Top 25 programmes of 2007

With 3 full months now completed, here are the top 25 programmes of 2007 so far, covering the period 1st January to 1st April 2007

As the winter period is traditionally a high rating period of the year, some of these programmes could still be topping the chart in 9 months time

TOP 25 PROGRAMMES - 2007 QUARTER 1 (ALL CHANNELS)

1 THE VICAR OF DIBLEY 13.08 BBC1
2 CORONATION STREET 13.08 ITV1
3 EASTENDERS 10.96 BBC1
4 DANCING ON ICE 10.04 ITV1
5 COMIC RELIEF - THE BIG ONE 9.73 BBC1
6 WAKING THE DEAD 9.51 BBC1
7 EMMERDALE 9.38 ITV1
8 DANCING ON ICE - THE SKATE OFF 9.14 ITV1
9 WILD AT HEART 9 ITV1
10 LEWIS 8.85 ITV1

11 CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 8.78 Channel 4
12 DOCTOR WHO 8.71 BBC1
13 HEARTBEAT 8.6 ITV1
14 FILM: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF A 8.41 ITV1
15 THE ROYAL 8.37 ITV1
16 CASUALTY 8.22 BBC1
17 FOYLE'S WAR 8.18 ITV1
18 TOP GEAR 8.13 BBC2
19 TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION 7.4 ITV1
20 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE 7.35 BBC1

21 SOAPSTAR SUPERSTAR 7.15 ITV1
22 FALLEN ANGEL 7.1 ITV1
23 FIVE DAYS 7.09 BBC1
24 PRIMEVAL 7.09 ITV1
25 RUGBY SIX NATIONS 7.08 BBC1

TOP 20 PROGRAMMES - 2007 QUARTER 1 (BBC2, CHANNEL 4, FIVE)

1 CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER 8.78 Channel 4
2 TOP GEAR 8.13 BBC2
3 TOP GEAR OF THE POPS 6.40 BBC2
4 GRAND DESIGNS 5.76 Channel 4
5 UGLY BETTY 5.27 Channel 4
6 MASTERCHEF GOES LARGE 5.23 BBC2
7 LOUIS THEROUX: THE MOST HATED FAMILY IN 4.38 BBC2
8 THE SMALLEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD 4.34 Channel 4
9 DEAL OR NO DEAL 4.33 Channel 4
10 RELOCATION, RELOCATION 4.32 Channel 4

11 FILM: THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW4.32 Channel 4
12 CRUFTS 2007 4.25 BBC2
13 CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION 4.16 five
14 SHAMELESS 4.00 Channel 4
15 9/11: THE CONSPIRACY FILES 3.94 BBC2
16 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 3.89 Channel 4
17 RAY MEARS'S WILD FOOD 3.87 BBC2
18 JEREMY CLARKSON: GREATEST RAID OF ALL TI 3.85 BBC2
19 IT'LL BE ALRIGHT ON THE PHOENIX NIGHTS 3.79 Channel 4
20 MEERKAT MANOR 3.75 BBC2

That good old "watched out of habit" show.

funny how in the whole list, only one of those programmes are on five. just goes to show, that by the end of the year, and as time goes on, five will always be ****.

About the same number of people who live in the London Urban area. Eastenders cheers them up, and makes them feel good about living in/around London

I'd be interested to see the top programmes by Audience Appreciation Index, rather than viewing figures - is there an AI for all programs or just a select few?

David

Anyone know Five's best ratings (of all time) for an original programme - no films, no imports, no football?

it would have to porn thing1

If you take away all those it probably would be either ( at a guess ) one of their interior design type shows or The Gadget Show.

Probably Naked Jungle , because although that billed itself as a 'game show for [non-sexual] naturists', it was poorly made and lumped in with all the late-night porn programmes. Most of the viewing figures probably came from sick people who just wanted to see them because they were naked. And apart from the fact that everyone was naked (including Keith Chegwin, the image of whom in nothing but a hat was probably used to terrify children into eating all their brocolli), there was nothing special about it - it was a tacky, cheap game show. Typical Channel 5.

Out of interest, how long does someone have to watch a programme for them to count as a viewer?

Considering a programme like Comic Relief, did 9.73 million people watch it from beginning to end? Or might some of those have only watched for three minutes? Or is it an average figure across the whole programme, or a peak figure?

9.73 million is the average between 7.00 and 10.00 on Comic Relief night, I think the peak was 11 million.

Edit: I have found the overnight breakdown, note that the overnight rating was 9.52 but the actual figure increase to 9.73

BBC1: Comic Relief - the Big One
7.00-10.00 Average: 9.52m
7.00-7.15:6.4 (31.5%)
7.15-7.30:7.2 (33.4%)
7.30-7.45:7.4 (33.3%)
7.45-8.00:7.6 (32.8%)
8.00-8.15:9.7 (42.0%)
8.15-8.30:10.3 (44.6%)
8.30-8.45:10.5 (45.1%)
8.45-9.00:10.6 (44.8%)
9.00-9.15: 11.4 (47.2%)
9.15-9.30:11.4 (47.3%)
9.30-9.45:11.1 (46.2%)
9.45-10.00:10.6 (44.6%)

Vicar of Dibley on top yes! put I will still think of the last episode to be the new years day one not the comic releif one