TV ratings haven't been given as household ratings since TAM was used to measure ratings in the fifties and sixties I think.

BARB ratings are always given as people not households since it started in 1981. So 24m means 24m people for the opening/closing ceremonies, not households. And that was the peak rating for The Olympics.

So it's basically wrong to use households instead of people when talking about BARB ratings.

We never got the rating for new dating show on Ch5 Stand by your Man? Does anyone able to find out what it got? Thanks

There's a good reason for that. It starts this Friday - the 13th

Oh I thought it was on the Friday just gone. No wonder no rating was posted

In a lot of ways Broadchurch worked better as a tv event than a drama, for me anyway, by that I mean all the hysteria and that you were watching it along with everybody on twitter played a big part in my enjoyment if it. Looking back, while the acting was top notch the writing wasn't as great as people make out, it lacked subtlety. I think there were dramas that were a lot better than it last year, even if they didn't generate the same buzz. (The Tunnel and The Fall to name two.)

Dont know if its been mentioned but a brand new show is starting tomorrow at 2pm called Celebrity Jeremy Kyle Show! No joke, this is a real show. I suppose after recent ratings flops like Peter Andres 60Min Makeover and Supernannys chatshow, theyre relying on Jeremy Kyle - one of the few people who attracts a daytime audience to itv to work his magic in itvs 2pm disaster slot.

Starting with Barrymore. He's submitting himself to the Kyle treatment?

Its only for a week of specials. They have done these before.

The thing about Broadchurch was that it turned into an event and most of us didn't expect it. It started okay, had some dips against competition but the word of mouth grew. People caught up on earlier episodes, theories started, the media picked up on it and it just snowballed. It certainly struck a chord.

They get treated better on the celeb show sasly, but hey they are all mates and cover each others arses.

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A dramatic #CanadianGP was Sunday's most watched, with an average of 4.59m/23.3% tuning in for @BBCSport's coverage. #BBCF1

@TVRatingsUK: A dramatic #CanadianGP was Sunday's most watched, with an average of 4.59m/23.3% tuning in for @BBCSport's coverage. #BBCF1

Nice rating! I did predict around 4m but assumed Soccer Aid would beat it.

On ITV, #SoccerAid averaged 4.08m/20.4% over four hours from 6pm, down around 400k on 2012's rating.

@Tvratingsuk

Down but still decent given the marathon program.

Yes the news about the Newark by-election would have added some viewers, and once again extra viewers went to Breakfast and not Good Morning Britain.

The billionth repeat of Dirty Dancing beat BB it seems. It was the highest non BBC/ITV show with 1.63m. That's impressive!

Strong ratings for a showing of Dirty Dancing on C5: 1.63m (7.9%)

Most watched away from BBC One/ITV.

We're parroting eachother this morning. Great reading.

Dirty Dancing can rate really well in the right slot. I thought it was the most clever piece of scheduling Five has done for some time opposite Soccer Aid.

Ghostbusters should have done well earlier too, being the 30th anniversary.

Some great 80's movies on Five yesterday, might have boosted viewing figures all day. The countdown show itself probably flopped though.

Who's first up Max Clifford, who ITV heavily relied on over the years.

Russell Howard's Good News promoted to BBC Two:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...o-bbc-two.html

That would put Channel 5 ahead of BBC2 and ITV between 8-9pm as well?

Finally! Some BBC3 shows getting promoted to BBC2 rather than just BBC4 shows. BBC2 needs to get a younger demo it's too middle aged and Middle England

Bad Education is crying out for a move to BBC2.

Any other ratings? Weird we only got DD, The F1 and Soccer Aid.