Channel Performance

Audience Reach Profile Index
Individuals 11,376,000 (20%) 100% 100
Men 5,620,000 (24%) 60% 146
ABC1 Men 2,391,000 (20%) 23% 127
Housewives 6,340,000 (24%) 61% 109
  • Yesterday has an audience share which is larger than The Discovery Channel, National Geographic and Syfy. This share is also over 4 times greater than The History Channel.
  • Environmentally conscious Yesterday viewers are 11% more likely to make changes in their lives in order to benefit the environment. 77% of Yesterday views also agree that it is important to recycle.
  • Viewers state that they are concerned about issues such as congestion and pollution. These individuals are 12% more likely to care about their carbon foot print.

Source: BARB/Advantedge (May-July 2010), TGI Q2 2010.
Reach based on average monthly reach, share ranked against all Mch channels, profile based against Individuals, index based on profile versus Total TV viewing.

Top Ten Programmes

No. Programme Date Time Audience
1 Catherine Cookson – Tilly 13 June 2010 1700 410,800
2 The Channel Islands At War 28 June 2010 2200 406,600
3 Catherine Cookson – Rag 30 May 2010 1500 334,300
4 Catherine Cookson – Dwel 04 July 2010 1500 319,200
5 War Bride 02 May 2010 1530 284,000
6 Catherine Cookson – Wingless Bird 11 July 2010 1700 273,200
7 Catherine Cookson’s A Dinner of Herbs 16 May 2010 1500 258,100
8 Pop Go The Sixties 29 July 2010 2200 223,700
9 Their Finest Hour 26 July 2010 2100 218,300
10 Who Do You Think You Are? 17 June 2010 2200 212,700

Source: BARB/Advantedge (May- July 2010). The top ten shows are the best performing episodes only of each programme, based on Individuals.

Catherine Cookson


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