The share, which is by far the most important means of measuring viewing data, is still OK-ish at 31%. Could be better but not too bad by their current standards.
Soap Ratings Thread (Part 6)
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Originally Posted by sheepiefarm:
“If only that were true.
He has an issue with Kate Oates as the producer - every thread, every post is about trying to prove that she's doing a terrible job.
I have no objection to that - but using ratings to justify his position doesn't actually stand up in reality.
All soaps are dropping in ratings - most drama is not holding up ratingswise, comedys. chat shows, even big shows like xfactor are all feeling the pinch. There are some exceptions like BGT.
The way people view tv these days has changed and they have so much choice on offer to pick from.
If he wants to justify his dislike of Kate Oates by citing ratings, then he needs to do his homework better.”
“If only that were true.
He has an issue with Kate Oates as the producer - every thread, every post is about trying to prove that she's doing a terrible job.
I have no objection to that - but using ratings to justify his position doesn't actually stand up in reality.
All soaps are dropping in ratings - most drama is not holding up ratingswise, comedys. chat shows, even big shows like xfactor are all feeling the pinch. There are some exceptions like BGT.
The way people view tv these days has changed and they have so much choice on offer to pick from.
If he wants to justify his dislike of Kate Oates by citing ratings, then he needs to do his homework better.”
The multichannel/choice excuse doesn't hold up for everything, though... most of the X Factor's ratings downfall in recent years (if not all) is simply down to shit quality and that it's lost its impact. Not because people can catch up on repeat as they always have done for donkey's years now.
Originally Posted by Doctor Bench:
“The multichannel/choice excuse doesn't hold up for everything, though... most of the X Factor's ratings downfall in recent years (if not all) is simply down to shit quality and that it's lost its impact. Not because people can catch up on repeat as they always have done for donkey's years now.”
“The multichannel/choice excuse doesn't hold up for everything, though... most of the X Factor's ratings downfall in recent years (if not all) is simply down to shit quality and that it's lost its impact. Not because people can catch up on repeat as they always have done for donkey's years now.”
I rhink sometimes some people use catch up ratings as a crutch in debates.
Could the great british public just gradually also be losing their enthusiasm and love for soaps?A genre thats had a good dominant run.
Originally Posted by Hildaonpluto:
“I rhink sometimes some people use catch up ratings as a crutch in debates.
Could the great british public just gradually also be losing their enthusiasm and love for soaps?A genre thats had a good dominant run.”
“I rhink sometimes some people use catch up ratings as a crutch in debates.
Could the great british public just gradually also be losing their enthusiasm and love for soaps?A genre thats had a good dominant run.”
Not really, when you look at the audience share, which is all that really matters. Last night for example, almost 35% of the available audience watched ED. How many other shows, outside of soaps, can boast an audience share like that?
We also have to remember that viewer ratings and audience share are only actually relevant to the tv companies and advertisers, ie commercial channels set their advertising rates based on how many and what audience percentage their shows generate. BBC also need to generate good ratings because of their regularly renewable licence charter.
The rest of us can just watch the shows we enjoy because we enjoy them.
Originally Posted by Oldnjaded:
“Not really, when you look at the audience share, which is all that really matters. Last night for example, almost 35% of the available audience watched ED. How many other shows, outside of soaps, can boast an audience share like that?
We also have to remember that viewer ratings and audience share are only actually relevant to the tv companies and advertisers, ie commercial channels set their advertising rates based on how many and what audience percentage their shows generate. BBC also need to generate good ratings because of their regularly renewable licence charter.
The rest of us can just watch the shows we enjoy because we enjoy them.”
“Not really, when you look at the audience share, which is all that really matters. Last night for example, almost 35% of the available audience watched ED. How many other shows, outside of soaps, can boast an audience share like that?
We also have to remember that viewer ratings and audience share are only actually relevant to the tv companies and advertisers, ie commercial channels set their advertising rates based on how many and what audience percentage their shows generate. BBC also need to generate good ratings because of their regularly renewable licence charter.
The rest of us can just watch the shows we enjoy because we enjoy them.
”
Your focus on audience share is misunderstanding my point.Im well aware that soaps are big fish in a small pond but that pond is smaller than it used to be despite there being more channels.So the decline of soaps is in part a sympton of the decline of tv.In the past and this is an anecdote granted,soaps often caught the publics imagination especially in terms of chatter about it even amongst casual viewers or those who didnt watch.
Its my experience this simply isnt the case now and the hold on public imagination is waning.I do stress the decline is gradual .Im making a wider point than is our soap doing great by current comparative industry standards.
