Dear Kevin-
That is exactly the kind of comparison/realisation I *want* to show.
However being a scientist I will take into account the limitations of
teh statistics you highlight ;)
Thanks!
Sam :)
On 2013-11-13 18:09, Kevin.Mcconway wrote:
> You can get a certain amount of free data from the BARB website at
> www.barb.co.uk - but the only individual programmes it gives data on
> are the top 30 each week on the 5 terrestrial channels plus 'other
> channels' lumped together, and the top 10 each week on a much longer
> list of channels. So you can find out that QI last week had an
> audience of 2.26 million - it was the 11th most popular programme on
> BBC2 that week. But (I think) the last main broadcast of Horizon was
> back in August (Monitor Me, 12 August, BBC2 9 pm), and it seems not to
> have made it into the top 30 on BBC2 that week (so it must have got
> fewer than the repeat of Dragon's Den that week, which got 1.01m, the
> main broadcast having topped the BBC2 list that week with 3.36m).
>
> Kevin
>
> Kevin McConway
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Gregson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 November 2013 16:57
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> Subject: [PSCI-COM] Science comedy viewer/listener figures
>
> Dear all-
>
> I do a lot of science stand up comedy and need to write a
> report/speech justifying why it is an important and desirable method
> of disseminating scientific information.
>
> I'm looking for a good source of statistics RE the popularity/viewing
> figures of comedy (e.g. Mock the Week), science (e.g. Horizon) and
> science comedy (e.g. QI, Dara's sci club etc) TV/radio shows. Any
> stats showing the popularity of science comedy shows relative to
> straight science shows would be even better! Any stats showing an
> increase in science comedy viewers or the proliferation of science
> comedy shows would also be great.
>
> I thought someone on this list might have looked into this before and
> have some insights. I bow to your greater wisdom before I start
> ham-fistedly Googling ;)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sam :)
>
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