TV CRIME DRAMA FIGURES

THE BROADCASTERS AUDIENCE RESERCH BOARD (BARB)• The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) is the

organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1977 to replace a previous systems whereby ITV ratings were compiled by JICTAR (Joint Industry Committee for Television Audience Research), whilst the BBC did their own audience research.

• BARB is jointly owned by the BBC, the ITV companies, Channel 4, Channel 5, BSkyB, and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Participating viewers have a box on top of their TV sets which tracks the programmes they watch.

• BARB numbers are extremely important to commercial television stations. The trading model that is used by television companies and advertising agencies depends on the number of people watching the shows, and the commercial attractiveness of those people.

MIDSOMER MURDERSChannel : ITV (independent telivison)

Aired : Wednesday 1th January 2014

Views : 4.45 million

Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997.

The stories revolve around the Barnabys' efforts to solve numerous murders that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer. The Barnabys have worked with several different sergeants throughout the run of the show: Sgt Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey), Sgt Dan Scott (John Hopkins), Sgt Ben Jones (Jason Hughes), and currently Sgt Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee).

The shows target audience is mainly aimed towards middle aged people because of the old humour and how its set in a retirement village.

DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEYChannel : BBC 1 (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Aired : Thursday 2th January 2014

20:18

Views : 7.81 million

Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based on characters created by Jane Austen in her novel Pride and Prejudice. Its first broadcast was over three days from 26 December 2013 to 28 December 2013 on BBC One.

AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLEChannel : ITV (independent televison)

Aired : 29th december

Views : 4.57 million

Agatha Christie's Marple is a British ITV television series based on the Miss Marple and other murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. It is also known as Marple