TV Ratings 2020

[AGinAg (37)]

That was the Christmas Day episode. Which I believe was the Den serving Angie with divorce papers episode. Not that I've watched the show for two decades, but surely one of the all time iconic moments?

I suspect that and "you're not my mother" are most iconic EE moments.

 

[lolly]

1987

01 EastEnders 28.0m
02 Coronation Street 26.65m
03 A Question Of Sport 19.05m
04 Film: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom 18.95m
05 Grand Royal Knockout Tournament 18.35m
06 Wish You Were Here 18.05m
07 It'll Be Alright On Xmas Night 17.95m
08 Challenge Anneka (Children In Need) 17.20m
09 Don't Wait Up 16.65m
10 Film: Love Bug 16.55m

 

[AGinAg (37)]

No way was Challenge Anneka a thing as far back as 1987.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It wasn't. Started 1989.

 

[lolly]

No way was Challenge Anneka a thing as far back as 1987.

Wikipedia says it didn't start until 89. So what's THAT about?

 

[lolly]

Wikipedia says it didn't start unti 89. So what's THAT about?

Oh, but also

The format was tested in 1987's Children in Need.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

AH.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Also: Royal Its A Knockout.

Prince Edward having a hissy fit afterwards is a legit life highlight.

 

[lolly]

1988

01 EastEnders 24.15m
02 Bread 20.95m
03 Neighbours 19.6m
04 The Royal Variety Performance 1988 18.15m
04 Coronation Street 18.15m
06 Film: For Your Eyes Only 17.80m
07 Last Of The Summer Wine 17.10m
08 Allo Allo 17.05m
09 Queston Of Sport Meets Spitting Image 16.40m
09 Comic Relief 16.4m

 

[AGinAg (37)]

20 million for Neighbours

 

[AGinAg (37)]

God Carla Laine programs were terrible.

 

[octophone]

Ah, I remember the days when we all had fuck else to do but watch telly, all 4 channels of it. Thank the Lord for the internet.

 

[lolly]

1989

01 Film: Crocodile Dundee 21.77m
02 Neighbours 20.48m
03 Only Fools And Horses 20.12m
04 Coronation Street 19.01m
05 Blind Date 16.86m
06 Bread 16.51m
07 EastEnders 15.88m
08 Forever Green 15.75m
09 Inspector Morse 15.49m
10 Film: The Man With The Golden Gun 15.48m

 

[lolly]

Ah, I remember the days when we all had fuck else to do but watch telly, all 4 channels of it. Thank the Lord for the internet.

All three at the start!

 

[octophone]

I watched the first ever episode of Countdown when Channel 4 launched.

 

[Rita]

That was the Christmas Day episode. Which I believe was the Den serving Angie with divorce papers episode. Not that I've watched the show for two decades, but surely one of the all time iconic moments?

I would assume so. Eastenders was not shown where I was growing up.

 

[Rita]

These figures are mind boggling. I had no idea Blind Date was so popular.

 

[lolly]

1990

01 Neighbours 20.16m
02 Coronation Street 19.20m
03 Only Fools And Horses 17.97m
04 It'll Be Alright On The Night 17.92m
05 Film: E.T. 17.5m
06 Film: A View To A Kill 16.93m
07 The Generation Game 16.73m
08 World Cup 1990: England v West Germany 16.69m
09 Inspector Morse 16.16m
10 World Cup 1990: England v Ireland 15.96m

 

[Rita]

Eastenders must have lost it’s grip on the nation in 1990 and who knew Neighbours was not only the UK’s top soap, but most watched programme.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Eastenders must have lost it’s grip on the nation in 1990 and who knew Neighbours was not only the UK’s top soap, but most watched programme.

It was the post Dirty Den, pre Mitchell era. I think they brought in a lot of none characters.

 

[lolly]

1991

01 Coronation Street 20.45m
02 London's Burning 18.86m
03 Neighbours 18.82m
04 Darling Buds Of May 18.35m
05 Wogan 18.24m
06 Only Fools And Horses 17.7m
07 Denis Norden's Laughter File 17.39m
08 You've Been Framed 17.28m
09 Blind Date Wedding Of The Year 16.89m
10 EastEnders 16.77m

 

[Rita]

I remember I used to want to be Mariette from Darling Buds of May. She was beautiful.

 

[octophone]

Which episode of Wogan did 18 million? Who did he have on, Princess Diana, Jesus and live music from Mozart?

