Crossroads wasn't fully networked on ITV until the early 1970s, and even when all the regions were showing the soap they continued to show Crossroads at their own choice of time and day. This could vary from the programme being shown in some regions as early as 3.50pm while others showed it at 5.15, 6.00, 6.30 and in rare cases even 7.00pm.

Most ITV companies picked up Crossroads in early 1965, as reported by the Birmingham Evening Mail at the time: "Cheers! We've made it! The Crossroads cast toast - in coffee - to the network recognition of the the  six-week old series. The first 50 editions of Crossroads have only been shown in a handful of regions, but the astonishing success of the first few episodes have lead to other regions booking the show."

When the serial aired four-days-a-week some regions would show Crossroads Monday to Thursdays, others Tuesday to Friday and quite often varying combinations depending on the ITV region.

In the 1960s, it is noted that, despite not being networked, the soap averaged around eight million per episode. Opposite is the TV Top Eight for the Westward Television region in July 1966. At number three in their ratings was Crossroads.

In 1971 - still not entirely networked - Crossroads was rating at the eleven million figure. From 1972 onwards, fully networked, Crossroads would feature in the top twenty pretty much for all of its run, and was often in the top ten of the ITV national ratings. Also within the 'UK Ratings' (the ITV and BBC programme viewing figures combined) Crossroads was a regular in the top twenty.

The IBA were horrofied that Crossroads was rating so highly, commenting it was "distressingly popular" - these people supposedly there to look after viewer interests - yet do entirely the opposite! Just like the current television regulator Ofcom then really - some things never change.

We don't have the space to list every week of every year, so below is a random selection of the ratings for one week of every month that Crossroads was in the 'Independent Television' network ratings from 1972 to 1988, courtesy of the Central Television Archive:

Number next to programme title is 'homes in millions' watching the series, rather than the more modern 'viewers in millions.' Data complied from the Audits Of Great Britain (AGB) 1972-1981 and the British Audience Research Board (BARB) 1981-1988. Top 15 of ITV programming provided where possible, although some information may be missing from the bottom end of the logs so shorter lists may appear.

October 1972

November 1972

December 1972

January 1973

February 1973

1 - Love Thy Neighbour - 8.2
2 - & Mother Makes Three - 7.2
3 - Coronation St - 7.2
4 - World In Action - 7.2
5 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.1
6 - Kate - 6.6
7 - Armchair Theatre - 6.6
8 - Dr In Charge - 6.6
9 - Coronation St - 6.3
10 - Crossroads - 6.1
11 - My Good Woman 6.1
12 - Crossroads - 5.8
13 - News At Ten - 5.8

1 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.5
2 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.1
3 - Coronation St - 7.1
4 - Public Eye - 6.9
5 - News At Ten - 6.9
6 - Strauss Family - 6.8
7 - Fenn St Gang - 6.8
8 - Des O'Connor - 6.7
9 - News At Ten - 6.6
10 - Coronation St - 6.6
11 - News At Ten - 6.4
12 - 30 Minutes Worth - 6.4
13 - Crossroads - 6.2
14 - Crossroads - 6.1

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.5
2 - Strauss Family - 7.6
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.4
4 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.1
5 - Coronation St - 7.1
6 - Public Eye - 7.0
7 - Coronation St - 6.9
8 - News At Ten - 6.8
9 - Crossroads - 6.6
10 - 30 Minutes Worth - 6.6
11 - News At Ten - 6.6
12 - Black Beauty - 6.4
13 - Harry Secombe - 6.4
14 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.0

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.2
2 - Public Eye - 7.8
3 - Miss TV Europe - 7.7
4 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.5
5 - Father Dear Father - 7.2
6 - Coronation St - 7.1
7 - Love Story - 7.0
8 - Fenn St Gang - 7.0
9 - News At Ten - 6.8
10 - News At Ten - 6.7
11 - Crossroads - 6.6
12 - Death Of Adolf Hitler- 6.6
13 - News At Ten - 6.1
14 - Crossroads - 6.0

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.9
2 - Love Story - 7.8
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.6
4 - Father Dear Father - 7.4
5 - Coronation St - 7.3
6 - Coronation St - 7.1
7 - Sherlock Holmes - 6.9
8 - Crossroads - 6.7
9 - Nearest & Dearest - 6.7
10 - Bless This House - 6.7
11 - Public Eye - 6.7
12 - Crossroads - 6.4
13 - Country Matters - 6.4
14 - Black Beauty - 6.3
15 - Crossroads - 6.3

