Facts and figures
FremantleMedia's rating successes go from strength to strength - here are some of our most recent ratings highlights.
Australia
Aired in July 2010, the Series 2 finale of MasterChef was the most watched non-sports programme ever in Australia, with 4 million viewers tuning in.
Returning for a fourth series in 2010, Got Talent was the No.1 entertainment show on Network 7 for 2010, winning a peak audience of 2 million viewers.
Airing its first series on Network 7 in 2010, The X Factor finale peaked with an audience of 1.8 million viewers, making it the second highest rated entertainment show on Network 7 for 2010.
Czech Republic
The first series of Got Talent produced across both the Czech Republic and Slovakia was the No. 1 entertainment programme on Prime for 2010, peaking with an audience of 1.4 million viewers.
Finland
Secret Lives ranked as the No. 1 drama in Finland for the 11th year running in 2010. For young adults (15-24), Secret Lives attained an average share of 66%, double the broadcaster's average. In Finland, the premiere series of The X Factor became the No. 1 programme of 2010 for young adults (15-24.)
France
Winning a peak audience of 6.3 million viewers, The Price Is Right was the highest rated game show in France for 2010.
The fifth series of The Farmer Wants A Wife was the most successful yet. Peaking with an audience of 5.7 million viewers, The Farmer Wants A Wife was the No.1 entertainment show on M6 for 2010.
Newly launched on France’s W9, My Name Is won a peak audience of 1.1 million viewers and was the highest rated entertainment show on W9 for 2010.
Germany
Airing its sixth series in the autumn, The Farmer Wants A Wife was the second highest rated entertainment show on RTL for 2010, winning a peak audience of 8.5 million viewers.
With an average audience of 6.4 million viewers the seventh series of Idols continued to prove a ratings hit in 2010. Idols was the No.1 programme on RTL in 2010 for the commercial target (Adults 14-49).
Returning to RTL in autumn 2010, Series 4 of Got Talent was the most successful yet winning a peak audience of 8.5 million viewers. Delivering an average share of 37.4% in the Adults 14-49 target group Got Talent performed over 100% higher than RTL’s prime time average.
Airing its first series in Germany The X Factor was the No.1 entertainment show on VOX for 2010, winning a peak audience of 2.9 million viewers.
Airing on RTL since 1992, Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten remained Germany’s most successful serial drama in 2010, winning an average audience of 3.6 million viewers and a 22.2% market share for Adults 14-49.
Aired in March, teamWorx produced Bis Nichts Mehr Bleibt won an audience of 8.8 million viewers making it ARD’s highest rated TV movie of the year.
Hungary
Aired on RTL Klub, the premiere series of The X Factor became the No.1 show of 2010 in Hungary, peaking with an audience of 2.9 million viewers.
Having aired since 1998, Between Friends continued to be the highest rated drama in Hungary for 2010, winning a peak audience of 2.4 million viewers.
Indonesia
Airing 3 successful versions of Take Me Out in 2010, Take A Celebrity Out was the highest rated programme of the year on Indosiar, winning a peak audience of 3.9 million viewers.
Poland
Got Talent was the No. 1 show of the year on TVN for the second year running, peaking with an audience of 5.8 million viewers.
The Netherlands
Returning for a fifth series, The Farmer Wants A Wife is the No.1 show in The Netherlands since 2003, hitting a new audience high of 4.9 million viewers on 16 January 2011.
USA
Airing its ninth series in 2010, American Idol has been the No.1 series in the USA for the past 7 years. For the target demographic of Adults 18-49, American Idol achieved an average share of 21.6%, three times higher than FOX’s prime time average.
Returning to US screens in the summer, America’s Got Talent was the most successful series on NBC for 2010. America’s Got Talent attained its best performing series final yet on 15 September 2010, watched by 16.4 million viewers.
The Price Is Right remained the highest rated daytime entertainment show in the US for 2010, gaining an average audience of 4.7 million viewers in 2010.
The sixth series of Original Production’s Deadliest Catch was the most successful yet winning its highest audience ever on 13 July when it was watched by 8.5 million viewers, making it the No.1 show on the Discovery Channel for 2010.
UK
Airing on ITV1 in autumn 2010, Series 7 of The X Factor was the most successful yet and was the UK’s No.1 programme of 2010, winning a peak audience of 17.7 million viewers.
The fourth series of Britain’s Got Talent continued to prove a success with viewers and was the UK’s second highest rated series of 2010, attracting an average audience of 11.3 million viewers and a 45.7% market share.
Returning to UK screens in the autumn, Series 6 of The Apprentice was BBC1’s second highest entertainment series of 2010 winning an average audience of 7.9 million viewers and a 27.6% market share.