The Ratings Thread (Part 3 (1))

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Thebenster

13-10-2008

Sunday
BBC1
19.15- Antiques Roadshow: 6.86m (28.9%)
20.00- Strictly Come Dancing Results: 7.37m (26.6%)
21.00- Stephen Fry in America: 5.65m (21.9%)

BBC2
20.00- Charley Boorman: 2.01m (7.4%)
21.00- James May's Big Ideas: 1.85m (7.2%)
22.00- Cracking Up: 590,000 (2.9%)

ITV1
20.00- Heartbeat: 5.32m (19.5%)
21.00- A Touch of Frost: 7.57m (32.8%)

C4
20.00- Britain's Got The Pop Factor: 5.5m (20.3%)
* +556,000 (2.5%) on C4+1
21.15- Peter Kay - 180: 2.62m (10.5%)
22.15- Britain's Got The Pop Factor Results: 2.96m (15.2%)

Five
20.00- Austin Stevens' Adventures: 579,000 (2.1%)
21.00- Ghost: 1.15m (5.5%)

Multichannel
17.00- The X Factor (ITV2): 556,000 (3.9%)
* +124,000 on ITV2+1
17.15- Mary Poppins (ITV3): 642,000 (3.9%)
20.00- The X Factor Results (ITV2): 410,000 (1.7%)
* +107,000 on ITV2+1

Primetime shares:
ITV1: 25.2%, BBC1: 23.1%, C4: 14.6%, BBC2: 5.9%, Five: 4.6%

Source: Digital Spy

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I know I keep posting these late on in the day on weekdays but I prefer this format rather than reading the article.

Polonius

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Digital Sid:
“I wish Simon Cowell would permanantly f**k off to L.A. lol. Would improve my Saturdays no end, plus I wouldn't have to put up with him putting down his birth country every episode by belittling it saying "your possibly the one of the best acts I've ever seen in the U.K.", when the singer is no more than average. He loves L.A. so much, he won't be missed.”

I'd say at least 12 million Britons would miss him, one way or another, irrespective of their like or dislike for him. Personally I hate him, but he is a legend.

C14E

13-10-2008

I was looking at that and wondering why the shares for Strictly and Hearbeat looked so poor... but I just worked out that nearly 28 million people were watching TV between 8pm and 9pm.

Digital Sid

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Polonius:
“I'd say at least 12 million Britons would miss him, one way or another, irrespective of their like or dislike for him. Personally I hate him, but he is a legend.”

I'm pretty sure there's someone equally if not more arrogant and cruel in the music industry somewhere. Okay, it'd take getting used to, but I think it'd survive.

D.M.N.

13-10-2008

Source: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/rating..._x_factor.html

All hours shares for Saturday 11 October 2008: ITV1 – 26.8%, BBC1 – 20.1%, BBC2 – 6.5%, C4 – 4.3% (C4+1 - 0.4%), Five – 4.3%, multichannel – 37.7%.

Peaktime (6pm to 10.30pm) shares: ITV1 – 38.7%, BBC1 – 23.0%, BBC2 – 7.2%, Five – 4.2%, C4 – 4.0% (C4+1 - 0.3%), multichannel – 22.7%.

Second highest share for ITV this year.

Source: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2...op_factor.html

All hours shares for Sunday 12 October 2008: ITV1 – 19.1%, BBC1 – 19.0%, C4 – 10.0% (C4+1 -1.0%), BBC2 – 7.5%, Five – 4.8%, multichannel – 38.5%.

Peaktime (6pm to 10.30pm) shares: BBC1 – 24.6%, ITV1 – 22.1%, C4 – 13.0% (C4+1 – 1.2%), BBC2 – 6.7%, Five – 4.9%, multichannel – 27.5%.

VERY surprised ITV only just beat BBC in all hour shares for Sunday.

EDIT: I've come to the conclusion that weekend GMTV/CITV/Toonatik is damaging ITV. On Saturday it was on from only 07:15 to 10:35, but Sunday it was on from 07:30 to 12:05.

Andy23

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Neil Wilkes:
“Sun am 0.98m (48.4%)
Sun pm 2.36m (19.6%)

Sat am 0.37m (26%)
Sat pm 1.39m (15.9%)

Neil”

This shows why ITV are not that bothered losing the F1 in favour of the England football. Only a few F1 races are held at a decent time, many like this week are early in the morning with a repeat that only proper fans would bother watching when they already know the result

48% share is good though!

D.M.N.

