The Ratings Thread

[SiHart]

Aside from last Saturday which was gloriously sunny too.

Si xx

[Darren]

Quiet you.

[Larry]

We haven't had the final figures yet...

Si xx

final figuires will probably push it up to around 6.5 mill but if there is another drop next week I think people at the BBC, might be wandering if the bubble has burst.

[Si Hunt]

On the other hand, it's not all doom and gloom:

Doctor Who has set a record on the BBC iPlayer.

The first episode of the new series, featuring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, clocked up the most requests in one week, The Mirror reports.

'The Eleventh Hour' had reportedly received 1.27 million hits seven days after it was broadcast on BBC One.

An episode of Top Gear was the most-watched programme of 2009 on the service after clocking up 1.6 million hits, but that was available for longer than the episode of Doctor Who.

[Perry Vale]

Lets not forget that yesterday was really the first gloriously sunny Saturday we've had this year.

Yes, and with not a single aeroplane flying overhead!

I was at a bbq enjoying the sun, and was glad that the BBC HD tx was on much later.

[Paul Monk]

Do iplayer watches count towards ratings though? It seems to me that there's so many ways to watch something at a time convenient to you, that the number of people watching on the actually night is nothing like a true reflection of the overall number of people that will watch via other means.

[Darren]

Agreed. Ratings are no longer necessarily a good indication of a programmes popularity.

[Si Hunt]

They are to the powers that be, and that's what counts. They might not include EVERYONE, but they are still the best way to get an overall indication. Even with all-time record viewings, the people that watched on iPlayer still only total 10% of the actual recorded rating. So even if they are excluded (and I thought they did add on iPlayer views now?) it's not going to skew the figures THAT much.

Si.

[Milky Tears]

AI of 84 for 'Victory of the Daleks'.

Do iplayer watches count towards ratings though? It seems to me that there's so many ways to watch something at a time convenient to you, that the number of people watching on the actually night is nothing like a true reflection of the overall number of people that will watch via other means.

BBC iPlayer figures aren't added, but 'The Eleventh Hour' set a new record with 1.27m requests in seven days:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...er-record.html




Final BARB figures for 'The Beast Below':

http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyT...sOverview?_s=3

Top 30 programmes (w/e 11-04-10)

01 - CORONATION STREET (MON 2031) 10.93m
02 - CORONATION STREET (MON 1934) 10.21m
03 - A TOUCH OF FROST (MON 2104) 9.94m
04 - ITV NEWS HEADLINES (MON 2215) 9.63m
05 - EASTENDERS (MON 1959) 9.29m
06 - CORONATION STREET (FRI 1932) 8.78m
07 - EASTENDERS (TUE 1931) 8.74m
08 - CORONATION STREET (THU 2031) 8.48m
09 - EASTENDERS (THU 1928) 8.48m
10 - EASTENDERS (FRI 2001) 8.32m
11 - DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1820) 7.93m (+ 0.49m HD)
12 - EMMERDALE (MON 1902) 7.89m
13 - CORONATION STREET (SUN 1944) 7.52m
14 - EMMERDALE (THU 2000) 7.20m
15 - EMMERDALE (TUE 1901) 7.19m
16 - FOYLE'S WAR (SUN 2015) 7.08m
17 - EMMERDALE (WED 1859) 7.08m
18 - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE (WED 1929) 7.04m
19 - EMMERDALE (FRI 1901) 6.90m
20 - EMMERDALE (THU 1900) 6.89m
21 - OUTNUMBERED (THU 2129) 6.70m
22 - CASUALTY (SAT 2104) 6.33m
23 - FILM: HARRY POTTER ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (SAT 1903) 6.16m
24 - MASTERCHEF (WED 2100) 6.13m
25 - THE NATIONAL LOTTERY: WHO DARES WINS (SAT 2014) 6.09m
26 - HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU (THU 2059) 6.00m
27 - ASHES TO ASHES (FRI 2100) 5.96m
28 - ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (SUN 1914) 5.75m
29 - OVER THE RAINBOW (SAT 1903) 5.61m (+ 0.16m HD)
30 - A PASSIONATE WOMAN (SUN 2101) 5.57m

Another Top Ten place... if that 1 minute ITV News spurt during A Touch of Frost is rightly removed from the charts:

Programmes of less than 5 minutes duration are excluded from these reports.

[SiHart]

Again, there's a nother big rise there, isn't there? I don't think we've got much to worry about at this stage really.

Si xx

[Captain Tancredi]

Ratings are important, I think, but only as one of the factors in determining a programme's appeal. Essentially the most important thing for Who is to maintain its position as the most-watched non-soap drama of the week, excluding event television such as the final Frost and the premiere of BGT, LBGT, LBT or whatever it's called. What the drop of the last couple of weeks only goes to show is that there are a couple of million potential viewers who can be swayed by the latest big thing,and it's those that Who has to try to keep.

[Rob McCow]

HD and I-Player are ruining Doctor Who!

Am I right in thinking that 'Stenders and Corrie are yet to be broadcast in HD?

[Si Hunt]

You are right.

Although confusingly ITV seem to broadcast not HD material (like Corrie) on their HD channel, which doesn't help anyone.

Si.

[Milky Tears]

Overnights were delayed this morning.


6.5m (+ 0.3m HD) for 'The Time of Angels' means...

