Final Ratings of the Year 2005

Here are the overall end of year viewing figures for 2005

Audience Share in Peak Time

ITV1 continues to be the most watched channel in peak time. Last year Channel 4 and BBC were neck and neck.

1. ITV1 (29.03)
2. BBC1 (24.85)
3. Other (22.35)
4. Channel 4 (8.9
5. BBC2 (8.69)
6. Five (6.1)

Best Increase since 2004 in Peak Time

Only Channel 4, Five (slightly) and Multi channels have increased year on year

1. Other (+3.12)
2. Channel 4 (+0.15)
3. Five (+0.02)

Worst decrease since 2004 in Peak Time

ITV1 has seen the biggest fall in peak time audience share, with BBC1 not far behind. BBC2 has also fallen

1. ITV1 (-1.61)
2. BBC1 (-1.53)
3. BBC2 (-0.14)

Audience Share All Day

Multi channels continues to get the biggest share overall all day. For a single channel BBC1 is still in the lead. The order is the same as last year except that Channel 4 is now above BBC2

1. Other (29.52)
2. BBC1 (23.26)
3. ITV1 (21.62)
4. Channel 4 (9.7
5. BBC2 (9.35)
6. Five (6.46)

Best Increase since 2004 All Day

Multi channel viewing continues to increase

1. Other (+3.2
2. Channel 4 (+0.03)

Worst decrease since 2004 All Day

BBC1's all day audience share has fallen the most since last year

1. BBC1 (-1.41)
2. ITV1 (-1.19)
3. BBC2 (-0.60)
4. Five (-0.12)

Top 20 shows of the year

1. Coronation Street
2. EastEnders
3. The Vicar of Dibley
4. Emmerdale
5. Comic Relief
6. Doctor Who
7. I'm a Celebrity...
8. Strictly Come Dancing
9. A Touch of Frost
10. Little Britain
11. Champions League Live
12. Ahead of the Class
13. The X Factor
14. Diamond Geezer
15. Midsomer Murders
16. Heartbeat
17. Ten O'Clock News
18. Doc Martin
19. Casualty
20. Dalziel and Pascoe

Channel 4's highest programme was number 55. Big Brother

Any comments on these figures?

I like the fact the Top 20 is more dominated by quality scripted drama and comedy, rather than reality television, with only two making the top 10. It's not hard to see why ITV has a bigger peak time audience share, it's definitely the channel I watch more of.