The Voice ratings fall to a new low [updated 27/05]

[Callum]

Britain's Got Talent ended with a huge audience of 11.9m last night (Saturday), becoming the most-watched show of the year so far.

Ashleigh & Pudsey's win was seen by 11.38m (46.4%) between 7.30pm and 10pm, peaking with 13.8m in the last five minutes, and adding 496k (2.2%) on ITV1 +1.

Britain's Got More Talent bowed out with 1.59m (8.2%) immediately after the main show, grabbing an extra 128k on timeshift.

BBC One's The Voice - scheduled earlier to avoid a Got Talent clash - sunk to a new low of 5.64m (29.4%) at 6.10pm.

The National Lottery: In It To Win It (3.2m/13.7%) and Casualty (3.35m/13.1%) followed the singing contest, while The Cube took 2.97m (15.9%) for ITV1.

Keith Lemon's Lemonaid concluded with 1.78m (11.8%) at 5.45pm (+1: 122k). BBC One's screening of Madagascar logged 2.45m (18.4%).

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Elsewhere, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring pulled in 1.28m (5.6%) to Channel 4 from 6.45pm (+1: 260k).

Meanwhile, Top of the Pops earned BBC Two's best numbers with 1.42m (6.9%) at 10pm, while CSI: NY drew 1.02m (4.3%) an hour earlier at 9pm (+1: 142k).

Overall, ITV1 dominated primetime with 36.2% (+: 1.5%), ahead of BBC One's 20.2%. Channel 4 claimed third place with 5.6% (+1: 1%), followed by BBC Two's 4.9%, and Channel 5's 2.7%.

Scandinavian drama The Bridge continued with 705k (2.7%) and 639k (3.3%) on BBC Four between 9pm and 11pm.

Not good at all, it only clashed with BGT for 15 mins as well so that's no excuse. Viewers are switching off in droves.

[joeysteele]

Awful time to start 6.10pm, loads of my student friends weren't in for it starting so missed it last night,had to record it for them to watch later last night.

Sadly, more viewers will turn off as their favourites get sent home too, I think too many are going out too soon and if the wrong ones go tonight. I still think it will pick up,I hope so anyway.
It is always risky chopping and changing with start times though.Last night I could see the point with the BGT final being the case.

[Niamh.]

That's a pity cos I like it much more than either of Simon Cowells shows

[Locke.]

It needs something else to it, am starting to get bored myself

[Saph]

It needs something else to it, am starting to get bored myself

i agree, it lacks the excitement

[Samuel.]

The early start wouldn't have helped. I wouldn't have even known it was on earlier hadn't I been on TiBB at the time.

[Stevep]

I pretty much watched all the audition episodes as they were fresh and different, but quite literally 10 mins into the live shows and i got a tad bored and just had it on in the background whilst i was on my computer.

I think the format of the show is good enough, but it needs to be a little more 'spectacular'. I also think the coaches are all kinda terrible, well bar Will.i.am who is brilliant. No chemistry whatsoever. Also not too big a fan of Reggie...........oh and tension, needs.more.tension!

[arista]

Not good at all, it only clashed with BGT for 15 mins as well so that's no excuse. Viewers are switching off in droves.

Bloody right

Feckk the Bloated BBC

[Kizzy]

Won't help all the negative press jessie gets....

[Niamh.]

Won't help all the negative press jessie gets....

Is she getting negative press? I haven't heard any of it, what about?

[Kizzy]

Has been in the mirror, I know it's a rubbish paper but it could sway public opinion. It rants of her being a diva and snubbing big BBC bosses who gave her a 'big break'...And her rubbishing the show on chatty man.

[Niamh.]

Has been in the mirror, I know it's a rubbish paper but it could sway public opinion. It rants of her being a diva and snubbing big BBC bosses who gave her a 'big break'...And her rubbishing the show on chatty man.

Oh :shocked: Did she rubbish the show on Chatty man? that'd be a bit silly of her

[Me. I Am Salman]

It is kind of bland atm.

[RichardG]

Oh :shocked: Did she rubbish the show on Chatty man? that'd be a bit silly of her

I don't know about Chatty Man, but I remember reading that she apparently said The Voice was 'lame' on Graham Norton and that she never watched it back, but they edited her comments out before it was broadcasted.

I've completely given up on The Voice now, it's so boring. The auditions were great, as for the battles - I wasn't a fan but I still watched. The live shows though are tedious. There's no excitement at all, it lacks any form of energy. I won't be watching it again from now on.

[Black Dagger]

OMG... why is it doing so poorly :sad:

Although last night was awful, until Tyler, Adam and Jaz were on.

