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

July was a good month for commercial revenues for terrestrial channels, which saw an overall increase of 9.6% year on year. Only GMTV recorded a dip in its monthly revenue, as the fallout from the phone-in controversy bit (see GMTV MD To Leave Following Phone-In Scandal).Channel 4 had the best monthly increase amongst the terrestrial… Continue reading TV Market Round-Up – July 2007

It’s back and apparently bigger and better than ever; ITV1’s X Factor certainly drew in the punters, with Saturday night’s opening episode drawing in an impressive 7.9 million adults, up from six million for the start of last year’s competition.The programme, which featured the usual mix of hopefuls and hopeless wannabes striving to become the… Continue reading X Factor Back With A Bang

The evictions of white witch David and ‘care worker’ Shanessa didn’t muster much interest for Big Brother viewers. Friday night’s eviction attracted an average adult viewership of 3.2 million for the 8.30pm to 9.30pm show, and this fell further to three million for their eviction interviews. Compared to the previous week’s eviction of motormouth Charley… Continue reading Halfway Housemates Half Interest Viewers

The drama of the 136th Open Championship conclusion saw BBC One steal viewers from Coronation Street last night.The dramatic extra four-hole playoff between Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia attracted an average adult audience of 3.7 million, peaking at 5.4 million viewers between 7.15 and 7.30pm. With the final concluding holes being played out between 7.30… Continue reading Open Drama Dents Corrie’s Ratings

Roger Federer equalling sporting history and Lewis Hamilton narrowly missing out on winning his home Grand Prix held millions of television viewers’ attention yesterday afternoon.BBC One’s Wimbledon 2007 coverage saw number one seed Federer avenge last month’s defeat to Rafael Nadal at the French Open, attracting an average adult audience of 4.5 million adult viewers.Audiences… Continue reading Millions Enjoy Sporting Weekend

The final of campfest Any Dream Will Do easily won the ratings war on Saturday night for BBC One, proving that viewers are far from tired of the format.The results programme, which saw Lee Mead rightfully win the coveted role of Joseph in the future West End production of Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat,… Continue reading Joseph Is The Word For Saturday Night Viewers

A woeful performance from Britain’s Eurovision entrants Scooch didn’t harm Saturday night viewing figures for BBC One. The annual campfest attracted strong viewing figures of 7.77 million adults across its three and a quarter hour duration, with a peak of 9.86 million during 10.30pm and 10.45pm.Earlier in the evening, BBC One’s Any Dream Will Do… Continue reading BBC Has Eurovision Winner – Unlike Scooch

The good seasonal weather had a damaging effect on ITV1’s strong Sunday night line-up, with viewing figures dropping by an average of 1.2 million adults between 7.30pm and 10pm.Last night’s edition of Coronation Street, which saw Kym Marsh’s character Michelle become suspicious about her brother’s behaviour, was watched by 7.86 million adults (down from 8.68… Continue reading Good Weather Melts Sunday Viewing

The second part in the new series of BBC One’s Sea Of Souls provide more alluring for viewers than finding out who’s up and down in Britain’s Rich List.The concluding part of the ghostly drama series, starring Bill Patterson, attracted an adult audience of 3.9 million between 9pm and 10pm, with peak of 4.2 million… Continue reading BBC One’s Ghosts More Rewarding Than ITV1’s Rich List