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Weekly Viewing Summary

TERRESTRIAL TOP 30
BBC1      Individuals 4+ (Including Timeshift) - w/e 18/05/2008
  Programme Millions
1 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) 8.76
2 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1858) 8.41
3 EASTENDERS (FRI 1958) 8.06
4 FILM: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (SUN 2002 7.53
5 EASTENDERS (THU 1930) 7.17
6 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2100) 7.11
7 CASUALTY (SAT 2136) 6.83
8 WAKING THE DEAD (MON 2101) 6.69
9 I'D DO ANYTHING (SUN 1931) 6.66
10 WAKING THE DEAD (TUE 2100) 6.50
11 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) 6.37
12 THE NATIONAL LOTTERY - 1 VS 100 (SAT 2045) 6.34
13 I'D DO ANYTHING (SAT 1945) 6.13
14 BBC NEWS (SUN 2200) 5.97
15 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (MON 2200) 5.65
16 HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU (FRI 2100) 5.32
17 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (WED 2200) 5.27
18 HOLBY CITY (TUE 2000) 5.10
19 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (TUE 2200) 5.08
20 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE (SAT 1240) 4.99
21 MY FAMILY (FRI 2130) 4.89
22 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (THU 2200) 4.65
23 THE ONE SHOW (THU 1858) 4.39
24 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (FRI 2200) 4.39
25 MY FAMILY (SUN 1902) 4.37
26 BBC NEWS (SUN 1805) 4.34
27 SEASIDE RESCUE (SUN 1831) 4.22
28 SIX O'CLOCK NEWS (FRI 1800) 4.19
29 OUTTAKE TV (SAT 1748) 4.13
30 SIX O'CLOCK NEWS (MON 1800) 4.09
BBC2      Individuals 4+ (Including Timeshift) - w/e 18/05/2008
  Programme Millions
1 THE APPRENTICE - YOU'RE FIRED! (WED 2200) 3.22
2 HEROES (THU 2101) 2.97
3 HAVE I GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE NEWS FOR YO (SAT 2100 2.68
4 WILD CHINA (SUN 1959) 2.57
5 GREAT BRITISH MENU (FRI 1832) 2.39
6 GARDENERS' WORLD (FRI 2001) 2.31
7 QI (FRI 2201) 2.31
8 COAST (SUN 2100) 2.27
9 RUSSIA: A JOURNEY WITH JONATHAN DIMBLEBY (SUN 2159 2.15
10 DAD'S ARMY (SAT 1830) 1.93
11 GREAT BRITISH MENU (THU 1830) 1.88
12 EGGHEADS (FRI 1801) 1.86
13 EGGHEADS (TUE 1800) 1.83
14 GREAT BRITISH MENU (TUE 1830) 1.80
15 COMEDY MAP OF BRITAIN (SAT 2142) 1.79
16 ANDREW MARR'S HISTORY OF MODERN BRITAIN (SAT 2001) 1.79
17 GREAT BRITISH MENU (MON 1831) 1.78
18 GREAT BRITISH MENU (WED 1830) 1.76
19 WILD CHINA (SAT 1900) 1.74
20 EGGHEADS (THU 1801) 1.73
21 HEROES UNMASKED (THU 2144) 1.72
22 EGGHEADS (MON 1801) 1.71
23 EGGHEADS (WED 1801) 1.67
24 MEERKAT MANOR (SUN 1935) 1.67
25 THE TRUTH ABOUT PROPERTY (TUE 2001) 1.66
26 THE NATURAL WORLD (WED 2000) 1.63
27 THE TREES THAT MADE BRITAIN (FRI 1931) 1.62
28 THE TRUTH ABOUT PROPERTY (MON 2001) 1.58
29 LIVING THE DREAM REVISITED (THU 2001) 1.50
30 MEERKAT MANOR (SUN 1912) 1.49
ITV1      Individuals 4+ (Including Timeshift) - w/e 18/05/2008
  Programme Millions
1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2030) 9.78
2 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SAT 2000) 9.11
3 CORONATION STREET (MON 1933) 9.07
4 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) 9.05
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2029) 8.99
6 EMMERDALE (FRI 1902) 6.97
7 EMMERDALE (THU 1900) 6.51
8 CORONATION STREET (WED 1859) 6.44
9 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) 6.36
10 BENIDORM (FRI 2100) 6.32
11 HEARTBEAT (SUN 1959) 6.05
12 EMMERDALE (TUE 1859) 5.87
13 ALL STAR MR AND MRS (SAT 1859) 5.84
14 THE DUKE: A PORTRAIT OF PRINCE PHILIP (MON 2101) 5.72
15 THE BILL (THU 2000) 5.42
16 UEFA CUP FINAL 2008 (WED 1929) 4.86
17 ... FUNNIEST THINGS (SAT 1800) 4.84
