TV Ratings 2026

[Rita]

Interesting to see Vigil falling behind Trigger Point after beating it in week one.

I watched the first 3 episodes of Vigil and gave up. It’s not really character driven enough for me and I remember watching the other seasons but can’t really remember if I enjoyed them or not. I haven’t watched Trigger Point yet but think I did enjoy previous seasons.

 

[Rita]

The Blame with Michelle Keegan is VERY GOOD. I binged that over a couple of days.

 

[Rita]

Has Dragons Den lost a fair amount of viewers @lolly ? For some reason I thought it got a lot more viewers than that.

 

[lolly]

The Blame with Michelle Keegan is VERY GOOD. I binged that over a couple of days.

That's the ITV offering against The Split Up on BBC isn't it? And ITV are outperforming the BBC on the overnights, at least.

 

[Halli]

The Blame with Michelle Keegan is VERY GOOD. I binged that over a couple of days.

Going to start that tonight now I've finished and been traumatised by TIP TOE!

 

[Rita]

That's the ITV offering against The Split Up on BBC isn't it? And ITV are outperforming the BBC on the overnights, at least.

I’m not sure? I think it has just started? I haven’t heard of The Split up.

 

[lolly]

I’m not sure? I think it has just started? I haven’t heard of The Split up.

It's a spin off of The Split with Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan, which had 4 series from 2018 - 2024. Different writer and cast, though.

 

[lolly]

Has Dragons Den lost a fair amount of viewers @lolly ? For some reason I thought it got a lot more viewers than that.

I don't think it's ever been a huge ratings hit, and of course was on BBC2 for its first 17 series. Since it moved to BBC1. It looks like it averaged just below 4m for a few series, but does seem to have dipped again. But then so have most things. In terms of position in the chart, it seems to be hovering around in a similar position, so in that sense it's keeping pace.

Plus I'd imagine it's a relatively cheap show to make, so I suspect it won't be the first thing to get the chop.

 

[Rita]

It's a spin off of The Split with Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan, which had 4 series from 2018 - 2024. Different writer and cast, though.

Ooh I loved The Split. Another one I must catch up on.

 

[Rita]

I don't think it's ever been a huge ratings hit, and of course was on BBC2 for its first 17 series. Since it moved to BBC1. It looks like it averaged just below 4m for a few series, but does seem to have dipped again. But then so have most things. In terms of position in the chart, it seems to be hovering around in a similar position, so in that sense it's keeping pace.

Plus I'd imagine it's a relatively cheap show to make, so I suspect it won't be the first thing to get the chop.

For some reason I had it up at about 8 million viewers in my head. I still enjoy it when I come across it but never really seek it out if I don’t catch it live.

 

[lolly]

Sorry, it was only when looking to see if the chart had updated for this week that I discovered that I didn't post it last week. I'll get them up tonight.

 

[lolly]

September 7 - 13 (7 day consolidation)

01 Ludwig 5.750m
02 Trigger Point 4.800m
03 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.237m
04 Vigil 3.673m
05 Coronation Street 3.551m
06 EastEnders 3.304m
07 Antiques Roadshow 3.302m
08 Emmerdale 3.161m
09 BBC News at Six 3.084m
10 Gogglebox 2.789m
11 The Voice UK 2.750m
12 Dragons' Den 2.728m
13 BBC Proms 2.588m
14 The National Television Awards 2.507m
15 Professor T 2.403m
16 Reacher 2.292m
17 BBC News at Ten 2.302m
18 Match Of The Day 2.274m
19 Party Political Broadcast- Reform UK 2.214m
20 Celebrity Masterchef 2.196m

 

[lolly]

I imagine the 28 day figures will give it a decent boost, but surely there won't be a fourth series of Vigil unless it's a huge bump. I'd much rather hope the BBC have a new drama lined up for Suranne Jones.

 

[FetchFugly]

September 7 - 13 (7 day consolidation)

19 Party Political Broadcast- Reform UK 2.214m

EWW

 

[FetchFugly]

I imagine the 28 day figures will give it a decent boost, but surely there won't be a fourth series of Vigil unless it's a huge bump. I'd much rather hope the BBC have a new drama lined up for Suranne Jones.

