It had 6.373m for the first episode last year, including catch up, and was #4 of the week. So we'll see how it compares next week.5 million tuned in last night giving ITV the biggest numbers. Ant & Dec not DEAD after all?
Interesting that Death In Paradise and Trigger Point share the same Sunday night broadcast slot too.
I'm not sure, to be honest; I don't follow most of them enough to know which ones are dropped like that, or as weekly episodes.@lolly I’m not sure if I’m having a bit of a senior moment but is it not unusual for a series to go up in ratings consecutively when it is all released after the first episode? I understand Catch up etc, but the weekly totals usually dwindle, no?
I'm not sure, to be honest; I don't follow most of them enough to know which ones are dropped like that, or as weekly episodes.
You can see why it will happen, though - after all the figures include all viewing pre-broadcast up to 7 days after the date of broadcast. So if it's say the sixth episode of a show which was broadcast weekly but dumped on iPlayer at the start, by the time the sixth episode has been broadcast, it's actually six weeks worth of viewing being recorded, not just the broadcast plus 7 days that shows not all dumped on iPlayer at the time are getting.
But the majority of Trigger Point's viewing is coming from ITVX views, not live viewing.Interesting that Death In Paradise and Trigger Point share the same Sunday night broadcast slot too.
10 Coronation Street 4.330m
11 Dragons' Den 4.141m
12 Emmerdale 4.072m
13 BBC News at Six 3.826m
14 EastEnders 3.735m
I know there's little to separate the soaps, and Coronation Street/Emmerdale are down year-on-year, but I'm going to say it: I think EastEnders should be doing better than Emmerdale, at least, by this point. Considering how much build-up there was to Christmas, I'm pretty sure it would've been hoped that's the moment which pushed it back into second - or perhaps even first - place. The fact that the ratings have just gone back to how they were before (even taking into account some of the fallout has been messy due to Letitia Dean's unplanned absence) doesn't feel like it would've been part of the plan.
It has a similar vibe to Murder, She Wrote and Midsomer Murders. Worth watching, especially the earlier seasons.I have never watched a single episode of Death In Paradise. Am I missing out?
Is Letitia Dean back filming yet? Has she been unwell?
Yeah, I've decided against it.Just watched the first 2 episodes of Breathtaking. Very well done but I spent the majority of it bawling my eyes out. Such an emotional watch but it all still feels very raw.
I think she's great. But I fear that would only make it more upsetting.I really like Joanne Froggatt.
I think she's great. But I fear that would only make it more upsetting.
The Way?What was the drama on BBC 1 on Monday? Apparently it pulled in one of the channels lowest prime time figures ever of just 880k in the overnights.
February 19 - 25
01 Trigger Point 7.380m
02 Death In Paradise 7.299m
03 Call The Midwife 7.078m
04 The Apprentice 6.433m
05 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 5.860m
06 Gladiators 5.478m
07 The 1% Club 5.175m
08 Coronation Street 4.688m
09 Antiques Roadshow 4.640m
10 Breathtaking 4.626m
11 Six Nations Rugby: Scotland vs England 4.355m
12 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel 4.183m
13 Countryfile 4.162m
14 Dragons' Den 4.143m
15 Emmerdale 4.094m
16 BBC News at Six 3.817m
17 EastEnders 3.616m
18 Gogglebox 3.501m
19 Would I Lie To You? 3.419m
20 Dancing On Ice 3.379m
So Saturday Night Takeaway returns just over half a million down (slightly over 8%) on the series opener last year. Certainly not a disaster, and very similar in terms of % to Coronation St, Emmerdale and Limitless Win when I compared them year on year a few weeks back.
But I share @Slave's comment about the effort that must go into a big production like that, amd how financially viable it is. It feels like the kind of show which needs to be BIG to work. And as much as Ant & Dec irritate and bore me now, I don't believe it's them - I just don't think that audience exists for a show like that any more.
Very successful, and without wanting to take that away I think it probably bears pointing out again that we aren't really comparing like with like. That episode had been available for four weeks by the end of this week as it was all on ITVX from the end of January, and all those figures are included in the total. I'd imagine that both Death In Paradise and Call The Midwife will beat it on their 28 day ratings.Trigger Point has been quite the runaway success.
Very successful, and without wanting to take that away I think it probably bears pointing out again that we aren't really comparing like with like. That episode had been available for four weeks by the end of this week as it was all on ITVX from the end of January, and all those figures are included in the total. I'd imagine that both Death In Paradise and Call The Midwife will beat it on their 28 day ratings.
I've been watching this series and, so far, it feels like there's definitely been cuts to the budget - whether that's money and/or time.But I share @Slave's comment about the effort that must go into a big production like that, amd how financially viable it is. It feels like the kind of show which needs to be BIG to work. And as much as Ant & Dec irritate and bore me now, I don't believe it's them - I just don't think that audience exists for a show like that any more.
I'm sure Gladiators has been a big enough success that it will get a second series for the BBC (not sure if there has been any announcement yet), but seeing it fall pretty much week on week (first time below 5.5m this week for the second QF) does make me wonder if like @cwej said a few weeks back, it has legs. Now we're in the quarter finals and the figures are still heading south, I don't get any real sense of excitement over WHO WILL WIN and figures increasing in any significant way for the final. Unlike other shows, the appeal is in the format and the Gladiators rather than the contenders, isn't it?
I'm sure Gladiators has been a big enough success that it will get a second series for the BBC (not sure if there has been any announcement yet), but seeing it fall pretty much week on week (first time below 5.5m this week for the second QF) does make me wonder if like @cwej said a few weeks back, it has legs. Now we're in the quarter finals and the figures are still heading south, I don't get any real sense of excitement over WHO WILL WIN and figures increasing in any significant way for the final. Unlike other shows, the appeal is in the format and the Gladiators rather than the contenders, isn't it?
I know it has to have some sort of competitive structure, but I'm not sure I'd expect it to build in the same way. Are the contenders really memorable enough to generate excitement that would grow ratings? I haven't ever thought about that as being the appeal (or even intention) of Gladiators.
This is a really good point, and it's interesting if you drill down into the data. The VOSDAL (viewing on same day as live) figure for Gladiators was 1.864m. That's the highest for any programme. Obviously there's more scope to pick up a higher number of these viewers if a programme is broadcast earlier, but I'd say it's strongly suggestive of an audience which wants to watch it on the day, but not necessarily at the time BBC chooses to show it.I know it has to have some sort of competitive structure, but I'm not sure I'd expect it to build in the same way. Are the contenders really memorable enough to generate excitement that would grow ratings? I haven't ever thought about that as being the appeal (or even intention) of Gladiators.
What's surely not helping is the scheduling, which is crap. Next Saturday's BBC line-up is:
17.50: Gladiators
18.50: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
19.50: The Weakest Link
20.35: Pointless Celebrities
If the best the BBC can come up with at 8.30pm on a Saturday evening is a celebrity edition of a daytime show they already screen (almost) four hours a week, that's dire. Why is Gladiators not on at 7pm? Put Michael McIntyre on at 8 and put Pointless in the early-evening slot where it belongs.