March 1973

April 1973

May 1973

June 1973

July 1973

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.8
2 - Whicker's World - 7.7
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.6
4 - Coronation St - 7.4
5 - Bless This House - 7.3
6 - Coronation St - 7.1
7 - Love Story - 7.1
8 - Crossroads - 6.8
9 - Playhouse - 6.7
10 - News At Ten - 6.5
11 - On The Buses - 6.5
12 - Justice - 6.4
13 - All Our Saturdays - 6.3
14 - Crossroads - 6.1
15 - News At Ten 6.0

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.7
2 - Love Thy Neighbour - 8.2
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.5
4 - Coronation St - 7.5
5 - Coronation St - 7.1
6 - Special Branch - 7.1
7 - Justice - 6.8
8 - Crossroads - 6.7
9 - Shut That Door - 6.7
10 - Playhouse - 6.4
11 - News At Ten - 6.4
12 - World In Action - 6.3
13 - Crossroads - 6.3
14 - Crossroads - 6.3
15 - News At Ten - 6.3

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.7
2 - Bless This House - 7.9
3 - Coronation St - 7.8
4 - Shut That Door - 7.1
5 - Crossroads - 6.9
6 - Coronation St - 6.9
7 - David Nixon Show - 6.8
8 - Special Branch - 6.7
9 - Crossroads - 6.6
10 - Crossroads - 6.5
11 - It's Tarbuck - 6.5
12 - World In Action - 6.4
13 - News At Ten - 6.0
14 - Crossroads - 5.9
15 - Sky's The Limit - 5.9

1 - Special Branch - 6.9
2 - My Good Woman - 6.8
3 - Hunters Walk - 6.7
4 - News At Ten - 6.6
5 - & Mother Makes Three - 6.6
6 - Coronation St - 6.4
7 - Six Days Of Justice - 6.3
8 - World In Action - 6.1
9 - Coronation St - 5.8
10 - Crossroads - 5.7
11 - David Nixon Show - 5.7
12 - Fenn St Gang - 5.7
13 - News At Ten - 5.6
14 - News At Ten - 5.6
15 - Crossroads - 5.5

1 - 30 Minutes Worth - 6.4
2 - Special Branch - 6.3
3 - Hadleigh - 6.3
4 - Sam -  6.2
5 - Coronation St - 6.2
6 - News At Ten - 6.1
7 - Coronation St - 6.0
8 - My Good Woman - 6.0
9 - News At Ten - 5.9
10 - News At Ten - 5.9
11 - Hunters Walk - 5.8
12 - News At Ten - 5.7
13 - News At Ten - 5.6
14 - Crossroads - 5.4
15 - Crossroads - 5.4

August 1973

September 1973

October 1973

November 1973

December 1973

1 - Coronation St - 6.8
2 - Coronation St - 6.5
3 - 30 Minutes Worth - 6.5
4 - Sam - 6.4
5 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.2
6 - Hunters Walk - 5.9
7 - News At Ten - 5.9
8 - Spring & Autumn - 5.7
9 - News At Ten - 5.7
10 - Crossroads - 5.6
11 - Crossroads - 5.5
12 - Shabby Tiger - 5.5
13 - Crossroads - 5.5
14 - Hadleigh - 5.4
15 - Norman Wisdom - 5.4

1 - Van der Valk - 7.8
2 - Man About the House - 7.5
3 - Coronation St - 7.3
4 - Sam - 7.0
5 - Reg Varney - 6.9
6 - Coronation St - 6.8
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.7
8 - News At Ten - 6.5
9 - News At Ten - 6.3
10 - Hadleigh - 6.2
11 - Singalonga Max - 6.1
12 - Crossroads - 6.0
13 - Crossroads - 5.9
14 - News At Ten - 5.8
15 - Crossroads - 5.7