 

[lolly]

29th December 1991 broadcast. No idea who was on it.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Which episode of Wogan did 18 million? Who did he have on, Princess Diana, Jesus and live music from Mozart?

Possibly Madonna.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

29th December 1991 broadcast. No idea who was on it.

No episode that day but there was a 'best of the year' episode the next day.

https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1991-12-30

 

[lolly]

According to wikipedia, by December 1991 the show had lost 4m viewers and was axed, with the final episode being in July 92, and it was replaced by Eldorado. Seems strange that it had such a high figure around that time, but I suppose possible.

However, the very first episode of Auntie's Bloomers, hosted by Terry Wogan was broadcast on 29/12/1981, so I wonder if it's a mistake?

 

[lolly]

1992

01 Coronation Street 20.45m
02 Only Fools And Horses 20.14m
03 Worst Of Alright On The Night 19.92m
04 You've Been Framed 19.33m
05 Trouble With Mr Bean 18.74m
06 The Darling Buds Of May 18.73m
07 More Auntie's Bloomers 18.45m
08 Taggart The Movie 18.33m
09 Film: Three Men & A Baby 18.27m
10 Elizabeth R 17.85m

 

[lolly]

1993

01 Coronation Street 20.73m
02 One Foot In The Algarve 20.01m
03 Only Fools And Horses 19.59m
04 Birds Of A Feather 19.39m
05 Inspector Morse 18.77m
06 Film: Ghost 18.53m
07 You've Been Framed 18.25m
08 EastEnders 17.81m
09 Heartbeat 17.77m
10 The Bill 17.73m

 

[lolly]

1994

01 Torvill and Dean - Olympic Ice Dance Championship 23.95m
02 National Lottery Live 20.17m
03 Coronation Street 19.68m
04 EastEnders 19.31m
05 Heartbeat 17.76m
06 Casualty 17.24m
07 You've Been Framed 16.96m
08 London's Burning 16.81m
09 Grand National 16.72m
10 The Bill 16.45m

 

[octophone]

Christ, the launch of the lottery was 1994. Feelin' mah age...

 

[Lucille]

I actually think it’s one of my EARLIEST MEMORIES. I distinctly remember my Mum buying the ticket from outside Morrison’s. We won £120 and went out for a slap up Indian.

 

[Rita]

The Bill, Heartbeat, Casualty and Birds Of A Feather all once got well over 15 million viewers.

WHO KNEW?

 

[Rita]

That Grand National figure too. It must now be lucky to muster a couple of million and we are in the middle of a GAMBLING CRISIS.

 

[Rita]

I must admit the biggest shock for me has been Last Of The Summer Wine being so popular. I have never witnessed a more bland crock of shit of a show.

 

[lolly]

1995

01 Panorama Special: Princess Diana 22.78m
02 Coronation Street 19.44m
03 Heartbeat 18.68m
04 National Lottery Live 18.21m
05 Auntie's Sporting Bloomers 17.85m
06 One Foot In The Xmas Grave 17.77m
07 EastEnders 17.02m
08 Casualty 16.75m
09 Keeping Up Appearances: Xmas Special 16.73m
10 Inspector Morse 16.56m

 

[lolly]

I actually think it’s one of my EARLIEST MEMORIES. I distinctly remember my Mum buying the ticket from outside Morrison’s. We won £120 and went out for a slap up Indian.

My first memory of it is being with my first proper boyfriend, waking up on a Saturday morning with him, then running out first thing to buy a couple of tickets, a packet of durex, and being fucked ragged all day before the live show.

 

[Lucille]

Awwwww hun.

 

[lolly]

1996

01 Only Fools And Horses 24.35m
02 Coronation Street 19.80m
03 Casualty 18.05m
04 EastEnders 17.92m
05 Touch Of Frost 17.58m
06 Heartbeat 17.55m
07 One Foot In The Grave 17.47m
08 Euro 96: England v Germany 17.46m
09 You've Been Framed 17.34m
10 National Lottery Live 16.62m

 

[Raining on Me]

That was the Christmas Day episode. Which I believe was the Den serving Angie with divorce papers episode. Not that I've watched the show for two decades, but surely one of the all time iconic moments?

Didn't that combine the Christmas episode with the repeat back then? The Sunday omnibus I mean. I think they always did that.

I don't remember it being quite what it seemed taken on those terms but I could be wrong.