Originally Posted by Hildaonpluto:
“Your focus on audience share is misunderstanding my point.Im well aware that soaps are big fish in a small pond but that pond is smaller than it used to be despite there being more channels.So the decline of soaps is in part a sympton of the decline of tv.In the past and this is an anecdote granted,soaps often caught the publics imagination especially in terms of chatter about it even amongst casual viewers or those who didnt watch.
Its my experience this simply isnt the case now and the hold on public imagination is waning.I do stress the decline is gradual .Im making a wider point than is our soap doing great by current comparative industry standards.”
“Your focus on audience share is misunderstanding my point.Im well aware that soaps are big fish in a small pond but that pond is smaller than it used to be despite there being more channels.So the decline of soaps is in part a sympton of the decline of tv.In the past and this is an anecdote granted,soaps often caught the publics imagination especially in terms of chatter about it even amongst casual viewers or those who didnt watch.
Its my experience this simply isnt the case now and the hold on public imagination is waning.I do stress the decline is gradual .Im making a wider point than is our soap doing great by current comparative industry standards.”
Oh yes, I totally agree that tv in general is on the decline - after all, ED's share last night suggests that only around 18m were watching tv at all at 7pm. What were the other 40 odd million doing?
I was just saying that I don't think viewers have fallen out of love specifically with soaps.
Does anyone have them? I'd be interested to see how it did following all the hype. Hopefully 8m+?
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...ampaign=forums
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...ampaign=forums
6.4 Million
All soaps had bad nights, ED had one of its lowqest ratings all year and CS didnt get above 7M
All soaps had bad nights, ED had one of its lowqest ratings all year and CS didnt get above 7M
Originally Posted by SMIDSYmk2:
“6.4 Million
All soaps had bad nights, ED had one of its lowqest ratings all year and CS didnt get above 7M”
“6.4 Million
All soaps had bad nights, ED had one of its lowqest ratings all year and CS didnt get above 7M”
Really?
That's awful... The trailer therefore wouldn't have got many views at all, meaning Monday's big episode won't rate overly well either? Sigh. Why is CS still beating the other soaps? It's so dire.
Quote:
“Coronation Street remained the most watched soap of Friday evening, beating Eastenders even with their new ‘Huge’ storyline, with Lucy’s murder… After a full week of promoting the new storyline, producer Dominic Treadwell Collins will be left gobsmacked this morning to learn that not only was last nights Eastenders on its lowest viewing figure of the year, but Corrie had its highest rating figure for a Friday night since January 2014.
Coronation Street pulled in a strong 7.82 Million Viewers (7,820,000) at 7.30pm on ITV, a huge 42.5% Share, at 7.30pm. It’s second episode lowered a bit to 7.2 Million Viewers, (7,200,000) a positive 38.7% Share, leaving it at its highest rating figures for a Friday since January.”
“Coronation Street remained the most watched soap of Friday evening, beating Eastenders even with their new ‘Huge’ storyline, with Lucy’s murder… After a full week of promoting the new storyline, producer Dominic Treadwell Collins will be left gobsmacked this morning to learn that not only was last nights Eastenders on its lowest viewing figure of the year, but Corrie had its highest rating figure for a Friday night since January 2014.
Coronation Street pulled in a strong 7.82 Million Viewers (7,820,000) at 7.30pm on ITV, a huge 42.5% Share, at 7.30pm. It’s second episode lowered a bit to 7.2 Million Viewers, (7,200,000) a positive 38.7% Share, leaving it at its highest rating figures for a Friday since January.”
https://corriespoil.wordpress.com/20...ampaign=buffer
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The storylines are slightly better in Corrie and Eastenders is slighlty busting the bubble now.
Originally Posted by EddyEagal:
“Really? That's awful... The trailer therefore wouldn't have got many views at all, meaning Monday's big episode won't rate overly well either? Sigh. Why is CS still beating the other soaps? It's so dire.”
“Really?
That's awful... The trailer therefore wouldn't have got many views at all, meaning Monday's big episode won't rate overly well either? Sigh. Why is CS still beating the other soaps? It's so dire.”
It's not that bad, in the current context, all soaps are struggling and as DTC mentioned the over day IPlayer is really important for EastEnders' ratings as well, and of course they are not available yet. BBC 3 repeat did well with 524k, also look at the over soaps they were all well down and struggling on Good Friday. Sunny bank-holidays don't tend to get the best figures. It's next week that really matters as EE hopes to build momentum. The ratings rise will come, just have to be patient...
