Sound of Drums - AI Figure and Sunday Repeat

Monday, 25 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Episode 12, The Sound of Drums, achieved an Appreciation Index score of87, way ahead of any other programme on the five main channels on Saturday and the joint highest AI figure of the week.

The second highest placing on BBC1 was Jekyll which got 83 and on ITV1 the highest place went to Parkinson with 79. Of the remaining three channelsCSI:NY scored highest with 85.

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.

On BBC3 the Sunday repeat got an audience of 1.01 millionviewers, which was a5.2% share. The programme was once more the most watched multichannel programme of the day, beating The Simpsons on Sky One.

Also on BBC3, last Sundays repeat of Utopia scored an AI of 88 and SaurdaysDoctor Who Confidential scored 85.

With overnight ratings for Sunday now available, Doctor Who is the 11th most watched programme of the week. There is a slim possibility of a top ten place when official final figures are released by BARB in about nine days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Week Thirteen - 7.05pm start

Sunday, 24 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Season Three of Doctor Who comes to a close in the UK next Saturday with episode thirteen, Last of the Time Lords, being broadcast at the slightly earlier time of 7.05pm.

The programme is preceded by a repeat of The Weakest Link: Dr Who Special, which was originally seen on the day before the season premier. The programme pits Doctor Who stars, including David Tennant, John Barrowman, Camille Coduri, Noel Clarke, K9 and Tracy-Anne Oberman, against Anne Robinson.

Following Doctor Who, BBC One viewers can see The National Lottery Drawsand Casualty.

ITV1 puts the feature film The Mummy up against the Doctor. The 1999 film stars Brendan Fraser,Rachel Weisz and John Hannah in a fantasy adventure about the search for buried treasure protected by an ancient mummy's curse.

Sports fans are catered for by BBC Two with tennis from south west London inWimbledon 2007. Weather permitting, it is the 3rd round in the men's and women's singles.

Channel 4 has a look at The 100 Greatest War Films. The first half of a two-part show counting down the 100 Greatest War Films of all time as voted for by the British public. Highlights include Platoon, Schindler's List and The Deer Hunter.

Channel 5 goes royal with William and Harry: The Interview. It is an interview given to Matt Lauer of the US network NBC, in which Prince William and Prince Harry give a unique insight into their lives.

NB: BBC Two will be showing the complete animated adventure Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest, originally shown as part of the Totally Doctor Whoseries, at 10.30am on Saturday morning. The Doctor and Martha follow a trail of clues across alien worlds to find the location of a legendary lost spaceship.

Doctor Who Confidential is on BBC3 at 7.55pm.

FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Sound of Drums - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 24 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial overnight figures show that episode twelve, The Sound of Drums, was watched by 6.9 million viewers, a38.2% share of the total television audience.

The programme was back on top of the charts as the most watched propgramme of the day, both by audience and share, with over a million viewers more thanCasualty. It beat its direct opposition on ITV1, the premier of Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, getting more than double the film's audience.

With just Sunday's ratings to come, Doctor Who is currently the 9th most watched programme of the week, holding out the possibility of a top ten final place.

The children's audience was 1.2 million which was a 49.7%share of the 4-15 year olds watching television.

On BBC3, Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.88 million making it the by far the most watched programme on multichannel television. The share was 5.7%.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Blink - Official Ratings

Wednesday, 20 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Final official figures published by BARB give Episode 10, Blink a rating of6.62 million viewers.

The programme was the 7th most watched on BBC1 and the 16thmost watched programme on British television for the week.

On BBC3 the Sunday repeat had an official rating of 0.75 millionviewers. It was the second most viewed programme on the channel for the week, and the 6th on all multichannel television.

Saturday's Doctor Who Confidential got a rating of 0.69 million and was the 10th most watched programme of the week.

Top Twenty Programmes (W/E 10 June 2007)

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2030) - 10.09 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 1934) - 9.91 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (WED 1930) - 8.86 - ITV1
4 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 8.85 - ITV1
5 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) - 8.77 - BBC1
6 CORONATION STREET (SUN 2002) - 8.66 - ITV1
7 EASTENDERS (THU 1931) - 8.55 - BBC1
8 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2202) - 8.28 - BBC1
9 NEW TRICKS (MON 2101) - 7.13 - BBC1
10 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) - 6.90 - BBC1
11 EMMERDALE (THU 1902) - 6.89 - ITV1
12 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 6.84 - ITV1
13 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2003) - 6.80 - BBC1
14 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SUN 2032) - 6.73 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (WED 1859) - 6.64 - ITV1
16 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1909) - 6.62 - BBC1
17 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2101) - 6.60 - BBC1
18 EMMERDALE (FRI 1903) - 6.43 - ITV1
19 EMMERDALE (TUE 1900) - 6.34 - ITV1
20 CASUALTY (SAT 2112) - 6.32 - BBC1

