Looking at the numbers for Doctor Foster you can see why ITV decided not to put Unforgotten against it. They seem to be quite excited about it do putting it up against a big new hit could have really backfired. I presume it'll now turn up on Thursdays, with a reasonable lead-in from POG Dogs.


Whilst you're right, it wasn't really a relevant point to make. More like a cheap shot.

Sorry- I'd totally forgotten you'd asked when this programme was returning.

It wasn't in the Programme Information document so it took me by surprise when it appeared in the final listings.

Just read that AGT got 9.5m, 2.2m less than BGT despite airing to six times the population

It surely depends on how well this weeks BBC1 classic book drama does i'd say.

That is absolutely brilliant, really have to thank you for taking the time to post all of that and your other ratings. Really interesting figures there.

Talk about growing in popularity

WDYTYA - 4.3m
Stephen Fry - 1.6m (1.8m)
Cradle to Grave - 1.6m
Hunted - 1.5m (1.9m)
CBB - 1.5m ( 1.6m)

If you like antiques shows its fine.

I also think Unforgotten would have a similar appeal to Doctor Foster as it's a thriller as well. A ghost drama as competition is a different style, plus 3 episodes of Midwinter Of The Spirit would mean it ends at the same time as Doctor Foster.

I think Unforgotten could still be on Wednesday but then it will face The Apprentice.

Thanks Bushmills.

Do you have a rating for Boy Meets Girl? That's the highest Who Do You Think You Are has been in a while.

Good for hunted keeping its viewers.

I got a little confused there, thinking that AGT got that many viewers over on Tru TV

we need a 'doh!' emoji

Mr Fry continuing the current trend for low rating factual on ITV

A very competitive 9pm slot behind one clear victor. That's becoming a bit of a pattern.

The Rugby World Cup is needed by ITV to get their autumn back on track. Will be interesting to see what programmes they promote heavily in and around it.

Fantastic for Hunted retaining 100% of its audience. CBB consistent recently

Statistic of the day: Celebrity Juice fell to 450,000 (3.1%) for ITV2. The equivalent episode 3 years ago pulled in 1.33m plus a further 260k on +1.

Poor rating for Fry to end on. It has been doing 2m every week - consistent but low. ITV factual is in deed down the toilet and I think if Stephen Fry's series was broadcast in 2013 it would be have got at least 3m. Viewers are just not turning up for a factual series on ITV unless it has a bigf lead in.

It was the final of the hit Flockstars last night. I wonder if ITV are thinking this should be their Sunday night 8pm staple for January?

Very popular subject thats why.

1m / 5.4%

There used to be two places where a BBC1 sitcom was guaranteed to do well if it was good. Monday at 8.30pm opposite World In Action and Thursday at 8.30pm opposite This Week. Two factual programmes fixed in the schedule on ITV. People generally picked the entertainment shoe over factual, which is why Panorama at 8.10pm on Mondays on BBC1 for years was a gift to ITV. Once Brush Strokes went against World In Action ratings shot up.

Birds Of A Feather in Autumn 1989 and Keeping Up Appearances in Autumn 1990 went out at 8.30pm opposite World In Action. I think Goodnight Sweetheart also went out against one of those ITV factual shows when it started.

Very rare for a sitcom to fail there with such easy competition. Get Back with Ray Winstone and Kate Winslet did. It was rubbish.

Its not surpising. Its on its 15th series and next week it will be 7 years since the very first episode. Time to call it a day, or at least rest it for a few years. Its been on 2 series a year and viewers are tiring of it.

Its been declining for the last few years, and it was I think in 2012 when it managed a huge 2m for its 1st ep of a new series.

Oh dear. Is Celebrity Juice in trouble?

Who was it this week on WDYTYA?


Thanks Bushmills.

Boy Meets Girl doesn't really work for me.

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Starts filming next month. The new drama will premiere with a 90minute episode followed by 7 1hr episodes.

The Flockstars final got 1.8m (1.9m inc +1) so I can't see that returning on a Sunday night, or indeed any other night.

The Fry series bombed. Incidentally, who came up with that deeply boring title 'Stephen Fry in Central America'? I'm not saying a more exciting and clever title would have improved ratings significantly, but that one was just another sign of the channel's lack of imagination.

I agree. ITV should be looking at BBC2 for inspiration because their titles are very attractive and so well, and all of them have beaten ITV's travel series.

I am still baffled as to why Flockstars was left in the schedule. ITV seemed determined this year to pull underperforming shows and pull back up the drop in share. But then guess they have had so many flops this year they would be pulling up half the years schedule. Flop,after flop, after flop. Its very boring. Fincham is putting all his eggs in one basket again, in the Autumn season. If that doesn't do well - what then?