UK TV Discussion (ratings, news, TV shows)

[Wayne]

Digital Spy have a really good ratings topic that I often read - thinking we could start something similar here, as we're all (mostly) nerdy folks interested in the numbers.

[Thriller]

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Yes this interests me!

[BehindBreakaway]

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I always try and keep track of ratings so I think it would be brilliant

[Wayne]

Wednesday 15 November 2017

BBC 1
06:00: Breakfast - 1.50m (40.7%)
09:15: The Housing Enforcers - 1.21m (27.8%)
10:00: Homes Under the Hammer - 1.18m (27.3%)
11:00: Getting the Builders In - 1.03m (24.1%)
11:45: Fugitives - 1.15m (24.3%)
12:15: Bargain Hunt - 1.88m (33.6%)
13:00: BBC News at One - 2.70m (42.4%)
13:30: BBC Regional News - 2.62m (39.5%)
13:45: Doctors - 1.49m (23.0%)
14:15: !mpossible - 855k (14.7%)
15:00: Escape to the Country - 960k (15.4%)
15:45: Royal Recipes - 1.15m (14.1%)
16:30: Flog It! - 2.05m (18.7%)
17:15: Pointless - 2.86m (20.6%)
18:00: BBC News at Six - 5.09m (30.6%)
18:30: BBC Regional News - 5.22m (29.4%)
19:00: The One Show - 3.21m (17.0%)
20:00: DIY SOS - 3.72m (17.9%)
21:00: The Apprentice - 5.44m (25.8%)
22:00: BBC News at Ten - 4.25m (25.5%)
22:30: BBC Regional News - 3.33m (25.2%)

ITV (inc. +1)
06:00: Good Morning Britain - 742k (21.6%)
08:30: Lorraine - 829k (18.9%)
09:25: The Jeremy Kyle Show - 1.14m (26.4%)
10:30: This Morning - 961k (21.4%)
12:30: Loose Women - 839k (13.9%)
13:30: ITV Lunchtime News - 800k (12.1%)
14:00: Dickinson's Real Deal - 970k (16.3%)
15:00: Tenable - 1.09m (16.8%)
16:00: Tipping Point - 2.38m (25.2%)
17:00: The Chase - 3.47m (26.0%)
18:00: ITV Regional News - 3.87m (23.3%)
18:30: ITV Evening News - 3.55m (20.0%)
19:00: Emmerdale - 6.15m (33.3%)
19:30: Coronation Street - 7.00m (35.9%)
20:00: Gino's Italian Coastal Escape - 3.72m (18.7%)
20:30: Coronation Street - 5.30m (24.5%) [5.7m tapechecked?]
21:00: Gone to Pot - 2.98m (14.2%)
22:00: ITV News at Ten - 1.89m (11.4%)

Courtesy of Markynotts

Good to see The Apprentice with relatively strong ratings!

[Spartan]

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I’m a sucker for TV ratings. Though I do think it’s an archaic system, almost as much as the US one.

[Thriller]

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Yeah I'm not sure how accurate they are but it's all relative I guess. Surely by now they'd be able to fit TVs/boxes with devices that record what people are actually viewing, or is that too invasive?

Apprentice is doing pretty well considering its age although the competition isn't very remarkable and apparently it adds about 1m on catch-up etc.

Bit of a slump for the second Corrie!

[Graham76man]

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The news ratings are pretty high. So the people are not following Morrissey's advice about not watching the news!

I think with the amount of people who have more than one TV the ratings probably don't take this into account.

What this thread should really concentrate on is probably the big series ratings, rather than the soaps and others. Series such as Strictly, X-Factor, Game of Thrones, Walking Dead and so on...

[Wayne]

