MY FAMILY 2008 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL DOMINATES IN RATINGS
London 2 Jan 08:
MY FAMILY won its 7PM to 8PM time period on Boxing Day:
| | MY FAMILY (BBC) | | 6.6 million |
| Emmerdale/That’s What I Call Christmas (ITV) | | 5.4 million |
| Movie: The Terminal (BBC2) | | 2.5 million |
| Queen Mother In Love (C4) | | 1.0 million |
MY FAMILY increased its viewership over each quarter hour peaking at 8.1 million:
| | 7:00 PM | | 5.0 million |
| 7:15 PM | | 5.7 million |
| 7:30 PM | | 7.5 million |
| 7:45 PM | | 8.1 million |
MY FAMILY was the highest rated entertainment show on Boxing Day averaging 6.6 million viewers over the hour.
MY FAMILY was the third most watched show on Boxing Day beaten only by Eastenders and Coronation Street:
| | Eastenders | | 9.7 million |
| Coronation Street | | 9.2 million |
| MY FAMILY | | 6.6 million |
| Emmerdale | | 6.5 million |
MY FAMILY was the second most watched Christmas comedy beaten only by To the Manor Born which was broadcast in peak time on Christmas Day:
| | To The Manor Born | | 9.8 million |
| MY FAMILY | | 6.6 million |
| Catherine Tate | | 6.4 million |
| Extras | | 5.3 million |
| After You’ve Gone | | 3.4 million |
The MY FAMILY Christmas Special outrated the highly anticipated Extras finale by 25%:
| | MY FAMILY | | 6.6 million |
| Extras | | 5.3 million |
Last year, BBC One ran the movie Freaky Friday at 7PM on Boxing Day. While it too won its time period, MY FAMILY had 65% more viewers this year:
| | MY FAMILY | 7PM – 8 PM December 2007 | 6.6 million |
| Freaky Friday | 7PM – 8 PM December 2006 | 4.0 million |
Source: BARB Overnights
For further information please contact:
Elena Kemp at Premier PR
Tel + 44 (0) 20 7292 8331 Fax +44 (0) 20 7734 2024
Email: elena.kemp@premierpr.com
Notes to Editors:
With offices in London, New York and Los Angeles, DLT Entertainment Ltd. is engaged in every aspect of television distribution and production around the world, as well as stage production in the US and in the UK.
Founded in 1963 as a distribution company by Don Taffner Senior, the company added television production to its portfolio in 1977. DLT Entertainment has enjoyed terrific
success over the last forty plus years with legendary hits including the
multiple award-winning sitcom My
Family, As Time Goes
By, Three’s
Company, Too Close For
Comfort and Meet My
Folks. In addition DLT has built a reputation as a leading distribution
company with classics such as The
Benny Hill Show, The World
at War, The Adventures of
Teddy Ruxpin, Chicken Soup
for the Soul, Cinema
Europe: The Other Hollywood and The Russ Abbot Show.
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