Here's the rundown of the Top 20 most popular UK TV programmes or series for the week ending Sunday 20th September 2009 collated from information compiled and presented by BARB. Note that figures for multi-episode TV broadcasts (ie soaps or other shows with more than one episode per week) are rounded up into an average figure for the series and are denoted in the chart by * News broadcasts are excluded from the figures. 'Rpt' denotes repeated broadcast or film.
1) The X Factor (ITV1)...........................10.97 *
2) Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1)...................8.68 *
3) EastEnders (BBC1)..............................8.63 *
4) Coronation Street (ITV1).......................8.57 *
5) Doc Martin (ITV1)..............................8.30
6) Waking The Dead (BBC1).........................7.36 *
7) Emmerdale (ITV1)...............................6.53 *
8) National Lottery Saturday Draws (BBC1).........6.29
9) Casualty (BBC1)................................5.91
10) Merlin (BBC1)..................................5.77
11) All-Star Family Fortunes (ITV1)................5.74
12) Antiques Roadshow (BBC1).......................5.59
13) New Tricks (BBC1)..............................5.44 (rpt)
14) Holby City (BBC1)..............................5.43
15) (Countryfile (BBC1).............................4.83
15) (Blue Murder (ITV1).............................4.83
15) (The Cube (ITV1)................................4.83
18) Film: Casino Royale (ITV1).....................4.82
19) Football: UEUFA Champions League (ITV1, Weds)..4.12
20) The One Show (BBC1)............................4.08 *
BBC: 11 ITV: 9
Chart commentary: Another victory for the BBC with 11 entries over ITV's 9 (two of which were a film and a football match). Ighnoring the tedious slugfest between the two tiresome reality/talent behemoths at the top of the chart it's reassuring to see a stroing drama presence in the chart. ITV's Doc Martin kicks off its fourth run with a solid 8m plus and BBC1 will be relieved to see that their second series of Merlin hasn't been swamped by the reality show war and logs in a commendable figure which settles it nicely in the Top 10. Figures have remained constant for the second and third episodes too - the third actually up a bit - so the series clearly has its established audience and will occupy a nice mid-chart slot throughout its run (unless it starts to haemmorage viewers as Robin Hood did earlier this year) and further series seem guaranteed. Elsewhere warhorses Casualty and Holby City plod on and even a repeat of New Tricks manages the sorts of numbers ailing ITV dramas like The Fixer and The Bill can only dream of.
Coming soon: A look at a raft of new genre dramas dotted around the non-terrestrial schedule, reviews of some new comedy shows, film reviews and hopefully some footage and photos from the latest round of Dr Who location filming taking place on Stuff's proverbial doorstep and much more...
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