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Top Programmes Jan-Jun – ITV Drama Dominates

The top programmes for the first half of 1995 show that 19 out of the top 25 were on ITV. 12 of those were dramas attracting audiences of over 11.5 m.
Behind Coronation Street, the second programme was Casualty, attracting an average of 15.7m viewers for the series. Following close behind was A Touch of Frost with an average of 15.6m viewers. The National Lottery only made it in at 6th position, with an average of 14.3m viewers.
The top film for the first 6-months was Home Alone, shown on ITV with 15.2m viewers. ITV also had the highest ranking factual programme, Police Stop!.
TOP PROGRAMMES
Top 25 Programmes Jan – Jun 1995 | |||||
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Series | Millions | Series | Millions | ||
1 Coronation Street | 16.2 | ITV | 14 Cookson’s Glass Virgin | 12.9 | ITV |
2 Casualty | 15.7 | BBC1 | 15 Prime Suspect | 12.5 | ITV |
3 A Touch of Frost | 15.6 | ITV | 16 Taggart | 12.5 | ITV |
4 Home Alone | 15.2 | ITV | 17 Cookson’s G/ing Man | 12.5 | ITV |
5 Band of Gold | 14.8 | ITV | 18 Blind Date | 12.5 | ITV |
6 National Lottery Live | 14.3 | BBC1 | 19 Aunties Bloomers | 12.1 | BBC1 |
7 Police Stop! | 14.3 | ITV | 20 Grand National ’95 | 11.9 | BBC1 |
8 Eastenders | 14.2 | 21 Mind the Baby Mr Bean | 11.9 | ITV | |
9 Peak Practice | 13.9 | ITV | 22 Rules of Engagement | 11.9 | ITV |
10 Kavanagh QC | 13.6 | ITV | 23 Noel’s House Party | 11.8 | BBC1 |
11 In/tional Gladiators | 13.6 | ITV | 24 Police, Camera, Action | 11.8 | ITV |
12 Mind to Murder | 13.4 | ITV | 25 Cookson’s Bl/k Velvet | 11.6 | ITV |
13 D.I.Y Mr Bean | 13 | ITV |
All programmes are series average or one off, except for Coronation Street and Eastenders, where is peaktime episode average.