[Will.]

The final live show between 7:30PM and 10PM averaged 8.45 million viewers which very is actually one of the lowest ratings of the whole series, beaten by many of the audition episodes.

2007: 11 million*
2008: 12 million*
2009: 16.3 million*
2010: 12.3 million
2011: 11.7 million*
2012: 11.4 million
2013: 10.6 million
2014: 10.3 million
2015: 11.3 million
2016: 8.5 million

* denotes average over separate performance and results show

http://www.tellymix.co.uk/ratings/26...ched-ever.html

[Reg_Holdsworth_Fan]

So undeserved

All because of the overhyped Champions League final!!!

Whoever came up with the stupid decision to air the final with the Champions League final made a huge regrettable mistake. What a disgrace!!

I hope it never happens again!!

[Jake.]

good

[Samm]

axe ha

[Jay28jay2]

good, get rid of it. No one wants it until 2020 or whatever it is

[Reg_Holdsworth_Fan]

Originally Posted by Samm

axe ha

Axe = ITV going bankrupt.

They cannot axe their most profitable show. The ratings dip is all because it clashed with the final of a football tournament. It would have got higher ratings if ITV didn't make it clash!!!

[Cal.]

People declined to watch after news of Trip's seventh place?

[Crimson Dynamo]

but is this not just an indication of the effect technology has had on audiences in terms of mobiles, tablets, catch up etc?

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

but is this not just an indication of the effect technology has had on audiences in terms of mobiles, tablets, catch up etc?

Yeah. Ratings for overnight are more redundant these days.

[Firewire]

Ha, makes XF look a bit better now

[Babayaro.]

Good, ****e series made even more ****e by its 2nd placed act

[Jack_]

The drop in figures for the live week compared to the auditions has been bizarre

I doubt it's exclusively the reason but they really need to move it back to the half term week

[Amy Jade]

They were probably down yesterday because it was so lovely outside?

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

They were probably down yesterday because it was so lovely outside?

I was about to say the same! The weather has kept everyone outside, I didn't watch the final Til just now but I love the show, the ratings shouldn't matter these days it's one of the biggest most talked about shows

[Redway]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

but is this not just an indication of the effect technology has had on audiences in terms of mobiles, tablets, catch up etc?

Nah. Shows like BGT are only on once a year and are meant to draw in huge figures whatever the TV landscape. I'm pretty sure tablets and mobiles were around last year and that didn't stop over 11 million people sitting down and watching the thing first hand.

[_Tom_]

Clashed with the Champions League final.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by _Tom_

Clashed with the Champions League final.

Yeah I know, I was just pointing out that you can't use multichannel/catchup excuses for yesterday's rating.