[Niamh.]

where is all this Tyler love coming from? I swear I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone last, listening to something different to everyone else...........he sounded like a strangled cat to me

[MTVN]

It is getting a bit boring now, and for all the talk about how much better the singing is most of the acts last night weren't really that good

[muchadoaboutnothing]

That's a pity cos I like it much more than either of Simon Cowells shows

I agree with you there Niamh, so fed up with the Simon Cowell shows. I loved the Voice to begin with (and I really do hate the BBC), blind auditions and the first round. The BBC had a very strong Ace in their pack with this show but spoilt it by having the public believe that the results show on the Sunday night were actually live. It fast lost viewers when they spotted judges and presenters all wearing the same clothing from Saturday night. Because of this the Voice has gone down in my estimation although I still prefare it to Cowells shows. I missed the first half hour of last night, not realising that it started at 6.10pm.

I guess the BBC can only blame themselves for the mess and lost of viewers.

[Kizzy]

This is one of the issues jessie had, wearing the same clothes to aid in editting of something she disagreed with it too and was blasted by the press for it....

[Z]

I can't watch it anyway but I think the choice in judges is terrible. Tom Jones is the only one who has any right to be there. Jessie J does have a good voice but it's a bit insulting to be coached by someone who's barely become famous - I'd much rather have seen someone like Nadine Coyle take the role if they wanted a young female. Will.i.am coaching anyone on how to sing is ridiculous. And the guy from The Script is a non entity.

[Samuel.]

Will.I.Am's the best thing about the show.

[MTVN]

Agreed, and Tom's probably the worst judge as well

[Kizzy]

I can't watch it anyway but I think the choice in judges is terrible. Tom Jones is the only one who has any right to be there. Jessie J does have a good voice but it's a bit insulting to be coached by someone who's barely become famous - I'd much rather have seen someone like Nadine Coyle take the role if they wanted a young female. Will.i.am coaching anyone on how to sing is ridiculous. And the guy from The Script is a non entity.

Bearly become famous? she was playing stadiums with cris brown in america....

[Locke.]

Don't see how anyone can complain about Will really, he does everything (sing, rap, write, produce, etc), plus is easily the best thing about the show, and has probably been the best with his contestants aswell

[Jack_]

I knew my thoughts would be reflected in the ratings, it's awful. I was so bored watching it last night, and it's a shame because during the Blind Auditions I thought it was better than BGT, but this week's semi-finals and last night's final shat all over it. The production differences, and hell, even the differences in talent are huge.

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201089

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Ive given up on it. Tonights results will probably get under 5 million.

[Jordan.]

Four eliminations on the BBC One singing contest were seen by 6.20m (26.4%) at 7.30pm, beating Emmerdale's 5.54m (23.2%) at the same time.

Good to say it was clashing with Emmerdale, can see the ratings maybe rising now people aren't split between this and BGT.

[joeysteele]

It won't be helped by the coaches sending their best acts out, like Tom did with Adam though.
I still love the series though.

[Jack_]

6.5m for next week I reckon.

Final will be 10m max if they're lucky.

[GiRTh]

No surprise its starting to fade now its come to the live show.

Shame cuz I like this show but I think it only has a future as a fill in summer show; like all those kitschy Lord Webber shows. I think the Voice is capable of much more shame the wrong network won the right for it.

[Jack_]

6.5m for next week I reckon.

Final will be 10m max if they're lucky.

Well I got the peak right...except I was predicting a 6.5m average.

Last night's show averaged 5.7m and peaked at 6.5m.

Very poor.

[bananarama]

I think its very much a lame duck show. To much of the same thing music wise. Songs being sung that are the most boring you could possibly imagine.

Men squeeling like a cat with its tail trodden on.......Others over dramatising and murdering music to get attention. Bland ten a penny talent with no veriety to speak of.

Out of the lot there are about two singers that might be around in a years time...

[AJ.]

6pm is way to early, it would be much better at 7-8.

[arista]

6pm is way to early, it would be much better at 7-8.

This Saturday it has to be at 6:30PM
due to the 8PM start of the
waste of time Eurovision Song Contest
which is Political.

[Maia]

Nonsense Arista the Eurovision Song Contest is marvelous

[Black Dagger]

Nonsense Arista the Eurovision Song Contest is marvelous

This...

Me and Miss Mollie are going to have a ball when Albania and Moldova get nil points on Saturday.

The Voice Semi Finals and Eurovision, amazing Saturday :lovedup:

[MTVN]

It's been quite unlucky with it's scheduling recently, couple of weeks ago they had to squeeze it in between the FA Cup and BGT final, last week was Champions League final night and now this week they have to have it before Eurovision

[Callum]

Last night's show fell to a new low of 4.5m viewers, beating the previous low of 5.6m earlier in the month. I know the hot weather is affecting ratings across the board at the moment but you have to remember that the BBC spent £25m on this show. Not good at all.

