The Ratings Thread (Part 57)

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GoshBagosh

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by ronant:
“Well The Undateables started with its lowest rating ever, The Taste is an instant flop and Benefits Street is the most hated show in Britain. What's made it a great week exactly?”

FIrst Off all .. It seems Like Ratings are down everywhere.. look at Benidorm, Silent Witness and BOAF last night...

Benefits Street Launched with 4 Million Viewers..
They had their highest rating in the 10pm hour with Secret Lives of Dolls the same night..
The Taste Hardly flopped...it underpreformed..theirs a dfference...It stayed solid throughout the hour whch bodes weill for next week..
Location x3 returned with over 2.5 Million vewers..
Benefits repeat got 1.7 Mill wed night which is a good sign next weeks new ep will stay strong
Restoration Man came back with nearly 2 Million...
24 Hours in A&E over 2.5 Million...
and then last night 2.5 Million for Undateables..

I don't know how that ISN'T a strong week

RobbieSykes123

10-01-2014

I do remember watching Watching at 7.15 on Sunday but perhaps that was its regular summer repeat slot.

I really have no recollection of it ever hitting the heights of 16m though

tommygrimshaw25

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by Dancc:
“CBB had 2.40m without +1.

https://twitter.com/TVRatingsUK/stat...26128402296832”

Thanks.

Does anyone know why DS hasn't published any overnights for yesterday or Wednesday?

cylon6

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by RobbieSykes123:
“I do remember watching Watching at 7.15 on Sunday but perhaps that was its regular summer repeat slot.

I really have no recollection of it ever hitting the heights of 16m though”

Watching got its highest ratings when it was on Friday nights.

Dancc

10-01-2014

Celebrity Big Brother: Week 1 vs last January
Friday: 3.40m (3.55m)
Saturday: 1.86m (1.97m)
Sunday: 2.33m (2.19m)
Monday: 2.43m (2.20m)
Tuesday: 2.31m (1.99m)
Wednesday: 2.63m (2.27m)
Thursday: 2.34m (2.15m)
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Average: 2.47m (2.33m)

cylon6

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by Dancc:
“CBB had 2.40m without +1.

https://twitter.com/TVRatingsUK/stat...26128402296832”

Without +1!?!

That's a great rating for CBB.

Dancc

10-01-2014

It's Helix launch day in America! C5 follows in 10 days time. Second most exciting drama for me this January after Sherlock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-c9-4-19w4

tommygrimshaw25

10-01-2014

Does anyone know what any of the following got last night:
- QI (BBC2, 9.30pm)
- Supersize vs. Superskinny (C4, 8pm)
- What Happens in Sunny Beach... (C4, 10pm)
- World's Worst Holiday Horrors (C5, 8pm)
- Botched Up Bodies (C5, 10pm)

Many thanks!

ronant

10-01-2014

Here's what's likely to lead into The Voice over the next few weeks...

11 January: Dynamo and Reflex
18 January: Dynamo and Reflex
25 January : Dynamo and Reflex
1 February: 6 Nations - France v England (5pm ko)
8 February: 6 Nations - Scotland v England (5pm ko)
15 February: ???? and Reflex (Splash! final; blind auditions end)
22 February: England v Ireland (4pm ko) and Reflex (Saturday Night Takeaway starts?; battle rounds begin)
1 March: ???? and Reflex - last in the series
8 March: Scotland v France (5pm ko) (knockout round)
15 March: France v Ireland (5pm ko) (quarter-final)
22 March: ???? (Semi-final)
29 March: ???? (final)

If The Voice follows exactly the same format as last year, which is a big if, it will be over 12 weeks, with two shows on Sundays (23 February and 9 March, presumably before Call the Midwife). For the first 10 weeks its lead-in will either be Reflex (on 6 occasions) or the 6 Nations (on 4 occasions).

xeo

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by ronant:
“Here's what's likely to lead into The Voice over the next few weeks...

