TV Ratings 2023

[lolly]

I know, right?

I only usually watch the final anyway, and rarely listen to any of the songs before that apart from the UK entry, although I was intrigued with Loreen’s Tattoo so did listen to that. Surely an EASY WINNER! It’s fantastic!

We didn't lose anything decent in the first semi. You can always jump in for semi two tomorrow evening.

 

[Rita]

We didn't lose anything decent in the first semi. You can always jump in for semi two tomorrow evening.

I will definitely try to be here Saturday night. I absolutely love getting sloshed with you lot whilst watching. It has been an absolute treat over the past few years watching it with Moopy as I don’t think I really paid much attention after Ireland’s heyday.

 

[Nancy]

 

[Nancy]

AMAZING VIEWING FIGURES FOR THE EUROVISION FINAL

 

[Rita]

Wow that is FANTASTIC!

 

[Inner Smile]

Brilliant

 

[AGinAg (37)]

It's normally one of the top shows of the year these days. So little TV is watched live, so it makes a big impression.

 

[lolly]

May 1 - 7

01 The Coronation Of TM The King And Queen (BBC Saturday 10.18am) 12.038m
02 The Coronation Of TM The King And Queen (BBC Sunday 8.00pm) 11.377m
03 The Coronation Of TM The King And Queen (BBC Saturday 1.03pm) 11.043m
04 BBC Weekend News 6.709m
05 Britain's Got Talent 6.627m
06 I'm A Celebrity... South Africa 5.070m
07 The 1% Club 4.778m
08 Coronation Street 4.669m
09 Blue Lights 4.436m
10 Race Across The World 4.401m
11 Antiques Roadshow 4.052m
12 Magpie Murders 4.038m
13 Emmerdale 4.010m
14 The Coronation Of TM The Kind And Queen (BBC Saturday 7.30am) 3.901m
15 Have I Got News For You 3.856m
16 Malpractice 3.603m
17 Gogglebox 3.462m
18 EastEnders 3.451m
19 King Charles III: The Coronation (ITV 10.45am) 3.397m
20 The Coronation Of TM The King And Queen (BBC Saturday 7.01pm) 3.062m

 

[Rita]

My feeble mind saw Coronation Street at the top and was wondering how on Earth they had such a jump in viewers.

 

[Rita]

I was going to ask if those figures are decent, but then thought we probably don’t have anything to compare them to.

 

[lolly]

I was going to ask if those figures are decent, but then thought we probably don’t have anything to compare them to.

I guess the most obvious recent comparisons are the Platinum Jubilee and the funeral last year which had 13.071m and 12.395m respectively.

 

[Rita]

I guess the most obvious recent comparisons are the Platinum Jubilee and the funeral last year which had 13.071m and 12.395m respectively.

Great figures in this climate then.

 

[Nancy]

 

[lolly]

May 8 -14

01 Eurovision Song Contest 10.237m
02 Ten Pound Poms 6.354m
03 Britain's Got Talent 5.687m
04 Race Across The World 4.934m
05 I'm A Celebrity... South Africa 4.687m
06 Coronation Street 4.511m
07 Have I Got News For You 4.010m
08 Emmerdale 3.895m
09 Gogglebox 3.776m
10 Malpractice 3.696m
11 EastEnders 3.272m
12 BBC Weekend News 3.256m
13 Masterchef 3.227m
14 BBC News At Six 3.227m
15 Countryfile 2.811m
16 The Hit List 2.782m
17 The BAFTA Television Awards 2.689m
18 Dalgliesh 2.545m
19 BBC News At Ten 2.568m
20 The Chase 2.564m

21 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final One 2.541m
22 Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final Two 2.496m

 

[ILL ADVISED]

So wonderful to see!!

And ooh the Hit List is back

 

[Kratz]

Yay! Second year Eurovision has been number 1 for the week.

Is that the highest rating of the YTD?

 

[lolly]

Yay! Second year Eurovision has been number 1 for the week.

Is that the highest rating of the YTD?

See last week - the Coronation outperformed it.

 

[lolly]

...and the final episode of Happy Valley as well

 

[Kratz]

See last week - the Coronation outperformed it.

Ugh

 

[lolly]

May 15 - 21

01 Britain's Got Talent 5.955m
02 Ten Pound Poms 4.898m
03 Steeltown Murders 4.628m
04 The 1% Club 4.550m
05 Coronation Street 4.441m
06 Antiques Roadshow 4.269m
07 Emmerdale 3.964m
08 Have I Got News For You 3.953m
09 Gogglebox 3.854m
10 Malpractice 3.776m
11 Countryfile 3.412m
12 Annika 3.370m
13 Without Sin 3.319m
14 EastEnders 3.177m
15 BBC News at Six 3.146m
16 Masterchef 3.130m
17 BBC Weekend News 3.034m
18 Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction 2.790m
19 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2.790m
20 Match Of The Day 2.786m

 

[Rita]

I rather enjoyed Ten Pound Poms but really wasn’t keen on the ending.

 

[lolly]

I rather enjoyed Ten Pound Poms but really wasn’t keen on the ending.

I opted out of that one.

We watched Without Sin last week, and it was diverting enough but not essential.

