Let's celebrate Buzzjack's anniversary with another special thread! This takes a look at the very week that Buzzjack was created to see what programmes were on that week and what ratings they achieved.

 

BBC ONE

 

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Eastenders: 11.57m [Mon], 10.35m [Thu], 9.87m [Tue], 9.78m [Fri]

Planet Earth: 8.57m

Casualty: 7.89m

My Family: 7.17m

Dalziel and Pascoe: 6.67m [Mon], 6.01m [Tue]

Hustle: 6.48m

Holby City: 6.40m

Watchdog: 5.91m

Hotel Babylon: 5.62m

The National Lottery: Jet Set: 5.17m

Waterloo Road: 5.03m

Last of the Summer Wine: 4.26m

 

BBC TWO

 

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The Apprentice: 4.20m

Crufts: 3.64m [sun], 3.11m [Fri], 2.91m [sat], 2.49m [Thu]

The Weakest Link: 3.10m [Highest]

Jimmy's Farm: 3.01m

Masterchef Goes Large: 2.94m [Highest]

Bill Oddie Goes Wild: 2.92m

University Challenge: 2.77m

 

ITV

 

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Coronation Street: 12.39m [Mon 7:30], 12.08m [Mon 8:30], 11.49m [Wed], 11.34m [Fri], 11.17m [sun]

Emmerdale: 9.32m [Thu], 9.26m [Mon], 9.15m [Wed], 9.12m [Tue], 8.88m [Fri], 8.64m [sun]

The Royal: 8.78m

Midsomer Murders: 8.07m

The Bill: 6.88m [Wed], 6.30 m [Thu]

Rebus: 6.27m

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?: 5.58m

Another Audience with Shirley Bassey: 5.33m

A Touch of Frost: 5.25m

Stars in Their Eyes: Kids: 4.30m

Footballers' Wives: 4.25m

Parkinson: 4.00m

 

CHANNEL 4

 

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Deal or No Deal: 4.66m [HIGHEST]

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: 3.95m

Relocation, Relocation: 3.90m

It's Me or the Dog: 3.44m

Desperate Housewives: 3.02m

You Are What You Eat: 2.95m

Brat Camp: 2.82m

10 Years Younger: 2.78m

The Simpsons: 2.57m [HIGHEST]

Richard and Judy: 2.57m [HIGHEST]

Time Team: 2.45m

No Angels: 2.16m

My Name is Earl: 2.14m

 

CHANNEL 5

 

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CSI: New York: 3.51m

CSI: 2.81m

House: 2.68m

CSI Miami: 2.56m

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: 2.44m

Prison Break: 2.15m

Home and Away: 2.28m [HIGHEST]

Killer Instinct: 1.59m

Law and Order - Special Victims Unit: 1.30m

It's so strange to think that soap ratings were that consistently high when it would be extremely impressive for them to hit those respective marks today. Still, only being ~3 million down in 10 years isn't that bad really when you think of all the catch-up services etc. that are present today.