Worth mentioning that Perfection is in repeats at the moment. It did get 1.18m (16%) on Monday 7 April (also for a repeat) whereas over the longer term 0.9m was a typical figure for new episodes as I recall. The earlier slot leading out of Doctors seems to have helped it, if anything.

I'm not sure Perfection it has ever rated better than 1m on BBC1. Didn't it rate better on BBC2 at 4.30pm?

I've edited my post after checking the thread: it managed it less than a month ago, for a repeat.

I think the 1.18m rating was more to do with Auf Widersen Pet on ITV which couldn't even manage 500k.

First time in a long time we've had a full-length lottery quiz on Eurovision night, they used to do that and Doctor Who fans used to complain because it meant that had to go on early, but in recent years they've just done a ten minute draw at 7.50. Reminds me of during Euro 2004 when they had In It To Win It at 5.30 without the lottery and then did the draw later that evening, same as they did with Big Ticket during the 1998 World Cup (and everyone wondered why the hell they were doing a lottery show without the lottery in it).

As for ITV, narrative repeats at 9pm on any night, even Eurovision night, are an absolute disgrace. A total insult to the audience. I can just about accept it for one week, but it's been about six weeks now. Outrageous.


Well, she was on Strictly when she was on the Beeb. And I Love My Country, lest we forget. But yes, it's certainly not all over for her if this doesn't work out, not least because the four presenter line-up seems a very conscious way to emphasise the fact that it's not The Susanna Reid Show.


I dunno, though, because however identical the timeslots are the surrounding programmes are obviously always different, if you're running them at 10.35 on BBC1 for example you'd get a bigger audience if it was before Graham Norton than if it was on a Wednesday night before Panorama and up against extra time in a football match. And of course next week there are two PPBs on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the Beeb showing them at 6.55 and 10.35,.

Used to be the case, of course, that all channels showed them at the same time, which carried on until 1980 when everyone decided that was a ridiculous idea and stopped it - but even then Labour refused to accept the change and as a compromise they were allowed to have half of theirs simulcast.

I think Party Political Broadcast times are set in stone on BBC1 at 7pm. I think BBC2 can be more flexible.

It's the first time in at least a couple of years that Britain's Git Talent isn't clashing with Eurovision. Shame there isn't as much interest with other contestants as there was in the Jedward year. That helped boost figures. I haven't even seen the UK entry in the trailers.

As for ITV repeats BBC1 were repeating Mrs Brown's Boys on Saturday nights after it went out on Mondays.



Feels like a star presenter hidden away in a group. Not that it makes any difference. Too many presenters on GMB.

On Channel 5, Neighbours entertained 636k (9.3%) at 1.45pm but dipped to 674k (5.0%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away gathered 231k (3.4%) at 1.15pm, 677k (4.3%) at 6pm and 412k (2.3%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.

Seems very odd for Home and Away to be ahead of Neighbours? Neighbours is usually around 300k ahead?

If EastEnders can get these shares in the Autumn then the Christmas Day episode might reach 10m again.

Home And Away is on a 3 week break after today.

Thats exactly how I feel about it as well.

Is she the star presenter though? Most seem to agree that she is not even the best out of the 4 desk huggers.

Bloody spellchecker....although I like that one!

Reid was seen as the marquee signing for Good Morning Britain. Her face was used in articles on newspaper front pages pushing the show, Radio Times had her as the cover story and promotional images have her at the front. Going in she was seen as the star presenter, not sure she is now as there has been more praise fir her other co-presenters Shepherd and Hawkins.

Does anybody know what ratings Daybreak got in its final week?

Money well spent then.

Eastenders ratings for the last 2 weeks-

Mon21 8.18m (34.6%)
Tue 22 8.39m (37.8%)
Thu 24 7.50m (37.4%)
Fri 25 7.19m (32.7%)

Mon28 7.78m (35.2%)
Tue 29 7.36m (37.2%)
Thu 01 7.22m (35.8%)

Good shares but the numbers well down this week even on bigger/equal shares. Dont think it can hold over 7m tonight even if it equals last weeks share.

Third highest ratings ever for BBC 4 according to Broadcast. But didn't the Bridge and The killing post overnights above a 1m

here is their top 10 overnights but I think there is stuff missing
HATTIE 1,500,000.00
GOODBYE TELEVISION CENTRE 1,326,000.00
THE FIRST GEORGIANS 1,208,000.00
TOP OF THE POPS: THE STORY OF 1976 1,106,000.00
BURTON AND TAYLOR 1,101,000.00
QUEEN - DAYS OF OUR LIVES 1,049,000.00
THIS IS YOUR LIFE: HATTIE JACQUES 1,049,000
THE STORY OF MUSICALS 1,017,000
THE STORY OF MUSICALS 1,002,000
THE TOILET: AN UNSPOKEN HISTORY 965,000

I think the same has happened for Coronation Street for some of this week too.

TV schedules seem to be a bit July/August-esque. Is there any reason for this?

Broen II had two overnights past 1.1 million, Broen one past 1 million. The Killing didn't manage it on BBC4 alone

Loose Women needs putting out of its misery, the news should lead directly on from This Morning, Dickinson is a repeat so excusable to a point, the rest need to go too. Paul O'Grady would probably work better around 3pm.


Daybreak was doing OK until earlier this year, thats when the wheels seem to have well and truly come off. It's good to see GMB get a bit of an uplift anyway, but no doubt it'll do badly on Monday and some will latch onto it as a catastrophic failure.

Many have already done that - as expected really - it is the nature of the ratings thread.

At least BBC4 beats BBC2 in the ratings last night

O'Grady would do better away from Pointless. He doesn't rule the 5pm slot anymore but could rule a new timeslot.


Daybreak was getting around 700k before Lorraine & Aled took over. And then they were getting that a few times before it was axed. Now GMB has 700k. It better rate higher as that would be a lot of money spent to replace Daybreak and then end up with the same ratings as Daybreak.