

ANN DROID TOPS 7.5m AFTER FIRST MONTH OF STREAMING
Hit comedy Ann Droid has been commissioned for a second run after attracting 7.6 million viewers (28 days) for episode one, making it the BBC’s second biggest new scripted launch of the year to date, after Small Prophets. The show, produced by Boffola Pictures and Witchcraft Industries, was created by BAFTA and Emmy nominated actor and writer Diane Morgan (Mandy, Cunk) and co-written by Morgan and Sarah Kendall (Frayed, The Other One). It stars Sue Johnston (True Love, The Ro


RATINGS REPORT: 03-09 AUGUST 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Diane Morgan's hit comedy Ann Droid continued to top the week, with the fourth episode in the series watched by 5,103,500 on BBC One. In second place was the fourth episode of The Great British Sewing Bee which continued with 4,356,600. Murder 24/7 also continued strong with 4,106,200 and 3,458,300 for i


RATINGS REPORT: 27 JULY-02 AUGUST, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Breakout hit BBC comedy Ann Droid topped the week once again with 5,051,700 for its third episode. It was followed by The Great British Sewing Bee which entertained 4,248,800. On Saturday night, The Hit List and Alan Carr's Picture Slam continued with 2,090,000 and 2,322,700 respectively. In drama, Van D


RATINGS REPORT: 20-26 JULY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. The second episode of breakout hit comedy Ann Droid was the most watched episode of the week across all channels and streamers, with the second episode consolidating to 4,614,800 viewers. Murder 24/7 earned its promotion from BBC Two to BBC One for its third series, launching to 3,841,000 on Tuesday nigh


RATINGS REPORT: 13-19th JULY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Outside of the World Cup, Diane Morgan's new BBC comedy Ann Droid was the highest rating programme of the week becoming a hit for the BBC. The first episode of the series consolidated to 4,613,300 after seven days. On Tuesday night, The Great British Sewing Bee returned to 3,639,000. ITV launched new rea


RATINGS REPORT: 15-21 JULY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. England's opening World Cup match against Croatia scored the highest rating programme of the week for ITV with coverage averaging 11,195,500. Outside of the World Cup, the final two episodes of Clarkson's Farm topped the weekend with 4,106,000 and 3,681,000 respectively. Harlan Coben drama I Will Find Yo


RATINGS REPORT: 08-14 JUNE 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Whilst BARB does not list which specific fixtures scored the highest ratings, the top three World Cup matches of the week were all broadcast on ITV, with the highest averaging 6,171,600. The highest rating march on BBC One scored 3,951,700. Clarkson's Farm continued with 3,540,000 and 3,198,000 watching


RATINGS REPORT: 01st-07th JUNE 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Have I Got News For You once again topped the week with 5,473,600 on BBC One. The return of Clarkson's Farm came in second place, with the first three episodes reaching 4,818,000, 4,341,000 and 3,665,000 respectively. In scripted, Amandaland continued with 3,611,000 for its penultimate episode which Deat


RATINGS REPORT: 25-31 MAY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. The penultimate episode in the series of Have I Got News For You became the most-watched title of the entire week across all channels and streamers by a margin of more than one million viewers. The topical panel show was watched by 5,380,100. The live final of Britain's Got Talent - won by the Hawkstone


RATINGS REPORT: 18-24 MAY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. The final episode of Race Across The World topped the week with 5,922,000. Straight after, BBC One aired a reunion special which was watched by 3,590,100. In comedy, Amandaland continued with 3,260,600 for its third episode. In entertainment, Britain's Got Talent continued with 3,201,300. The 1% Club ret


RATINGS REPORT: 11-17 MAY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. The penultimate episode of Race Across The World topped the week for BBC One with 5,624,300. It was ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 which entertained 5,423,800 on Saturday night. In scripted, ITV drama Believe Me continued with 4,156,700 and 4,838,600 for its second and third episodes respectiv


RATINGS REPORT: 04-10 MAY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Race Across The World once again topped the week with 5,780,000 viewers. It was more than one million viewers ahead of David Attenborough's 100 Years On Planet Earth which was watched by 4,725,100 - the second highest rating programme of the week across all channels and streamers. In drama, ITV launched


RATINGS REPORT: 27 APRIL-03 MAY 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Race Across The World once again topped the week on BBC One, watched by 5,466,500. It was again closely followed by Have I Got News For You which continued with 5,339,200. In drama, ITV launched new thriller Secret Service to 3,984,800 on Monday night. The series continued with its second episode on Tues


RATINGS REPORT: 20-26 APRIL 2026, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here. Race Across The World continued and topped the week for the BBC, with the fourth episode watched by 5,395,200 viewers. It was closely followed by Have I Got News For You which continued with 5,317,000 on Friday night. In drama, Sheridan Smith led the cast of new BBC comedy The Cage which opened with 4,05




























