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Friday 17 November 2017

BBC 1
06:00: Breakfast - 1.46m (38.2%)
09:15: The Housing Enforcers - 1.28m (27.3%)
10:00: Homes Under the Hammer - 1.22m (26.3%)
11:00: Getting the Builders In - 902k (21.3%)
11:45: Fugitives - 1.05m (23.5%)
12:15: Bargain Hunt - 1.74m (31.2%)
13:00: BBC News at One - 2.32m (38.1%)
13:30: BBC Regional News - 2.23m (36.4%)
13:45: Doctors - 1.34m (21.4%)
14:15: !mpossible - 848k (15.1%)
15:00: Escape to the Country - 1.09m (17.1%)
15:45: Royal Recipes - 1.12m (14.0%)
16:30: Flog It! - 2.07m (18.4%)
17:15: Pointless - 3.19m (22.2%)
18:00: BBC News at Six - 4.89m (29.6%)
18:30: BBC Regional News - 4.61m (26.3%)
19:00: The One Show - 4.40m (23.4%)
19:30: Children in Need 2017 - 7.01m (34.1%)
* 15 minute peak - 7.84m (37.7%) at 21:00
** 5 minute peak - 8.13m (39.1%) at 21.15
22:00: BBC News at Ten - 4.67m (26.2%)
22:25: BBC Regional News - 4.30m (26.6%)
22:40: Children in Need 2017 - 2.76m (30.3%)
00:40: DIY SOS - 642k (21.6%)

ITV (inc. +1)
06:00: Good Morning Britain - 697k (19.7%)
08:30: Lorraine - 914k (19.3%)
09:25: The Jeremy Kyle Show - 1.06m (22.4%)
10:30: This Morning - 808k (18.2%)
12:30: Loose Women - 767k (12.9%)
13:30: ITV Lunchtime News - 779k (12.5%)
14:00: Dickinson's Real Deal - 878k (15.2%)
15:00: Tenable - 892k (13.6%)
16:00: Tipping Point - 2.42m (25.5%)
17:00: The Chase - 3.55m (25.7%)
18:00: ITV Regional News - 3.67m (22.2%)
18:30: ITV Evening News - 3.57m (20.4%)
19:00: Emmerdale - 5.85m (31.1%)
19:30: Coronation Street - 5.86m (29.2%)
20:00: Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears - 2.73m (13.6%)
20:30: Coronation Street - 5.01m (23.4%) [5.4m tapechecked?]
21:00: Gone to Pot: American Road Trip - 2.11m (10.3%)
22:00: ITV News at Ten - 1.32m (7.4%)

Thanks to Markynotts

[Wayne]

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Children in Need overnights over the years:

2017 - 7.01m (34.4%), peak - 8.13m (39.1%)
2016 - 6.30m (29.3%), peak - 7.50m (37.2%)
2015 - 7.69m (35.8%), peak - 8.65m (39.8%)
2014 - 8.29m (35.9%), peak - 10.02m (42.9%)
2013 - 9.75m (40.6%), peak - 10.73m (43.9%)
2012 - 8.06m (32.7%), peak - 9.80m (41.6%)
2011 - 10.02m (39.0%), peak - 12.34m (49.2%)
2010 - 9.10m (37.0%), peak - 11.12m (45.2%)
2009 - 9.79m (39.5%), peak - 11.90m (49.4%)
2008 - 9.65m (41.7%), peak - 11.40m (47.5%)
2007 - 9.40m (39.0%), peak - 10.90m (44.0%)
2006 - 7.70m (33.0%), peak - 9.00m (39.0%)
2005 - 9.00m (39.0%), peak - 11.10m (48.0%)
2004 - 8.40m (37.0%), peak - 10.40m (45.0%)
2003 - 10.30m (42.0%), peak - 12.00m (47.7%)
2002 - 7.50m (34.0%)

Children in Need - 15 Minute Breakdown (BBC1 only)
19:30 - 5.37m (26.9%)
19:45 - 5.80m (28.7%)
20:00 - 7.47m (37.6%)
20:15 - 7.57m (37.4%)
20:30 - 6.91m (32.2%)
20:45 - 7.06m (33.0%)
21:00 - 7.84m (37.7%)
21:15 - 7.81m (37.6%)
21:30 - 7.19m (35.1%)
21:45 - 7.03m (34.8%)
22:45 - 4.57m (32.2%)
23:00 - 4.18m (34.3%)
23:15 - 3.42m (32.4%)
23:30 - 2.89m (31.6%)
23:45 - 2.15m (27.0%)
00:00 - 2.02m (30.3%)
00:15 - 1.64m (29.3%)
00:30 - 1.19m (25.4%)

Courtesy of Hassaan13

[Artoo]

I hate how we work out viewership numbers here. You’d have thought they’d have figured out an accurate method by now.

Do these figures include catchup services? I’ve heard EE regularly gets a million viewers on it, which is pretty impressive (oh how I wish they’d release every episode on iPlayer…).

Corrie’s dip in rating I assume is because of CIN. I think it usually gets around the 7m mark?

[Wayne]

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Much as I love Children In Need, I missed Graham Norton this week.

