Before this, the BBC conducted its audience research while the separate ITV companies sub-contracted out the task to other organisations, in the main TAM (Total Audience Measurement) and AC Neilson. Corrie's first episode was not a critical success, with one columnist predicting it wouldn't last longer than 3 weeks. [212] The square was built in two phases with only three sides being built, plus Bridge Street, to begin with in 1984, in time to be used for the show's first episode. Viewing Figures Christmas viewing . [33] In addition, several other long-running characters left the show that year including Sue and Ali Osman (Sandy Ratcliff and Nejdet Salih) and their family; Donna Ludlow (Matilda Ziegler); Carmel Jackson (Judith Jacob) and Colin Russell (Michael Cashman). EastEnders won the battle with 8.4 million viewers (41% share) while Coronation Street lagged with 7.3 million viewers (34 per cent share). The Opposition party compiled a dossier of the "extensive waste" under Mr Sunak during his time as Chancellor and as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 2021-22 and . This included a warning before the episode and implying the assault, rather than depicting it. This was done by a number of means, including chipping the pavements, using chemicals to crack the top layer of the paint work, using varnish to create damp patches underneath the railway bridge, and making garden walls in such a way they appeared to sag. [223] The NAO's forecast cost is more than the annual combined budget for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. [18] The first central family was the combination of the Fowler family, consisting of Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), her husband Arthur (Bill Treacher), and teenage children Mark (David Scarboro/Todd Carty) and Michelle (Susan Tully). Blankety Blank: 5.3m 4. ", "EastEnders casts Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar", "EastEnders: Phil Mitchell's 14 most explosive feuds ranked! As EastEnders is shown pre-watershed, there were worries that some scenes in this storyline were too graphic for its audience. Many books have been written about EastEnders. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in BARB's television ratings and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Episodes as "Millions of Viewers" (1985 - September 1998), Episodes as "Millions of Viewers" (September 1998 onwards). The 30-year-old singer and her professional dance partner Graziano Di Prima were victorious after performing a thrilling cha cha, which earned them a perfect score of 40 from the judges. He axed the majority of the Di Marco family, except Beppe di Marco, and helped introduce popular characters such as the Slater family. [122] Sen's final credited episode as executive producer was broadcast on 10 March 2022 and coincided in a week of episodes that saw the arrest of serial killer Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith). The highly anticipated return of Ross Kemp as Grant Mitchell in October 2005 proved to be a sudden major ratings success, with the first two episodes consolidating to ratings of 13.21 to 13.34 million viewers. [33] Producer Mike Gibbon was given the task of running the show and he enlisted the most experienced writers to take over the storylining of the programme, including Charlie Humphreys, Jane Hollowood and Tony McHale. "[370] In July 2010, complaints were received following the storyline of Christian minister Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet) committing a number of murders that he believed was his duty to God, claiming that the storyline was offensive to Christians. RIVALS LASH SEEDY EASTENDERS" and "CLEAN UP SOAP! Viewing figures peaked at 16.6 million, which was the highest viewed episode in seven years. In March 1983, under two years before EastEnders' first episode was broadcast, the show was a vague idea in the mind of a handful of BBC executives, who decided that what BBC One needed was a popular bi-weekly drama series that would attract the kind of mass audiences that ITV was getting with Coronation Street. Pauline's family, the Beales, consisted of Pauline's twin brother Pete Beale (Peter Dean), his wife Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) and their teenage son Ian (Adam Woodyatt). In 2014, the omnibus moved back to around midnight on Friday nights, and in April 2015, the omnibus was axed, following detailed audience research and the introduction of 30-day catch up on BBC iPlayer and the planning of BBC One +1. [216][217] The set was consequently rebuilt for high definition on the same site, using mostly real brick with some areas using a new improved plastic brick. EastEnders' viewing figures continue to dwindle and Kara believes other shows might have the . Filters Table info Posted under Audiences & Viewing Measurement This rating is combined with the omnibus; the highest rating for an episode without a combined rating was 19.69million. [231] When a quartet is completed, it is edited by the director, videotape editor and script supervisor. [173][174] This has spurred criticism, most notably from the actress Anna Wing, who portrayed Lou Beale in the show. They suggested that the average proportion of visible minority faces on EastEnders was substantially lower than the actual ethnic minority population in East London boroughs, and it, therefore, reflected the East End in the 1960s, not the East End of the 2000s. [363] Later that year, EastEnders suffered its lowest rating ever, with 1.7 million viewers watching live. Conversely there are female characters who handle tragedy less well, depicted as eternal victims and endless sufferers, who include Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack), Little Mo Mitchell (Kacey Ainsworth), Laura Beale (Hannah Waterman), Sue Osman (Sandy Ratcliff), Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin), Mel Owen (Tamzin Outhwaite) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks). EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The mess of scheduling around the World Cup certainly didn't help, however, I would expect by this time of year the figures to be between 5.5-6.5million. [383] A suicide was also planned, but the character this storyline was assigned to was not revealed. It was 4.99 million - way down on last winter's figures. [250] The episode shown on 9 April 2007 featured scenes filmed at St Giles Church and The Blacksmiths Arms public house in Wormshill, the Ringlestone Inn, two miles away and Court Lodge Farm in Stansted, Kent. Only after EastEnders began, and featured the characters of Tony Carpenter and Kelvin Carpenter, did Coronation Street start to feature black characters, for example. Within days, a scandalous headline appeared "EASTENDERS STAR IS A KILLER". [26] The credits were later updated when the Millennium Dome was built.[26]. storyline, 10.84million viewers tuned in for the 30th anniversary episode itself in an hour long special on 19 February 2015 (peaking with 11.9million). [385], In March 2008, scenes showing Tanya Branning (Jo Joyner) and boyfriend, Sean Slater (Robert Kazinsky), burying Tanya's husband Max (Jake Wood) alive, attracted many complaints. [34], According to Brake, the departure of two of the soap's most popular characters, Den and Angie Watts (Anita Dobson), left a void in the programme, which needed to be filled. Holland drew on the names of his own family for the characters. After a successful revamp of the soap, Ferguson decided to leave EastEnders in July 1991. Everything you need to know about EastEnders returnee", "Danniella Westbrook wants to return to EastEnders but fears the show just uses her for publicity", "Young viewers switch from BBC to the internet", "I stopped watching Albert Square.. Now I like Emmerdale", "Johann Hari: Why "Coronation Street" fills me with pride", "Coronation Street and EastEnders battle it out for coveted CRE Race in the Media Award", "30 Years Today, First Gay Character Appeared In "EastEnders". Home. An average EastEnders episode attracts a total audience share between 35 and 40 per cent. He introduced several characters to the show, including ethnic minority and homosexual characters to make the show 'feel more 21st Century'. However, the 16-20 million viewers was actually a combination of the afternoon showing and . Now the viewing figures are in, and it seems that Doctor Who didn't do too badly at all.. On the actual night, 3.71 million viewers tuned in to see the Doctor fighting against the Daleks, Cybermen, and the Master; as well as a number of other treats, not least the return . [107] Two months later, Charlotte Moore, the director of content at the BBC, announced plans for a return to production. Sometimes I just want to see Dot Cotton moaning that the price of biscuits has gone up 10p. However, viewers flocked to the show and it's still going strong 61 years later. In 2007, EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale averaged 8.7 million viewers between them, but by 2017 this had dropped to 6.9 million. This marked the first time that it had been used for anything other than EastEnders. [344], The launch show in 1985 attracted 17.35million viewers. From episode 9573 broadcast on Thursday 12th January 2022 . [64][65] There have also been adverts in magazines and on radio. They report that EastEnders used to have 6.6million regular viewers in 2017, but by 2020 it had 5 million. She quotes endlessly from the Bible and it ridicules religion to some extent. EastEnders won the battle with 8.4million viewers (41% share) whilst Coronation Street lagged behind with 7.3million viewers (34% share). Everyone agreed that EastEnders would be tough, violent on occasion, funny and sharpset in Margaret Thatcher's Britainand it would start with a bang (namely the death of Reg Cox). 25th July 1985 was the first time the show's viewership rose to the first position in the weekly top 10 shows for BBC One. The series primarily centres on the residents of Albert Square, a Victorian square of terraced houses, and its . The table below summaries the chart rankings for EastEnders for each year since 1985. The following day the show received its lowest ever ratings at that time (6.2 million) when ITV scheduled an hour-long episode of Emmerdale against it. Dr. Indarjit Singh, editor of the Sikh Messenger and patron of the World Congress of Faiths, said: "EastEnders' Dot Cotton is an example. There'll be those moments for some of our longer-serving characters that briefly reflect on themselves and how they've changed. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. [18] These family members were the basis for Lou Beale, Pete Beale and Pauline Fowler. [55][56] On Friday 11 November 2005, EastEnders was the first British drama to feature a two-minute silence. It has been criticised for various storylines, including the 2010 baby swap storyline which attracted over 6,000 complaints, as well as complaints of showing too much violence and allegations of national and racial stereotypes. It continues to draw in hefty viewing figures even in the age of streaming services. [388] Roz Laws from the Sunday Mercury called the plot "shocking and ridiculous" and asked "are we really supposed to believe that Kat won't recognise that the baby looks different? [305] These have since been taken down. [278] When repeats and omnibus editions are shown, the BBC pays additional fees to cast and scriptwriters and incurs additional editing costs, which in the period 20092010, amounted