Research company Digital-i’s report on viewing trends analyses growth in ‘nostalgia viewing’ on streaming platforms - 20 year old Grays Anatomy No.1 show worldwide. Domestically, are revivals of Gladiators, Bergerac - & success of ITV3, Talking Pictures - part of same phenomenon?

Club World Cup continues to do VG business for Channel 5 with near 700k for peak time #RealMadrid v #AlHilal - biggest audience so far for game with no English club - & 600k for daytime #ManCity win, boosting all day share but crucially making 5 No.1 channel for 16-34’s. FIFA Club World Cup

Good weather really impacting on tv audiences, no programme this week (other than BBC regional news on Monday, 3.1m) breached 3m barrier, even regular chart topping soaps, eg last night ITV’s #Emmerdale attracted biggest non-news audience, 2.6m while #EastEnders on beeb below 2m

1.3million viewers attracted to ITV1 at 9pm last night to see the return to the screen of veteran presenter Noel Edmunds in the first of 3 episodes of ‘Noel Edmunds Kiwi Adventure’ as he and wife Liz attempt to set up a hospitality business in New Zealand

BBC2 crime series ‘Murder 24/7’ (produced by Expectation) following complex police investigations from multiple perspectives ends its second series with 1.1million viewers at 9pm, the channels biggest audience of the day, as it has been regularly throughout its six part run. 👏

After almost 2000 (!) eps, remarkable how durable Bargain Hunt ratings are…1.5m viewers yesterday, the 6th biggest audience of the day (ex-news) across all channels - & from ‘only’ a lunchtime tx slot let us not forget.👏 Topically, today’s ep delves into #Glastonbury history

They’ve done it! England wins 3-2 against Germany in the Euros U21 Final. Here’s the latest on who tuned in to watch the match on Channel 4. 📺⚽️

BBC takes advantage of its broadcast capacity Friday with #Glastonbury2025 across 3 channels…just under 250k watched coverage kick off on BBC4 at 7pm, followed 30’ later on BBC1 by 1.9m for a returning #LewisCapaldi then 1.2m for rest of evening on BBC2.

Rod Stewart’s 90 minute ‘Legends’ set on Sunday night attracts the biggest audience of Glastonbury Festival weekend, a 3.4m average audience on BBC1 with a peak of well over 4m viewers towards the end as 80 year old Rod welcomes #Lulu on stage, a mere youngster at 76. Legends indeed!

Crime double bill does v. good business for Channel 4 with 1.7m viewers tuning in at 9pm for #24HoursInPoliceCustody (TheGardenProductions) followed by launch of new series #CrimeSceneCleaners (Crackit Productions) with 600k+ at 10pm. Both delivering best numbers in their slots for C4 for sometime

Harrowing documentary about the lives, & deaths, of health workers during ongoing war in Gaza - #GazaDoctorsUnderAttack - originally commissioned from basement films by BBC who then decided not to broadcast it - shown on Channel 4, 260k watched at 10pm.

Netflix reports record audiences for 3rd & final series of Squid Game across launch weekend, 27/29 June… over 60m views worldwide, No.1 show in 93 territories, including UK. Mind you, still a bit to go to catch Series 1, seen by 265m in first 3 months!

Trade magazine Broadcastnow provides more detail on #SquidGameSeason3 opening numbers in UK…1.9m for launch episode itself with 2.4m for following ep. “Squid Game series three opens with 1.9m in first week” broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings/squid-…

Day 5 of Wimbledon delivers biggest audience of tournament so far with 4m average audience for evening session on BBC1 between 7 & 10pm, coverage dominated by #EmmaRaducanu narrow defeat to No.1 seed #ArynaSabalenka, with end of #Alcaraz match as warm up.

#Lionesses opening match in #Euros2025 attracts the biggest audience of the day on Saturday with 2.5m watching the entirety of ITV1’s coverage, c3.4m for match itself with a peak of 3.8m. Sport also the biggest draw on BBC1 & 2 - #wimbeldon - & on C4 & Sky - #BritishGP Qualifying

Nearly 4m viewers see home triumph by #LandoNorris in #BritishGrandPrix on Sunday - 2.2m on Channel 4, 1.7m across Sky Sports Main Event & F1 - though first podium finish, in 3rd, by #NicoHulkenberg after 239 races seemed to generate as much excitement!👏

Launch of 3 part documentary series looking back at Live Aid famine fundraising event, #LiveAidAt40, watched by slot winning 2.1m viewers on BBC2 at 9pm, 2nd ep immediately after attracted 1.6m (& slightly higher share). Could anyone but the incredible #BobGeldof got in done?..👏

On the eve of publication of the 1st part of #PostOffice enquiry, appearance by the indomitable Betty Brown - the oldest victim of the scandal - is watched by 450k viewers on BBC2 current affairs flagship BBC Newsnight 👏