broadcastnow.co.uk 23 August 2019 | Broadcast | 51TOP 100 MON 12 AUGUST – SUN 18 AUGUST
Tables exclude programmes timed under 5 minutes long and omnibus editions, eg soapsTOP 100 NETWORK PROGRAMMES
RANK AND PROGRAMME DAY START VIEWERS (M) SHARE (%) BROADCASTER/PRODUCER
51 LONG LOST FAMILY: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT MON 21.00 2.80 16.74 ITV/Wall to Wall
52 ITV EVENING NEWS THU 18.30 2.74 20.39 ITV/ITN
53 THE CHASE THU 17.0 0 2.68 27.88 ITV/Potato
54 THE ONE SHOW TUE 19.00 2.66 17.56 BBC1
55 BBC NEWS AT ONE FRI 13.00 2.64 35.33 BBC1
56 FAKE OR FORTUNE? THU 21.00 2.61 16.99 BBC1
57 ITV NEWS AND WEATHER SUN 18.00 2.58 19.63 ITV/ITN
58 FAKE BRITAIN WED 19.30 2.55 15.01 BBC1
58 BBC NEWS AT ONE WED 13.00 2.55 37.58 BBC1
60 TIPPING POINT: LUCKY STARS SUN 18.30 2.50 16.88 ITV/RDF Television
61 THE ONE SHOW MON 19.00 2.49 16.24 BBC1
62 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER SAT 19.10 2.42 17.23 BBC1
63 ROSS KEMP LIVING WITH THU 19.30 2.38 15.64 ITV
64 THE ONE SHOW THU 19.00 2.37 15.67 BBC1
64 POINTLESS SAT 18.20 2.37 18.44 BBC1/Remarkable Television
66 BBC NEWS AT ONE MON 13.00 2.34 37.65 BBC1
67 INSIDE THE FACTORY TUE 20.00 2.33 14.10 BBC2/Voltage TV
68 SAVE MONEY: GOOD DIET TUE 19.30 2.32 14.90 IT V/Twofour
69 RESCUE: RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH FRI 20.00 2.29 13.65 ITV/Goldhawk Media
69 OUR LIVES MON 19.30 2.29 14.29 BBC1/One Tribe TV
69 TIPPING POINT WED 16.00 2.29 27.68 ITV/RDF Television
72 DRAGONS’ DEN SUN 20.00 2.26 13.06 BBC2
73 ITV NEWS AND WEATHER SAT 18.25 2.24 18.02 ITV/ITN
73 GARDEN RESCUE FRI 19.30 2.24 13.94 BBC1
75 TIPPING POINT FRI 16.00 2.23 27.74 ITV/RDF Television
76 POINTLESS WED 17.15 2.21 18.19 BBC1/Remarkable Television
77 POINTLESS FRI 17.15 2.16 18.49 BBC1/Remarkable Television
78 AINSLEY’S CARIBBEAN KITCHEN MON 20.00 2.13 12.91 ITV/Blue Marlin TV/Goldfinch Studios
78 EAT, SHOP, SAVE THU 20.30 2.13 14.25 ITV/Multi Story Media
80 THE CHASE CELEBRITY SPECIAL SUN 17.0 0 2.11 17.81 ITV/Potato
81 BBC NEWS AT ONE TUE 13.00 2.10 36.29 BBC1
82 DAVID WALLIAMS PRESENTS... RETURN OF... THU 21.00 2.06 13.42 ITV
83 UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE MON 20.30 2.04 11.87 BBC2
84 KEEPING FAITH TUE 21.00 1.99 12.60 BBC1/BBC Cymru/Vox Pictures
85 THE REPAIR SHOP TUE 19.00 1.98 12.87 BBC2/Ricochet
86 BBC NEWS AT ONE THU 13.00 1.95 33.01 BBC1
87 TIPPING POINT MON 16.00 1.94 27.18 ITV/RDF Television
88 ITV NEWS AT TEN AND WEATHER WED 22.00 1.92 13.72 ITV/ITN
88 ANIMAL PARK SUMMER SPECIAL FRI 09.15 1.92 36.25 BBC1/Remarkable Television
90 TIME TO EAT WITH NADIYA MON 20.00 1.91 11.59 BBC2/Wall to Wall
90 TIPPING POINT TUE 16.00 1.91 27.43 ITV/RDF Television
92 POINTLESS TUE 17.15 1.89 18.48 BBC1/Remarkable Television
92 THE REPAIR SHOP THU 19.00 1.89 12.47 BBC2/Ricochet
92 A QUESTION OF SPORT FRI 20.30 1.89 11.07 BBC1
95 YORKSHIRE AIRPORT TUE 20.30 1.88 11.50 ITV
95 THE CHASE SAT 17. 3 0 1.88 16.15 ITV/Potato
97 ITV NEWS AT TEN AND WEATHER MON 22.00 1.87 14.34 ITV/ITN
97 FUGITIVES THU 20.00 1.87 12.44 BBC1
97 VERA SUN 20.30 1.87 11.24 ITV
100 POINTLESS MON 17.15 1.86 17.44 BBC1/Remarkable Television
Channel Overview on page 52 ➤The Town The Gypsies Took Over:
1.3m/9% Keeping Faith: 2m/13%RATINGS
WEDNESDAY
ITV’s new drama series Deep
Water – available in its entirety on
ITV Hub – launched at 9pm with
a decent 3.5 million/20% (155,000
+1). It was 102,000 and 1.7 share
points behind ITV’s last Wednes-
day drama launch – Wild Bill on
12 June (3.4 million/18%; 314,000
+1). Opposite, BBC1’s Sacred
Wonders came a distant second
(1.8 million/11%).THURSDAY
BBC1’s final episode of this series
of Fake Or Fortune? drew 2.6
million/17% at 9pm, ahead of
ITV’s repeat of David Walliams
Presents... Return Of Alright
On The Night (2 million/13%
(101,000 +1).FRIDAY
ITV’s acquired series Lethal
Weapon gathered just 1.6
million/11% (68,000 +1) at 9pm.
It beat BBC1’s Hold The Sunset
(1.5 million/10%) but not its
repeat of Mrs Brown’s Boys’
at 9.30pm (1.7 million/12%).SATURDAY
Kicking off ITV’s film double,
Minions drew 1.2 million/9%
(58,000 +1) from 7.15pm, while
Fast & Furious 8 grabbed just
1.1 million/8% (107,000 +1)
from 9pm. From 7.10pm, BBC1’s
movie Captain America: The
Winter Soldier won with 2.4
million/17%. Casualty, which
followed at 9.20pm, pulled
in 3.4 million/ 23% – the highest
rating of the day.SUNDAY
BBC1’s Countryfile at 7pm
(4.9 million/31%) and an
Antiques Roadshow repeat at
8pm (5.3 million/30% – Sunday’s
best) made mincemeat of ITV’s
The Comedy Years at 7.30pm,
which gathered just 1.6 million/
9% (28,000 +1). BBC2’s Dragons’
Den (2.3 million/13%) came
second at 8pm. BBC1’s sixth
episode of Poldark series five drew
4.3 million/26% at 9pm, 167,000
fewer than last week but on par
in share. ITV’s Vera repeat lost
with 1.8 million/11% (53,000 +1)
from 8.30pm.