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Andy23:
“This shows why ITV are not that bothered losing the F1 in favour of the England football. Only a few F1 races are held at a decent time, many like this week are early in the morning with a repeat that only proper fans would bother watching when they already know the result

48% share is good though!”

Only 4 races are held in the morning. As from next year, only one will be shown as Canada has been removed from the calendar.

The 48% share is for 04:30 to 07:30 race show.

C14E

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Digital Sid:
“I'm pretty sure there's someone equally if not more arrogant and cruel in the music industry somewhere. Okay, it'd take getting used to, but I think it'd survive.”

Yes, and his name is Simon Fuller...

"I could put cardboard cutouts of you on the stage and it wouldn't make any difference."

(Simon Fuller to S Club 7... the S stood for Simon! I'd love to see the two of them on a panel together, but it might be a bit much for the contestants!)

But seriously, it just wouldn't work. Cowell is just too established in the role now, whoever replaces him will be seen as nothing more than a poor imitation even if they are actually as cutting as he is. And obviously getting rid of him isn't so simple when he owns the recording rights or the show etc.

RobbieSykes123

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“Only 4 races are held in the morning. As from next year, only one will be shown as Canada has been removed from the calendar.

The 48% share is for 04:30 to 07:30 race show.”

Canada is a tea-time race, and because of the peak-time audience, pulls some of the best ratings.

Last year, the final race in Brazil peaked at over 10m viewers, and thanks to the stewards' meddling, this season looks certain to go right down to the final race in Brazil on Nov 2nd - so ITV1 can expect another 10m+ peak for that too, more if Lewis actually wins the championship. Assuming ITV don't curtail the celebrations to go to Heartbeat...

Generally, F1 is pulling 3-4m on Sunday afternoons and great shares. ITV has waved goodbye to all that, to fund the FA Cup and England football rights grab. That will bring them some decent audiences, but under the last contract in the mid90s when ITV had the FA Cup rights, the ratings suffered to such an extent that the media were reading the last rites to the FA Cup. It took the BBC's support to restore the popularity of the contest. So it's by no means a given that ITV will have a ratings bonanza from the FA Cup. And the England match on Saturday was easily beaten by Strictly Come Dancing.

The jury's out on whether the football matches gained will offset the loss of 19 F1 weekends a year with the great share boost that brings, and the ABC1 male viewers loved by advertisers.

I'm not complaining about the F1 though, I am so looking forward to seeing it back where it belongs from next year. And to seeing the whole race!

Chris1964

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“Source: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/rating..._x_factor.html

All hours shares for Saturday 11 October 2008: ITV1 – 26.8%, BBC1 – 20.1%, BBC2 – 6.5%, C4 – 4.3% (C4+1 - 0.4%), Five – 4.3%, multichannel – 37.7%.

Peaktime (6pm to 10.30pm) shares: ITV1 – 38.7%, BBC1 – 23.0%, BBC2 – 7.2%, Five – 4.2%, C4 – 4.0% (C4+1 - 0.3%), multichannel – 22.7%.

Second highest share for ITV this year.

Source: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2...op_factor.html

All hours shares for Sunday 12 October 2008: ITV1 – 19.1%, BBC1 – 19.0%, C4 – 10.0% (C4+1 -1.0%), BBC2 – 7.5%, Five – 4.8%, multichannel – 38.5%.

Peaktime (6pm to 10.30pm) shares: BBC1 – 24.6%, ITV1 – 22.1%, C4 – 13.0% (C4+1 – 1.2%), BBC2 – 6.7%, Five – 4.9%, multichannel – 27.5%.

VERY surprised ITV only just beat BBC in all hour shares for Sunday.

EDIT: I've come to the conclusion that weekend GMTV/CITV/Toonatik is damaging ITV. On Saturday it was on from only 07:15 to 10:35, but Sunday it was on from 07:30 to 12:05.”

This was a big weekend with the England match, Peter Kay and F1 adding to the usual suspects. It was always going to be tough for BBC1 and despite SCD and Merlin it was rather swamped on Saturday. It seems that BBC1 is set to struggle after SCD on Saturdays as the show sandwiched between the X Factor seems set to grab what might be termed artificially high figures.
As for Sundays, Im amazed how resiliant AR has been over the years.At present clinging on to 6 or 7 million whatever ITV throws at it. I wonder if SCD will run from 7 or 7.15 when Top Gear returns-personally I would put AR opposite TG as they appear to have quite distinct audiences.

