November was a fairly poor month for commercial television channels, with just ITV 1 seeing an increase in revenue.
October saw just one commercial television channel record any notable revenue growth, while the majority of the remaining few recorded declines.
The Great British Bake Off managed to fend off all competitors this month by achieving by far and away the highest rating in October.
September saw some big revenue losses for commercial television broadcasters, resulting in total terrestrial TV revenue dropping -3% on last year.
September highlights include the dramatisation of Cilla Black’s early life, the return of Downton Abbey and the BBC and ITV’s big reality shows.
August was a good month for commercial television broadcasters, with just one channel recording any decline in revenue.
Returning series The Great British Bake Off, The X Factor and Doctor Who were among the highlights this month, as the big two channels gear up for the upcoming autumn ratings battle.
There were mixed results for commercial television channels in July, with only ITV Breakfast reporting any significant gains.
The 2014 World Cup continued to dominate the top programmes list this month, alongside Wimbledon and the Commonwealth Games.
June saw a carnival of football across the main two broadcasters and not much else. Pick of the bunch was England’s timid defeat at the hands ofr a Luis Suarez inspired Uruguay.