 

[lolly]

May 22 - 28

01 Britain's Got Talent 5.918m
02 Maryland 5.265m
03 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.604m
04 Coronation Street 4.588m
05 Ten Pound Poms 4.464m
06 The 1% Club 4.310m
07 Steeltown Murders 4.153m
08 Antiques Roadshow 4.085m
09 Emmerdale 4.037m
10 Have I Got News For You 3.985m
11 Gogglebox 3.902m
12 Midsomer Murders 3.618m
13 EastEnders 3.420m
14 Countryfile 3.124m
15 BBC News at Six 3.017m
16 Masterchef 3.005m
17 Annika 2.987m
18 Match Of The Day 2.980m
19 BBC Weekend News 2.765m
20 Casualty 2.564m

 

[lolly]

May 29 - June 4

01 Britain's Got Talent: The Final 6.329m
02 Britain's Got Talent 5.159m
03 Coronation Street 4.599m
04 Steeltown Murders 4.470m
05 Ten Pound Poms 4.193m
06 The 1% Club 4.188m
07 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.144m
08 Emmerdale 3.980m
09 Have I Got News For You 3.925m
10 Gogglebox 3.799m
11 The FA Cup 3.787m
12 Antiques Roadshow 3.626m
13 EastEnders 3.543m
14 Spy In The Ocean 3.291m
15 Masterchef 3.079m
16 Annika 3.019m
17 BBC News at Six 2.920m
18 Who Do You Think You Are? 2.872m
19 Countryfile 2.794m
20 Casualty 2.760m

 

[Halli]

Despite the lower ratings, BGT being top or near the top for its run means its probably not going away any time soon. Its so dull and tired now.

 

[lolly]

The BGT final was about three quarters of a million down on last year, but yes, it isn't going anywhere while it's still the most successful programme on TV, even if it is a shadow of its former self.

 

[Rita]

Can anyone recommend any dramas that I possibly could have missed? TV is absolutely horrific at the moment.

 

[Rita]

Just looking at the chart I never caught Steeltown Murders.

 

[Finn]

'The 1% Club' looks to be doing good numbers for a new game show on ITV in the year of our lord 2023

Is it an actual hit, or just one they stick on after BGT so it gets a few million extra people who've NODDED OFF / not had their televisions switched off by the nurse yet?

 

[lolly]

Can anyone recommend any dramas that I possibly could have missed? TV is absolutely horrific at the moment.

Please don't consider Channel 5 thriller 'For Her Sins' with Jo Joyner. Mr L put it on this evening and I've come upstairs to get away from it.

 

[Rita]

Please don't consider Channel 5 thriller 'For Her Sins' with Jo Joyner. Mr L put it on this evening and I've come upstairs to get away from it.

I find the Channel 5 ones to be very hit and miss, and mostly miss. I have watched a fair few and the only one I remember is The Teacher by Sheridan Smith and that was just OK.

 

[Rita]

'The 1% Club' looks to be doing good numbers for a new game show on ITV in the year of our lord 2023

Is it an actual hit, or just one they stick on after BGT so it gets a few million extra people who've NODDED OFF / not had their televisions switched off by the nurse yet?

I think this is the second season so am assuming that it is a bit of a hit in the same way The Chase and Tipping Point are. Not my cup of tea but there certainly seems to be an appetite for quizzes overall.

 

[Finn]

I guess if a drama is going to be on Channel 5 it's already been turned down by the BBC, Netflix, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, even Amazon. The chances of anything decent being left can't be high

EDIT: Apart from lovely lovely All Creatures Great and Small, that is

 

[disneyteletubby]

The 1% club is actually decent, I sort of watch it, and sometimes figure out the answers to the questions asked

True about Britain's Got Talent... judging's no good, lacks talent overall, and it selects people with a certain energy, power or personality for TV. This year's voting for the final 3 was strange. BGT was so much better before, I even considered entering when I was little
Susan Boyle is definitely my favourite contestant it was nice seeing her perform again, even following a stroke last year. Attraction in 2013 were the most memorable winners to me, some others too, like Ashleigh and Pudsey.

I don't really watch many drama series, but I did watch Channel 5's The Drowning (considered a psychological thriller) in early 2021. 🏞
It was a slightly disappointing ending, but I quite liked the beginning two episodes.

 

[Rita]

True about Britain's Got Talent... judging's no good, lacks talent overall, and it selects people with a certain energy, power or personality for TV. This year's voting for the final 3 was strange. BGT was so much better before, I even considered entering when I was little
Susan Boyle is definitely my favourite contestant it was nice seeing her perform again, even following a stroke last year. Attraction in 2013 were the most memorable winners to me, some others too, like Ashleigh and Pudsey.

I had no idea Susan Boyle had a stroke.

 

[disneyteletubby]

I had no idea Susan Boyle had a stroke.

Most viewers including me didn't know either, until she mentioned it after the performance (around 5:30 of this video):

Susan says it was a minor stroke, but apparently she had to re-learn how to speak and sing as wonderfully as she did previously.

Very glad that she overcame that and got to perform again

 

[Nancy]

Susan Boyle's appearance on Wendy Williams' tv show when she sang a Christmas song still haunts my dreams.

 

[Halli]

Yeah I think the 1% club is quite decent in terms of its format and something different for a quiz show, so I am glad its doing quite well

 

[lolly]

June 5 - 11

01 Coronation Street 4.596m
02 Steeltown Murders 4.423m
03 Ten Pound Poms 4.330m
04 Antiques Roadshow 4.171m
05 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.087m
06 Emmerdale 4.066m
07 Have I Got News For You 3.967m
08 The 1% Club 3.917m
09 Soccer Aid for UNICEF 3.376m
10 EastEnders 3.299m
11 Countryfile 3.094m
12 Spy In The Ocean 2.933m
13 BBC News at Six 2.904m
14 The British Soap Awards 2.857m
15 Who Do You Think You Are? 2.842m
16 BBC Weekend News 2.785m
17 The Repair Shop 2.739m
18 Annika 2.706m
19 BBC News at Ten 2.692m
20 Gogglebox 2.679m

22 Love Island 2.479m

 

[Halli]

whilst nobody seems to be talking about Love Island, it still looks the highest rated show on a channel outside 1-5?