to 5.5million. Millions of EastEnders viewers have turned their back on the long-running soap, according to the latest reports. EastEnders received its second lowest ratings on 17th May 2007, when 4.0 million viewers tuned in. Its highest ever was 18.6 million in January 1994 because of the plane crash. And she admitted she fears for soaps in general following the demise of Neighbours earlier in the year. On 9 July 1987, it was announced that the show would be aired in the United States on PBS. [7], When developing EastEnders, both Smith and Holland looked at influential models like Coronation Street, but they found that it offered a rather outdated and nostalgic view of working-class life. [125] Clenshaw's first major decision as executive producer was the axing of five series regulars: Peter Beale (Dayle Hudson), Stuart Highway (Ricky Champ), Jada Lennox (Kelsey Calladine-Smith), Dana Monroe (Barbara Smith) and Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold). "[335] E20 features a group of sixth-form characters and targets the "Hollyoaks demographic". In what was a record-breaking year for the streaming service, the FIFA World Cup - which aired at the. [300][301] In 2015, the BBC Three repeat moved back to 10pm. This remains the highest rated episode of a soap in British television history. Debbie, Andy and Mary represented more modern-day individuals. Episodes from prior years are still shown on various PBS stations in the US. The total weekly reach of linear TV for individuals remains high at 82.7%. The most recent BARB figures reported that. From 2001 to 2022, it was broadcast at 7:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and 8pm on Monday and Friday. We have a very wide range of content - there's a strong 80s focus with trivia on EastEnders and Grange Hill, but you can also find articles on popular contemporary TV programmes such as Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. [252], Other locations have included the court house, a disused office block, Evershed House,[253][254] and St Peter's Church,[255] all in St Albans, an abandoned mental facility in Worthing,[256] and a wedding dress shop in Muswell Hill, north London. In 1993, George Street was added, and soon after Walford East Underground station was built, to create further locations when EastEnders went from two to three episodes per week. [309] BBC Worldwide licensed 200 hours of EastEnders for broadcast in Serbia on RTS (dubbed into Serbian); it began airing the first episode in December 1997. [139] The live-episode averaged 15.6million viewers, peaking at 16.6million in the final five minutes of broadcast. In 2012, 24.5 people watched "Olympics. [114] In May 2021, it was announced that from 14 June 2021, boxsets of episodes would be uploaded to BBC iPlayer each Monday for three weeks. Filming commenced on the new set in January 2022[3] and it was first used on-screen in March 2022. The ratings are not combined with the omnibus before 29 June 1998, but are combined thereafter. [10], Once they had decided on their 23 characters, they returned to London for a meeting with the BBC. After footage is recorded, the material is sent digitally to the post-production team. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Aside from this, soap opera staples of youthful romance, jealousy, domestic rivalry, gossip and extramarital affairs are regularly featured, with high-profile storylines occurring several times a year. EastEnders celebrated its 25th anniversary on 19 February 2010. Ted Barrington, the Irish Ambassador to the UK at the time, described the portrayal of Ireland as an "unrepresentative caricature", stating he was worried by the negative stereotypes and the images of drunkenness, backwardness and isolation. Corrie meanwhile had an average of 7.6 million viewers that year but by last year. [178] Middle-class characters do occasionally become regulars, but have been less successful and rarely become long-term characters. Rishi Sunak oversaw wasteful government spending and departmental losses that cost the taxpayer up to 26.8 billion, Labour has said. Robinson also earned tabloid soubriquet "Axeman of Albert Square" after sacking a large number of characters in one hit, and several more thereafter. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. The following day, the anniversary week was rounded off with another fully live episode (the second after 2010) with 9.97 million viewers watching the aftermath of the reveal, the Beale family finding out the truth of Lucy's killer and decided to keep it a secret. When Danny joined, EastEnders was pulling in up to eight million viewers an episode, but in the past year those figures have dropped to 2.5 million. ", "EastEnders fans notice something different about Kathy Beale", "EastEnders spoilers: 'Not the answer!' The BBC responded by saying they had been working that way for some time and it had not affected the quality of the show. In November 2011, a storyline showed character Billy Mitchell, played by Perry Fenwick, selected to be a torch bearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peggy Mitchell death: Eastenders suicide was watched by 41% of UK TV viewing audience. These are all documentaries related to current storylines in EastEnders, in a similar format to EastEnders Revealed, though not using the EastEnders Revealed name. The Beales, Brannings, Mitchells, Slaters and the Watts are some of the families that have been central to the soap's notable and dramatic storylines. Episodes 1 - 38 are single showings only. All you need to know about Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright in real life", "EastEnders viewers beg for Martin and Stacey to reconcile as she returns to screens", "EastEnders: 7 reasons