Viewing Figures for 'Poldark' S4

The finale of Poldark series four was certainly a dramatic one and one that kept us glued to our TVs! 4.4 million watched it on the night (it won the 9pm slot), with a further million of us catching up during the week, according to Barb's seven day consolidated figures which do not include BBC iplayer. At 5.4 million it was BBC One's third most popular programme for the week 23-29 July, after Eastenders (5.8m) and Antiques Roadshow (5.7m).

Barb's seven day consolidated figures show the premiere of Poldark series four garnered an audience of six million and was BBC One's top show that week. Episode two was the most popular episode of the series (6.1m) and episode four the least watched (4.9m). On average, 5.6m people watched each episode, compared to 6.1m for series three and 7.6m for series one.  BBC iplayer figures will probably be available in the Autumn.

To give some context to the months of June and July in the UK,  the football World Cup took place during the weeks Poldark episodes two to six aired (though games were generally not being played when the show was on TV). The UK also experienced a heatwave during this period.

Poldark in Australia
Poldark series four aired in Australia just six days after the UK on ABC. Previous series had been shown on a Sunday evening but, for series four, the show was moved to Saturdays at 8.15 pm. Episode 8 proved the most popular with 409K watching it that day in the five city metro area and episode 7 the least with 332K, it's smallest audience ever.
Many thanks to  @veras67 on Twitter for her regular help with information from Australia.

Related links:
'Poldark' Tops the Tables
Poldark's Weekly Viewing Figures

'Poldark' Series 4 Coming to Australia Soon!

UPDATED 4 June 2018:
There's now confirmation on the ABC schedule that Poldark is back on 16 June at 8.18 pm. Many thanks to Roz Bevis on facebook for this news and the screencap.

Poldark series four may be out in Australia less than a week after it airs in the UK!

TV Tonight are reporting Poldark will return to ABC on Saturday 16 June at 8.15 pm, although it is yet to appear in the ABC schedule. This is a change of day for the show as, in the past, Poldark has aired on Sundays.

Poldark series four is expected to air in the UK on BBC One at 9 pm on Sunday 10 June, although this is still to be confirmed by the BBC.  PBS Masterpiece are yet to announce a date for Poldark's return in the US.

Many thanks to @veras67 on Twitter and Roz Bevis on Facebook for the news from Australia.

'Poldark' Series 3 Coming to Australia Soon!

Trailer with spoilers - be warned!!!

Poldark series three will be out in Australia just a week after it airs in the UK!

Thanks to @veras67 on Twitter and Roz Bevis on Facebook, we've learnt that ABC TV has been showing a trailer for Poldark with the news that it will be back on Sunday 18 June at 8.30 pm, although it is yet to appear in the ABC schedule.

Poldark series three will air in the UK on BBC One at 9 pm on Sunday 11 June, in Australia on ABC at 8.30 pm on 18 June and in the US on PBS Masterpiece on 1 October, 2017.

We can't wait!

Updated 5 June 2017:

Thanks again to Roz Bevis for this ABC schedule confirming the date and time

Related Links:
Dramatic Start to Poldark S3
Ross and Demelza: A Happier Time

Poldark S2 Finale in Australia

One has to feel sorry for any drama that has its final episode pushed back by a week so some other event can be shown on TV and that's just what happened to Poldark Series 2 in Australia one Sunday where viewers, tuning in to ABC to learn of Ross and Demelza's fate, were faced with a Crowded House concert and one more week of waiting.

Rather splendidly, when the finale was eventually shown last Sunday, Australian's tuned in in their thousands and episode 10 returned the strongest audience numbers of the season: a cracking 536,000 in the five city metropolitan area according to TVTonight. This is not enough to match the figures for the first series which ranged between 649k (the premiere) and 567k but is a good improvement on the second season's opening of 479k and, interestingly, reflects the finale's performance in the UK too.

Well done Poldark!

Thanks to @vera67 for her help with this post.

Related links
Poldarked: 'Poldark' Series Finale Viewing Figures

'Poldark' S2 UK and US Air Dates Confirmed

This week we've had official confirmation of what we've all sort of known for some time.
Poldark will be back on our screens in the UK and US in September!

Official Poldark made the announcement for the UK tweeting:

#Poldark Series 2. @BBCOne. 4th Sept 2016. The countdown begins... pic.twitter.com/nM0Nt6MAhL

— Official Poldark (@PoldarkTV) 15 July 2016

And earlier in the week Masterpiece PBS tweeted:

Get ready to celebrate, #PoldarkPBS fans - S2 begins 9/25 with a 2hr premiere at 8/7c on MASTERPIECE on @PBS! pic.twitter.com/GIcN9M1kez

— Masterpiece PBS (@masterpiecepbs) 13 July 2016

Poldark S2 is also slated to air in Australia in 2016 according to TV Tonight.

This was our first glimpse of Poldark S2 in the BBC One  One to Watch trailer back in January. What a long time ago that seems. Now, for the UK, there's just seven weeks to go.  Hurrah!

Viewing Figures for 'Poldark'

Photo: Mike Alsford

The final episode of Poldark was the most watched programme at 9 pm  last night with an audience of 5.9 million (25.4% of  all viewers) according to OvernightsTV.  This was an increase of some half a million viewers on the previous week.

The consolidated viewing figure for episode 7  (19 April, 2015)  was 6.8 million which was down from 7.2 m for episode 6.  These figures exclude BBC iplayer. Episode 7 of Poldark was the fourth most popular programme on BBC1 that week after three episodes of East Enders reports Barb.

Episode 3 of Poldark aired on ABC in Australia yesterday to an audience of 567,000 in the five city metro area. This was down from 595,000 for episode 2 but it was still in the daily top 10 programmes at number 9, reports TVTonight

Figures for Poldark on iplayer for the month of March can be found here.

Poldark to Air in Australia in April

Photo: BBC

Our friends in Australia will not have long to wait until they can share the joy that is Poldark.

The first episode of the  new  BBC adaptation of the Winston Graham novels, starring Aidan Turner (Ross Poldark) and Eleanor Tomlinson (Demelza), will air on Sunday 12 April at 8.40 pm on ABC


Here is the trailer for those in Australia

http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/poldark/MP1514H116C00DT1?