Channel 5's new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small did 3.3m and won its slot. I believe not only is it Channel 5's best overnight in over 4 years but it's also the highest rated non BBC One and ITV drama since Humans on Channel 4 in 2015.
Listened to the Media Show interview with Ben Frow (Director of Programming) a while ago and not surprised to see the channel posting consistently strong ratings.
The team sounds very in tune with the channel's audience, not afraid to try new things based on past successes, but quickly moving on if such innovations don't pan out.
The channel's shows might rarely be my personal cup of tea, but there's clearly a market they're consistently connecting with, which has to be commended in these fragmented media times.
I know I've said this before but I have to give Channel 5 credit. I wasn't convinced we needed it in 1997 but its come on a bundle over the last few years especially in its factual output. Who could have imagined how different it would be from its Three F's format.
Channel 5's new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small did 3.3m and won its slot. I believe not only is it Channel 5's best overnight in over 4 years but it's also the highest rated non BBC One and ITV drama since Humans on Channel 4 in 2015.
The first episode has now risen to 6m across 2 showings which will put it right up there with it's most watched shows ever, possibly the most watched?
RATINGS: Across its two showings, episode one of #ACGAS has consolidated to over 6m viewers, making it the 11th most watch programme of the week across all channels.
Channel 5's new adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small did 3.3m and won its slot. I believe not only is it Channel 5's best overnight in over 4 years but it's also the highest rated non BBC One and ITV drama since Humans on Channel 4 in 2015.
The first episode has now risen to 6m across 2 showings which will put it right up there with it's most watched shows ever, possibly the most watched?
RATINGS: Across its two showings, episode one of #ACGAS has consolidated to over 6m viewers, making it the 11th most watch programme of the week across all channels.
The highest rated Channel 5 programmes IIRC was a Poland vs England Euro qualifier. At the moment, All Creatures is only the seventh most watch programme if we only count the first showing but there is +28 still to come which will likely elevate to the top spot.
It seems that Channel 5 have been at it again with Holidaying With Jane McDonald and Friends repackaged into "new" series Jane McDonald's Weekends Away, which starts this weekend. I am guessing they will cut out the friends and add a bit of extra content in.
