3.79m (18.6%) for 24 Hours in the Past.

Kirstie and Phil's audience meanwhile was an impressive 2.23m inc. +1, making it two nights running C4's 8pm programme has topped 2m.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...-with-38m.html

BBC One's 24 Hours in the Past tops Tuesday ratings with 3.8m

24 Hours in the Past topped the ratings outside of soaps on Tuesday (April 28), according to overnight figures.

The first episode of the BBC One history series - which saw six celebrities experience life in Victorian Britain - brought in 3.79m (18.6%) at 9pm.

Over on BBC Two, Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial continued with 1.34m (6.7%) at 8pm, while Wastemen averaged 1.51m (7.4%) at 9pm.

ITV's Midsomer Murders entertained 2.28m (11.3%) between 8pm and 10pm (269k/1.5% on +1).

On Channel 4, Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It interested 1.89m (9.4%) at 8pm (341k/1.7%), while The Queen's Big Night Out gathered 1.67m (8.2%) at 9pm (165k/1.1%). Ballot Monkeys was watched by 930k (5.5%) at 10pm (137k/1.6%).

On Channel 5, Britain's Horror Homes fascinated 1.01m (5.0%) at 8pm (75k/0.4%), while Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! brought in 893k (4.4%) at 9pm (78k/0.5%). Killer Psychopaths gathered 537k (3.4%) at 10pm (37k/0.5%).

BBC Three's Girls Behind Bars: Stacey Dooley in the USA was seen by 596k (2.9%) at 9pm, while E4's Empire kicked off with 440k (2.2%) in the same timeslot.

any reason why theyre not counted?

And plus, i am not a fan of iplayer exclusive shows as it ruins the communal viewing experience which has already been greatly undermined by digital television.

They are doing it to destroy BBC Three before its gets axed. Mind didn't really work last night as the BBC3 show out-rated E4s Empire.

this thread is like the mary celeste today.

I think they should have put the first episode of Car Share on iPlayer and no more. Will potentially hit the BBC1 ratings.

Does it matter? Surely if folks are watching it that is what is important. The overnight ratings are going to be less and less relevant surely. I downloaded Car Share from Sky and watched it over a couple of nights. I've got Safe House sitting on sky plus waiting for all episodes to be broadcast. Never watch the two parters on either BBC or ITV until I can watch in one go.

[quote=cylon6;77869578]Chefs On Trial is not a good performer for BBC2. It's a gift to other channels. Why did they make so many?

Good to see EastEnders up on

Eastenders has been very consistent, even though it's been poor.

Indeed. I watch nothing at its scheduled time anymore. A TV schedule is merely something I go through hitting ’Record’ on things I want to watch, then watching at my own convenience. Nothing gets watched until I have the whole series of it stacked up.
I imagine more and more people are doing it this way nowadays. It's much better than having to watch stuff when the schedule dictates it.

It looks like its going to be flop Tuesday on all channels if they carry on like last night.

Indeed. I go through schedule every weekend and put into planner everything I want to watch over the next week. I may pick up other stuff during the week but it is mainly on digital channels or on demand. Even my 86 year old Dad is watching television like this now. He invariably has sky sports on in the evening as he is a football / cricket / golf nut. He records all his other stuff (drama) to watch in the afternoons. Said to me the other day that he needed to get round to watching some of it as his planner was over 50% full. When you've got Poldark and Banished getting 600K and 400K viewers in the 7 day to 28 day period you can see the change is having an impact.

Do you record the News and watch it a week later?

And what about live sport and events?

Everyone watches LIVE tv regardless of what they say.

I agree - its far too easy and glib to say I watch nothing live these days. I record loads and watch when its convenient but I still watch a hell of a lot of live stuff as well for all sorts of reasons.

Not necessarily. The BBC said certain big shows wouldn't be on iPlayer first and would be broadcast on the main channel like Sherlock or Doctor Who. Lots of people still do watch a schedule and on the night.

I know this isn't directly aimed at me but for me news is only ever watched via news channels. Yes it's live but it a matter of catching the headlines as and when I want to know what is happening. It must be 5 years at least since I watched a main news broadcast. Actually I am getting more news from internet these days. Sporting events aren't really my bag but did watch the boat race live. I must be one of the very few to have never watched a single minute of BGT so reality television is not such a big draw for me either.

Sorry, should've said of course I watch live sport. That probably only accounts for a couple of hours a week though.
The only news I see is of big stories (the Nepal earthquake for instance). I can get 99% of the news I want online.

Apart from sport, I don't believe there is really event TV anymore. Even stuff like BGT, which seems to get called ’event TV’ on here, is exactly the kind of programme that should be watched away from its scheduled timeslot because of the adverts.

And yet there's also a growing trend for people to interact via social media whilst watching tv - you can't do that if you're watching on catch-up.

Doing well with the social media trends more often than not doesn't equate to big ratings though.

Confirmed:

Tuesday 12th May - Channel 5
21:00 - Big Brother: Live Launch

Desmond -> Viacom - Same shit, different day.

They fooled me by including NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans in the press pack. Both of those gone in the final listings, so presumably going on a break or moving to another night like Saturday.

Don't see the need for such secrecy - almost summer and I don't see ITV or C4 fielding anything too substantial against the launch - plus realistically it's not big enough these days to warrant any aggressive counter scheduling from rival channels. The celebrity version is another matter.

Does anybody know what's happening with Chefs On Trial next week on BBC2?

Indeed considering the obsession with displaying hashtags over the start of programmes, encouraging people to watch programmes on iplayer instead of live is at odds with this.

The lack of shared viewing experience is already an issue. It's difficult to find a programme that anyone at work will have watched, let alone if you were watching a series stacked up that was on 6 weeks ago.

I do record stuff from time to time (if 2 shows I want to watch are clashing) but I still mainly watch live TV too.

I think it's sad that communal TV watching is declining. I love watching The Island with Bear Grylls for example, and then being able to talk about it in work the next day with other colleagues. A few of us watched and discussed Poldark as it aired too.

Not really a fan of a whole series being put on iPlayer first like Car Share and hope it doesn't become the norm. Why are we so impatient? It's creating an impatient society, where we want something and we want it now! It's the same with downloading something illegally and not being able to wait until the channel shows it.

I liked watching Broadchurch week by week, and the anticipation it created waiting for the next episode the following week. I enjoy stretching the enjoyment of my viewing experience, rather than having a viewing marathon and it's all over within a few hours.

Each to their own, I'm sure I am in the minority. I just don't completely buy into the modern methods of watching TV.

It's not an issue at all. Why would I care whether or not Steve from accounts watched the same episode of Safe House as me?

The reason for stacking up a series is so I can watch over a weekend, or watch 2 episodes back-to-back without being restricted by the traditional schedule. It's not my problem if the likes of ITV can't monetise that kind of viewing.

It's becoming a bigger part of how people watch TV now, and there's no reason why it shouldn't be the norm in 5 years' time. The more the likes of Netflix release stuff in one go, the more people will expect their shows to be given to then like that.