Multichannel Top Twenty

1 INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL LIVE (Wed 1911) 1,583,000 - Sky Sports
2 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2100) 1,218,000 - ITV2
3 EASTENDERS (Tue 2201) 1,089,000 - BBC3
4 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT (Sat 2225) 924,000 - ITV2
5 THE SIMPSONS (Sun 1833) 770,000 - Sky 1
6 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2001) 752,000 - BBC3
7 60 SECONDS (Tue 2159) 718,000 - BBC3
8 UGLY BETTY (Wed 2102) 708,000 - E4
9 BIG BROTHER'S BIG MOUTH (Tue 2305) 696,000 - E4
10 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1954) 686,000 - BBC3
11 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1829) 628,000 - Five Life
12 BIG BROTHER'S LITTLE BROTHER (Thu 1932) 625,000 - E4
13 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT (Sun 2159) 621,000 - ITV2
14 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1829) 617,000 - Five Life
15 HOLLYOAKS (Thu 1859) 614,000 - E4
16 FILM: SHAUN OF THE DEAD (Mon 2152) 576,000 ITV2
17 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) 569,000 Five Life
18 FILM: RAMBO FIRST BLOOD (Sat 2143) 567,000 BBC3
19 HOLLYOAKS (Mon 1859) 561,000 E4
20 FILM: SHAUN OF THE DEAD (Mon 2105) 560,000 ITV2

Source BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Utopia - AI Figure and Sunday Ratings

Monday, 18 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Episode 11, Utopia, achieved an Appreciation Index score of 87making it the joint most appreciated programme of Saturday.

It was five points clear of any programme on BBC1 or ITV1. Only Channel5's NCISgot a similar result, albeit with a much lower audience rating.

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.

On BBC3 the Sunday repeat got an audience of 0.78 millionviewers. The programme regained its place as the most watched multichannel programme of the day, beating Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2 and The Simpsons on Sky One. The programme had a 3.9% share of the multichannel audience.

Doctor Who Confidential got an overnight figure of 0.51 million, which was a2.4% Share.

On the main five channels, Britain's Got Talent - The Live Final achieved a massive 11 million rating on Sunday night, pushing Doctor Who down to 15th in the week's top programmes.

Official figures will be released by BARB in about nine days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Utopia - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 17 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial overnight figures show that episode eleven, Utopia, was watched by 7.3 million viewers, a 36.9% share of the total television audience.

The programme was the most watched on BBC One and the 2nd most watched of the day, being beaten by the ITV1 variety showBritain's Got Talent, which achieved 8.9 million. During the fifteen minutes in which the programmes went head to head, Doctor Who comfortably won with a quarter-hour audience of 7.7 million, as against 6.4 million for the ITV1 show.

With just Sunday's ratings to come, Doctor Who is currently the the 13th most-watched programme of the week.

The children's audience was 1.4 million, which was a 52% share of the 4-15 year olds watching television. Britain's Got Talent had 1.2 million children watching.

On BBC Three, Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.69 million, a 4% share of the multichannel audience. It was the second highest rating of the day, being beaten by F1: USA Grand Prix Qualifying on ITV4.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Friday Ratings

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

The Friday BBC Three repeat of episode ten, Blink, was watched by 0.33 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures. The programme was the 8th most watched on multichannel television for the day.

On BBC One, Totally Doctor Who achieved 0.9 million viewers, which was a7.9% share of the audience.

Wednesday's Blue Peter special, Who Peter, was watched by 0.7 million, giving it a 6.8% share.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

Week Twelve Schedule

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who stays at 7.15pm for the transmission of the penultimate episode of Season Three,The Sound of Drums in which Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister, but his dark ambitions reach beyond the stars.

The programme is preceded by the final of The People's Quiz hosted by Jamie Theakston and followed by The National Lottery Draws and Casualty

On ITV1 the main opposition comes from "those pesky kids" in the 2004 filmScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. where an evil genius is intent on wreaking havoc, much as on BBC1.

BBC2 has coverage of the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and handy tips on buying art.

