Torchwood Ratings – Day Two

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 - Reported by Marcus

Part Two of Torchwood: Children of Earth was watched by 5.6 million viewers, making it the the most watched programme of the day on British television by over a million viewers. The programme beat Eastenders and Emmerdale, with both soaps losing ratings to the Michael Jackson Memorial on BBC 2.

The programme audience once more grew throughout the hour and the programme got an average 24% share of the total audience.

An additional 82,000 people watched the programme in HD on the BBC HD channel.

The BBC Three repeat at 2345 was watched by 282,000 viewers, a 5.8% share.

The Appreciation Index for Episode One was 88, one of the highest scores for the day.

Final figures will be available in two weeks time.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK - Children of Earth (Series 3)

Torchwood Ratings – Day One

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 - Reported by Marcus

Torchwood: Children of Earth was watched by 5.9 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures. The programme was the 5th most watched programme of the day and the 2nd highest rated on BBC1, being beaten by the three main soaps. The programme won its timeslot with an audience share of 25.8%.

An additional 97,000 people watched the programme in HD on the BBC HD channel.

The BBC Three repeat at 2345 was watched by 214,000 viewers, a 3.9% share.

Final figures will be available in two weeks time.

Torchwood continues Tuesday evening on BBC1.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK - Children of Earth (Series 3)

Torchwood Blog

Saturday, 4 July 2009 - Reported by Marcus

With the transmission of the three Torchwood Radio plays now complete, the BBC has published an article on the Radio 4 blog, written by producer Kate McAll, looking at how the series was created.

The blog entry looks at how the programme was cast and how the series was put together. It features several pictures from the recording session.

All three of the Torchwood Plays can be heard on the BBC iPlayer and, for the first time, listeners in the United Kingdom can download permanent copies of the programmes as MP3 files.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Radio

Doctor Who Adventures Issue 122

Friday, 3 July 2009 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The new edition of Doctor Who Adventures is now out, and this week the magazine includes 3D glasses, a giant double-sided 3D poster, and Dalek Stickers.

FILTER: - Magazines - DWA