1 - Coronation St - 7.3
2 - Whicker's World - 7.2
3 - Crossroads - 6.8
4 - Coronation St - 6.8
5 - Van der Valk - 6.6
6 - Crossroads - 6.5
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.4
8 - Crossroads - 6.4
9 - Crossroads - 6.2
10 - What A Carry On - 6.2
11 - 30 Minutes Worth - 6.1
12 - Men Of Affairs - 5.9
13 - Armchair Theatre - 5.9
14 - Singalonga Max - 5.7
15 - Crime Of Passion - 5.6

1 - Coronation St - 7.3
2 - Crossroads - 7.1
3 - Crossroads - 7.1
4 - Crossroads - 7.1
5 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.9
6 - Coronation St - 6.9
7 - Beryl's Lot - 6.7
8 - Upstairs Downstairs - 6.6
9 - Palladium - 6.4
10 - Armchair Theatre - 6.4
11 - News At Ten - 6.4
12 - A Woman For Today - 6.3
13 Crossroads - 6.3
14 - Whicker's World - 6.3
15 - 30 Minutes Worth - 6.2

1 - Benny Hill - 8.2
2 - Coronation St - 7.7
3 - This Is Your Life - 7.5
4 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.5
5 - A Woman For Today - 7.3
6 - My Good Woman - 7.2
7 - Crossroads - 7.0
8 - Coronation St - 7.0
9 - Crossroads - 6.9
10 - Crossroads - 6.8
11 - Palladium - 6.5
12 - Crossroads - 6.4
13 - News At Ten - 6.3
14 - Upstairs Downstairs - 6.3
15 - Billy Liar - 6.0

January 1974

February 1974

March 1974

April 1974

May 1974

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.8
2 - Opportunity Knocks - 8.3
3 - Val Doonican - 8.0
4 - Coronation St - 7.6
5 - Love Thy Neighbour - 7.5
6 - Beryl's Lot - 7.4
7 - Man About The House - 7.3
8 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.3
9 - Crossroads - 7.2
10 - Crossroads - 7.2
11 - Coronation St - 7.2
12 - Crossroads - 7.0
13 - Love Story - 6.9
14 - Crossroads - 6.8
15 - Billy Liar - 6.7

1 - This Is Your Life - 9.4
2 - Benny Hill - 9.3
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 8.5
4 - Love Thy Neighbour - 8.3
5 - Man About The House - 8.0
6 - Coronation St - 7.8
7 - Within These Walls - 7.6
8 - Coronation St - 7.5
9 - Crossroads - 7.4
10 - Election Special - 7.4
11 - Val Doonican - 7.3
12 - Crossroads - 7.2
13 - Candid Camera - 7.2
14 - Crossroads - 7.1
15 - News At Ten - 7.0

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.8
2 - British Screen Awards - 8.8
3 - Love Thy Neighbour - 8.6
4 - Within These Walls - 8.4
5 - Des O'Connor - 8.2
6 - Opportunity Knocks - 8.1
7 - News At Ten - 8.0
8 - Coronation St - 7.9
9 - Coronation St - 7.7
10 - Napoleon & Love - 7.4
11 - Crossroads - 7.2
12 - News At Ten - 7.2
13 - Crossroads - 6.9
14 - Crossroads - 6.7
15 - Special Branch - 6.7

1 - Love Thy Neighbour - 9.5
2 - Bless This House - 8.5
3 - This Is Your Life - 8.3
4 - Max - 8.3
5 - Coronation St - 7.8
6 - Special Branch - 7.6
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.5
8 - Des O'Connor - 7.4
9 - World In Action - 7.3
10 - Coronation St - 7.0
11 - Crossroads - 6.9
12 - Zoo Gang - 6.9
13 - World At War - 6.7
14 - Crossroads - 6.5
15 - News At Ten - 6.5

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.4
2 - & Mother Makes Five - 8.2
3 - Special Branch - 8.0
4 - Coronation St - 7.7
5 - Harry Worth - 7.2
6 - Hunters Walk - 7.2
7 - Coronation St - 7.1
8 - Up The Workers - 6.9
9 - Bit Of Wisdom - 6.9
10 - Crossroads - 6.8
11 - Crossroads - 6.7
12 - News At Ten - 6.6
13 - David Nixon - 6.5
14 - Crossroads - 6.5
15 - World At War - 6.5

