December 28, 201410 yr I've been keeping track of some BARB viewing figures this year and this is a Top 20 of the most-watched: 01. 14,92 13th July 2014 World Cup 2014: Germany vs. Argentina 02. 14,70 14th June 2014 World Cup 2014: England vs. Italy 03. 13,51 8th October 2014 The Great British Bake Off 04. 13,46 8th July 2014 World Cup 2014: Brazil vs. Germany 05. 12,72 1st January 2014 Sherlock 06. 11,46 15th November 2014 Strictly Come Dancing 07. 11,38 5th January 2014 Sherlock 08. 11,38 12th January 2014 Sherlock 09. 11,35 19th January 2014 Call the Midwife 10. 10,98 13th December 2014 Strictly Come Dancing 11. 10,93 1st November 2014 Strictly Come Dancing 12. 10,83 26th January 2014 Call the Midwife 13. 10,76 29th November 2014 Strictly Come Dancing 14. 10,67 1st October 2014 The Great British Bake Off 15. 10,65 25th October 2014 Strictly Come Dancing 16. 10,65 2nd March 2014 Call the Midwife 17. 10,55 2nd February 2014 Call the Midwife 18. 10,53 16th November 2014 Strictly Come Dancing Results 19. 10,52 8th November 2014 Strictly Come Dancing 20. 10,49 23rd February 2014 Call the Midwife Note that ITV HD viewing figures haven't been included though.
December 28, 201410 yr That list looks like it's excluding duplicate episodes of the same programme though? Amazing success for Bake Off though! AFAIK the figures include +1, catch-up, immediate repeats etc. The transmission date / time is merely a reference to the original broadcast. However the figures are compiled, the success of Bake Off is indeed extraordinary. It's hardly a surprise that it took some time before a broadcaster took the risk and commissioned the programme. What do the people who turned it down think now?
December 29, 201410 yr I've been keeping track of some BARB viewing figures this year and this is a Top 20 of the most-watched: 01. 14,92 13th July 2014 World Cup 2014: Germany vs. Argentina 02. 14,70 14th June 2014 World Cup 2014: England vs. Italy Note that ITV HD viewing figures haven't been included though. No real surprise at the top 2. The viewing figures for #1 will definitely increase when the ITV HD figures get added.
December 29, 201410 yr Yep! Extra channels just means everything apart from the main 5 'terrestrial' channels. Thanks!
January 5, 201510 yr BARB have revealed the Christmas Week overall ratings on their website. Nothing over 10m! :o Mrs Brown's Boys was highest with 9.69m.
January 5, 201510 yr To be fair it was a pretty dismal Christmas TV season really, they really need to stop relying on half assed Christmas specials of big shows as the focal point of the schedule. Yeah, some are good, but the best things (imo) on terrestrial were original dramas and comedies like Mapp & Lucia, Esio Trot etc.
January 5, 201510 yr That's true, I don't think I watched anything over the Christmas period aside from the soaps (I was interested in Esio Trot though but missed it, was it any good?). I'm not a fan of the likes of Miranda and Mrs Brown's Boys but they usually pull in better ratings - last year the latter pulled in 11m along with Doctor Who and Still Open All Hours pulled 12m! On a related note, I hear Mrs Brown's Boys has been signed to air every Christmas until 2020. :manson:
January 5, 201510 yr Sounds about right to be honest. It's utter trash and not even remotely funny, ergo its huge. Esio Trot was great, very funny, very well acted and utterly charming. You can tell Judi and Dustin are proper pro's and it really lifted what is essentially a simple children's story up to a much higher level.
January 5, 201510 yr That's true, I don't think I watched anything over the Christmas period aside from the soaps (I was interested in Esio Trot though but missed it, was it any good?). I'm not a fan of the likes of Miranda and Mrs Brown's Boys but they usually pull in better ratings - last year the latter pulled in 11m along with Doctor Who and Still Open All Hours pulled 12m! On a related note, I hear Mrs Brown's Boys has been signed to air every Christmas until 2020. :manson: That sounds rather odd. I don't think even Morecambe and Wise had that long a contract for Christmas specials.