the Taylor family went from hated to loved", "EastEnders' Panesar family look unrecognisable in an epic behind-the-scenes snap", "EastEnders spoilers: Beloved resident returns as former star drops huge hint? In 2006, EastEnders became largely dominated by the Mitchell, Masood and Branning families, though the early 2010s also saw a renewed focus on the Moon and Slater family, and, from 2013 onwards, the Carters. [340] In the spin-off, the Moons visit Ireland where they "search for answers to some very big questions". [331], In 1998, EastEnders Revealed was launched on BBC Choice (now BBC Three). New Zealand became the first international country to broadcast EastEnders overseas, the first episode being shown on 27th September 1985. This was attributed to a conflicting one-hour special episode of Emmerdale on ITV1; however, ratings for the 10pm EastEnders repeat on BBC Three reached an all-time high of 1.4million; however, there have been times when EastEnders had higher ratings than Emmerdale despite the two going head-to-head. [232][228] The episodes are usually filmed about six[228] to eight weeks in advance of broadcast. [236] These were replaced by specially recorded election material, including representatives from each major party, and a scene recorded on the day after the election reflecting the result, which was broadcast the following Tuesday. In the United Kingdom, viewing figures - the number of viewers or households watching a television programme - have been recorded by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) since 1981. EastEnders has received both praise and criticism for most of its storylines, which have dealt with difficult themes, such as violence, rape, murder and child abuse. The first episode of the week features exclusive interviews with the show's cast, while the second episode will be a repeat of "iconic" episodes of the show. It was named as if Walford were part of the actual E postcode area which covers much of east London,[132] the E standing for Eastern. The show also features a large number of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters (see list of soap operas with LGBT characters), including Colin Russell (Michael Cashman), Barry Clark (Gary Hailes),[184] Simon Raymond (Andrew Lynford), Tony Hills (Mark Homer),[185] Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy), Naomi Julien (Petra Letang),[186] Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), Tosh Mackintosh (Rebecca Scroggs),[187] Christian Clarke (John Partridge), Syed Masood (Marc Elliott), Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid/Max Bowden), Paul Coker (Jonny Labey),[188] Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra), Ash Panesar (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), Callum Highway (Tony Clay) and Eve Unwin (Heather Peace). 23h. BBC EastEnders has endured dwindling ratings in recent months. EastEnders ratings dropped to lowest figures in the soap's 36-year history (Image: BBC). The first episode was watched by 17 million viewers. A week later, sound is added to the episodes and they are technically reviewed, and are ready for transmission if they are deemed of acceptable quality.[228]. [19] Smith used her personal memories of East End residents she met when researching Victorian squares. John Yorke became the Executive Producer of EastEnders in 2000. Walford Wiki. Figures show that on July 31 the London-based soap opera recorded its lowest. A year later BBC chairman Christopher Bland admitted that as result of the Irish-set EastEnders episodes, the station failed in its pledge to represent all groups accurately and avoid reinforcing prejudice. Question 9: How many viewers watched the Friday 4th June 2010 episode of the popular BBC1 soap series EastEnders? Write by: [99] Although, since Yorke and Oates' reigns, opinions towards the storylines have become more favourable, with storylines such as Ruby Allen's (Louisa Lytton) sexual consent, which featured a special episode which "broke new ground"[100] and knife crime, both of which have created "vital" discussions. [237] During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, actors filmed short scenes following the tournament's events that were edited into the programme in the following episode. [267] In February 2015, for the soap's 30th anniversary, five episodes in a week featured live inserts throughout them. [228] In January 1987, EastEnders had three production teams each comprising a director, production manager, production assistant and assistant floor manager. He classed 1989's changes as a brave experiment, and suggested that while some found this period of EastEnders entertaining, many other viewers felt that the comedy stretched the programme's credibility. Hollingworth's contributions to the soap were awarded in 1997 when EastEnders won the BAFTA for Best Drama Series. EastEnders has lost an array of its stars over the past year with the BBC soap's viewing figures dropping below both Emmerdale and Coronation Street. I think we need to be ourselves and go back to the origins of the show and what made it successful in the first place. The new scenes from the new set will first appear from new episodes airing in spring. In reality, Fenwick carried the torch through the setting of Albert Square, with live footage shown in the episode on 23 July 2012. Throughout rebuilding filming would still take place, and so scaffolding was often seen on screen during the process, with some storylines written to accommodate the rebuilding, such as the Queen Vic fire. [308], EastEnders is broadcast around the world in many English-speaking countries. Simon May wrote the theme music[24] and Alan Jeapes created the visuals. 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