Definitely diminishing returns with this one. Both Vigil and Trigger Point felt like they reached a fair place to leave things.

 

[lolly]

August 10 - 16 (7 day consolidation)

01 Ann Droid 5.264m
02 Coronation Street 3.590m
03 The Great British Sewing Bee 3.517m
04 European Athletics Championships 3.192m
05 EastEnders 3.171m
06 Emmerdale 3.084m
07 European Athletics Championships 3.077m
08 BBC News at Six 3.031m
09 European Athletics Championships 3.027m
10 BBC News at Ten 2.976m
11 Van Der Valk 2.683m
12 European Athletics Championships 2.532m
13 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 2.522m
14 Countryfile 2.398m
15 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace 2.252m
16 The Hit List 2.218m
17 European Athletics Championships 2.146m
18 The One Show 2.071m
19 European Athletics Championships 2.037m
20 Murder Trial 1.938m

August 10 - 16 (28 day consolidation)

01 Ann Droid 6.111m
02 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.216m
03 Coronation Street 3.815m
04 EastEnders 3.433m
05 Emmerdale 3.249m
06 European Athletics Championships 3.193m
07 Reacher 3.150m
08 Van Der Valk 3.181m
09 European Athletics Championships 3.096m
10 European Athletics Championships 3.043m
11 BBC News at Six 3.031m
12 BBC News at Ten 2.976m
13 Countryfile 2.584m
14 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 2.580m
15 European Athletics Championships 2.551m
16 Murder Trial 2.443m
17 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace 2.377m
18 The Hit List 2.360m
19 A House Through Time 2.260m
20 European Athletics Championships 2.155m

 

[lolly]

September 14 - 20 (7 day consolidation)

01 Strictly Come Dancing 6.428m
02 Ludwig 5.825m
03 The Blame 5.234m
04 Trigger Point 5.023m
05 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.294m
06 Vigil 3.526m
07 7 - 70 Up UK 3.525m
08 Coronation Street 3.525m
09 Antiques Roadshow 3.358m
10 EastEnders 3.295m
11 BBC News at Six 3.127m
12 Emmerdale 3.107m
13 The Split Up 2.964m
14 All Creatures Great And Small 2.928m
15 Countryfile 2.887m
16 Gogglebox 2.855m
17 Match Of The Day 2.728m
18 Dragons' Den 2.675m
19 Reacher 2.615m
20 Princess Diana: My Sister's Story 2.403m

 

[lolly]

That's a big victory for ITV (The Blame) against BBC (The Split Up) in the Sunday night drama slot.

 

[Rita]

How does that Strictly figure compare to last years 7 day figure @lolly?

 

[Rita]

Trigger Point figure seems to go up every week.

 

[lolly]

August 17 - 23 (7 day consolidation)

01 Ludwig 6.606m
02 Ann Droid 5.582m
03 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.120m
04 Coronation Street 3.686m
05 Emmerdale 3.182m
06 EastEnders 3.159m
07 BBC News at Six 3.098m
08 Match Of The Day 3.011m
09 Professor T 2.674m
10 Dragons' Den 2.546m
11 Celebrity Masterchef 2.497m
12 BBC News at Ten 2.478m
13 Countryfile 2.445m
14 The Voice UK 2.421m
15 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 2.303m
16 The Hit List 2.261m
17 Fake Or Fortune? 2.245m
18 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next 2.193m
19 Only Connect 2.148m
20 The One Show 2.095m

August 17 - 23 (28 day consolidation)

01 Ludwig 9.108m
02 Ann Droid 6.215m
03 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.697m
04 Coronation Street 3.863m
05 EastEnders 3.399m
06 Professor T 3.366m
07 Emmerdale 3.352m
08 Reacher 3.181m
09 BBC News at Six 3.094m
10 Dragons' Den 3.064m
11 Match Of The Day 3.063m
12 Celebrity Masterchef 2.813m
13 Countryfile 2.655m
14 The Voice UK 2.653m
15 Fake Or Fortune? 2.415m
16 BBC News at Ten 2.378m
17 The Hit List 2.339m
18 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 2.336m
19 Only Connect 2.328m
20 Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next 2.254m

 

[lolly]

How does that Strictly figure compare to last years 7 day figure @lolly?