11 January: Dynamo and Reflex
18 January: Dynamo and Reflex
25 January : Dynamo and Reflex
1 February: 6 Nations - France v England (5pm ko)
8 February: 6 Nations - Scotland v England (5pm ko)
15 February: ???? and Reflex (Splash! final; blind auditions end)
22 February: England v Ireland (4pm ko) and Reflex (Saturday Night Takeaway starts?; battle rounds begin)
1 March: ???? and Reflex - last in the series
8 March: Scotland v France (5pm ko) (knockout round)
15 March: France v Ireland (5pm ko) (quarter-final)
22 March: ???? (Semi-final)
29 March: ???? (final)

If The Voice follows exactly the same format as last year, which is a big if, it will be over 12 weeks, with two shows on Sundays (23 February and 9 March, presumably before Call the Midwife). For the first 10 weeks its lead-in will either be Reflex (on 6 occasions) or the 6 Nations (on 4 occasions).”

Well they timed that well didn't they!

lewiep93

10-01-2014

According to Lexis Library, Watching got 16.43m on 8 February 1991 and that was its highest rating.

RPM

10-01-2014

Does anyone have the rating for TOTP 1979 on BBC4 at 19:30? I would be interested to see if the new year has had an effect on the ratings.

Thanks in advance

Ambassador

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by Dancc:
“It's Helix launch day in America! C5 follows in 10 days time. Second most exciting drama for me this January after Sherlock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-c9-4-19w4”

You are taking Helix to Samuel proportions of love. I'm expecting nothing but fantastic things from this show

I'm hoping Five will pick up the Last Ship, especially with Michael Bay attached to it

I'm quite looking forward to the Voice, I'll DVR it as its on too early for my viewing habits but irregardless of ratings the spinny chairs are fun

kwynne42

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by newkid30:
“I have never heard of any of those apart from On the Buses ”

Should watch ITV3 they show Man about the House and George and Mildred every day

Philip Wilson

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by RPM:
“Does anyone have the rating for TOTP 1979 on BBC4 at 19:30? I would be interested to see if the new year has had an effect on the ratings.

Thanks in advance”

Below 502k as it isn't in the digital top 10, Hollyoaks tops the list with 1.1m inc +1 on E4 last night, a great rating for the first look!

BBC4 did get two entries with Treasures of Ancient Egypt 643k and Cleopatra 567k.

Also nice to see BOAF and Benidorm holding up ok, seems everything took quite a hit yesterday. Poor for Emmerdale and Eastenders though imo.

daisiesfan

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by SamuelW:
“Eastenders won yesterday with 7.3million. Looks like BOAF plummetted last night in the ratings. Good news for the BBC who could see q full series of it wouldn't work based on the substandard scripts offered.”

Oh stop talking rubbish. It was the highest rated show outside of the soaps. The BBC have commissioned far worse shows than the new BOAF.

ronant

10-01-2014

Thursday 2nd January 2014 - consolidated ratings

1 - Birds of a Feather: 9.53m (9.20m excl. +1)
2 - EastEnders: 8.61m
3 - Emmerdale (20:00): 8.02m (7.83m excl. +1)
4 - Benidorm: 7.94m (7.17m excl. +1)
5 - Silent Witness: 7.92m
6 - Emmerdale (19:00): 7.76m (7.65m excl. +1)
7 - BBC News (18:00): 6.09m
8 - BBC News (22:00): 5.31m
9 - Dolphins: Spy in the Pod: 5.29m
10 - Celebrity Mastermind: 4.89m

Zac Quinn

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by ftv:
“Steven Moffatt confirms there will be a fourth series of Sherlock but no movie - The Guardian”

Wonder why no movie? All the episodes are movie-length already, it's not that big an ask to make a standalone one surely.

Originally Posted by wizzywick:
“If it wasn't BOAF, I do wonder what viewers would really think. The name and brand is what is working for the sitcom. If we're really, really honest, what would we think of it if it was brand new and unheard of? Hyperthetical I know, but is it really as good as we all think it is?”

I'm far too young to have seen it the first time around (or indeed ever see a repeat of it) and turned off the first episode after 15 minutes because we thought it was terrible. It's just EastEnders but with worse production values.

cylon6

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by ronant:
“Thursday 2nd January 2014 - consolidated ratings

1 - Birds of a Feather: 9.53m (9.20m excl. +1)
2 - EastEnders: 8.61m
3 - Emmerdale (20:00): 8.02m (7.83m excl. +1)
4 - Benidorm: 7.94m (7.17m excl. +1)
5 - Silent Witness: 7.92m
6 - Emmerdale (19:00): 7.76m (7.65m excl. +1)
7 - BBC News (18:00): 6.09m
8 - BBC News (22:00): 5.31m
9 - Dolphins: Spy in the Pod: 5.29m
10 - Celebrity Mastermind: 4.89m”

Thanks Ronant.

