final figures

NOTE: CBS' line-up has been so distorted by the NFL (which ran to 8.07pm, that the ratings for their other shows (60 Minutes & Cold Case) aren't worth posting just now as they will be significantly revised when adjusted for start times. The NFL overrun relates only to the 7-8pm slot, discounting the last 7 minutes.

FOX:
8pm – Human Target – 10.09m (2.9)
* Series premiere
9pm – 24 – 11.41m (3.8)
* 2 hour season premiere
* Down 12% from last year

NOTE: FOX had intended that these two shows would air following NFL coverage but the schedule changed and FOX got the early game and CBS got the late afternoon game.

NBC:
8pm – 67th Golden Globe Awards – 14.14m (4.7)
* Subject to significant revision in final figures
* Down 4% in the demo from last year
* More awards show data below

Tvbythenumbers

The Golden Globes 2010 – 14.1m
The Golden Globes 2009 – 14.9m
The Golden Globes 2008 – 6.0m
The Golden Globes 2007 – 20.0m
The Golden Globes 2006 – 18.8m
The Golden Globes 2005 – 16.8m
The Golden Globes 2004 – 26.8m
The Golden Globes 2003 – 20.1m
The Golden Globes 2002 – 23.5m
The Golden Globes 2001 – 22.5m
The Golden Globes 2000 – 22.1m
AVERAGE*: 19.93m (NBC)
* not inc. 2008
2010 vs 2000: -36%

The Primetime Emmy Awards 2009 – 13.2m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 – 12.2m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2007 – 13.0m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2006 – 16.2m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2005 – 18.7m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2004 – 13.8m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2003 – 17.9m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2002 – 20.0m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2001 – 17.1m
The Primetime Emmy Awards 2000 – 21.8m
AVERAGE: 16.74m (Rotating)
2009 vs 2000: -39%

The Academy Awards 2009 – 36.94m
The Academy Awards 2008 – 31.76m
The Academy Awards 2007 – 39.92m
The Academy Awards 2006 – 38.94m
The Academy Awards 2005 – 42.16m
The Academy Awards 2004 – 43.56m
The Academy Awards 2003 – 33.04m
The Academy Awards 2002 – 40.54m
The Academy Awards 2001 – 42.93m
The Academy Awards 2000 – 46.53m
AVERAGE: 39.63m (ABC)
2009 vs 2000: -21%

The Grammy Awards 2009 – 19.67m
The Grammy Awards 2008 – 17.18m
The Grammy Awards 2007 – 20.06m
The Grammy Awards 2006 – 17.00m
The Grammy Awards 2005 – 18.80m
The Grammy Awards 2004 – 26.29m
The Grammy Awards 2003 – 24.83m
The Grammy Awards 2002 – 18.97m
The Grammy Awards 2001 – 26.65m
The Grammy Awards 2000 – 27.80m
AVERAGE: 21.73m (CBS)
2009 vs 2000: -29%

Awards shows had been on quite a run through 2009. Oscars, Grammy's, Emmy's, both country music shows, The American Music Awards, the MTV VMA's and The People's Choice Awards all increased. But initial numbers show a small decline for the Golden Globes. Next up is the Grammy's and then the big one, the Academy Awards.

Very true(and thanks for the collated figures). I certainly questioned the wisdom of Countryfile moving to primetime, but its been one of the stories of the last year.
DOI's figures are still large but I think the second episode last year was significantly stronger than the first and the reverse has happened this year(that is only a vague memory). It will be interesting to see how the shows figures pan out this time-especially with a hugely long show next week. I get the feeling Wild at Heart would sag quite a bit now if it didnt have the DOI sandwich-7 million is obviously good but I get the feeling its being propped up far more than before.
I saw the Snooker through to the end-much to my loss when I had to get up this morning-it was pure theatre,one of the most highly charged games this century. Im not surprised it got good figures.

Still good figures for the Dancing on Ice performance show. The results show is on too late to attract a huge audience (at this early stage of the competition), but 7m isn't too bad. It's up from the second results show rating from last year (6.7m). Next week will do even worse, though, with Dancing on Ice results starting at 21:45 which is ridiculous. ITV should have had the performance show starting earlier at 6pm like what they did in the 2008 season to ensure the results wouldn't air that late. Wild at Heart's rating is flat year on year, but it's much better suited to a 7:30 or 8pm slot.

Fantastic rating for Countryfile. It's the perfect show to pair up with Antiques Roadshow, and both are doing really well. Despite falling from last week, Lark Rise is pulling in strong numbers and that rating is higher than all but two ratings for the show last year. Pretty low for Wallander- the tough competition definitely dented it, but it's a good drama and it deserves the recommision.

Good ratings for the snooker and CBB. I'm impressed that CBB still remained around 3m despite the early start. But I don't think tonight's first episode will do too well due to the soap clash; I reckon it will fall to around 2.5m.

Interesting numbers. A shame to see a moderate fall for Being Human. Mind you, that seems to be the way for a lot of muti-channel shows. IIRC, The Inbetweeners and Skins had a similar pattern last year in their second and third series' respectively. It's almost as though people forget they're there if theres no accompanying promotional bombardment.

Still, as you say, the numbers are great for BBC Three, and thats still well up on last series which only averaged in the 700k zone. It's easily their most successful original scripted programme since Gavin and Stacey. I bet it timeshifts well too.