[Artoo]

Much as I love Children In Need, I missed Graham Norton this week.

His show isn’t as good as it once was. He seems a bit over it.

[Spartan]

Much as I love Children In Need, I missed Graham Norton this week.

His show isn’t as good as it once was. He seems a bit over it.

I just feel like he has the same guests every season. He’s still the best talk show host though.

[Wayne]

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I love when he has Miriam Margoyles or Judi Dench on, I could watch them every week.

[Thriller]

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CIN figures have held quite steady over the years, considering the length of the show it's not bad. I guess it's still a big national event and working in schools I know how much they get behind it every year.

[Wayne]

Saturday 18 November 2017

BBC 1
10:00: Saturday Kitchen - 1.42m (22.9%)
11:30: Nigella: At My Table - 1.26m (19.3%)
12:00: Football Focus - 1.07m (14.1%)
13:00: BBC News - 1.54m (17.4%)
13:15: Rugby League World Cup Highlights - 1.05m (11.7%)
14:00: Rugby Union - 1.56m (14.8%)
16:35: Final Score - 2.48m (18.3%)
17:10: Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme - 1.52m (10.3%)
17:40: BBC News - 3.07m (18.9%)
17:50: BBC Regional News - 3.56m (21.1%)
18:00: Pointless Celebrities - 5.14m (28.0%)
18:45: Strictly Come Dancing - 10.87m (49.7%)
* peak - 11.37m (51.2%) at 20:00
20:10: Michael McIntyre's Big Show - 6.01m (29.2%)
21:10: Casualty - 4.36m (23.5%)
22:00: BBC News - 4.11m (24.6%)
22:20: Match of the Day - 3.40m (27.7%)
23:50: The NFL Show - 740k (11.5%)
00:20: Film: Man on the Moon - 273k (8.1%)

ITV (inc. +1)
09:25: Saturday Morning with James Martin - 493k (8.0%)
11:20: Gino's Italian Coastal Escape - 446k (7.0%)
11:50: ITV News - 407k (6.2%)
11:55: The X Factor - 279k (3.5%)
13:30: ITV Racing: Live from Cheltenham - 501k (5.2%)
16:00: Thunderbirds are Go - 197k (1.7%)
16:30: The Harbour - 363k (2.7%)
17:00: The Cruise - 956k (6.8%)
17:30: Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs - 1.03m (6.4%)
18:00: ITV Regional News - 1.67m (9.8%)
18:05: ITV News - 1.84m (10.5%)
18:15: Catchphrase - 1.80m (9.7%)
18:50: You've Been Framed! - 1.69m (7.7%)
19:15: Ninja Warrior UK - 2.10m (9.6%)
20:10: The X Factor - 4.69m (23.3%)
* peak - 5.15m (26.0%) at 21:10
21:40: The Jonathan Ross Show - 2.91m (17.3%)
22:40: ITV News - 1.61m (11.7%)
22:55: Film: First Blood - 818k (11.%)
00:40: Jackpot247 - 112k (3.8%)

Courtesy of Hassaan13

Strictly is just doing outrageously good.

[Wayne]

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Strictly Come Dancing 5 Minute Breakdown:

18:50 - 9.49m (44.2%)
18:55 - 9.93m (46.4%)
19:00 - 10.60m (48.1%)
19:05 - 10.53m (48.0%)
19:10 - 10.93m (49.6%)
19:15 - 10.98m (50.5%)
19:20 - 11.25m (51.3%)
19:25 - 11.23m (52.0%)
19:30 - 11.08m (50.9%)
19:35 - 11.22m (51.0%)
19:40 - 11.20m (51.3%)
19:45 - 11.36m (51.6%)
19:50 - 11.17m (50.9%)
19:55 - 11.16m (51.3%)
20:00 - 11.37m (51.2%)
20:05 - 10.39m (47.3%)

The X Factor 5 Minute Breakdown:

20:15 - 4.66m (22.2%)
20:20 - 4.88m (23.3%)
20:25 - 4.55m (22.4%)
20:30 - 4.57m (22.6%)
20:35 - 5.05m (24.3%)
20:40 - 4.21m (21.0%)
20:45 - 4.91m (23.6%)
20:50 - 4.83m (23.2%)
20:55 - 4.19m (20.9%)
21:00 - 5.04m (24.4%)
21:05 - 5.02m (24.6%)
21:10 - 5.15m (26.0%)
21:15 - 4.37m (23.0%)
21:20 - 4.46m (23.6%)
21:25 - 4.30m (23.1%)
21:30 - 4.77m (24.8%)

Courtesy of Hassaan13

[Artoo]

The X Factor is done. When more people watch Michael McIntyre you know know you’re done

[BehindBreakaway]

The X Factor is done. When more people watch Michael McIntyre you know know you’re done

I still love it. It does well with the younger audience which is what itv want. With the consolidated figures it should end around 7 mil which is still respectable.