RobbieSykes123

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Chris1964:
“As for Sundays, Im amazed how resiliant AR has been over the years.At present clinging on to 6 or 7 million whatever ITV throws at it. I wonder if SCD will run from 7 or 7.15 when Top Gear returns-personally I would put AR opposite TG as they appear to have quite distinct audiences.”

AR was one of the most popular shows on the box throughout the 80s and 90s, routinely pulling 12-15m viewers a week!

I do think the Beeb should move SCD to 7.15 with AR at 8pm against TG. Both AR & TG can get 6m+ at the same time, even against Heartbeat, whereas SCD and TG will certainly dent each other.

So no surprises for guessing what the BBC Scheduling Numpties will do...

D.M.N.

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“AR was one of the most popular shows on the box throughout the 80s and 90s, routinely pulling 12-15m viewers a week!

I do think the Beeb should move SCD to 7.15 with AR at 8pm against TG. Both AR & TG can get 6m+ at the same time, even against Heartbeat, whereas SCD and TG will certainly dent each other.

So no surprises for guessing what the BBC Scheduling Numpties will do...”

I think Top Gear should move onto BBC1, preferably in a 8pm/9pm timeslot.

The ratings last series proved it'd do wonders on BBC1.

Thebenster

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by D.M.N.:
“I think Top Gear should move onto BBC1, preferably in a 8pm/9pm timeslot.

The ratings last series proved it'd do wonders on BBC1.”

I doubt it'd do much better, probably adding 1 or 2m to the 5m+ it usually gets.

rzt

13-10-2008

A bumper breakdown from Saturday 11th October:

Code:

Time --- BBC-1 (Share %) ----- ITV-1 (Share %)
16:30 - 1.07 m ( 9.94 % ) - 2.13 m ( 19.66 % )
16:35 - 1.17 m ( 10.56 % ) - 2.34 m ( 21.11 % )
16:40 - 1.35 m ( 11.84 % ) - 2.35 m ( 20.63 % )
16:45 - 1.55 m ( 13.26 % ) - 2.42 m ( 20.61 % )
16:50 - 1.85 m ( 15.45 % ) - 3.07 m ( 25.64 % )
16:55 - 2.03 m ( 16.90 % ) - 3.46 m ( 28.83 % )
17:00 - 1.52 m ( 12.54 % ) - 3.70 m ( 30.45 % )
17:05 - 1.60 m ( 12.80 % ) - 4.29 m ( 34.23 % )
17:10 - 1.87 m ( 14.19 % ) - 5.03 m ( 38.19 % )
17:15 - 2.03 m ( 14.41 % ) - 6.05 m ( 43.01 % )
17:20 - 2.26 m ( 15.41 % ) - 6.76 m ( 46.04 % )
17:25 - 2.52 m ( 16.47 % ) - 7.07 m ( 46.18 % )
17:30 - 2.66 m ( 16.69 % ) - 7.24 m ( 45.52 % )
17:35 - 2.94 m ( 17.89 % ) - 7.44 m ( 45.28 % )
17:40 - 3.17 m ( 18.72 % ) - 7.57 m ( 44.72 % )
17:45 - 3.59 m ( 20.39 % ) - 7.63 m ( 43.33 % )
17:50 - 4.80 m ( 25.84 % ) - 7.50 m ( 40.41 % )
17:55 - 5.77 m ( 29.91 % ) - 7.51 m ( 38.93 % )
18:00 - 6.64 m ( 33.92 % ) - 6.44 m ( 32.94 % )
18:05 - 7.09 m ( 35.70 % ) - 6.15 m ( 30.97 % )
18:10 - 7.28 m ( 36.04 % ) - 6.22 m ( 30.78 % )
18:15 - 7.31 m ( 35.03 % ) - 6.83 m ( 32.73 % )
18:20 - 7.37 m ( 34.68 % ) - 7.54 m ( 35.45 % )
18:25 - 7.64 m ( 35.55 % ) - 7.59 m ( 35.30 % )
18:30 - 7.67 m ( 35.09 % ) - 7.79 m ( 35.66 % )
18:35 - 8.07 m ( 36.19 % ) - 7.68 m ( 34.43 % )
18:40 - 8.26 m ( 36.29 % ) - 7.63 m ( 33.52 % )
18:45 - 8.35 m ( 36.20 % ) - 7.87 m ( 34.13 % )
18:50 - 8.61 m ( 36.83 % ) - 8.25 m ( 35.29 % )
18:55 - 8.88 m ( 37.53 % ) - 8.35 m ( 35.29 % )
19:00 - 7.51 m ( 32.52 % ) - 8.97 m ( 38.82 % )
19:05 - 6.14 m ( 27.42 % ) - 7.87 m ( 35.16 % )
19:10 - 5.95 m ( 26.40 % ) - 8.40 m ( 37.25 % )
19:15 - 5.94 m ( 26.27 % ) - 8.67 m ( 38.32 % )
19:20 - 5.82 m ( 25.27 % ) - 9.35 m ( 40.61 % )
19:25 - 5.83 m ( 25.06 % ) - 10.21 m ( 43.90 % )
19:30 - 5.86 m ( 24.92 % ) - 10.41 m ( 44.29 % )
19:35 - 6.05 m ( 25.97 % ) - 9.66 m ( 41.49 % )
19:40 - 6.11 m ( 25.80 % ) - 10.11 m ( 42.68 % )
19:45 - 5.55 m ( 23.58 % ) - 10.83 m ( 45.97 % )
19:50 - 3.59 m ( 15.48 % ) - 11.25 m ( 48.50 % )
19:55 - 4.25 m ( 18.63 % ) - 10.08 m ( 44.23 % )
20:00 - 4.32 m ( 18.52 % ) - 10.92 m ( 46.77 % )
20:05 - 4.39 m ( 18.79 % ) - 10.95 m ( 46.89 % )
20:10 - 4.39 m ( 18.73 % ) - 10.89 m ( 46.48 % )
20:15 - 4.74 m ( 20.51 % ) - 9.57 m ( 41.40 % )
20:20 - 4.70 m ( 19.75 % ) - 10.80 m ( 45.39 % )
20:25 - 4.36 m ( 18.44 % ) - 11.12 m ( 47.07 % )
20:30 - 4.71 m ( 19.92 % ) - 10.36 m ( 43.80 % )
20:35 - 4.81 m ( 20.24 % ) - 9.78 m ( 41.20 % )
20:40 - 4.40 m ( 18.47 % ) - 11.25 m ( 47.20 % )
20:45 - 4.66 m ( 19.27 % ) - 11.20 m ( 46.36 % )
20:50 - 4.85 m ( 20.37 % ) - 9.87 m ( 41.44 % )
20:55 - 4.70 m ( 19.43 % ) - 11.09 m ( 45.89 % )
21:00 - 4.76 m ( 19.83 % ) - 10.93 m ( 45.54 % )
21:05 - 4.76 m ( 20.00 % ) - 10.53 m ( 44.23 % )
21:10 - 5.01 m ( 21.51 % ) - 8.79 m ( 37.78 % )
21:15 - 5.26 m ( 22.97 % ) - 6.32 m ( 27.60 % )

