Torchwood BBC2 Overnight ratings

Thursday, 4 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The final episodes of Season One of "Torchwood" were watched on BBC2 by 2.0m viewers according to the unofficial overnights, an 8.3% share of the audience. The audience was steady throughout the programme peaking at 2.1m for the last fifteen minutes. The programme was the 36th most watched on British TV last night.

Final figures will be released by BARB in two weeks time






FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Naoko Mori Interview

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by R Alan Siler
Eclipse Magazine ("No Hype Entertainment News") currently features an interview with Torchwood star Naoko Mori. Mori talks about how she chooses roles, diversity in television, haunted hotels, Kermit the Frog, her history with John Barrowman, and Torchwood: the Musical!

"I think Tosh, out of the rest of the team, is the most guarded and private person and she's not particularly good at expressing herself at the best of times. She can be frank and honest, but she's quite shy because she's a private person. She's a very practical person, she loves problem-solving. With 'Countrycide' I think it really shook her because it was so horrific. What can you do? Run!"

You can read the interview in full by visiting the Eclipse Magazine website.




FILTER: - People - Torchwood

Tuesday Ratings Update

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The fourth outing of "The Runaway Bride" was watched by 461,000 viewers and was the second most watched programme on BBC3 last night.

It was beaten by the 3rd showing of the "Torchwood" finale which got another 523,000 viewers and was the 6th most watched programme on Multi Channel Television. This was the highest audience Torchwood has received for its Tuesday showing in the entire run.

The final BBC2 showing is tonight at 2100.

Finally, the Appreciation Index or AI for "The Sarah Jane Adventures" was 77. The Appreciation Index, or AI, is a measure of how much the audience liked the programme. It is a score out of 100, based on responses from a carefully selected panel. The average score for drama on BBC1 and ITV1 is 77. A score in excess of 85 is regarded as excellent while a score below 60 is poor.




FILTER: - Specials - Ratings - UK

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

Tennant "Committed to Who"

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive
Fan Website dedicated to David Tennant has announced that he is "committed to the series" despite rumors in the tabloids that he was going to quit after the third series.

The article says, "David is absolutely committed to the show and is currently filming the third series. There is no fourth series currently commissioned yet so we could not confirm his involvement in that yet. When a further series is commissioned, we will be able to confirm his involvement."

The website also lists the fact that there will be another Christmas Special in 2007. However, this news cannot be confirmed at this stage.




FILTER: - Production - David Tennant

Statham Doctor Who Rumors

Wednesday, 3 January 2007 - Reported by DWNP Archive
Yahoo.uk is reporting (via WENN) that Jason Statham has been offered the title role in the next series of Doctor Who.

There is absolutely no other corroborating evidence from any sources regarding this, this should remain safely in the 'Rumor' department. Click here for the article.




FILTER: - Production - Press

Sarah Jane Overnight Ratings

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
he latest spin off from "Doctor Who" debuted on BBC1 with an unofficial overnight audience of 2.9m viewers. The audience share was 18.7% and the programme was the 21st most watched of the day.

In its time slot the programme was just beaten by the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" on ITV which got 3.1m viewers. The film benefited from a large increase in viewers in its last fifteen minutes. When it was head to head against Sarah Jane, Sarah Jane got slightly more viewers.

The Children's audience was 0.4m which was 14.4% of all children watching.

The programme rated far higher than the average for CBBC Drama which is around 1 million, although comparisons are difficult as the programme was transmitted on a public holiday so all viewing figures were higher than usual.

The most watched programme of the day was "The Vicar of Dibley", where 12.3m viewers watched Geraldine walk down the aisle followed by the Tenth Doctor and two Daleks.






FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Sarah Jane

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

Tennant In Who's Who 2007

Tuesday, 2 January 2007 - Reported by Kenny Davidson
If proof were needed, David Tennant has had his A-list celebrity status confirmed by being included in the UK's annual publication of Who's Who 2007, which is a directory of society's rich, famous and influential. The reference work has been published since 1849 and has become a benchmark of the genuinely famous in public life.

Tennant, one of the 1000 new entries, was by tradition invited to submit his potted biography. New entries are given free rein to write their submission, but Tennant restricted himself to basic details, which are descibed by Wednesday's Scotsman as "tantalisingly brief. He mentions his father, the Very Rev Alexander McDonald, but not his mother. He gives no details about his love life and does not list any recreations." He lists himself under his real name, David John McDonald, 35-year-old from Renfrewshire.

Other new entries include presenter Noel Edmonds, veteran actor Denis Lawson (listed as Ewan McGregor's uncle), Dame Maggie Smith's actor son Toby Stephens, comedy actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar, author Kate Mosse, and the designer of the iPod Jonathan Ive.

The book is published on Wednesday 3rd January, at the noteworthy price of 145 pound sterling. It is not known if those listed receive a complimentary copy. Further details can be found here.

This story of Who appearing in Who's Who is also in the Daily RecordThe Guardianthe MetroThe Sun, andThe Telegraph.




FILTER: - David Tennant

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