Despite a much hyped appearance from Posh Spice, aka Victoria Beckham, Ugly Betty recorded a negligible ratings increase on its previous edition on Friday night.The episode, which featured Posh in the demanding role of playing herself, lost out to The Tudors in the battle between BBC Two and Channel 4, with an average adult rating… Continue reading Posh Mildly Spices Up Betty Ratings

October was a mixed month for the terrestrial channels, with only Five and GMTV increasing their respective year on year revenue totals. Five saw its revenue increase by 2.8% on October 2006 to £28.3 million, while beleaguered breakfast station GMTV posted the best performance of any station (up 20.1% to stand at £6.2 million).The recent… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – October 2007

October was a mixed month for the terrestrial channels, with only Five and GMTV increasing their respective year on year revenue totals. Five saw its revenue increase by 2.8% on October 2006 to £ 28.3 million, while beleagued breakfast station GMTV posted the best performance of any station (up 20.1% to stand at £ 6.2… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – October 2007

In the battle of the one-off Sunday dramas, ITV1 managed to outperform BBC One, with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe proving more popular than current timelord David Tennant.My Boy Jack, which told the story of Rudyard Kipling’s son Jack’s WW1 experience and ultimate death, pulled in an impressive 5.5 million viewers on Armistice Night. Viewing… Continue reading Potter Beats Who In Battle For Sunday Ratings

A closely fought battle saw 60s medical drama The Royal narrowly edge out Antiques Roadshow and Top Gear for Sunday night’s 8pm slot.The spin-off show managed to grab an average of 6.2 million adult viewers for its duration, with a 25% share of the available television audience. Over on BBC One, Antiques Roadshow pulled in… Continue reading Medical Drama Edges Out Antiques & Cars For Ratings Win

September saw a marked improvement for all the terrestrial channels following on from last month’s year on year losses. The best year on year performance came from ITV breakfast station GMTV, which rose by 14.3% to stand at £ 5.51 million.ITV1 network revenue increased by 3.4%, to stand at a total of £ 136.05 million.… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – September 2007

With the first live edition of The X Factor pushed back a week by the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2007, BBC One waltzed away with the early evening viewers on Saturday.The second week of the ballroom dancing competition attracted a healthy average adult rating of 7.3 million viewers, easily defeating ITV1’s golden couple… Continue reading While The X Factor Cat’s Away …Come Dancing Plays With 7m Viewers

The latest in a series of ITV1 adaptations of Agatha Christie’s most famous sleuth proved unable to defeat the might of the one-time Python Michael Palin.Agatha Christie’s Marple pulled in an impressive average rating of five million adult viewers during the two-hour duration, with a peak audience of 5.3 million for the first 15 minutes.Despite… Continue reading Marple No Match For Ex-Python

August was a difficult month for most of the terrestrial broadcasters, with only GMTV posting a year on year increase in revenue.The breakfast franchise recorded a 2.8% rise compared to August 2006, to stand at £3.69 million. This should prove to be a fillip for the beleaguered station, which is still battling back from the… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – August 2007

Surely there aren’t many more places left for Michael Palin to visit on the planet, but his latest journey to ‘new Europe’ lured an average of more than 7.2 million adult viewers to BBC One last night.The programme, which featured the Nicest Man In Britain’s usual mix of travel, humour, anecdotes and breathtaking scenery, managed… Continue reading Palin Sees Off Hell’s Kitchen For Sunday Night Ratings Crown