Got to Dance still doing good numbers. I guess they'll be hoping for an increase from next week as I take it from a DS news article, that the live show element is about to begin. It needs a bump to be sure that it doesn't stay on the Gladiators trajectory, where it just seemed to keep on losing 50-100k every week.

They are going through the motions with it as it will be gone from C4 from 29/1/10. However, its ratings have held steady at 2.8 million, which are good for a " minority" channel, considering it is a show most people and papers have written off as dead in the water. Perhaps its hardcore of 2-3 million fans will stick by the summer version as a gesture of defiance to the cynics and sneerers.
Whatever else can be said about the Big Bro franchise, as a reality show it attracts four times as many viewers as pretenders on ITV2, which seem to shuffle off unmourned after one series, and is still talked about a lot.

I think its quite good actually.They started off promoting E20 at the end of EastEnders but seemed to have stopped now
you got to think it's really on the younger viewers that are going to watch this online.
E20 is now on when you press the red button and is also on I player

Excellent night for BBC1, reasonable for ITV1 but could be so much better if they scheduled it right. Dancing on Ice is suffering from airing later - the Results Show won't be on until 9.45pm next week, and it's meant to be a family show. The sooner ITV start thinking like a TV channel and less like a business, the more success they will have I feel.

Countryfile has really become a sleeper hit for BBC1 - many people including myself questioned the move but it's proven itself popular. Coupled with Antiques Roadshow and Lark Rise to Candleford it gives a cosy alternative to the Reality TV offering on ITV1.

Obviously the long ad break around 8.30pm hurt Wild at Heart as it reduced the power of the lead in. I agree with Chris1964 that it is being held up by Dancing on Ice rather then standing on it's own two feet now. It doesn't help starting later than it should either.

Considering Channel 4 appear to be willingly killing off Big Brother now I take perverse pleasure in seeing it hold up so well despite the numerous slots it's being shoved into. Glee did ok in the early evening slots, but was always going to struggle considering the big 2's offerings. Slumdog Secret Millionnaire should've done better I feel considering the lead in and the popilarity of the usual series.

Weak for Top Gear (even though it was a repeat). It obviously didn't like the early time slot. The Snooker did ok. Five'll be pleased to get 1m at 9pm while both Being Human and Got to Dance held up well.

One question


21.30 to 21.35 was the advert break between Wild at Heart and Dancing on Ice, yet averaged higher than the two programmes. That can't be too common, surely?

the e20 ratings, yes I would have hoped for a little more (500,000 maybe) than that.

Channel 4 don't care about BBs ratings

This article says the Golden Globes average nearly 17m...

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b162...es_scores.html

Do we have a list of Sky1's highest rating programmes available, preferbly for just their UK commissions?

And going of on a tangent but with Glee breaking into the charts this week has it been scheduled on Mondays to try and maximise the time people have to download the tracks (which are made available after each show).

A pretty big change in the numbers now that they have been time-zone adjusted. It's now up 10% from last year in the demo and 14% in viewership.

The Golden Globes 2010 – 16.9m
The Golden Globes 2009 – 14.9m
The Golden Globes 2008 – 6.0m
The Golden Globes 2007 – 20.0m
The Golden Globes 2006 – 18.8m
The Golden Globes 2005 – 16.8m
The Golden Globes 2004 – 26.8m
The Golden Globes 2003 – 20.1m
The Golden Globes 2002 – 23.5m
The Golden Globes 2001 – 22.5m
The Golden Globes 2000 – 22.1m
AVERAGE*: 20.24m (NBC)
* not inc. 2008
2010 vs 2000: -24%

What happened between 2004 and 2005 which saw the Golden Globes lose 10m viewers?

BBC/Comic Relief/BT are following up Kilimanjaro with The BT Sport Relief Cycle Challenge

David Walliams, Jimmy Carr, Miranda Hart, Fearne Cotton and Davina McCall are going to try and cycle from John O'Groats to Land's End in 4 days.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...Lands-End.html

Fearne and Davina have been hinting on Twitter and Davina again on This Morning, so I think its true.

To be fair, ITV's schedule next weekend is absolutely jam packed:

Saturday
12:00 - FA Cup Live
14:55 - FILM:
16:30 - News
17:00 - FA Cup Live
19:15 - Funniest Ever You've Been Framed!
20:00 - Take Me Out
21:00 - All Star Mr and Mrs
22:00 - Brits Hits 30

Sunday
13:15 - FA Cup Live
15:30 - Regional News
15:45 - FA Cup Live
18:10 - Dancing on Ice
20:45 - Wild at Heart
21:45 - Dancing on Ice: The Skate Off

There's zero room for manoeuvre, especially in Sunday's schedule. ITV, though, should win the Sunday all-day shares by a mile really.

Also quite rare for ITV's Saturday primetime on a January evening to go from 17:00 to 23:00... and based on Live at the Apollo's rating from this past weekend, ITV might just win the 10pm hour!

The weekend is so jammed that TV Burp takes a week off. Thankfully I guess, as it means viewers should distinguish between the 'new' and old series meaning the new series shouldn't be dented ratings wise.


Presumably it proves that the Dancing on Ice and Wild at Heart audiences do not overlap a lot.

It also proves that as the evening went on towards 10pm, viewers tuned out of ITV1. Unfortunately for them next week, they couldn't possibly move the schedule.