Listed below are the twenty eight-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown between Monday 17 August and Sunday 23 August 2020. Figures are courtesy of BARB. Figures include those who watched live and those who watched within a twenty eight-day period. Figures include those who watched on devices unless otherwise stated. Programmes of less than five minutes are excluded.
(Rank – Programme – Day – Viewership)
All Channels
1. Coronation Street (Wed) – 7,111,600
2. Coronation Street (Mon) – 6,987,298
3. Coronation Street (Fri) – 6,775,251
4. Emmerdale (Wed) – 6,128,201
5. Emmerdale (Fri) – 5,792,804
6. Emmerdale (Mon) – 5,734,373
7. Countryfile (Sun) – 5,503,965
8. Antiques Roadshow (Sun) – 5,436,290
9. BBC News At Six (Mon) – 4,364,679
10.Casualty (Sat) – 4,338,241
11.The Repair Shop (Wed) _ 4,276,571
12.BBC News At Six (Wed) _ 4,234,130
13.BBC Weekend News (Sun) – 4,171,032
14.BBC News At Six (Fri) – 4,125,564
15.BBC News At Six (Tue) – 3,943,057
BBC One
1. Countryfile (Sun) – 5,503,965
2. Antiques Roadshow (Sun) – 5,436,290
3. BBC News At Six (Mon) – 4,364,679
4. Casualty (Sat) – 4,338,241
5. The Repair Shop (Wed) _ 4,276,571
6. BBC News At Six (Wed) _ 4,234,130
7. BBC Weekend News (Sun) – 4,171,032
8. BBC News At Six (Fri) – 4,125,564
9. BBC News At Six (Tue) – 3,943,057
10.BBC News At Ten (Sun) – 3,897,540
11.BBC News At Six (Thu) – 3,841,811
12.A Suitable Boy (Sun) – 3,811,681
13.BBC News At Ten (Wed) – 3,604,422
14.Reported Missing (Wed) – 3,541,065
15.BBC News At Ten (Tue) – 3,494,866
BBC Two
1. Gardeners’ World (Fri) – 3,177,080
2. University Challenge (Mon) – 2,305,230
3. Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (Sun) – 2,172,418
4. This Farming Life (Tue) – 1,966,405
5. Great Continental Railway Journeys (Wed) - 1,567,880
6. Cricket: Today At The Test (Sat) – 1,559,218
7. Harlots (Wed) – 1,552,229
8. Harlots (Wed) – 1,528,743
9. Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom (Tue) – 1,517,458
10.Cricket: Today At The Test (Fri) – 1,361,760
11.Harry Hill’s World Of TV (Sun) – 1,319,476
12.Dragons’ Den (Sun) – 1,303,594
13.Sean Connery: In His Own Words (Sat) – 1,258,267
14.The Trial Of Alex Salmond (Mon) – 1,255,710
15.Our Friend Victoria (Mon) – 1,168,757
ITV
1. Coronation Street (Wed) – 7,111,600
2. Coronation Street (Mon) – 6,987,298
3. Coronation Street (Fri) – 6,775,251
4. Emmerdale (Wed) – 6,128,201
5. Emmerdale (Fri) – 5,792,804
6. Emmerdale (Mon) – 5,734,373
7. The Chase (Wed) – 3,922,709
8. Vera (Fri) – 3,989,504
9. The Voice Kids (Sat) – 3,751,104
10.Rolling In It (Sat) – 3,727,783
11.ITV Evening News (Wed) – 3,563,338
12.The Chase (Mon) – 3,524,865
13.ITV Evening News (Fri) – 3,451,028
14.The Chase (Fri) – 3,425,487
15.Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport (Wed) – 3,332,979
Channel 4
1. George Clarke’s National Trust Unlocked (Sun) – 2,118,183
2. Lose A Stone In 21 Days (Wed) – 2,102,130
3. Escape To The Chateau: Make Do And Mend (Thu) – 1,777,048
4. Jamie: Keep Cooking Family Favourites (Mon) – 1,655,444
5. 24 Hours In A&E (Tue) – 1,434,489
6. Crime And Punishment (Thu) – 1,393,140
7. 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Fri) – 1,369,787
8. The Yorkshire Jobcentre (Mon) – 1,212,241
9. Taken 3 (Film) (Sat) – 1,086,799
10.Supershoppers (Mon) – 1,072,253
11.Escape To The Chateau (Sun) – 987,606
12.A Place In The Sun (Wed) – 969,478
13.Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes (Wed) – 937,500
14.Four In A Bed (Wed) – 935,432
15.Travel Man’s Greatest Trips
Channel 5
1. Our Yorkshire Farm (Tue) – 3,348,642
2. The Yorkshire Vet (Tue) – 2,079,092
3. George V: The Tyrant King (Sat) – 1,879,783
4. Police Code Zero (Wed) – 1,640,953
5. Police Interceptors (Mon) – 1,587,011
6. Shoplifters: At War With The Law (Mon) – 1,499,983
7. Hoarders (Thu) – 1,127,263
8. Neighbours (Thu) – 1,120,962
9. Neighbours (Fri) – 1,079,458
10.The Secret World Of Your Rubbish (Thu) – 1,050,150
11.Inside Legoland (Sun) – 1,035,403
12.Neighbours (Tue) – 1,031,250
13.Rich House Poor House (Sun) – 1,019,491
14.Neighbours (Mon) – 996,680
15.Neighbours (Wed) – 994,391
*Figure does not include those who watched on devices.