June 1974

July 1974

August 1974

September 1974

October 1974

1 - Justice - 7.1
2 - Sam - 7.0
3 - & Mother Makes Five - 7.0
4 - News At Ten - 7.0
5 - Coronation St - 6.9
6 - News At Ten - 6.8
7 - Up The Workers - 6.5
8 - Crossroads - 6.4
9 - Coronation St - 6.4
10 - Crossroads - 6.3
11 - Playhouse - 6.3
12 - Crossroads - 6.2
13 - This Is Your Life - 6.1
14 - Doctor At Sea - 6.1
15 - Hunters Walk - 6.0

1 - Coronation St - 7.3
2 - Sam - 6.7
3 - Coronation St - 6.4
4 - Jimmy Tarbuck - 6.3
5 - Justice - 6.3
6 - Sprout - 6.2
7 - Whodunnit? - 6.1
8 - News At Ten - 6.1
9 - Sez Lez - 6.0
10 - Crossroads - 5.9
11 - Crossroads - 5.9
12 - Crossroads - 5.7
13 - Doctor At Sea - 5.7
14 - Hunters Walk - 5.7
15 - Love Affair - 5.6

1 - Spring & Autumn - 6.3
2 - Sam - 6.0
3 - Coronation St - 5.9
4 - Cannon - 5.9
5 - Love Thy Neighbour - 5.8
6 - Justice - 5.8
7 - Crossroads - 5.6
8 - Crossroads - 5.6
9 - Coronation St - 5.5
10 - Opportunity Knocks - 5.4
11 - Village Hall - 5.4
12 - My Good Woman - 5.2
13 - Moody and Pegg - 5.1
14 - How's Your Father - 5.1
15 - Crossroads 5.1

1 - Coronation St - 6.8
2 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.7
3 - Crossroads - 6.3
4 - Moody & Pegg - 6.2
5 - Coronation St - 6.2
6 - Rising Damp - 6.1
7 - Crossroads - 6.1
8 - Crossroads - 6.0
9 - World In Action - 6.0
10 - Don't Ask Me - 6.0
11 - Don't Drink The Water - 5.9
12 - Crossroads - 5.9

1 - Man About The House - 7.2
2 - Dave Allen - 7.2
3 - Coronation St - 7.0
4 - Crossroads - 6.9
5 - My Good Woman - 6.8
6 - Crossroads - 6.7
7 - Coronation St - 6.7
8 - Crossroads - 6.6
9 - Survival
10 - Opportunity Knocks - 6.3
11 - Sale Of The Century - 6.3
12 - Upstairs Downstairs - 6.2
13 - This Is Your Life - 6.1
14 - Crossroads 6.1
15 - News At Ten - 6.0

November 1974

December 1974

 

January 1975

February 1975

1 - Bless This House - 8.6
2 - Coronation St - 7.8
3 - Man About The House - 7.8
4 - Crossroads - 7.4
5 - Crossroads - 7.4
6 - Coronation St - 7.4
7 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.3
8 - Jennie - 7.2
9 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.1
10 - Bootsie & Snudge - 7.0
11 - Crossroads - 6.9
12 - Survival - 6.9
13 - No, Honestly - 6.9
14 - & Mother Makes Five - 6.8
15 - World In Action - 6.7

1 - Bless This House - 8.3
2 - This Is Your Life - 8.3
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.8
4 - Coronation St - 7.6
5 - Coronation St - 7.5
6 - Crossroads - 7.4
7 - Crossroads - 7.4
8 - Jennie - 7.4
9 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.1
10 - Les Dawson - 71.
11 - Crossroads - 7.0
12 - News At Ten - 6.9
13 - World In Action - 6.7
14 - Crossroads - 6.5
15 - No, Honestly - 6.5

1 - Love Thy Neighbour - 8.8
2 - Coronation St - 8.0
3 - This Is Your Life - 7.0
4 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.8
5 - The Sweeney - 7.2
6 - Crossroads - 7.1
7 - Haunted - 7.1
8 - Topaz - 7.0
9 - Val Doonican - 6.8
10 - Canterville Ghost - 6.8
11 Crossroads - 6.6
12 - News At Ten - 6.6
13 - Rising Damp - 6.5
14 - No, Honestly - 6.4
15 - Pilger - 6.3

