Torchwood Final Ratings - Week ending 17th December

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus

BARB have released the official figures for the week ending 17th December 2006. The official figures are much more accurate than the initial overnights and include viewers who recorded the programme and watched it within seven days.

The figures show that Episode 9 of Torchwood, "Random Shoes" was watched by 2.26m people. The programme was the 21st most watched on BBC2 for the week and shows an increase on the previous week's figure.

On BBC3 the following week's episode "Out of Time" was watched by 1.03m viewers. The programme was the 6th most watched that week on all multi-channel TV. It was just beaten by "Lost" on Sky One.

The most watched multi-channel programme of the week was "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather" with a massive 2.64m viewers. This programme just beat the record previously held by "Torchwood" as the highest rated non-sport programme ever seen on multi-channel television.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Torchwood Finale Ratings

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus

The finale of Season One of Torchwood was seen by 1.11m viewers which was a 5.5% share of the audience.

This is the highest figure achieved since episode 8 and made the programme the 5th most watched on Multi Channel TV, where it was beaten by four sporting events.

The ratings increased throughout the programme and peaked at 1.26m for the final fifteen minutes.

The repeat at 0105 was watched by another 115,000 viewers and got a 4.1% share.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Sydney Morning Herald: Torchwood on ABC in 2007

Monday, 1 January 2007 - Reported by Benjamin Elliott

The Sydney Morning Herald's TV section for 1 January reports that Torchwood will be among the shows premiering on the ABC network this year. The story is titled Now, Look Here! for readers checking the print edition. Torchwood is on page 4 of the online edition of the article.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Press - Broadcasting - Australia

Torchwood Ratings Roundup

Sunday, 31 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus

Episode 11 of Torchwood, Combat achived a slightly lower value in the overnight ratings for Christmas week.

The BBC2 showing on 27th December achieved a figure of 1.90m, which was a 9.4% share. The Appreciation index for this showing was 81

On BBC3 the Boxing Day showing at 2230 was watched by 369,000 which was a 2.6% share. Later that night 96,000 or 4.3% of the audience watched the 0150 showing.

On Friday 256,000 watched at 2100 which was a share of 1.5% and 75,000 or 3% watched at 0130.

The programme had an extra repeat at 2235 on Saturday when it was watched by 176,000 or 1.3% of the audience.

The final two episodes will be shown on BBC Three on New Years Day

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Torchwood Overnight Ratings

Monday, 25 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus

The combination of an earlier start and it being Christmas Eve resulted in a drop in Torchwood's ratings for the first BBC3 showing of episode 11, "Combat". According to unofficial overnight figures the programme was watched by 710,700 viewers, a 3.9% share of the audience. The programme was still BBC3's highest rated of the day, and the fourth highest rated programme on Multi Channel TV, being beaten by three episodes of the Simpsons.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Torchwood Friday Ratings

Saturday, 23 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus

Episode 10 of Torchwood, Out of Time was watched by another 400,000 viewers on Friday according to unofficial overnight ratings.

The 2100 showing got 264,000 viewers, a 1.6% share, while the 0155 showing got 130,000viewers, a 7.1% share.

The late night audience is large for the channel and they are the highest figures Torchwood has received in this slot. At 0200 BBC3 had more viewers than any other TV Network, apart from BBC1.

The BBC2 showing on Wednesday night received an Audience Index figure of 79.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Torchwood BBC2 Overnights

Thursday, 21 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial overnight figures show that Torchwood Episode Ten, Out of Time was watched by2.3m viewers a 10.1% share of the audience. This is an increase of 100,000 over last week. The show was the 4th most watched programme on BBC2 on Wednesday and the 31st on all British Television.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Torchwood Ratings Roundup

Wednesday, 20 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus

Final figures released by BARB for the week ending 10th December 2006, show that the BBC3 showing of episode 9, Random Shoes was watched by 1.08 million viewers. The programme was the highest rated on BBC3 for the week and had the fourth highest audience on all Multi Channel TV.

The same figures show that the previous week's episode, They Keep Killing Suzie was watched by 1.86m viewers on BBC2 and was the 30th highest rated programme on the channel for the week.