1 …. 10.5 (45.7%) …. Britain's Got Talent (20:00) ITV 1
2 …. 6.8 (36.7%) …. Doctor Who (18:15) BBC One
3 …. 5.5 (24.9%) …. Casualty (21:00) BBC One
4 …. 5.1 (24.6%) …. BBC News (21:45) BBC One
5 …. 5.1 (25.4%) …. Over the Rainbow (19:00) BBC One

Over The Rainbow is now a smash hit! The extra promotion obviously helped this week.

5 minute breakdown (BBC1 only) - 6.47m

18:15...4.57m

18:20...5.61m
18:25...5.99m
18:30...6.27m
18:35...6.41m
18:40...6.53m
18:45...6.71m
18:50...6.77m
18:55...6.94m
19:00...7.01m

19:05...4.81m

It should clearly begin no earlier than 6:45pm. Then I might be able to actually watch the start of an episode LIVE!

[Larry]

well after the drop last week i was a little worried it could dip below the 6m mark but this week we're back up to the average.

[Si Hunt]

Pretty good. A relief figures didn't drop on a tremendously sunny Saturday evening.

Si.

[Milky Tears]

Delayed by a day, here are the final BARB figures for that Darrrllek toot from last week. It's another whopping timeshift:

http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyT...sOverview?_s=3

Top 30 programmes (w/e 18/04/10)

01 - BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SAT 2000) 11.87m
02 - THE FIRST ELECTION DEBATE (THU 2033) 9.68m
03 - CORONATION STREET (MON 2029) 9.62m
04 - CORONATION STREET (MON 1932) 9.54m
05 - EASTENDERS (MON 2001) 9.53m
06 - EASTENDERS (TUE 1930) 9.09m
07 - CORONATION STREET (THU 2003) 8.70m
08 - EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) 8.63m
09 - CORONATION STREET (FRI 1932) 8.58m
10 - CORONATION STREET (FRI 2029) 8.56m
11 - DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1830) 7.82m (+ 0.38m HD)
12 - FOYLE'S WAR (SUN 2000) 7.09m
13 - EMMERDALE (MON 1900) 7.07m
14 - COUNTRYFILE (SUN 1901) 6.97m (+ 0.12m HD)
15 - EMMERDALE (WED 1901) 6.91m
16 - EMMERDALE (TUE 1901) 6.90m
17 - EMMERDALE (THU 1900) 6.83m
18 - EMMERDALE (FRI 1900) 6.67m
19 - EASTENDERS (THU 1929) 6.48m
20 - CASUALTY (SAT 2116) 6.09m
21 - ITV NEWS AT TEN (THU 2208) 6.02m
22 - A PASSIONATE WOMAN (SUN 2102) 5.97m
23 - HOLBY CITY (TUE 2001) 5.97m
24 - ASHES TO ASHES (FRI 2101) 5.89m (+ 0.18m HD)
25 - OUTNUMBERED (THU 2130) 5.82m
26 - ANTIQUES ROADSHOW (SUN 2001) 5.48m (+ 0.13m HD)
27 - MIDSOMER MURDERS (WED 2001) 5.46m
28 - BBC NEWS (SAT 2206) 5.33m
29 - HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU (THU 2100) 4.97m
30 - WATERLOO ROAD (WED 2001) 4.90m (+ 0.09m HD)

Can't really add the HD figure this week as they weren't simultaneously broadcast, or something. Just missing the top ten for the first time since 'Silence In The Library'... clearly DOOOOMED!!

[Pip Madeley]

The BBC continuity announcer did say it was watched by 8 million... they were right...

[Milky Tears]

Delayed overnights are finally in.

'Flesh and Stone' - 6.9m/34.5% (incl HD)

[Rob McCow]

Ah- so including HD now?

Anyway that's 100,000 up on last week. Still not Doooooomed!

[Si Hunt]

Ratings are crawling upwards like a slow burning Lady Gaga hit up the charts. If Matt Smith is still the Doctor in ten years time, at this rate they will have hit 30m and be the most watched program on BBC 1 for twenty years.

Si.

[Jonno]

Watch the doom-mongers next Sunday - overnights will be well down with a 6pm start!

[P-Bal]

I've been down, down so long, but those days are gone now. I've got the will, I've earned the right to show you all it's my time now...

[SiHart]

Another great result for Time of Angels:

Final figures for The Time of Angels published today by BARB show the story was watched by 8.59 million viewers.

The figure is, once more, much greater than the initial overnight figure, indicating many record the programme for watching later.

The programme got 8.13 million viewers on BBC One, where it was the fifth most watched programme for the channel for the week. An additional 0.46 million watched on BBC HD. When the figures are added together it gives Doctor Who a total of 8.59 million viewers and makes it the eighth most watched programme of the week.

The BBC Three Sunday repeat did not appear in the top ten for the week for the channel. The HD showing of Confidential did make it into the HD chart with 0.092 million watching, 9th for the channel for the week.

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

I have to say, ratings are looking very healthily consistent. I think I'd rather we get 9m every week (if it continues) than the slightly unsettling peaks and troughs that earlier seasons brought. Remember the mid-season lull during Series 1, when it took "Love and Monsters" to get the Ratings climbing again after the dull "Impossible Planet" put people off? People seem to be happy to tune in every week at the moment.

Si.