January 5, 201510 yr Author It has a contract for at least 2015 and 2016 but the creator thinks it will be going to at least 2020 :/
January 6, 201510 yr Esio Trot was great, very funny, very well acted and utterly charming. You can tell Judi and Dustin are proper pro's and it really lifted what is essentially a simple children's story up to a much higher level. Sounds like it could be right up my street! I could imagine it has a rather sophisticated humour as opposed to the silliness of Miranda and Mrs Brown's Boys. Judi's always a pleasure to watch in any role she portrays (can't say I remember watching any of Dustin's films aside Little Fockers but I've no doubt he's great too). It has a contract for at least 2015 and 2016 but the creator thinks it will be going to at least 2020 :/ I didn't read the article, just saw the headline and that was enough to put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day! :P
January 6, 201510 yr Sounds like it could be right up my street! I could imagine it has a rather sophisticated humour as opposed to the silliness of Miranda and Mrs Brown's Boys. Judi's always a pleasure to watch in any role she portrays (can't say I remember watching any of Dustin's films aside Little Fockers but I've no doubt he's great too). I didn't read the article, just saw the headline and that was enough to put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day! :P And you thought that was bad Top 5 British films in UK & Ireland in 2014 Source: Rentrak 1. The Inbetweeners 2 - £33.3m 2. Paddington - £27.9m 3. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie - £14.7m 4. The Imitation Game - £14.1m 5. Non-Stop - £9.4m Really #3 the British public are mad. :nocheer: The Imitation Game is just a gem to watch and that was beaten by Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie :(
January 7, 201510 yr Not strictly TV ratings but a list of BBC iPlayer requests from Christmas week have been revealed: 1. Top Gear Patagonia Special, Part 1 - 2,078,700 2. EastEnders 25/12/2014 - 1,689,400 3. Top Gear Patagonia Special, Part 2 1,553,700 4. EastEnders 26/12/2014 1,432,900 5. The Apprentice Series 10 - The Final and You're Hired Episode 14 1,309,200 6. Miranda Special - I Do, But To Who? 1,263,700 7. EastEnders 23/12/2014 - 1,147,100 8. EastEnders 24/12/2014 - 1,107,900 9. Doctor Who - Last Christmas - 1,069,400 10. The Boy in the Dress - 1,058,300 11. EastEnders 22/12/2014 - 1,055,700 12. Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special - Mammy's Tickled Pink - 976,900 13. EastEnders 29/12/2014 - 971,800 14. Call the Midwife Christmas Special 25/12/2014 - 948,800 15. The Wrong Mans Series 2 Episode 1 655,000 16. EastEnders 30/12/2014 - 643,300 17. Not Going Out Series 7 Christmas Special Episode 10 - 494,900 18. Gangsta Granny - 488,100 19. Match of the Day 26/12/2014 - 470,900 20. The Wrong Mans Series 2 Episode 2 - 454,500 A record-breaking 227 million iPlayer requests were made over the period - a 25% increase on December 2013. (Source: Digital Spy)
January 10, 201510 yr Author CHRISTMAS WEEK RATINGS: 22-28 DEC Channels BBC One BBC Two ITV 1 Channel 4 Channel 5 Digital ALL MOVIES NOTED ARE PREMIERES All figures in millions. 01. Mrs Brown’s Boys: Christmas Day – 9.69 02. Call the Midwife: Christmas Day – 9.41 03. Strictly Come Dancing: Christmas Day – 8.98 04. Miranda: Christmas Day – 8.65 05. Eastenders: Christmas Day – 8.60 06. Doctor Who: Christmas Day – 8.28 07. Eastenders: Boxing Day – 8.10 08. Eastenders: Mon – 7.89 09. Eastenders: Wed – 7.65 10. Last Tango in Halifax – 7.41 Top Gear Patagonia Special: Sun – 7.38 Still Open All Hours: Sun – 7.32 Top Gear Patagonia Special: Sat – 7.21 Coronation Street: Mon 7.30 - 7.15 Still Open All Hours: Boxing Day – 6.89 The Boy in the Dress – 6.31 Downton Abbey: Christmas