Great ratings fir Birds, Benidorm and Silent Witness.

NeilVW

10-01-2014

DS report is up. 1.18m (6.1%) seems decent for Brooker.

And ITV Media records another great rating and particularly share for The One Show - 4.69m (22%). It ran to time.

AlexiR

10-01-2014

Bit of an ouch all around last night really. Although I think it says something about how strong last week was that three shows could drop by almost a million and still post very respectable figures.

I know you're determined to try and spin this into a positive for the BBC but can we please try and keep some perspective? Firstly the BBC didn't see scripts. Secondly the BBC didn't actually pass on a full series (they merely wanted a special to serve as a pilot first). Thirdly the show, while down, still pulled very good figures. And finally its not like the BBC has an especially good track record with comedy as of late.

Originally Posted by cylon6:
“And still doing better than Citizen Khan which was brought back with far less viewers.”

Probably cheaper though. And it hits a diversity quota.

Zac Quinn

10-01-2014

The festive break certainly seems to have done wonders for The One Show! Whisper it, but is it almost on the verge of justifying it's place in the schedules?

Originally Posted by AlexiR:
“And it hits a diversity quota.”

Let's not kid ourselves, that's by far the main if not the only reason it's been recommissioned.

Totem_Bern

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by AlexiR:
“Bit of an ouch all around last night really. Although I think it says something about how strong last week was that three shows could drop by almost a million and still post very respectable figures.

I know you're determined to try and spin this into a positive for the BBC but can we please try and keep some perspective? Firstly the BBC didn't see scripts. Secondly the BBC didn't actually pass on a full series (they merely wanted a special to serve as a pilot first). Thirdly the show, while down, still pulled very good figures. And finally its not like the BBC has an especially good track record with comedy as of late.

Probably cheaper though. And it hits a diversity quota.”

I'd agree with all that apart from the BIB. The BBC have produced some great comedies and some big hits in recent years... they've also had some awful ones but that's par for the course.

ITV have produced Benidorm as their one and only decent offering.

BOAF doesn't really count as it's a revival of a successful show, that copies everything that made is successful quite well (at least in terms of production maybe not scripts)

johnnymc

10-01-2014

That's a huge figure for "Birds of a Feather" on January 2nd. Beating "EastEnders" too.

Last night figure was down only 700k which is also very good. Didn't enjoy last nights episode though so will probably give up watching but you cant argue with the figures.

iaindb

10-01-2014

Originally Posted by Mike Teevee:
“looks like we both might be right, these are the only ratings I have

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Period_From Period_To Programme_Name Programme_Provider Value 15/02/1993 21/02/1993 Watching Granada 12.74 22/02/1993 28/02/1993 Watching Granada 12.63 01/03/1993 07/03/1993 Watching Granada 12.59 08/03/1993 14/03/1993 Watching Granada 12.16 15/03/1993 21/03/1993 Watching Granada 12.71 22/03/1993 28/03/1993 Watching Granada 12.79 29/03/1993 04/04/1993 Watching Granada 13.46 28/06/1993 04/07/1993 Watching Granada 7.92 13/12/1993 19/12/1993 Watching Special Granada 9.67 18/07/1994 24/07/1994 Watching Granada 7.23 25/07/1994 31/07/1994 Watching Granada 7.54 01/08/1994 07/08/1994 Watching Granada 7.41 08/08/1994 14/08/1994 Watching Granada 7.6 15/08/1994 21/08/1994 Watching Granada 7.75 22/08/1994 28/08/1994 Watching Granada 8.92

only have one rating for Outside Edge of 9.73 from w/e 08/05/1994”

Those SUMMER episodes of Watching will have been repeats.

A quick check of Wikipedia reveals those episodes for March 1993 were the final series. Watching was a big ratings hit for the duration.

ITV, the dimwits, stuck the first series out on Sunday at 10pm at the height of Summer. Fortunately, we viewers recognized a good comedy when we saw it and it acheived very good ratings for the slot. ITV then moved the series to primetime and the ratings soared accordingly.

The peak 16m+ audience was acheived as the result of very heavy snow.

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