Just a reminder that the schedules went:
BBC-1
16:30 Keeping Up Appearances
17:00 Hole In The Wall
17:30 BBC News
17:50 Strictly Come Dancing
19:05 Merlin
19:50 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins
20:40 Casualty

ITV-1
16:30 England v Kazakhstan Live
19:15 The X Factor

Source: ViewingFigures.com data on Doctor Who Forum

lostinlost2

13-10-2008

Saturday 11th October 2008

8:00
CBS NCAA Football (LSU/Florida) (8-11p) 6.24m
ABC NASCAR Sprint Cup: Concord (8-11p) 5.71m
FOX Cops (1 new, 1 Repeat) 4.98m
NBC Macy’s Passport Celebrity Walk 2.10m

9:00
FOX America’s Most Wanted 5.46m
NBC Knight Rider (Repeat) 2.74m

10:00
NBC Law & Order: SVU (Repeat) 4.62m

GeorgeS

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by rzt:
“17:00 Hole In The Wall”

So it got 1.967m then?

rzt

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by GeorgeS:
“So it got 1.967m then?”

LMAO, that is ridiculously low!

Fudd

13-10-2008

Top Gear'd be a good replacement once SCD finishes on BBC1, as long as BBC can find shows to work around it. When are they bringing back the Number One Ladies Detective Agency? Having something like

7.00 After You've Gone
7.30 My Family
8.00 Top Gear
9.00 Number One Ladies Detetcive Agency

should help the BBC1 share against ITV1's juggernaut of Dancing On Ice.

As for more recent ratings...does anyone know how the final For One Night Only show did? (ITV1, 7pm) Thanks.

Score

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Top Gear'd be a good replacement once SCD finishes on BBC1, as long as BBC can find shows to work around it. When are they bringing back the Number One Ladies Detective Agency? Having something like

7.00 After You've Gone
7.30 My Family
8.00 Top Gear
9.00 Number One Ladies Detetcive Agency

should help the BBC1 share against ITV1's juggernaut of Dancing On Ice.