[Wayne]

I still love it. It does well with the younger audience which is what itv want. With the consolidated figures it should end around 7 mil which is still respectable.

Interesting you say that as apparently, that hasn't been the case for the last two weeks...

16-34s
Strictly Come Dancing: 1.07m (37.0%)... 9.8% skew
The X Factor: 925k (30.4%)... 19.7%[/b]
Michael McIntyre's Big Show: 768k (25.1%)... 12.7%
The Jonathan Ross Show: 470k (18.9%)... 16.1%
Pointless Celebrities: 420k (18.8%)... 8.1%
Casualty: 418k (17.4%)... 9.6%
Ninja Warrior UK [r]: 417k (14.5%)... 19.9%

65+
Strictly Come Dancing: 4.15m (57.6%)... 38.2% skew
Pointless Celebrities: 2.40m (38.1%)... 46.6%
Michael McIntyre's Big Show: 2.16m (32.8%)... 36.0%
Casualty: 1.93m (32.3%)... 44.2%
The X Factor: 793k (12.3%)... 16.9%
The Jonathan Ross Show: 521k (9.9%)... 17.9%
Ninja Warrior UK [r]: 309k (4.3%)... 14.7%

Source: Hassaan13

I think consumption for X Factor is different - I personally don't watch it anymore but when I did watch the auditions, I caught up on YouTube. And I imagine there's a high-ish catch up rating for Sunday's repeat (we'll find out tomorrow!).

[Thriller]

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People can make all the excuses they want but it's a simple as this: X Factor is nowhere near as good as it was, Strictly is equally as good and arguably keeps getting better.

I didn't realise ITV's morning figures were so poor! Has that historically been the case, that This Morning and Loose Women have quite low viewers? I know it's peak work time but there's surely enough people in the country not working to push those shows past a million!

[Graham76man]

Apart from X_Factor I rarely watch ITV1 . It has lost much of it's appeal over the years. They just fill the channel up with soaps. To try and take the viewers from Sky services. Not that matters to me cause I ain't got Sky!
I find that from about 6pm there is something to watch on the other freeview channels or a just watch a film I have got.
The daytime TV can be fragmented among the other channels. There are plenty of free drama on the channel called that name. Film Four kicks in later, but it is run by a bunch of cowboys, since there is always the same westerns on it.
Recently we have got into Talking Pictures TV (81), which at the moment normal Freeview people can't get unless they have an HD TV. Though on the 30 November it will be made available to all. It's full of old pictures which largely have not been aired much. But there is some good stuff mixed in with all sorts of weird promo films.

[Wayne]

Any views on what I'm A Celebrity will do tonight? This is what it's done in previous years:

2015 | 2016

20:00 - 6.53m (26.9%) 6.02m (23.2%)
20:15 - 7.02m (28.9%) 5.88m (22.5%)
20:30 - 7.20m (29.3%) 6.31m (23.8%)
20:45 - 8.45m (33.3%) 7.27m (27.0%)
21:00 - 10.45m (41.6%) 10.74m (41.5%)
21:15 - 10.54m (42.6%) 11.11m (44.0%)
21:30 - 10.39m (42.9%) 11.11m (44.3%)
21:45 - 10.23m (43.1%) 11.04m (44.4%)
22:00 - 9.91m (45.0%) 11.12m (47.4%)
22:15 - 9.03m (44.0%) 9.95m (46.5%)
22:30 - 8.88m (46.3%) 9.51m (50.6%)

Courtesy of Hassaan13.

[Thriller]

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Did it start at 8 the last few years? The later start might help it, no Blue Planet clash either. I'm gonna guess an average of 9m with a peak of 10.5m.

[BehindBreakaway]

Did it start at 8 the last few years? The later start might help it, no Blue Planet clash either. I'm gonna guess an average of 9m with a peak of 10.5m.

It's always started at 9. It's always after the x factor results show. I agree though. I reckon 10-10.5