Brilliant rating for Sports Personality Of The Year and that peak was huge. But Strictly topping the night? Didn't see that one coming.

Another memorable day for CH5. The Da Vinci Code rates well every single time it's on and yesterday was no exception:

11:45 Mr. St. Nick: 556k (5.9%)
13:30 Battle of the Bulbs: 849k (7.7%)
15:15 All I Want for Christmas: 1.22m (8.4%)
17:00 The Da Vinci Code: 1.60m (7.2%)
20:00 Click: 1.29m (4.7%)
22:00 Zack and Miri Make a Porno: 728k (4.9%)

Between 12pm-12am, C5 (main channel inc. +1) averaged a 6.5% share of all television viewing. Over the same period, BBC Two averaged 5.5%. However, C4 (inc. +1) topped both with a 7.2% share thanks largely to the superb performance of early evening film Deck the Halls (2.38m/12.3%).

Strictly was always going to win, but I did wonder what the late news on BBC1 would get. I could see 9m, anyone know what it did get?

I think ITV thought very wisely that with Olympic fever if they did compete their shows would come off second best unlike previous years. Makes more sense not to waste a big show against SPOTY this year.

Really? Can we not celebrate SPOTY's success without cheap shots at ITV, TXF, etc?

So BBC1 will have averaged over 10m, indeed nearer 11m, between 6.50pm and at least 10.30pm.

That doesn't happen much these days!

longer show probably meant people were dipping in and out. I know a few people who were getting bored waiting for the phone lines to open. Also not everybody likes all sports, so probably only tuned in to see their favourites

good night for the Beeb

BBC News: 8.99m (43.7%)

The SPOTY winner did in his speech!

He deserves a knighthood for that alone....

nope, between 7.30 and 8.45pm BBC One was under 10m

he wasn't taking cheap shots at those shows, just showing his gratitude that people still found in the themselves to vote again (after weeks of doing the same for IAC and TXF)

I thought SPOTY would win due to Olympic fever and Strictly being on earlier than usual. Mind you getting that rating for 3 hours is no mean feat. Must have been BBC1's best Sunday since The Olympics?

Aww stop raining on Roobie's happy day heh

As I love to mention Andy Murray's Wimbledon defeat averaged 11m for 5 hours worth of programming.

That's the truly impressive rating of the year, what other programme has had that high an average for that long?

Must be BBC1's best night since The Olympics. I think it shows that people are interested in the results only. Should have just done that at 10pm!


Really? Do you have a ratings breakdown for Sport's Personality?

Coverage of Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Corinthians in the FIFA World Club Cup Final netted a 1.24m (13.7%) average for BBC Two, peaking at 1.94m (20.4%) for the final whistle.

Did Andy Murray's final dip below 11m?

Do you know what Match Of The Day 2 got Dancc?

yes, here's the 15 min breakdown from 1pm to 6.30pm

2306
2907
3531
5036
7605
9296
11174
12216
12864
13520
14080
14428
14496
12794
11071
12891
14588
15429
15611
15736
16440
15766
11863

will I do?

2381

An edition of MOTD2 lacking in the goals department mustered 2.09m (19.6%) in a big night for BBC Sport.

You're right! That IS impressive! Wow!


Yes you will and thank you!

Now hurry and do the BARB ratings for last week as I want to know what The X Factor got on Sunday.

Different to my figure. It ran 2300-0000 according to Attentional, is yours for a different period?

hmm that's a bit under what I've got. We have programme starting at 11pm carrying on till at least midnight (that the cut off for our overnights)

odd, we have the same time period but different figures