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Top Programmes Jan-Jun – ITV Drama Dominates

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
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.

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