As for more recent ratings...does anyone know how the final For One Night Only show did? (ITV1, 7pm) Thanks. ”

The comedies would get torn apart, but the rest of it looks good.

For One Night Only got 3.7m.

Fudd

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Score:
“The comedies would get torn apart, but the rest of it looks good.

For One Night Only got 3.7m. ”

Yeah, true. I couldn't think of what they could place in that hour though. Anything they place there is going to be thrashed in all liklihood by Dancing On Ice. They can't go for a show like Cranford or Antiques Roadshow as they appeal to the same kind of audience as DoI.

I'm wondering - maybe they should repeat the last series of Doctor Who in that slot? New programmes would get slaughtered, as would most repeats, but Doctor Who would lure in a good number of viewers IMO. Also, maybe airing the 'Revealed' shows from BBC3 before the episode to show the special effects, and attract a wider audience, along with a Sarah Jane episode to keep early evening on a Doctor Who theme:

5.15 News
5.30 Sarah Jane Adventures
6.30 Doctor Who Revealed
7.00 Doctor Who
8.00 Top Gear
9.00 Number One Ladies Detective Agency

Thanks for the FONO rating.

Not a bad finish, actually, considering it's been off air for a couple of weeks - it didn't lose any viewers. It was an entertaining programme last night as well.

lostinlost2

13-10-2008

Sunday 12th October 2008

7:00
FOX Football Overrun 21.84m
CBS 60 Minutes 10.52m
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos 6.40m
NBC Football Night in America 4.95m
CW In Harms Way 0.73m

7:30
FOX Football Overrun / The OT 19.84m

8:00
ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 11.26m
NBC Pregame/Sunday Night Football 11.16m
CBS The Amazing Race 9.17m
FOX NLCS: Phillies/Dodgers 9.50m
CW Valentine 1.01m

9:00
ABC Desperate Housewives 15.33m
NBC Sunday Night Football 12.13m
CBS Cold Case 10.89m
FOX NLCS: Phillies/Dodgers 7.63m
CW Easy Money 0.75m

10:00
NBC Sunday Night Football 10.32m
ABC Brothers & Sisters 10.09m
CBS The Unit 9.12m

Score

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Fudd:
“Yeah, true. I couldn't think of what they could place in that hour though. Anything they place there is going to be thrashed in all liklihood by Dancing On Ice. They can't go for a show like Cranford or Antiques Roadshow as they appeal to the same kind of audience as DoI.

I'm wondering - maybe they should repeat the last series of Doctor Who in that slot? New programmes would get slaughtered, as would most repeats, but Doctor Who would lure in a good number of viewers IMO. Also, maybe airing the 'Revealed' shows from BBC3 before the episode to show the special effects, and attract a wider audience, along with a Sarah Jane episode to keep early evening on a Doctor Who theme:

5.15 News
5.30 Sarah Jane Adventures
6.30 Doctor Who Revealed
7.00 Doctor Who
8.00 Top Gear
9.00 Number One Ladies Detective Agency

Thanks for the FONO rating. Not a bad finish, actually, considering it's been off air for a couple of weeks - it didn't lose any viewers. It was an entertaining programme last night as well.”

Sarah Jane would be great at 5.30pm. Antiques Roadshow was getting 7m against Dancing on Ice this year, and Lark Rise To Candleford did well, too, so those would work.

cylon6

13-10-2008

Broadcast wasn't complimentary about the Peter Kay show but they're raving about Charlie Brooker's spoof zombie show Dead Set.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2..._spotting.html

jde-tv

13-10-2008

Originally Posted by Thebenster:
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I know I keep posting these late on in the day on weekdays but I prefer this format rather than reading the article. ”

so do i, thanks for doing them

Pop factoe did really well last night! i thought like 3m tops!

RobbieSykes123

13-10-2008

Really surprising to see that, once SCD got up and running, it was barely behind the England match at any point. I had assumed that SCD would have been beaten whilst the match was in play, but get a big boost for 15 mins at half time bringing up its average. But it didn't work like that at all.

The Beeb have really screwed up with Hole in the Wall. Sure, it's crap, but it deserved better than being dumped in the Saturday teatime slot before the clocks go back. To get 2m despite being shunted back to 5pm this week, and against the start of the England match, is pretty good really.

And considering ITV1 can get smaller audiences than that for some of its 9pm prime-time output...

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