Arsenal’s woeful display away to Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA cup attracted an average adult audience of almost seven million for Match of the Day Live on Saturday night.The game, in which the premier league leaders didn’t register a single shot on target, had a peak audience of 8.1 million for… Continue reading Nearly 7m See Arsenal Defeat

December was a very good month for the terrestrial channels, with only ITV1 recording a marginal year on year decrease of revenue intake.Across the whole ITV1 network revenue decreased by 0.9% compared to December 2006, to stand at a total of £109.9 million. With the recent return of News At Ten and the revamped weekday… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – December 2007

Over six million adults saw beaten World Cup finalists England self implode against Wales, in their first match of the RBS 6 Nations on BBC One.The match, which saw England at one point lead by 16-6, had a peak audience of 7.7 million during the last 15 minutes of the match where the Welsh fought… Continue reading Over 6m See England Drop The Ball Against Wales

November saw across the board increases for all the terrestrial channels, with Five attaining the best year on year revenue total. Five saw its revenue increase by 13.3% on November 2006 to £29.8 million with the next best performance coming from breakfast station GMTV (up 13.1% to £6.7 million).Across the whole ITV1 network revenue posted… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – November 2007

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