07.30 | '24' gets loads of people watching it. Hurrah!
So what is the show with the highest ratings for all the satellite channels? In the UK, we all know that brand new episodes of 'The Simpsons' get the hugest ratings for Sky. Even if you include the Premiership football (though, granted, the fact that most people watch the footy down the pub does skew the figures).
Although over 6.5 million homes have a Sky satellite dish, the average rating for a brand new 'Simpsons' is around 600,000 viewers. Which isn't bad, considering those 6.5 million homes have a choice of around 200 channels, 24-hour blockbuster movies, shitloads of news channels and tonnes of pay-per-view porn.
The Sunday before last (20th July), threw up an interesting surprise. Sky One broadcast a brand-new 'Simpsons', which got 637,000 viewers. The same night, BBC3 had the first UK showing of '24', episode 22 (5AM - 6AM). This achieved 603,500 viewers, which is fantastic when you consider they're tuning in to see the next week's episode.
'24' is the second most-watched programme broadcast on UK satellite telly. Phew, eh?
Even 'Big Brother's Little Brother' could only manage 500,000 viewers. Just so you know, I stole all the numbers from Guerillascope. It's not like I'm lying, or anything.