None of that article is even true. Last nights ratings were:
5.17m (29.5%) +1 182k Emmerdale
6.95m (35.4%) +1 172k Corrie at 7.30pm
6.41 (30.8%) EastEnders at 8pm
6.77m (30.2%) +1 254k for Corrie at 8.30pm
EE is up on the same good Friday episode last year while Corrie is down almost 3 million.
Which soap looks in a better position?
5.17m (29.5%) +1 182k Emmerdale
6.95m (35.4%) +1 172k Corrie at 7.30pm
6.41 (30.8%) EastEnders at 8pm
6.77m (30.2%) +1 254k for Corrie at 8.30pm
EE is up on the same good Friday episode last year while Corrie is down almost 3 million.
Which soap looks in a better position?
That's not what DS and the Ratings Thread are reporting, (based on Barb overnights) 
The soaps all had a lousy night, (because of the Bank Holiday and good weather.
The soaps all had a lousy night, (because of the Bank Holiday and good weather.
Quote:
“'EastEnders: 6.41m (30.8%) - last week 6.24m (30.2%)
Emmerdale: 5.17m (29.5%) +1 182k - last week 5.63m (32.7%) +1 116k
Corrie: 6.95m (35.4%) +1 172k and 6.77m (30.2%) +1 254k - last week 7.21m (37.2%) +1 139k and 6.83m (30.3%) +1 188k'”
“'EastEnders: 6.41m (30.8%) - last week 6.24m (30.2%)
Emmerdale: 5.17m (29.5%) +1 182k - last week 5.63m (32.7%) +1 116k
Corrie: 6.95m (35.4%) +1 172k and 6.77m (30.2%) +1 254k - last week 7.21m (37.2%) +1 139k and 6.83m (30.3%) +1 188k'”
It's the first holiday weekend of the year and the sun is shining. My sleepy seaside town is packed...priorities.
I think it was anticipated that the ratings wouldn't exactly take the world by storm with it being Good Friday and the weather being so good. The only thing is that if people didn't view the episode then they didn't view the trailer but at the same time I wouldn't take it to be bad news just yet, it definitely wasn't Eastenders lowest rating all year though, I don't know where they got those figures from.
Originally Posted by dubgaz:
“Terrible news. The audience share last night was 34.8% Surely the show is facing the axe now. Kate Oates needs to be removed ”
“Terrible news. The audience share last night was 34.8% Surely the show is facing the axe now. Kate Oates needs to be removed
”
And back down to 5.5 on Thursday and with a 26% of the share. Last night was truly alarming with the worst ratings of the year with 5.1 million tuning in. Vile characters like Val and Charity being rammed down the necks of viewers all the time is never going to pull in the viewers. I did like the Thursday show but that doesn't change a thing about the huge decline in ratings. Even at it's worse under SB the ratings held better than this.
Quality, not quantity lol
I love both soaps but I do think Corrie has been dire all year so far and I've even switched off a few episodes. Eastenders whereas I've been hooked on!! But that's just my opinion...
I love both soaps but I do think Corrie has been dire all year so far and I've even switched off a few episodes. Eastenders whereas I've been hooked on!! But that's just my opinion...
Corrie is an institution, & people feel they have to watch it. No idea how it still gets 1 million more than EE though. I prefer EE & ED IMO. Corrie has been dire all year.
How can anyone tell how many people watched a programme? And so many people watch on catch up that any actual episode figures wouldn't mean much anyway. Maybe I'm missing something, but I really don't get viewing figures.
Originally Posted by spunger:
“And back down to 5.5 on Thursday and with a 26% of the share. Last night was truly alarming with the worst ratings of the year with 5.1 million tuning in. Vile characters like Val and Charity being rammed down the necks of viewers all the time is never going to pull in the viewers. I did like the Thursday show but that doesn't change a thing about the huge decline in ratings. Even at it's worse under SB the ratings held better than this.”
“And back down to 5.5 on Thursday and with a 26% of the share. Last night was truly alarming with the worst ratings of the year with 5.1 million tuning in. Vile characters like Val and Charity being rammed down the necks of viewers all the time is never going to pull in the viewers. I did like the Thursday show but that doesn't change a thing about the huge decline in ratings. Even at it's worse under SB the ratings held better than this.”
And there's me thinking you'd finally got the message about what a pain you're being with your constant K. O. bashing/ratings rants. How wrong I was.
Now how do I put people on my 'ignore' list ...........
I am genuinely excited for EE... The trailer is immense... Even down to the tune they have picked is creepy as... makes me shiver... I've watched it loads trying to look for clues ha ha!!
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