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Series 1 of Downton Abbey was 7 episodes. Episodes 1 and 7 were in a 90-minute slot, while episodes 2-6 were in a 60-minute slot. If the S1 finale ratings are any indication, the S2 premiere overnights could very well be over 10 million.
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20:00 - The X Factor: 14.92m (49.7%) and that was at the height of TXF ratings
21:00 - Downton Abbey: 9.94m (37.3%) |
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Oops! I was looking at the final ratings in your post, grahamzxy, but talked about overnights in my post! I meant to say that based on the S1 finale, the S2 premiere final rating should be well over 10 million.
It will be very interesting to see the overnights and finals for both Downton Abbey and Spooks. For UK viewers who like both shows, would it make more sense to watch Spooks live and record Downton Abbey, since you could skip through the commercials? Or if you couldn't watch both shows tonight, do you watch Downton because everyone will be talking about it tomorrow, and save Spooks for Monday night? |
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I edited but on checking BARB was only a 7 week run
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I think Spooks will be around 4.4m-4.8m overnights and Downton Abbey around 8.2m-8.8m (exc +1). Even though they mostly attract different audiences there will inevitably be at least some overlap and both will be dented to some extent even if only very slightly. It's to early in the season for Downton Abbey to get 10m + in my opinion. X-Factor was pulling 15m overnights when Downton got to 10m last year, whereas at the moment X-Factor will "only" be around 11m. I expect we will see an increase in Downton's ratings as the series progresses though, there are a few newspapers with Downton and even Spooks on the front page tomorrow (Monday).
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I think I stand by my guess of around 9.5 million including HD and +1. There has been a lot of hype around this series, though Spooks is tough competition and the Xfactor as said above isnt near its peak in audience yet,
On the papers; The Independent and its mini paper 'i' both have Downton v Spooks while the Daily Mail and The Telegraph only have Downton. You'll have to guess what the Star has.... |
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Originally Posted by Brekkie
We end up talking about the soon to be axed low rated flop that is Doctor Who with those sane rational folk out of the DW threads!
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Look forward though to all the Doctor Who fans branding Downton a flop tomorrow should it only rate around the 8m mark.
Cut out the silly baiting - it is not necessary, and is totally ignoring the more mature discussion that had gone before.
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Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith and Mr Bates are all trending on twitter tonight. Not bad for a show that skews old. Nothing from spooks is trending.
I thought the show tonight was excellent to be fair, the acting was great. I hope it does well in the ratings, but of it doesnt get 10 million no doubt RobbieSkyes and the like will say its a flop. (BTW Im also a big fan . I don't understand why Downtonistas on here can underpredict with abandon, yet if I'm perceived to do it, you all come down on me like a ton of bricks..... |
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I don't think Spooks will do very well in the overnights as a) it is ending; b) there is a BBC1 repeat tonight at 11pm; c) it's audience is young so timeshift a lot is likely; d) those that didn't watch it can catch up on iPlayer
However, given that 26 million will have probably been watching TV in the 9pm hour last night, I'll go for 4.3m (16.5%). |
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No, I wouldn't. But I might point out that despite the addition of Scots and the Downtongasm, it had rated lower than it ended its last run. Academic anyway, because it simply can't fail to overnight in the 10-11m bracket, possibly more as you would think at least some new viewers tuned in to see what all the fuss was about.
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Overnights in:
Downton (9.3m) Spooks (4.6m) Strikeback (462k) in the battle of the dramas Source: John Williams, Sky Scheduler I think that includes +1 for Downton. |
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Downton Abbey debuts with 8.9m (inc HD) - nearly double Spooks' 4.6m - but not quite topping DA's best ever overnights of 10.08m.
Source: Michael Rosser |
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X Factor - 11.2, 42.3%
Downton - 9.0, 34.6% Spooks - 4.6, 17% BB - 1.2, 4.6% Just Not That In To You - 1.4, 5.2% ITV News - 3.7, 20.3% BBC News 3.3, 13.5% |
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Antiques Roadshow: 5.5
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Downton by name, Downton by nature!
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Here's series 1's overnights for Downton Abbey:
26/09 - 7.69m (30.1%) 03/10 - 8.78m (33.1%) 10/10 - 8.30m (31.4%) 17/10 - 9.05m (33.3%) 24/10 - 8.65m (32.6%) 31/10 - 9.02m (33.3%) 07/11 - 9.94m (37.3%) Higher than all but one of last year's overnights, not bad at all for it. In fact, it's rather good. |
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8.9m has to be seem as a bit disappointing given the hype and the extra Scots. You'd think DA would be a bigger draw than Taggart even north of the border. Brilliant for Spooks to be beaten by less than a 2 to 1 margin. It should have been worse, and you'd think Spooks will timeshift better than DA.
DA might just nose ahead of expensive megaflop DW's combined 10m once iPlayer/Itvplayer and timeshift is added.... ![]() TXF didn't set the world alight either.... |
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#XFactor tops again with a massive 11.478m and a 12.84m peak, 43.3% share. Big! Source: ChristPA That rating includes +1. Quote:
Here's series 1's overnights for Downton Abbey:
Higher than all but one of last year's overnights, not bad at all for it. In fact, it's rather good. |
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8.9m has to be seem as a bit disappointing given the hype and the extra Scots. You'd think DA would be a bigger draw than Taggart even north of the border. Brilliant for Spooks to be beaten by less than a 2 to 1 margin. It should have been worse, and you'd think Spooks will timeshift better than DA.
DA might just nose ahead of expensive megaflop DW's combined 10m once iPlayer/Itvplayer and timeshift is added.... ![]() TXF didn't set the world alight either.... if 2 programs on the BBC got 11.2 and 8.9m we would not have heard the end of it but because it's on ITV You say it's disappointing. Can't you give any credit to ITV. |
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8.9m has to be seem as a bit disappointing given the hype and the extra Scots. You'd think DA would be a bigger draw than Taggart even north of the border. Brilliant for Spooks to be beaten by less than a 2 to 1 margin. It should have been worse, and you'd think Spooks will timeshift better than DA.
DA might just nose ahead of expensive megaflop DW's combined 10m once iPlayer/Itvplayer and timeshift is added.... ![]() TXF didn't set the world alight either.... I fail to see how you fail to see how this comes across. And all your other pronouncements.... |
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8.9m has to be seem as a bit disappointing given the hype and the extra Scots. You'd think DA would be a bigger draw than Taggart even north of the border. Brilliant for Spooks to be beaten by less than a 2 to 1 margin. It should have been worse, and you'd think Spooks will timeshift better than DA.
DA might just nose ahead of expensive megaflop DW's combined 10m once iPlayer/Itvplayer and timeshift is added.... ![]() TXF didn't set the world alight either.... |
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Re - X Factor:
As thus... OVERNIGHT RATINGS 2009 Auditions Average: 10.3m (46%) 2010 Auditions Average: 11.0m (46%) 2011 Auditions 1- 10.8m (45.7%) / 11.3m Auditions 2- 10.1m (42.8%) / 10.6m Auditions 3- 10.5m (43.4%) / 11.1m Auditions 4- 10.6m (43.6%) / 11.1m Auditions 5- 10.3m (37.8%) / 10.8m Auditions 6- 10.8m (44.5%) / 11.1m Auditions 7- 11.2m (42.3%) / 11.5m Leading to an overnight Auditions Average of 10.6m (43%) excluding +1/11.1m including +1. |
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"Brilliant for Spooks to be beaten by less than a 2 to 1 margin."
I fail to see how you fail to see how this comes across. And all your other pronouncements.... "acceptable" perhaps, or "better than expected".... |
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