Day – 6.25 Marvel Avengers Assemble – 6.04 The Queen’s Christmas Message – 5.97 Skyfall – 5.70 Puss in Boots - 5.45 Michael McIntyre’s Very Christmassy Christmas Show - 5.24 Birds of a Feather – 4.57 Masterchef: The Professionals – 4.04 All Star Family Fortunes – 3.64 It’ll Be Alright on the Night – 3.43 Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2014 – 3.12 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs: Christmas Day – 2.98 Christmas University Challenge – 2.89-1.66 The Wrong Mans: Mon – 2.82 Gogglebox 2014 - 2.79 The Wrong Mans: Tue – 2.66 That Day We Sang – 2.57 Homeland - 2.26 The Choir: New Military Wives – 2.16 8 Out of 10 Cats - 2.07 The Hotel – 2.06 Julie Walters: A Life on Screen - 2.03 James May’s Toy Stories: Action Man - 1.81 Arthur Christmas – 1.81 The Haunting of Radcliffe House – 1.69 Celebrity Fifteen to One – 1.64 Frozen at Christmas: Christmas Day – 1.47 Never Mind the Buzzcocks - 1.45 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD - 1.45 Michael Buble’s Christmas - 1.36 The Snowman – 1.30 World’s Strongest Man – 1.27-0.8 The Snowman and the Snowdog – 1.25 Alan Carr: Chatty Man – Christmas Day – 1.24 Frozen – 1.23 Derek: The Final Episode – 1.20 Gadget Man – 1.17 Michael Buble’s Songbook - 1.13 The Flash – 1.11 Man Down: Christmas Special – 1.03 Made in Chelsea – 0.95 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death – 0.87 Edited January 10, 201510 yr by Uptown Froot
January 10, 201510 yr Author All those programmes underlined contain links to the threads for that programme for anyone who wishes to discuss that show further! An all BBC One Top 10 then and unsurprisingly high ratings for the much-talked about Top Gear specials! I'd like to draw particular attention to 'The Haunting of Radcliffe House' on Channel 5. I didn't watch it myself but it's high rating (considering it's a one off special showing on a Saturday night) shows there is demand for horror on TV! Frozen also making a unsurprising high rating for Sky Movies! BBC's 30th most watched programme rated 5 million so they had a very high ratings week. Edited January 10, 201510 yr by Uptown Froot
January 10, 201510 yr That's really poor for Downton. I've not tracked its ratings for some time, but I was expecting 8 million or so. It seems that nearly everything was on the low side though, so I guess it was no different.
January 10, 201510 yr Author That's really poor for Downton. I've not tracked its ratings for some time, but I was expecting 8 million or so. It seems that nearly everything was on the low side though, so I guess it was no different. In the recent series, it regularly topped ITV's ratings and was in the overall Top 10, having around 9 million viewers. I don't know what the Christmas special was against last year, but I'm guessing the clash with Eastenders this year is what heavily contributed to the fairly low figure considering the hype around EE.
January 10, 201510 yr In the recent series, it regularly topped ITV's ratings and was in the overall Top 10, having around 9 million viewers. I don't know what the Christmas special was against last year, but I'm guessing the clash with Eastenders this year is what heavily contributed to the fairly low figure considering the hype around EE. That's a valid reason for EE winning on the night but Downton might have been expected to make up a lot of the gap on catch-up services. After all, anyone wanting to watch both would have saved a lot of time by watching EE at the time and then skipping all the adverts when watching Downton.
January 10, 201510 yr Author That is true! I had forgotton about catch-up services. It seems to me though that ITV don't generally benefit as greatly as the BBC do in the final figures in regards to increases.
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