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

February was a tough month for most of the terrestrial channels, with only GMTV recording a year on year increase in revenue. The breakfast station received £4.7 million in revenue monies, up 5.9% on February 2007.Across the whole ITV1 network revenue was down by 3% to stand at £98.81 million.Channel 4’s revenues fell 5.3% year… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – February 2008

Glossy new drama series Rock Rivals, loosely inspired by ITV1’s The X-Factor, launched with a less than spectacular 3.6 million adults (with a 16.9% share of viewing) last night.Featuring the fictionalised account of the behind-the-scene goings on of a reality singing contest, the programme initially had an audience of 4.1 million during the first 15… Continue reading Rock Rivals Lacks X-Factor For Viewers

BBC One’s repeats of cop drama New Tricks continue to get the better of ITV1’s underrated comedy/soap combo Moving Wallpaper/Echo Beach on Friday nights.Last week’s episode, which saw Dennis Waterman and the team reopening a kidnapping case from 1992, attracted an impressive audience of 5.3 million adults on average. Over on the main commercial channel,… Continue reading ‘Old’ Tricks Plaster Over Wallpaper

January saw across the board declines for all the terrestrial channels, with Channel 4 and Five jointly recording the biggest year on year dips.Both stations fell by 6.6% compared to January 2007, to stand at £ 48.59 million and £ 19.34 million respectively. ITV1 had the next biggest year on year fall, down by 2%… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – January 2008