TV Ratings 2024

Both channels are as bad as each other for celebrity repeats. ITV also consistently used to play CATCHPHRASE repeats. Both have constant repeats of Pointless, The Chase and Tipping point in the afternoon throughout the year.
 
Everything is so risk-verse (or perhaps that should be cash-strapped) that there's no experimenting anymore. We still get the odd new show that is a breakout hit (The Traitors, The 1% Club), but linear television feels creatively bankrupt these days.
 
Rita said:
BGT starts again this weekend. Another show that is on its last legs. I am assuming it may still top the ratings chart but last year, and now this year I just couldn’t give a FUCK.
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BGT last year, for comparison in a few weeks

EpisodeAir dateTotal viewers
(millions)[14]		ITV
Weekly rank[14]
Auditions 115 April7.101
Auditions 216 April6.422
Auditions 322 April7.321
Auditions 429 April6.491
Auditions 56 May6.635
Auditions 614 May5.703
Auditions 720 May5.961
Auditions 827 May5.921
Semi-Final 129 May5.582
Semi-Final 230 May5.383
Semi-Final 331 May5.005
Semi-Final 41 June4.806
Semi-Final 52 June5.044
Final4 June6.331
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5 million in the overnights which is down a bit on last years 5.4 million in the overnights.
 
Not sure if this is the correct thread or if anyone on here watches but I see Vera is ending. Not sure if it has been axed or if Brenda Blethyn wanted to pack it in? I think it still does pretty well viewing figures wise?
 
Rita said:
Not sure if this is the correct thread or if anyone on here watches but I see Vera is ending. Not sure if it has been axed or if Brenda Blethyn wanted to pack it in? I think it still does pretty well viewing figures wise?
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I've read Brenda Blethyn has chosen to leave. It's one of the few guaranteed ratings successes ITV has - I'm sure they would happily carry on with it.
 
lolly said:
I've read Brenda Blethyn has chosen to leave. It's one of the few guaranteed ratings successes ITV has - I'm sure they would happily carry on with it.
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I thought it was a ratings success but wasn’t sure. I actually didn’t realise Brenda Blethyn was nearly 80 so am not surprised she is stepping back, especially if the character is meant to be the same age. I haven’t really watched any of it.
 
I don't watch it either but I read she only stayed to do the last lot because they brought back one of her old sidekicks temporarily.
 
April 8 - 14

01 The Apprentice 6.036m
02 Beyond Paradise 5.566m
03 Race Across The World 5.477m
04 Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 5.448m
05 The 1% Club 4.971m
06 Coronation Street 4.491m
07 Mammals 4.288m
08 Emmerdale 3.840m
09 Antiques Roadshow 3.797m
10 EastEnders 3.781m
11 Midsomer Murders 3.768m
12 Have I Got News For You 3.689m
13 Gogglebox 3.494m
14 Countryfile 3.424m
15 BBC News At Six 3.342m
16 Masterchef 3.297m
17 ITV Racing 3.276m
18 The Repair Shop 3.148m
19 Professor T 3.116m
20 The Cuckoo 2.922m
 
The first episode of Fallout on Prime got 3.163m, but none of the other episodes charted, so the average would be below the chart.
 
Lolly love, am I right in thinking Baby Reindeer would have been eligible for that week's chart, as it was released on 11 April?
 
Finn said:
Lolly love, am I right in thinking Baby Reindeer would have been eligible for that week's chart, as it was released on 11 April?
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If it dropped on that date, then yes. Not in the top 50 shows though, so below 2.555m.
 
OH. Mad that what feels like the most talked about show of the last week has... fewer viewers in the UK than 'Professor T'. Whatever the fuck that is
 
I won't make a habit of this because it's very much @lolly's domain, but here's the equivalent week just five years ago:

1. Line Of Duty 10.335m
2. Britain's Got Talent 10.117m
3. Coronation Street 7.227m
4. The Bay 6.812m
5. The Widow 6.675m
6. The Victim 6.511m
7. Emmerdale 6.179m
8. Antiques Roadshow 5.994m
9. EastEnders 5.724m
10. Countryfile 5.173m
11. BBC News 5.049m
12. The Durrells 4.837m
13. Victoria 4.644m
14. Casualty 4.426m
15. Game Of Thrones 4.380m
16. Have I Got News For You 4.315m
17. Gogglebox 3.89m
18. In For A Penny 3.613m
19. Holby City 3.585m
20. The Chase 3.461m
 