Channel 4 puts the real Prime Minister up against Harold Saxon with The Rise and Fall of Tony Blair. Andrew Rawnsley examines the policies and personality of the man who has ruled Britain for the last decade.

Channel 5 offers an alternative with the 1988 feature film Little Nikita starring Sidney Poitier and River Phoenix. An unusual espionage drama in which an American teenager about to join the Air Force Academy discovers that his parents are Soviet agents.

FILTER: - UK - Series 3/29 - Broadcasting

Family of Blood - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

Final figures released by BARB put episode nine, The Family of Blood, as the 13th most watched programme on British Television for the week.

The final rating was 7.21 million viewers, making the programme the 5th most watched on BBC One. It beat an episode of EastEnders, and ITV1's regular weekly episode of Heartbeat. It was top of Saturday night.

On multichannel, the Sunday repeat achieved a final rating of0.76 millionviewers making it 2nd most watched on BBC3 and 4th on all multichannel Television for the week.

Saturdays Doctor Who Confidential was 17th with a final rating of 0.57 million viewers.

Top Twenty (w/e 3 June 2007)

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 1934) - 10.65 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 2031) - 10.54 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (WED 1934) - 10.18 - ITV1
4 EASTENDERS (MON 2001) - 9.29 - BBC1
5 CORONATION STREET (SUN 1929) - 8.87 - ITV1
6 NEW TRICKS (MON 2102) - 8.51 - BBC1
7 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) - 8.25 - BBC1
8 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE (FRI 1929) - 8.10 - BBC1
9 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 7.96 - ITV1
10 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 7.89 - ITV1
11 EMMERDALE (WED 1903) - 7.44 - ITV1
12 MIDSOMER MURDERS (SUN 2105) - 7.31 - ITV1
13 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1911) - 7.21 - BBC1
14 HEARTBEAT (SUN 2000) - 7.07 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (THU 1902) - 6.80 - ITV1
16 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2149) - 6.71 - BBC1
17 EASTENDERS (TUE 1930) - 6.66 - BBC1
18 EMMERDALE (TUE 1900) - 6.61 - ITV1
19 BIG BROTHER (WED 2102) - 6.59 - Ch4
20 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2005) - 6.45 - BBC1

Multichannel Top twenty

1 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2100) 1,376,000 - ITV2
2 LIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Mon 1400) 966,000 - Sky Sports
3 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 891,000 - BBC3
4 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2002) 758,000 - BBC3
5 BIG BROTHER'S BIG MOUTH (Thu 2303) 696,000 - E4
6 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 654,000 - Five Life
7 EASTENDERS (Thu 2201) 653,000 - BBC3
8 SUPERNATURAL (Sun 2100) 651,000 - ITV2
9 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1829) 626,000 - Five Life
10 FILM: BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (Tue 2147) 623,000 - ITV2
11 BIG BROTHER LIVE (Wed 2218) 616,000 - E4
12 POIROT (Wed 2059) 613,000 - ITV3
13 60 SECONDS (Sun 2000) 604,000 - BBC3
14 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) 597,000 - Five Life
15 HOLLYOAKS (Thu 1859) 578,000 - E4 In
16 HOLLYOAKS (Wed 1859) 577,000 - E4 In
17 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1955) 572,000 - BBC3
18 GAVIN AND STACEY (Sun 2100) 544,000 - BBC3
19 HOME AND AWAY (Tue 1828) 533,000 - Five Life
20 HOLLYOAKS (Mon 1859) 529,000 E4

Source BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 3/29

DVD Special Promotion

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - Reported by Marcus

From July 2nd, 2Entertain will re-release a number of DVDs aimed at bringing the classic series to a new audience.

For a limited period, the DVDs will be available at a lower price and with new packaging. The titles have been carefully chosen as stories that may appeal to fans of the new series, that have not already purchased classic Doctor Who DVDs.

The actual content of the DVDs will be identical to the previously released version.

The eight stories to be re-released are:

Spearhead from Space
Genesis of the Daleks
The Hand of Fear
Earthshock
The Five Doctors
Revelation of the Daleks
Remembrance of the Daleks
The TV Movie

FILTER: - UK - Classic Series - Blu-ray/DVD

Previous 10 Stories

Sound of Drums - AI Figure and Sunday Repeat

Week Thirteen - 7.05pm start

Sound of Drums - Overnight Ratings

Blink - Official Ratings

Utopia - AI Figure and Sunday Ratings

Utopia - Overnight Ratings

Friday Ratings

Week Twelve Schedule

Family of Blood - Final Ratings

DVD Special Promotion

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