TV3 Claims 81% of Irish viewers watched I'm a Celebrity

Genghis

TV3 claim that 53% of those watching TV on Monday night (arguably the best night of the week for TV viewing), were watching I'm A Celebrity, Get me out of Here! on TV3. Not only is that an astounding claim in itself (when was the last time you heard of a single channel in multi-channel land taking 53% of any audiende - the World Cup?), but they add to this incredible claim that a further 197,000 viewers watched the same show at the same time on UTV.

Now for the maths bit - TV3 claim that 53% of the audience = 375,000 viewers on Monday night. By deduction, the entire viewing public on Monday night must be 707,500. Now add UTVs viewers to TV3s to get the total audience for IACGMOOH (572,000).

Essentially, if TV3 are to be believed, then a massive 81%, or more than 4 out of 5 Irish TV viewers, were watching the same show!! While their pooly worded press release is not clear regarding 'total audience' or 'total 15-34 audience', I still think that this claim beggars belief.

What were you watching between 9pm and 10.30pm on Monday? Des Bishop, anyone? The RTE Nine O'Clock news, anyone? Eastenders on RTE or even BBC? Friends, Scrubs? MTV, Sky News, UK Gold, Sky One?

TV3's press release, with audience breakdown here

Kalina

I'm ashamed to say I watched I'm a Celebrity and missed Friends as a result on Monday nighht. The show is addictive.

Stark

Flicked through the channels, nothing on. Pondered watching "I'm a celebrity" or turning off the tv and finding something else to do. I found something else to do.

vibe666

maybe they meant 51 people, not 51% of people. sounds more believeable to me.

BuffyBot

Perhaps they are only measuring against RTE1, Network 2 and TG4. They might not be including the non-Irish channels

Ludo

Was not watching it and never have. Watched Friends, Scrubs and The Handler while that tripe was on. I can't see how that many people would have watched when Friends and Scrubs was on..surely they would be more popular.

Genghis

Originally posted by BuffyBot
Perhaps they are only measuring against RTE1, Network 2 and TG4. They might not be including the non-Irish channels

Perhaps you are right! However, if that is the case then TV3 have been:

1. A little disingenuous, as they state nowhere that that is the case
2. Duplicitous, as they include / refer to UTV in their claims

53% audience share is a huge audience when you consider what was on other channels at the time (RTE1 typically commands twice the audience of TV3, and of Network 2, who have similar share).

BLITZ_Molloy

Well you'll find me watching Des Bishop on Network 2 on a Monday night. Wouldn't watch I'm a Celebrity if you paid me.

DMC

Maybe 81% of the population flicked through the channels and spent 5 secs watching IAC..GMOOH on TV3. More plausable!

Cabaal

Originally posted by DMC
Maybe 81% of the population flicked through the channels and spent 5 secs watching IAC..GMEOOH on TV3. More plausable!

Yeah that sounds about right
I for one know that I don't watch it as I don't even have a working TV in the flat
gota love the internet...


Come & get me TV License man, do your worst! hahahah

BuffyBot

A little disingenuous

A TV Channel? Never!

It doesn't nessecarily mean that that percentage watched the whole show either

Stark

Where do they get these figures?

Anyone here know anyone with a ratings box?

superfly

i watched never mind the buzzcocks and CSI and taped on 2 videos scrubs,friends, des bishop and smallville on e4 and i could have done with another pair of eyes to watch some supernatural thing on bbc
why do they put all the good shows on a monday at the same time
there was absolutly nothing i wanted to watch on tv last night so watched some dvds

gazzer

flicked onto to it for the couple of minutes between Sea of Souls ending and Miracles starting. Has anyone seen Miracles yet??? Its a really good show. On Living TV at 10pm

vibe666

Originally posted by Cabaal
Come & get me TV License man, do your worst! hahahah

i got hounded in the uk about not having a tv licence. they would send me letters on a regular basis and had their vans parked over the road on and off for over a year.

basically i was living in a listed building in a conservation area and as the existing aerial was on top of a 60 foot tower (old owner was a ham radio buff) which had to be taken down cos it was rusted TO hell i the wouldn't let me put up an external aerial on the roof. tried a loft one but got bugger all on it, even with signal boosters.

bastards wouldn't leave me alone.

Caked Karen

i only watch it the odd time coz i fancy dec!

Elmo

TV3 like to put a spin on things

e.g. 50% of all programming comes from Europe, which is more then the total amount required by TV3 to show.


Well the UK is part of Europe after all.

Rock Climber

Originally posted by Elmo
TV3 like to put a spin on things

e.g. 50% of all programming comes from Europe, which is more then the total amount required by TV3 to show.


Well the UK is part of Europe after all.

I love TV3.
Judging amy is brilliant.
And as for the jungle, I want to stay in there

And then theres Drama from the best providers in the world,ITV, imho.
Most of which would end up on RTÉ anyway if TV3 hadnt got it.

Tv3 woo hoo \o/ \o/ \o/

LFCFan

we Sky plussed it and watched Friends, Scrubs and The Handler.

Mossy Monk

on Monday i can't even remember what i was watching, if i was watching anything at all. so celebrity programme wasnt on in this room

in the main tv room they watch the news at 9 and UK Gold or something after that

i can say that i know of only 4 people who watch the celebrity programme and thats on ITV because of ****e TV3 reception

TV3 lie

Kalina

I just read on an F1 website that Jordan says she had an affair with Ralf Schumacher on and off for 3 years!! And beckham was mentioned also. Her new book will be worth reading just for that part alone!!

Elmo

quote:
I love TV3.
Judging amy is brilliant.
And as for the jungle, I want to stay in there

And then theres Drama from the best providers in the world,ITV, imho.
Most of which would end up on RTÉ anyway if TV3 hadnt got it.

Tv3 woo hoo \o/ \o/ \o/

U LOVE UTV....

While I agree Granda and ITV can make good drama, I don't think
Emmerdale,
Coro St.
Heartbeat,
The Royal
Fall into there good drama output.



I hope it's a sacracstic Woooo Whoooo