Only very narrowly down - it was 6.433m for the launch last year. But like we've said before, there always likely was to be an audience tuning in to see the new line up; the test will be the next few weeks.

 

[lolly]

Big Brother got between 1.01 and 1.130m for each of its episodes last week, an audience share of up to 14% which ITV must be very happy with for ITV2.

And I see it's already been posted in the main thread that it's the highest audience in 3 years.

 

[Rita]

Big Brother got between 1.01 and 1.130m for each of its episodes last week, an audience share of up to 14% which ITV must be very happy with for ITV2.

And I see it's already been posted in the main thread that it's the highest audience in 3 years.

This season has been ASTONISHINGLY GOOD.

 

[lolly]

September 21 - 27 (7 day consolidation)

01 The Great British Bake Off 7.187m
02 Strictly Come Dancing 6.204m
03 Ludwig 5.912m
04 The Blame 4.904m
05 Coronation Street 3.635m
06 Antiques Roadshow 3.463m
07 UEFA Nations League 3.375m
08 EastEnders 3.193m
09 Emmerdale 3.131m
10 Countryfile 3.089m
11 BBC News at Six 3.069m
12 Gogglebox 2.959m
13 Marble Hall Murders 2.953m
14 7 - 70 Up UK 2.913m
15 All Creatures Great And Small 2.867m
16 Film: Toy Story 5 2.503m
17 Dragons' Den 2.397m
18 Professor T 2.384m
19 The Split Up 2.383m
20 Only Connect 2.256m

 

[lolly]

August 24 - 30 (7 day consolidation)

01 Ludwig 6.189m
02 Vigil 4.709m
03 Trigger Point 4.422m
04 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.382m
05 Coronation Street 3.673m
06 Hamza: Birds Of Prey 3.405m
07 Emmerdale 3.308m
08 BBC News at Six 3.206m
09 EastEnders 3.154m
10 Match Of The Day 3.085m
11 Countryfile 2.918m
12 24 Hours In Police Custody 2.785m
13 The Voice UK 2.745m
14 Professor T 2.596m
15 BBC News at Ten 2.593m
16 Dragons' Den 2.513m
17 Reacher 2.425m
18 Celebrity Masterchef 2.343m
19 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 2.325m
20 Film: The Whisper Man 2.227m

August 24 - 30 (28 day consolidation)

01 Ludwig 7.971m
02 Vigil 6.772m
03 Trigger Point 5.915m
04 The Great British Sewing Bee 4.996m
05 Hamza: Birds Of Prey 4.337m
06 24 Hours In Police Custody 3.919m
07 Coronation Street 3.836m
08 Film: The Whisper Man 3.735m
09 Reacher 3.722m
10 Emmerdale 3.444m
11 EastEnders 3.360m
12 BBC News at Six 3.206m
13 Match Of The Day 3.106m
14 Professor T 3.064m
15 Countryfile 2.999m
16 The Voice UK 2.930m
17 Dragons' Den 2.908m
18 Celebrity Masterchef 2.569m
19 Death Of The Pastor's Wife 2.498m
20 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 2.379m

 

[lolly]

September 21 - 27 (7 day consolidation)

01 The Great British Bake Off 7.187m
02 Strictly Come Dancing 6.204m

As posted in the Strictly thread a couple of weeks ago

This was the top of the chart for the week of the first Strictly live show last year, with 7 day consolidation. I suspect it will be a lot closer this year - and possibly end up in GBBO's favour.

01 Strictly Come Dancing 7.694m
02 The Great British Bake Off 6.704m

Turns out GBBO thwacked it.

 

[lolly]

Between 0.953m and 1.120m for Big Brother, so down slightly on the previous week.

 

[cwej]

As posted in the Strictly thread a couple of weeks ago



Turns out GBBO thwacked it.

First time I've watched GBBO since it moved to Channel 4. Nigella had THAT EFFECT!!