The Apprentice at #1 surprises me...its so tired but I am guessing won't be going anywhere soon
 
lolly said:
I've read Brenda Blethyn has chosen to leave. It's one of the few guaranteed ratings successes ITV has - I'm sure they would happily carry on with it.
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There's quite a few newish dramas that could easily take over the Vera slot, Van der Valk being one Grace which did huge numbers during the pandemic.
 
rhythmbandit said:
There's quite a few newish dramas that could easily take over the Vera slot, Van der Valk being one Grace which did huge numbers during the pandemic.
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Grace has proven to be reliable and delivered numbers only slightly below Vera's last time out. And it appears to have been confirmed for series 4 and 5, with 4 coming later this year.

Van Der Valk was big (6m plus average) during the pandemic but has been dropping since, and was below 4m for its last series. From a quick look, I can't see if series 4 has been confirmed.

But regardless, they would both involve moving things across schedules and leaving gaps where they were, if they want to push them to Vera's Sunday night slot. And for a channel clearly struggling to fill that schedule, if they are starting to rely on repeats of repeats in primetime, it still must give ITV a headache.

You'd hope after the success of Mr Bates at the start of the year that they are already moving in that direction, though.
 
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Halli said:
The Apprentice at #1 surprises me...its so tired but I am guessing won't be going anywhere soon
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It's very much #1 because the bigger shows which held it off earlier in the run have now finished, but the #1 show is still the #1 show and seeing off all competition.

I don't think I heard a single person talk about it in real life at all this series.
 
ITV don't have anything else with this consistency over such a long period, do they?

Vera series average

1 - 6.60m
2 - 6.37m
3 - 6.53m
4 - 6.42m
5 - 6.19m
6 - 7.88m
7 - 8.07m
8 - 9.03m
9 - 8.48m
10 - 8.30m
11 - 6.97m
12 - 6.02m
13 - 6.66m
 
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lolly said:
ITV don't have anything else with this consistency over such a long period, do they?

Vera series average

1 - 6.60m
2 - 6.37m
3 - 6.53m
4 - 6.42m
5 - 6.19m
6 - 7.88m
7 - 8.07m
8 - 9.03m
9 - 8.48m
10 - 8.30m
11 - 6.97m
12 - 6.02m
13 - 6.66m
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I would be very confident in saying NO. Those figures are fantastic.
 
At a guess, I'd say Midsomer Murders might be a reasonably consistent performer? I have no doubt it's drifted downwards somewhat after 23(!) series', though.
 
Slave said:
At a guess, I'd say Midsomer Murders might be a reasonably consistent performer? I have no doubt it's drifted downwards somewhat after 23(!) series', though.
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You just made me google Midsomer Murders and see that AUNT BABE is now a regular character. :wownic:
 
Slave said:
At a guess, I'd say Midsomer Murders might be a reasonably consistent performer? I have no doubt it's drifted downwards somewhat after 23(!) series', though.
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It certainly isn't as high as Vera recently. And doesn't have the info as easily accessible as Vera did, but I may do further investigation later.
 
I only started watching Vera in lockdown, and was quite snooty about Mr L watching it from the beginning before. I imagined it to be a lot more kind of fluffy than it is. Not that it's particularly gritty, but it's not the Sunday evening pensioner drama I was expecting.
 
Rita said:
Are they not better off just creating a new sleuth played by Sheridan Smith or Katherine Kelly?
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Possibly, but I imagine Sheridan Smith as a young Vera in a prequel (like Endeavour was to Inspector Morse) would excite them, if they consider there is value in the brand.
 
lolly said:
Possibly, but I imagine Sheridan Smith as a young Vera in a prequel (like Endeavour was to Inspector Morse) would excite them, if they consider there is value in the brand.
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Joanne Froggatt AGOG.
 
Worth noting ITV now also has a Sunday night show called RIDLEY, which as far as I can tell is basically Vera, but where Vera is Ted Hastings from Line of Duty.

