Originally Posted by
mattpinder:
“Indeed.
The breakdowns for Doctor Who v Emmerdale on Christmas Day were rather interesting.
NI Ratings
Doctor Who 153,000 19.3%
Emmerdale 299,000 37.6%
Scotland
Doctor Who 758,000 32.9%
Emmerdale 789,000 34.2%
Wales
Doctor Who 395,000 26.1%
Emmerdale 507,000 33.5% 
England
Doctor Who 8.8m 40.0%
Emmerdale 5.6m 25.3%
London - Doctor Who 1.7m 44.5% / Emmerdale 0.9m 23.0%
South East - Doctor Who 0.5m 42.9% / Emmerdale 0.2m 19.7%
South - Doctor Who 1.0m 48.3% / Emmerdale 0.4m 18.0%
South West - Doctor Who 0.3m 40.5% / Emmerdale 0.2m 24.8%
North - Doctor Who 0.9m 36.3% / Emmerdale 0.7m 29.7%
North East - Doctor Who 0.4m 30.7% / Emmerdale 0.5m 37.1%
North West - Doctor Who 1.1m 35.2% / Emmerdale 1.3m 40.6%
East - Doctor Who 0.7m 45.6% / Emmerdale 0.3m 18.9%
West - Doctor Who 0.6m 53.5% / Emmerdale 0.2m 20.9%
East Midlands - Doctor Who 0.5m 51.8% / Emmerdale 0.2m 17.6%
West Midlands - Doctor Who 1.1m 39.1% / Emmerdale 0.7m 25.4%”
That's very interesting stuff -a couple more regions for Emmerdale and ITV could be claiming victory on that basis.
Any figures for Strictly v Corrie?
Originally Posted by Woodbeam:
“That BFGW figure is remarkable and a very big +1 audience too. I don't understand the attraction but....”
Nobody does - indeed it's the one and only show on here where we only ever discuss the ratings. Nobody seems to have any comments to add about the show itself.
Originally Posted by MrBing:
“Brooker’s new show deserves so much better to be honest, but still not so bad.”
Brooker has never done well on terrestrial though - as brilliant as he is he's truly a digital star and that is where his shows are best suited.
Originally Posted by
rzt:
“More ratings, in addition to the other ratings already posted:
Sky Atlantic
20:00- Let the Stories Begin: 147,400 (0.61%)
* total audience across Sky1, Sky2, Sky Arts 1, Sky Living simulcast: 250,000
21:00- Boardwalk Empire: 438,200 (1.75%)
* peak: 564,800 (2.12%) in first five minutes
22:30- Blue Bloods: 224,600 (1.66%)
23:30- Atlantic City: the Original Sin City: 70,200 (0.9%)
00:30- Boardwalk Empire: 45k”
Not a bad start at all for Boardwalk Empire - though I think that's about the maximum most Sky Atlantic shows will get. It'll be interesting to see if in the long run Sky1 and Sky Living benefit at all from the revamp too.
Originally Posted by Score:
“As for BGT itself, I'm becoming curious as to how it will do this year. Based on the opinions of some people who've been the auditions, McIntyre is really good on it and the Hoff is his usual crazy self. It launced with 10.6m last year, so I think it'll get 9.something for the launch this year but if the new panel goes down well then it may increase as the series goes on (the talent is apparently better this year too).”
I'd love to be the employee breaking the news to Simon Cowell that the show is performing better without him. I think though he was mad not to get a foot in the door at the auditions and at least stand in for Hasselhoff for those first auditions rather than get Louis Walsh in. They could easily then have split those auditions across all the episodes (like they did with the London X Factor ones) so Cowell features in all episodes.
Originally Posted by Charnham:
“Last years lowest rating was 385,000 this is the first episode to top that 397,000 (to be exact)
I bet TEN is pancing, seeing Neighbours so close to beating Ten News, whatever has changed for Neighbours seems to have worked, I wonder if viewers saw the publcity, gave it a chance, and found what they liked.
Amazing to think that a move to a 2nd channel has turned out to so well, I didnt expect ratings to be anywhere near this good.
Of course its fair to point out that based on ratings alone, Neighbours is still down year on year.”
I guess Neighbours fate is largely in the hands of how the news ultimately performs, but I wonder whether a good year on Eleven could see it back on Ten next year - or whether they'll see it as justification for keeping it on Eleven.
