Here is the thread dedicated to the ratings of The Apprentice.
Now that the new business reality tv show has been made a hit, I will soon post the ratings of previous series to see how they did then, and with an update of this series ratings.

The Apprentice 1

February 16th, 9.00pm - 1.9 million
February 23rd, 9.00pm - Unable to get ratings
March 2nd, 9.00pm - Unable to get ratings
March 9th, 9.00pm - 2.3 million
March 16th, 9.00pm - 2.1 million
March 23rd, 9.00pm - 2.7 million
March 30th, 9.00pm - 3.1 million
April 6th, 9.00pm - 2.7 million
April 13th, 9.00pm - 2.5 million
April 20th, 9.00pm - 2.3 million
April 27th, 9.00pm - 2.6 million
May 4th, 9.00pm - 3.6 million

Series Average - 2.3 million

Ratings in 2005 were much lower than I thought.

The Apprentice 2

February 22nd, 9.00pm - 3.6 million
March 1nd, 9.00pm - Unable to get ratings
March 8th, 9.00pm - 4.0 million
March 15th, 9.00pm - 4.0 million
March 22rd, 9.00pm - 3.8 million
March 29th, 9.00pm - 4.3 million
April 5th, 9.00pm - Unable to get ratings
April 12th, 9.00pm - 4.3 million
April 19th, 9.00pm - 4.5 million
April 26th, 9.00pm - 4.4 million
May 3th, 9.00pm - 4.8 million
May 10th, 9.00pm - 5.7 million

Series Average - 4.3 million

So, Series 2 was up on Series 1, with a magnificant 2 million more viewers tuning in.

What are you ratings predictions for next week? I'm guessing 4.9 million, because the preview clip didn't seem SO interesting.

These were the ratings for the last 3 weeks:

28th March, 9.00pm - 5.0 million
4th April, 9.00pm - 4.7 million
11th April, 9.00pm - 5.1 million

Sorry about this, but the ratings I got were wrong, so I will post the correct ones shortly.

The Apprentice 1 (BBC Two)


Wednesday 16th February, 9.00pm - 2.0 million

Wednesday 23rd February, 9.00pm - 2.0 million

Wednesday 2nd March, 9.00pm - 2.2 million

Wednesday 9th March, 9.00pm - 2.4 million

Wednesday 16th March, 9.00pm - 2.2 million

Wednesday 23rd March, 9.00pm - 2.8 million

Wednesday 30th March, 9.00pm - 2.8 million

Wednesday 6th April, 9.00pm - 2.7 million

Wednesday 13th April, 9.00pm - 2.6 million

Wednesday 20th April, 9.00pm - 2.4 million

Wednesday 27th April, 9.00pm - 2.7 million

Wednesday 4th May, 9.00pm - 3.8 million


Series Average - 2.6 million

The Apprentice 2 (BBC Two)


Wednesday 22nd February, 9.00pm - 3.7 million

Wednesday 1st March, 9.00pm - 3.5 million

Wednesday 8th March, 9.00pm - 4.2 million

Wednesday 15th March, 9.00pm - 4.1 million

Wednesday 22nd March, 9.00pm - 4.0 million

Wednesday 29th March, 9.00pm - 4.5 million

Wednesday 5th April, 9.00pm - 4.3 million

Wednesday 12th April, 9.00pm - 4.6 million

Wednesday 19th April, 9.00pm - 4.8 million

Wednesday 26th April, 9.00pm - 4.7 million

Wednesday 3rd May, 9.00pm - 5.0 million

Wednesday 10th May, 9.00pm - 6.0 million


Series Average - 4.5 million

Now, this is how this series is doing in comparison to the other two at this stage:

Series 1 - 2.1 million
Series 2 - 3.8 million
Series 3 - 4.9 million

This is great news, which is around 3 million more than the first series, and around 1 million more than last year.

The series is doing incredibly well. I'm surprised it was recommissioned after the first series guaging purely by statistics. Such an enjoyable series thus far. I guess you also have to take into account the transfer from bbc2 to bbc1.

I wonder if Survivor would have grown in this manner if the public were given a chance to adjust to its format?

The problem with Survivor was that Big Brother had become a huge and bigger phenomenon, and the Survivor format proved quite boring and similar to other beach/island RTV shows.

But, I was so surprised at how badly the first series did.

Week1 28th March, 9.00pm - 5.0 million
Week2 4th April, 9.00pm - 4.7 million
Week3 11th April 9.00pm - 5.1 million

Week4 19th April, 9.00pm - 5.5million

(Ratings from Ronant)

Wow those are great ratings.

Seconded. This is how good this series is doing at this point of the series, compared to the other two:

Series 1: 2.2 million
Series 2: 3.9 million
Series 3: 5.1 million

So, S3 is the best so far, and all three series haven't dropped in ratings at this point.

Week1 28th March, 9.00pm - 5.0 million
Week2 4th April, 9.00pm - 4.7 million
Week3 11th April 9.00pm - 5.1 million
Week4 19th April, 9.00pm - 5.5million

Week 5. 25th April 5.3 million 21.9%

You've been Fired BBC 2 - 1.8 million

Thanks to McDreamy for ratings.

Great ratings! Let's compare it to Week 5 of Series 1 and 2:

Series 1 - 2.2 million
Series 2 - 4.0 million
Series 3 - 5.3 million

Up 3 million for S1, and up 1 million from S1. Now let's check the averages:

Series 1 - 2.4 million
Series 2 - 3.9 million
Series 3 - 5.2 million

I think you also have to allow for the fact that its now on BBC1 primetime and not tucked away on BBC2 like before.

Last week got 5.5 million, and this it got 5.7 million!

that's amazing but i think SA does play up to the camera a bit

Here are all the ratings so far:
Week 1: 5.0 million
Week 2: 4.7 million
Week 3: 5.1 million
Week 4: 5.5 million
Week 5: 5.3 million
Week 6: 5.5 million
Week 7: 5.7 million
Week 8: 5.8 million
Week 9: 4.7 million
Average: 5.3 million

Here are the ratings for S2 at the same point:
Week 1: 3.7 million
Week 2: 3.5 million
Week 3: 4.2 million
Week 4: 4.1 million
Week 5: 4.0 million
Week 6: 4.5 million
Week 7: 4.3 million
Week 8: 4.6 million
Week 9: 4.8 million
Average: 4.2 million

OMG! We're slipping! Are people tiring of "The Katie Show"?

I think we have the shambles of a football match to thank for that. Not that I watched it. Just overheard my colleauges grumbling about the poor performance.

I wouldn't expect it to rise too much next week with the Big Brother launch on Channel 4.

The final should do well though as it will be up against Challenge Anneka and a documentary about Princess Diana.