After the Realscreen Reality Gold Rush / What Do Brits Watch? High Quality Docs in Prime Time! Top UK Factual FY’11 (#36-70)

The message at sold-out Realscreen 2012 was “Welcome to the Reality Gold Rush!”

The vibe was all business.

It was an honest industrial experience that had more in common with a trip to Arkansas to pitch Walmart than with the fading glamour of the international program development process at, say, MIP.

• The hotel was locked down against lobby rats, badge swappers and other kinds of gatecrashers.
• Delegates flocked between sessions and pitch meetings in search of some pick or shovel of knowledge that might uncover their “Eureka!” moment.
• Harried commissioners coped with pitch meetings that were often double-booked and timed to the minute.

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UK Factual Ratings 2011

So, it’s a great pleasure to shift our focus to the #2 English-speaking market.

A friend shared a recent a top level report on the average ratings for UK Factual and Documentary programs broadcast last year.

• Our list below shows #36-70 (sometimes with abbreviated titles)
• The data demonstrate the wonderful and enduring British appetite for Unscripted programs delivered across an eclectic range of topics and formats

In our next post from ‘Marvelous Melbourne’:

• Watch out for the UK’s #1-35
• And our Takeaways