[Braden]

The show was on way too early, everyone was still out in sun having their BBQ enjoying the bliss day. The prospect of stopping that just to watch The Voice, is insane.

To be completely honest I hope we don't get a second series, leave the talent shows to Cowell.

[MTVN]

Meh they couldn't have had it any later, bet they're glad it finishes next week

[Jarrod]

We're getting a Second series.

[Maia]

Wow..awful really. Wonder what the final will be pulling in at this rate.

[Black Dagger]

It's depressing how low it's getting.

This final 4 > The final 16 in X Factor 2011

[Locke.]

Below 4 million next week, that will teach them for getting rid of Jaz

[Callum]

To be completely honest I hope we don't get a second series, leave the talent shows to Cowell.

The BBC just have a track record for not being able to do talent shows very well, look at Fame Academy, the Andrew Lloyd Webber shows and now The Voice. They never seem to get it right. People are moaning about the time slot but starting later at around 7.30 or 8 isn't an option for the BBC because they have long running shows like Casualty which are always shown on Saturday evenings. They won't move that to a later or earlier timeslot so The Voice has no option but to be on very early.

[Shaun]

Fame Academy was amazing

[Jords]

Fame Academy was amazing

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Also Callum... Strictly???

[Maia]

Fame Academy was amazing

^

Why did it leave our screens :(

[Saph]

I bet Simon Cowell is sat at home pissing himself with laughter

[Callum]

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Also Callum... Strictly???

Fame Academy was good but it never got amazing ratings and during series 2 when it was up against Pop Idol, the latter always beat it.

Strictly is the anomaly to this trend, it always does well every year for the BBC. It has a loyal fanbase who watch every year and during the last series it even managed to beat XF when they went head to head a few times. Apart from Strictly though every other talent show they've produced has suffered lackluster ratings.

[Braden]

The BBC just have a track record for not being able to do talent shows very well, look at Fame Academy, the Andrew Lloyd Webber shows and now The Voice. They never seem to get it right. People are moaning about the time slot but starting later at around 7.30 or 8 isn't an option for the BBC because they have long running shows like Casualty which are always shown on Saturday evenings. They won't move that to a later or earlier timeslot so The Voice has no option but to be on very early.

I agree with what you're saying partially. I don't think they have a good track record with talent shows. I do really like So You Think You Can Dance, but that does have poor ratings. I loved Andrew Lloyd Webber's show, I had no Idea that it had bad ratings, that's probably why it's been switched to ITV.

All I'm saying is, the fact that it did well with a later timeslot in the early stages of the show, means something. BBC need to get their act together if they think putting a crappy show like Casualty in its usual place will benefit The Voice.

[Tom4784]

They need to make the later stages more interesting, the auditions were good but it got boring after the battles.

[Callum]

All I'm saying is, the fact that it did well with a later timeslot in the early stages of the show, means something. BBC need to get their act together if they think putting a crappy show like Casualty in its usual show means that they are making The Voice suffer.

I agree with you, I don't know anybody who watches Casualty and I personally don't think it's a very good show but it does seem to have a loyal fanbase, pulling in an average of 5-6m viewers each week. I don't see the BBC getting rid of it anytime soon. Also, the National Lottery: In It to Win It often gets the 8pm timeslot and for some reason they won't put it on earlier. It does get more viewers than The Voice but the 8pm timeslot surely helps.

[Jack_]

Ah yeah I forgot to post this earlier.

Just dismal really, when you consider that some points this series were reaching 12m, 4.5 is just piss poor.

I really hope they make some adjustments to the live stages next year, and move it to January to avoid BGT, or else there's no going back for this show, which will be a shame. There's a decent format in there waiting to come out, but the latter stages of it let it down completely.

Fame Academy was amazing

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Why they can't bring that back I don't know. It was like Big Brother meets X Factor...perfection.

[Callum]

I really hope they make some adjustments to the live stages next year, and move it to January to avoid BGT, or else there's no going back for this show, which will be a shame. There's a decent format in there waiting to come out, but the latter stages of it let it down completely.



It hasn't been up against BGT for 2 weeks now and the ratings are still dismal. Some big changes are needed next series if they want to avoid it becoming the latest in their list of talent show flops. I seriously don't see why they favor National Lottery: In It to Win It over this, a show they spent £25m on. You would think they would want to give it the best timeslot possibly available to ensure it gets lots of viewers, the 7.30-8 slot is traditionally the best timeslot yet they're still sticking it on every week at 6.30. It's just baffling.