It's coming back for a second series and is also 2 hour episodes. Hard not to think it was initially commissioned in the thinking that Brenda Blethyn would want to hang up her anorak soon.

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Finn said:
Worth noting ITV now also has a Sunday night show called RIDLEY, which as far as I can tell is basically Vera, but where Vera is Ted Hastings from Line of Duty.

It's coming back for a second series and is also 2 hour episodes. Hard not to think it was initially commissioned in the thinking that Brenda Blethyn would want to hang up her anorak soon.

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Oh yes, I watched that and forgot all about it.

Just what everyone was asking for - Vera without Vera, but with an old man and added jazz.
 
I don't watch Vera, so I can't attest to its appeal, but I'd guess it's somewhat driven by having an older woman in a role that has been historically male-dominated (A Touch Of Frost, Inspector Morse) and Brenda Blethyn playing it very well.

I'm not sure Ridley is quite so unique in that regard. It looks - just from the promo image - to be about as typecast as possible :D
 
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My parents enjoy watching episodes of Vera over and over again because they can never remember how they end. They do the same thing with Lewis, which I have told them not to on account of L******* F** but they don't listen.
 
Slave said:
At a guess, I'd say Midsomer Murders might be a reasonably consistent performer? I have no doubt it's drifted downwards somewhat after 23(!) series', though.
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Series averages, according to Wikipedia

1 - not available
2 - 10.543m
3 - 8.450m
4 - 9.388m
5 - 9.328m
6 - 9.348m
7 - 9.574m
8 - 8.648m
9 - 7.524m
10 - 7.106m
11 - 6.721m
12 - 6.271m
13 - 6.363m
14 - 6.030m
15 - 6.320m
16 - 5.962m
17 - 5.480m
18 - 5.785m
19 - 5.877m
20 - 5.418m
21 - 5.235m
22 - 4.202m
 
lolly said:
Series averages, according to Wikipedia

1 - not available
2 - 10.543m
3 - 8.450m
4 - 9.388m
5 - 9.328m
6 - 9.348m
7 - 9.574m
8 - 8.648m
9 - 7.524m
10 - 7.106m
11 - 6.721m
12 - 6.271m
13 - 6.363m
14 - 6.030m
15 - 6.320m
16 - 5.962m
17 - 5.480m
18 - 5.785m
19 - 5.877m
20 - 5.418m
21 - 5.235m
22 - 4.202m
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Assuming it's from about series 11 onwards that overlaps with Vera, so it's been a pretty reliable performer across that timespan...except for the most recent series. Not sure what would've happened there...
 
Kevin Lygo (director at ITV) has said that Mr Bates vs The Post Office brought 5m new users to ITVX, which is astonishing.
 
Now thinkbox has updated, there's more info re breakdown in viewing.

For the chart above, Race Across The World was the most watched programme on 7 day catch up:

1 2.337m Race Across The World
2 2.160m Beyond Paradise
3 2.012m The Apprentice
4 1.244m The Cuckoo

No other shows (except one episode of Coronation St with 1.023m) had over a million. The highest catch up figure for an episode of EastEnders was 885k.
 
lolly said:
Kevin Lygo (director at ITV) has said that Mr Bates vs The Post Office brought 5m new users to ITVX, which is astonishing.
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I guess it just goes to show how poor uptake had been beforehand.

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office definitely felt like a bit of a watershed moment for ITVX, though. I'm inclined to think the timing of it helped immensely; it felt very much like coming in the New Year lull, people perhaps had a bit more time/inclination to navigate ITVX in a way they mightn't usually.

Although it doesn't necessarily feel like ITV has capitalised on that momentum, in fairness, it has only been a few months, and I've no doubt they'll be looking for something similar to fill the same window next year. I'm interested to see whether they chuck Coronation Street and Emmerdale back onto ITVX during the sporting events this summer. And, if so, whether it'll only be temporary. As much as we talk extensively about the soaps and falling ratings, that seems like ITV's best chance of actually luring audiences to ITVX on a regular basis.
 
I think the scale of the success of it took them by surprise, so they probably couldn't capitalise on it immediately in terms of what was being broadcast soon after. You have to hope a lot of decisions made since then have been affected by it, though.
 
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