{"id":4389,"date":"2012-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/12\/18\/ratings-roundup-european-saturday-is-soft-in-prime-time\/"},"modified":"2012-12-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T00:00:00","slug":"ratings-roundup-european-saturday-is-soft-in-prime-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2012\/12\/18\/ratings-roundup-european-saturday-is-soft-in-prime-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratings Roundup: European Saturday is Soft in Prime Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">PREMIUM: The top of the audience charts was a mixed bag on Saturday, December 15, with light entertainment, contests and feature films faring well.<font class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 20px\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Audience levels were not high relative to other nights of the week. TF1 pulled the biggest audience in France with long-running light entertainment show <em>Les enfants de la t&eacute;l&eacute;<\/em> (<em>TV Kids<\/em>), produced by Endemol France, with 4.715 million viewers and a share of 21.6 percent. Close behind on France 2 was nostalgia-based light entertainment show <em>Les ann&eacute;es bonheur<\/em> (<em>The Happy Years<\/em>) 4.535 million\/19.7 percent. France 3 was in third place with police TV movie <em>Chambre 327<\/em> (<em>Room 327<\/em>) with 3.164 million\/13.2 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">In Germany, the biggest audience (excluding the news) was for TV movie <em>Die Abstauber<\/em> (<em>The Sponge<\/em>) on ARD 1 with 5.23 million viewers and a share of 16.9 percent. The channel again built up its Saturday prime-time audience with the strongest access time entry, football league highlights program <em>Sportschau<\/em> with 5.14 million\/21.6 percent. RTL was in second place in prime time with talent show <em>Das Supertalent<\/em> (4.35 million\/14.6 percent), while Pro 7 took third place with game show <em>Schlag den Rabb<\/em> (<em>Beat Raab<\/em>,<em>&nbsp;<\/em>hosted by Stefan Raab) at 3.25 million\/13.0 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">In Italy, the biggest audience in prime time was for RAI 1&rsquo;s <em>Penso che un sogno cos&igrave;<\/em> (<em>I Think a Dream Like This<\/em>&#8230;), a music special dedicated to Domenico Modugno, who sang &quot;Volare&quot; (the title of the show is a line from the song). It pulled 4.608 million and a share of 20.72 percent. Second was Disney&rsquo;s direct-to-video film <em>The Search for Santa Paws<\/em> on Italia 1 (3.037 million\/12.4 percent), followed by Canale 5&rsquo;s year-end best of wrap-up of human interest show <em>C&rsquo;e posta per te<\/em> (<em>You&rsquo;ve Got Mail<\/em>) in third place with 2.417 million\/12.02 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The biggest of the day in Italy on Saturday was in access time, for the same program as on most weekdays&mdash;Endemol&rsquo;s format <em>Deal or No Deal<\/em> (<em>Affari Tuoi<\/em>) on RAI 1 with 5.023 million viewers and a share of 20.21 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">In Spain, where Saturday prime-time viewing levels were fairly weak, a talk show was number one. Telecinco&rsquo;s <em>El gran<\/em> <em>debate<\/em> drew 1.849 million viewers and a share of 14.9 percent. Movies were second and third in prime time. Antena 3 averaged 1.694 million and a share of 10.8 percent for American film <em>Troy<\/em> while Cuatro drew 1.344 million\/7.8 percent for French pic <em>Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra<\/em>. Audience levels were a bit higher earlier in the evening, led by Canadian TV movie <em>The Perfect Roommate<\/em> on Antena 3 with 2.244 million viewers and a share of 15.7 percent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PREMIUM: The top of the audience charts was a mixed bag on Saturday, December 15, with light entertainment, contests and feature films faring well. Audience levels were not high relative to other nights of the week. 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