BBC1’s George Gently failed to get the better of ITV1’s Midsomer Murders, in the battle of Sunday night drama. Postponed from last week due to the epic conclusion of the men’s final at Wimbledon, the Martin Shaw programme pulled in 4.2 million adult viewers. Over on ITV1 Midsomer Murder attracted over 2 million more viewers,… Continue reading Viewers Prefer Murder To Gentle Offerings

May was a tough month for all terrestrial stations, with year on year revenue falls seen amongst all stations. The biggest hit was seen by Channel 4, which fell by 6.9% on May 2007’s revenue total.Despite the extended ratings success of Britain’s Got Talent, ITV1 revenue fell by 3.2% year on year to stand at… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – May 2008

Italian football fans might not have enjoyed watching, but over 5 million adult viewers tuned in to see the Euro 2008 match between Holland and Italy last night.The 3-0 win recorded by the Dutch was seen by an average of 5.2 million, with viewing peaking at 6.7 million for the last fifteen minutes of the… Continue reading Over 5m See Dutch Hammer Italians

The opening games of Euro 2008 got off to a good, if not spectacular, start for the big two terrestrial channels.BBC One’s coverage of the opening ceremony – and the first tournament match between Switzerland and Czech Republic – attracted an average of just under 3.3 million adults (with a 27.9% share of viewing).This proved… Continue reading Respectable Viewing Figures For England-less Euro 2008

April was a mixed month for the terrestrial stations, with Five and GMTV posting year on year increases, while ITV1 and Channel 4 recorded losses. The best performance came from the breakfast station, which saw its revenues grow by 8.2% to stand at just over £5 million.Revenues for Five went up by 3.3% during April… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – April 2008

The first semi final of Britain’s Got Talent proved to be a big hit with the viewers, making ITV1 the most watched channel last night.Nearly 10 million adults tuned in to see dance act Signature as well as Kate Nicholas and her dog Gin make it through to the final. An average of 9.7 million… Continue reading Britain Gets Viewers

Sky One’s revival of 90’s entertainment show Gladiators drew an impressive audience of over one million adult viewers.The show – featuring brand new gladiators – was watched by an average audience of 1.02 million, with viewing peaking at 1.11 million for the final fifteen minutes.Earlier on Sunday evening, Sky One’s other new entertainment show Don’t… Continue reading Gladiators A Ratings Winner For Sky One

As with the previous month only GMTV recorded a year on year increase in revenue amongst the terrestrial channels during March. The breakfast station received £5.3 million in revenue monies, up 18.5% on March 2007.Across the whole ITV1 network revenue was down by 2% to stand at £114.43 million.Channel 4’s revenues fell 5% year on… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – March 2008

ITV1’s decision to screen a US import in a primetime slot for the first times since late 90’s paid off with impressive ratings for its opening episode. Centering on a pie maker who has the power to bring the dead back to life, the first edition of the comedy drama Pushing Daisies pulled in 5.2… Continue reading Daisies Leaves ITV1 Smelling Of Roses

The return of Johnny Vegas in Benidorm proved to be a ratings winner for ITV1 on Friday night. Filling the slot vacated by under-appreciated Moving Wallpaper, the package holiday comedy pulled in an impressive 6.1 million adult viewers (well above the previous weekly total of around three million).The show gave ITV1 its third biggest audience… Continue reading Benidorm Boosts ITV1’s Friday Night Ratings