1 - Love Thy Neighbour - 9.2
2 - This Is Your Life - 8.9
3 - Cilla's Comedy Six - 8.5
4 - Coronation St - 8.3
5 - Life Of Riley - 8.2
6 - Public Eye - 8.2
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 8.0
8 - Coronation St - 8.0
9 - Crossroads - 7.6
10 - The Sweeney - 7.6
11 - Crossroads - 7.5
12 - Crossroads - 7.5
13 - News At Ten - 7.5
14 - Sale Of The Century - 7.4
15 - Six Million Dollar Man - 7.4

March 1975

April 1975

May 1975

June 1975

July 1975

1 - Man About The House - 8.6
2 - This Is Your Life - 8.0
3 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.9
4 - The Sweeney - 7.8
5 - Whicker's World - 7.7
6 - Sale Of The Century - 7.7
7 - Coronation St - 7.6
8 - This Week - 7.5
9 - Coronation St - 7.5
10 - How's Your Father - 7.4
11 - Crossroads - 7.3
12 - Crossroads - 7.3
13 - Crossroads - 7.1
14 - News At Ten - 7.0
15 - New Faces - 6.9

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.3
2 - Man About The House - 8.1
3 - My Old Man - 7.9
4 - Special Branch - 7.8
5 - Crossroads - 7.7
6 - Crossroads - 7.7
7 - Oppotunity Knocks - 7.7
8 - Crossroads 7.6
9 - Coronation St - 7.6
10 - How's Your Father? - 7.5
11 - Des O'Connor - 7.3
12 - Crossroads - 7.3
13 - News At Ten - 7.0
14 - Edward The 7th - 6.9
15 - The Whackers - 6.9

1 - Edward The 7th - 8.7
2 - This Is Your Life - 8.7
3 - Bless This House - 8.7
4 - Coronation St - 8.3
5 - Crossroads - 7.7
6 - Love Thy Neighbour - 7.7
7 - Crossroads - 7.4
8 - News At Ten - 7.4
9 - Crossroads - 7.1
10 - Crossroads - 7.1
11 - The Main Chance - 7.0
12 - Coronation St - 6.9
13 - The Loner - 6.6
14 - Sale Of The Century - 6.6
15 - Shut That Door - 6.5

1 - & Mother Makes Five - 6.7
2 - Edward The 7th - 6.6
3 - Crossroads - 6.5
4 - Sam - 6.5
5 - Coronation St - 6.5
6 - Crossroads - 6.4
7 - Sutherland's Law - 6.3
8 - Coronation St - 6.3
9 - Crossroads - 6.1
10 - David Nixon - 6.0
11 - Don't Ask Me - 6.0
12 - News At Ten - 6.0
13 - The Main Chance - 5.7
14 - World Of TV - 5.6

1 - Coronation St - 6.8
2 - & Mother Makes Five - 6.6
3 - Coronation St - 6.6
4 - Crossroads - 6.5
5 - Crossroads - 6.4
6 - Three Comedies - 6.3
7 - Crossroads - 6.3
8 - Sale Of The Century - 6.1
9 - Crossroads - 5.9
10 - Passing Leviathan - 5.9
11 - News At Ten - 5.7
12 - Rising Damp - 5.6
13 - Don't Ask Me - 5.6
14 - David Nixon - 5.5
15 - Sam - 5.5

August 1975

September 1975

October 1975

November 1975

December 1975

1 - Man About The House - 6.3
2 - Down The Gate - 6.2
3 - Coronation St - 6.1
4 - Crossroads - 5.9
5 - Crossroads - 5.8
6 - Crossroads - 5.7
7 - Coronation St - 5.6
8 - Moody & Pegg - 5.6
9 - News At Ten - 5.5
10 - The Squirrels - 5.5
11 - Crossroads - 5.4
12 - Don't Ask Me - 5.3
13 - News At Ten - 5.3
14 - Sam - 5.2
15 - Gosling's Travels - 5.0

1 - Man About The House - 7.9
2 - The Sweeney - 7.2
3 - Miss Grt Britain - 7.1
4 - Stars Look Down - 7.1
5 - Upstairs Downstairs - 6.9
6 - Crossroads - 6.8
7 - Crossroads - 6.6
8 - Crossroads - 6.5
9 - Sale Of The Century - 6.4
10 - Crossroads - 6.3
11 - General Hospital - 6.3
12 - Great Zaire - 6.2
13 - Frankie & Bruce - 6.1
14 - News At Ten - 6.0
15 - Coronation St - 5.9