Meanwhile overnight figures show that the Tuesday evening showing of episode 10 Out of Time, was watched by 458,000 viewers, a 3.8% share of the audience. This is the highest rating Torchwood has achieved in this slot since the double episode launch. 46,000 stayed up to watch the programme at 0150 Wednesday morning.

More Appreciation figures are also available. The BBC3 Sunday showing of Episode 8, They Keep Killing Suzie scored85 and the BBC2 showing 82. Episode 9, Random Shoes got an AI of 83 on BBC3 and 78 on BBC2.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

BBC Torchwood Previews

Wednesday, 20 December 2006 - Reported by Shaun Lyon

The final three episodes of Torchwood, the spinoff series starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack, will be shown over the next two weeks. Episode 11, Combat, written by Doctor Who series one and two star Noel Clarke, will be broadcast on Sunday 24 December at 9:30pm on BBC Three. However, the final two episodes will be featured not on their usual Sunday, but instead on New Years Day, Monday 1 January, with episode 12, Captain Jack Harkness, shown at 9:30pm and episode 13, End of Days airing immediately thereafter at 10:20pm. (The BBC says the finale is called "End of Days" but previous reports suggest "Apocalypse"; we're waiting for verification.) The "Declassified" documentaries will be shown early Tuesday morning on BBC Three, repeated later in the week. Below are the BBC press releases for all three episodes; also, check out our handy Broadcast Calendar on the left side of the Outpost's news page (click on the country flag to bring up the broadcast list.) As we previously reported, the second series of Torchwood will start shooting in the spring.

Episode 11: Combat
Savage aliens are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff and the Torchwood team is determined to find out why, as Russell T Davies's thrilling sci-fi drama continues. Owen is sent undercover to find out who's behind the kidnappings and soon befriends the charismatic Mark Lynch. Beneath the veneer of normal city life, Owen discovers a shocking subculture, but can he avoid being sucked into it? Owen is played by Burn Gorman and Mark Lynch by Alex Hassell. The cast also includes John Barrowman as Captain Jack, Eve Myles as Gwen, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto and Naoko Mori as Toshiko.

Episode 12: Captain Jack Harkness
Investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall -- in 1941. In another high-octane episode this Christmas, Gwen, Owen and Ianto work to rescue their colleagues – but not before Jack and Toshiko meet a handsome young American squadron leader by the name of ... Captain Jack Harkness. Captain Jack is played by John Barrowman, Toshiko by Naoko Mori, Gwen by Eve Myles, Owen by Burn Gorman and Ianto by Gareth David-Lloyd.

Episode 13: End of Days
The rift has been opened and time is splintering all over the world in the action-packed climax of Russell T Davies's dark and sexy sci-fi series. As events spiral out of control, the Torchwood team members are faced with fragments of their pasts -- and terrifying visions of their futures. Can Captain Jack save the world? Captain Jack is played by John Barrowman. The cast also includes Eve Myles as Gwen, Burn Gorman as Owen, Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto and Naoko Mori as Toshiko.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Production

Out of Time overnight ratings

Monday, 18 December 2006 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial overnights show that Out of Time was watched by 900,200 viewers a share of 5.4%. This was a drop of 70,000 on the previous week.

The programme was beaten by its main rival, Sky One's "Lost" which got 1,160,400 viewers and which inherited a vast audience from "Terry Pratchett's Hogfather".

Hogfather with 2.48m viewers, is now Sky One's highest rating programme, and threatens to displace Torchwood from its place as the second most watched multichannel programme in history.

Final data will be published in about 10 days time

The missing Torchwood viewers turned up for the repeat at 0115 which achieved a rating of 107,100, a share of 6%, a higher rating than normal for this showing.

FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

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Torchwood Final Ratings - Week ending 17th December

Torchwood Finale Ratings

Sydney Morning Herald: Torchwood on ABC in 2007

Torchwood Ratings Roundup

Torchwood Overnight Ratings

Torchwood Friday Ratings

Torchwood BBC2 Overnights

Torchwood Ratings Roundup

BBC Torchwood Previews

Out of Time overnight ratings

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