TV ratings
King Charles’s coronation watched by peak TV audience of 20m
Event was most watched broadcast of year but audience smaller than 29m who watched Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
Jim Waterson Media editor
07, May, 2023 @9:25 AM
Oscars TV ratings improve – to third worst ever
This year’s Academy Awards with Jimmy Kimmel at the helm drew an average TV audience of 18.7m – and a bigger share of younger viewers
Andrew Pulver
14, Mar, 2023 @11:32 AM
Happy Valley finale is most-watched TV programme of year
Figures show BBC can still outdo streaming services, but search is now on for its next mega-hit
Jim Waterson Media editor
06, Feb, 2023 @12:42 PM
Netflix to reveal for first time how many people watch its shows in the UK
Streaming service’s decision to sign up to independent ratings agency is world first and will give insight into its cultural power
Jim Waterson Media editor
12, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
More than 29m people in UK watched Queen’s funeral, TV data shows
Figure is fewer than 31m who watched Euro 2020 final, and peaked at 19.5m viewers on BBC One
Jim Waterson and Tobi Thomas
20, Sep, 2022 @6:26 PM
England’s Euros triumph draws record TV audience of 17m
Audience peaked at 17.4 million viewers, making it the biggest UK television event of the year to date
Mark Sweney
01, Aug, 2022 @11:05 AM
Jubilee TV viewing figures down on previous royal occasions
Peak audience of 7.5 million people watched the BBC’s trooping the colour broadcast on Thursday
Jim Waterson and Emily Dugan
03, Jun, 2022 @1:47 PM
TechScape: From Friends to Squid Game – why Netflix viewing figures matter
Up for discussion in the Guardian tech newsletter: the problem with the streaming company’s outlandish claims
Jim Waterson
20, Oct, 2021 @10:44 AM
Euro 2020 final attracts estimated 31 million TV audience in UK
Coverage of England v Italy match watched by more viewers than any programme since 1997 Diana funeral
Jim Waterson Media editor
12, Jul, 2021 @12:13 PM
Love Island premiere watched by smallest audience since 2017
ITV2 show attracted average of 2.47m viewers on launch night, with competition from Euro 2020 and Wimbledon
Mark Sweney
29, Jun, 2021 @2:44 PM
Oscars 2021: looming TV ratings disaster could be calamitous for Academy
The starry telecast keeps the Academy afloat – but plunging viewers suggest the institution is out of sync with the public
Andrew Pulver
16, Apr, 2021 @12:35 PM
More than 8m people tune in to final of ITV's The Masked Singer
Final of celebrity singing contest is most watched show of 2021 so far outside of news and sport
Maya Wolfe-Robinson
14, Feb, 2021 @1:26 PM
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