[Jack_]

It hasn't been up against BGT for 2 weeks now and the ratings are still dismal. Some big changes are needed next series if they want to avoid it becoming the latest in their list of talent show flops. I seriously don't see why they favor National Lottery: In It to Win It over this, a show they spent £25m on. You would think they would want to give it the best timeslot possibly available to ensure it gets lots of viewers, the 7.30-8 slot is traditionally the best timeslot yet they're still sticking it on every week at 6.30. It's just baffling.

Oh I know, I just think it'd work better completely out of the way from BGT and without any of this 'battle' rubbish between the two. January to March for The Voice and then BGT can return to its regular April start.

With regards to the lottery, I think a lot of it is to do with Camelot and the amount of power they have when it comes to the scheduling of their lottery related shows, I'm sure there's something in the contract which allows them to dictate that sort of stuff to a point. I'm sure I read that somewhere before.

It definitely needs an 8pm slot though, and live results shows next year. There's no atmosphere whatsoever.

[Callum]

Oh I know, I just think it'd work better completely out of the way from BGT and without any of this 'battle' rubbish between the two. January to March for The Voice and then BGT can return to its regular April start.

With regards to the lottery, I think a lot of it is to do with Camelot and the amount of power they have when it comes to the scheduling of their lottery related shows, I'm sure there's something in the contract which allows them to dictate that sort of stuff to a point. I'm sure I read that somewhere before.

It definitely needs an 8pm slot though, and live results shows next year. There's no atmosphere whatsoever.

That would be better you're right, much less competition that part of the year. Although the X-Factor will have just finished so people might not want another singing show on so soon but the pros outweigh the cons for sure. I don't think In It to Win It airs at the beginning of the year either so hopefully that would allow The Voice a later timeslot.

Ah right, I thought it might do. It's just a pity they won't move that show to an earlier timeslot because I think that show could attract lots of viewers whatever time it airs unlike The Voice.

Agreed, having the results shows pre-recorded was a poor decision on the BBC's behalf. It works for Strictly because not that many people are interested in looking to see who goes but for The Voice it's clearly an issue considering the dire ratings for the results show. Lots of people already know the result prior to the show so don't bother watching, it needs to be live next year. Also I think it will help because people prefer live shows in general, the fact that things could go wrong and often they do because it's live creates a better atmosphere.

[Toxic]

4.5 million is awful, the final will get 6 million tops because people just don't care.

[joeysteele]

Poor ratings for such a costly series, I think a small part of it is the fact some of the better acts have been sent out too early by the coaches.
It seems like a massacre of the acts once the auditions were over.

Jack makes the valid points of timing above as to when it is actually on TV in the first place,I would like it to return in a slot he suggests as in January but I also agree with his 2nd point more in reference to a comment on Fame Academy and bringing that back.
That was a really good and successful series, it would be wiser to bring it back really.

Really big changes are needed to the live shows though for The Voice next year, leave it as it is now and it will not do well at all in future.

[Callum]

Glad to see they're planning big changes for the next series.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/indies/de-mol-plans-global-brainstorm-to-re-tune-the-voice/5042783.article?blocktitle=LATEST-NEWS&contentID=828

[joeysteele]

Glad to see they're planning big changes for the next series.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/indies/de-mol-plans-global-brainstorm-to-re-tune-the-voice/5042783.article?blocktitle=LATEST-NEWS&contentID=828

Reading that it all seems encouraging,let's hope they do really get to work on the live shows particularly.

For me, also from chatting to others, it just seems too many acts have disappeared too quickly, maybe they could extend the weeks for the live shows eliminating acts a bit more slowly.

[rinkydinkpanther]

tom jones is miles and miles better than the other judges put together....he just cuts to the chase and he knows exactly what hes talking about....thats why his act won

[rinkydinkpanther]

Ah yeah I forgot to post this earlier.

Just dismal really, when you consider that some points this series were reaching 12m, 4.5 is just piss poor.

I really hope they make some adjustments to the live stages next year, and move it to January to avoid BGT, or else there's no going back for this show, which will be a shame. There's a decent format in there waiting to come out, but the latter stages of it let it down completely.



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Why they can't bring that back I don't know. It was like Big Brother meets X Factor...perfection.

the real reason the ratings fell is simple, HOLLY WILLOUGHBY ruined the show. she interrupted everything

[Callum]

the real reason the ratings fell is simple, HOLLY WILLOUGHBY ruined the show. she interrupted everything

She was hardly the only problem with the show, there were dozens of them.

[rinkydinkpanther]

EVERYONE loved the show until she started to front it, she interrupted the previously good chemistry between singers and judges, she over talked and stole crucial air time so not all judge got a chance to speak, she talked over the singers just to get her appalling pre prepared lines in...she is the single reason the voice failed. when she started demanding airtime and getting her way , everything else fell apart. before that the show was great with 10 million+ its no coincidence she married the producer of celebrity juice is it?