Sarah Jane - Final ratings

Friday, 26 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The final ratings for "The Sarah Jane Adventures" has been confirmed as 2.92 million viewers, which was 15% of the television audience.

Of that audience 44% was male and 56% female.

16% of the total was under 16, giving a children's audience of 465,000 which was 19% of children watching.

Of the children 51% were boys and 49% girls. 25% were between 4 and 6, 39% between 7 and 9, 23% between 10 and 12 and 14% between 13 and 15.

Final figures are much more accurate than the initial overnights and include viewers who recorded the programme and watched it within seven days.




FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Sarah Jane

The Runaway Bride - Audience Breakdown

Sunday, 21 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Final data has now been received for the Christmas day showing of "The Runaway Bride". The programme achieved a final rating of 9.35 millionviewers, which was a 38% share of the total television audience.

Of that audience 50% were male and 50% female.

20% of the audience was aged of 4 to 15
9% was aged 16 to 24
13% was aged 25 to 34
19% was aged 35 to 44
17% was aged 45 to 54
11% was aged 55 to 64
12% was aged over 65

The total Children's audience was 1.83m and it was by far the highest rated programme, with those aged 4 to 15, for Christmas week. The children's share was 57%

The Children's audience was more skewed towards the males with boys making up 55% of the audience, while girls made up 45%.

18% were between 4 and 6
30% between 7 and 9
30% between 10 and 12
21% between 13 and 15




FILTER: - Specials - Ratings - UK

Torchwood - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 17 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
BARB have released figures for the final week of "Torchwood".

The BBC3 showing achieved a rating of 1.23 million viewers and was the most watched programme on BBC3 for the week. Overall it was the second most watched programme on all multi channel TV, being beaten by "Monday night Football" on Sky Sports.

The BBC2 repeat scored 2.14 million and was the 21st in the BBC2 chart.

The final figures show that, after launch, the series settled down with an average audience of around 4 million viewers each week. The Appreciation index for all episodes was above the average for drama and ended with a massive 86 for the final BBC3 programme.

Click on the graphics below for the full details




FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Torchwood BBC3 Success

Monday, 15 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Final figures give "Torchwood" nine of the top fifteen ratings for programmes shown on BBC Three in 2006. The programme is by far the most successful ever shown on the channel.

Before "Torchwood" the record for the highest audience for the channel, was held by an episode of "Little Britain", shown on 19th October 2004, with 1.90m viewers.

Torchwood had the second highest ratings on all Multi Channel Television shown during 2006, just being beaten by "Terry Pratchetts Hogfather" which got 2.65 million viewers.

Top BBC3 Programmes for 2006

1 Torchwood 22/10/06 Sunday 21:00 - 2.56m
2 Torchwood 22/10/06 Sunday 21:51 -2.52m
3 Torchwood 29/10/06 Sunday 21:59 -1.77m
4 Torchwood 05/11/06 Sunday 22:00 -1.39m
5 Torchwood 26/11/06 Sunday 22:00 -1.31m
6 World Cup 2006: Post-Match Croatia v Australia 22/06/06 Thursday 21:49 -1.28m
7 Torchwood 12/11/06 Sunday 21:59 -1.26m
8 Spooks 16/10/06 Monday 22:26 -1.23m
9 Torchwood 19/11/06 Sunday 21:59 -1.22m
10 EastEnders 21/09/06 Thursday 21:59 -1.13m
11 Torchwood 03/12/06 Sunday 22:00 -1.12m
12 EastEnders 16/02/06 Thursday 22:00 -1.12m
13 60 Seconds 22/10/06 Sunday 22:39 -1.10m
14 Spooks 17/09/06 Sunday 22:29 -1.09m
15 Torchwood 10/12/06 Sunday 22:00 -1.07m





FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

Runaway Bride - Official Ratings

Thursday, 11 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who was the 10th most watched programme on British Television during Christmas week, with a final official rating of 9.35 million viewers.

The official figures released by BARB are much more accurate than the initial overnights and include viewers who recorded the programme and watched it within seven days.

This gives "The Runaway Bride" the third highest rating since the programme returned in 2005, with only "Rose" and "The Christmas Invasion" scoring higher.

The BBC3 repeat of the programme was watched by 591,000 viewers and was the 19th most watched programme on Multi Channel TV for the week

Top Programmes. Week Ending 31 Dec 2006

1 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY (MON 2134) - 12.39 - BBC1
2 EASTENDERS (MON 2103) - 11.56 - BBC1
3 CORONATION STREET (MON 2003) - 10.20 - ITV1
4 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) - 10.10 - BBC1
5 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) - 9.90 - BBC1
6 CORONATION STREET (WED 2033) - 9.87 - ITV1
7 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2030) - 9.74 - ITV1
8 FILM: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURS (TUE 1933 - 9.48 - BBC1
9 EASTENDERS (MON 1829) - 9.40 - BBC1
10 DOCTOR WHO (MON 1900) - 9.35 - BBC1
11 EMMERDALE (FRI 1933) - 9.23 - ITV1
12 EMMERDALE (THU 1902) - 9.07 - ITV1
13 EASTENDERS (TUE 1901) - 8.95 - BBC1
14 LITTLE BRITAIN ABROAD (MON 2229) - 8.87 - BBC1
15 EMMERDALE (WED 1900) - 8.64 - ITV1
16 CORONATION STREET (SUN 1929) - 8.57 - ITV1
17 CASUALTY (SAT 2028) - 8.29 - BBC1
18 EASTENDERS (WED 1959) - 7.96 - BBC1
19 STRICTLY COME DANCING SPECIAL (MON 2001) - 7.83 - BBC1
20 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 7.69 - ITV1

Source BARB





FILTER: - Specials - Ratings - UK

Torchwood- Appreciation Index

Saturday, 6 January 2007 - Reported by Marcus
The BBC2 showing of the final episodes of "Torchwood" Season one, achieved an Appreciation Index of 84.

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

The score of 84 is the highest the series has scored on BBC2. It was one of the most enjoyed programmes of the day, only "Desperate Housewives" on Channel 4 scored higher with 85.

On BBC3 the Thursday night showing of "Captain Jack Harkness" had an audience of 233,100viewers at 2100 which was a 1.2% share. At 0100 66,900 people watched, a 2.9% share.

Meanwhile the Friday night 2100 showing at of "End of Days" was watched by 277,500 viewers, which was 1.4% of the total audience. At 0030 the show had 140,700 viewers a 3.3% share.




FILTER: - Torchwood - Ratings - UK

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

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

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