18 EMMERDALE (THU 1930) 4.78
19 THE DUKE: A PORTRAIT OF PRINCE PHILIP (TUE 2102) 4.42
20 BEAT THE STAR (SUN 1846) 3.90
21 ULTIMATE FORCE (SUN 2103) 3.82
22 MIDNIGHT MAN (THU 2102) 3.74
23 WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? (TUE 2000) 3.62
24 AN AUDIENCE WITHOUT JEREMY BEADLE (FRI 2132) 3.45
25 NEW YOU'VE BEEN FRAMED! (SAT 1730) 3.44
26 TONIGHT WITH TREVOR MCDONALD (MON 2002) 3.34
27 ITV EVENING NEWS (MON 1830) 3.23
28 ITV EVENING NEWS (THU 1830) 3.18
29 ITV EVENING NEWS (FRI 1830) 3.14
30 ITV NEWS AT TEN (MON 2200) 3.06
Channel 4      Individuals 4+ (Including Timeshift) - w/e 18/05/2008
  Programme Millions
1 HALF TON DAD (WED 2059) 2.93
2 GORDON RAMSEY'S F WORD (TUE 2101) 2.68
3 COME DINE WITH ME (THU 2000) 2.46
4 DEAL OR NO DEAL (TUE 1614) 2.38
5 DEAL OR NO DEAL (FRI 1614) 2.36
6 DEAL OR NO DEAL (WED 1614) 2.31
7 CUTTING EDGE (THU 2059) 2.29
8 THE WORLD'S TALLEST WOMAN AND ME (TUE 2204) 2.24
9 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (WED 2204) 2.23
10 HOW TO LOOK GOOD NAKED (TUE 1959) 2.23
11 DEAL OR NO DEAL (MON 1614) 2.18
12 DEAL OR NO DEAL (THU 1614) 2.17
13 PROPERTY LADDER (WED 1959) 2.09
14 FILM: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) (SUN 2103) 1.98
15 THE SIMPSONS (FRI 1800) 1.86
16 THE SIMPSONS (MON 1801) 1.79
17 THE SIMPSONS (THU 1801) 1.79
18 THE SIMPSONS (TUE 1803) 1.75
19 FILM: EXIT WOUNDS (MON 2204) 1.71
20 PAUL O'GRADY (TUE 1702) 1.68
21 HOLLYOAKS (MON 1829) 1.65
22 HOLLYOAKS (WED 1830) 1.63
23 THE DINOSAUR MUMMY (MON 2101) 1.62
24 THE SIMPSONS (WED 1803) 1.61
25 HOLLYOAKS (THU 1830) 1.60
26 PAUL O'GRADY (FRI 1700) 1.57
27 HOLLYOAKS (TUE 1830) 1.56
28 PAUL O'GRADY (THU 1701) 1.50
29 PAUL O'GRADY (MON 1701) 1.44
30 DERREN BROWN: TRICK OR TREAT (FRI 2159) 1.41
five      Individuals 4+ (Including Timeshift) - w/e 18/05/2008
  Programme Millions
1 NCIS (FRI 2102) 2.48
2 CSI - NEW YORK (SAT 2201) 2.41
3 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (TUE 2102) 2.33
4 HOUSE (THU 2102) 1.94
5 THE GIRL IN THE BOX (WED 2201) 1.81
6 NEIGHBOURS (MON 1729) 1.78
7 NEIGHBOURS (WED 1729) 1.75
8 NEIGHBOURS (THU 1729) 1.70
9 NCIS (SAT 2100) 1.67
10 CSI MIAMI (TUE 2200) 1.65
11 NEIGHBOURS (FRI 1728) 1.65
12 NEIGHBOURS (TUE 1729) 1.58
13 SHARK (FRI 2201) 1.50
14 LAW AND ORDER (SAT 2300) 1.37
15 HOME AND AWAY (WED 1801) 1.36
16 POLICE INTERCEPTORS (FRI 2001) 1.34
17 HOME AND AWAY (MON 1801) 1.31
18 MEGASTRUCTURES (WED 2000) 1.29
19 HOME AND AWAY (TUE 1801) 1.26
20 HOME AND AWAY (THU 1801) 1.21
21 HOME AND AWAY (FRI 1801) 1.21
22 NCIS (SAT 1959) 1.20
23 THE GADGET SHOW (MON 1959) 1.15
24 FILM:DADDY DAY CARE (SUN 1712) 1.10
25 I OWN BRITAIN'S BEST HOME (THU 2001) 1.08
26 LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (TUE 2302) 1.04
27 AMITYVILLE HORROR: THE TRUE STORY (WED 2100) 1.02
28 NEIGHBOURS (FRI 1345) 1.00
29 THE YORKSHIRE RIPPER - MIND OF... (TUE 1959) 0.99
30 GREY'S ANATOMY (THU 2200) 0.98
 
The following rules are applied to the Terrestrial Top 30 programme listings on the BARB website:
  • Programmes of less than 15 minutes duration are excluded.

  • When a programme is split into two separate parts on the same day (e.g. by a news bulletin), the audience reported is an average of the network audiences to the two parts weighted by their respective durations.

  • Up to December 2001, when a programme or episode of a serial was repeated within the same week, audiences to each showing were aggregated within these Top 30 listings. This rule is no longer applied, so Top 30 listings up to December 2001 should not be compared with more recent data.

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