1 - The Sweeney - 8.3
2 - Man About The House - 8.1
3 - Crossroads - 7.5
4 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.3
5 - Crossroads - 7.2
6 - Crossroads - 7.1
7 - Crossroads - 7.0
8 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.0
9 - Coronation St - 7.0
10 - My Son Reuben - 7.0
11 - World In Action - 6.6
12 - Beryl's Lot - 6.4
13 - Coronation St - 6.3
14 - News At Ten - 6.1

1 - The Sweeney - 8.2
2 - Crossroads - 8.0
3 - Crossroads - 7.7
4 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.7
5 - Crossroads - 7.6
6 - Coronation St - 7.5
7 - Upstairs Downstairs - 7.5
8 - Crossroads - 7.3
9 - Get Some In! - 7.3
10 - Cuckoo Waltz - 7.1
11 - Coronation St - 6.8
12 - Carry On Laughing - 6.7
13 - Beryl's Lot - 6.7
14 - Sale Of The Century - 6.5
15 - News At Ten - 6.3

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.7
2 - ITN News - 8.6
3 - Upstairs Downstairs - 8.1
4 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.9
5 - Crossroads - 7.9
6 - Crossroads - 7.9
7 - Our Man Flint - 7.6
8 - Coronation St - 7.6
9 - Crossroads - 7.6
10 - Crossroads - 7.5
11 - Coronation St - 7.5
12 - Rising Damp - 7.0
13 - Cuckoo Waltz - 7.0

 

January 1976

February 1976

March 1976

April 1976

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.3
2 - Sale Of The Century - 8.0
3 - Crossroads - 7.8
4 - Crossroads - 7.6
5 - Oppotunity Knocks - 7.6
6 - Crossroads - 7.5
7 - Coronation St - 7.4
8 - Coronation St - 7.4
9 - Crossroads - 7.4
10 - Celebrity Squares - 7.3
11 - Yes My Dear - 7.3
12 - Love Thy Neighbour - 7.2
13 - New Faces - 7.0
14 - Bouquet Of Barbed Wire - 6.4

1 - This Is Your Life - 8.5
2 - Crossroads - 7.9
3 - Crossroads - 7.8
4 - Crossroads - 7.7
5 - Sale Of The Century - 7.7
6 - Crossroads - 7.7
7 - Coronation St - 7.6
8 - Coronation St - 7.6
9 - Oppotunity Knocks - 7.5
10 - Bouquet Of Barb'd Wire - 7.3
11 - & Mother Makes Five - 7.3
12 - New Faces - 7.2
13 - Selwyn Froggitt - 6.7
14 - Celebrity Squares - 6.7
15 - Bless This House - 6.6

1 - This Is Your Life - 9.0
2 - Man About The House - 8.6
3 - Coronation St - 8.1
4 - Crossroads - 7.7
5 - Crossroads - 7.6
6 - Crossroads - 7.6
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.5
8 - Coronation St - 7.5
9 - Sale Of The Century - 7.5
10 - Crossroads - 7.1
11 - Celebrity Squares - 7.0
12 - Bless This House - 6.9
13 - Sez Les - 6.8
14 - Up The Workers - 6.8
15 - New Faces - 6.5

1 - Man About The House - 9.2
2 - This Is Your Life - 8.9
3 - Coronation St - 8.8
4 - Up The Workers - 7.9
5 - Crossroads - 7.6
6 - Coronation St - 7.6
7 - Sale Of The Century - 7.5
8 - Crossroads - 7.4
9 - Bit Of Wisdom - 7.4
10 - Crossroads - 7.3
11 - The Fosters - 7.3
12 - Police Woman - 7.1
13 - Crossroads - 7.1
14 - New Faces - 6.9
15 - Rising Damp - 6.8

 May 1976

June 1976

July 1976

August 1976

September 1976

1 - This Is Your Life - 7.9
2 - Coronation St - 7.6
3 - Coronation St - 7.6
4 - Crossroads - 7.4
5 - Crossroads - 7.4
6 - Rising Damp - 7.2
7 - Bit Of Wisdom - 6.9
8 - European Cup - 6.9
9 - Crossroads - 6.9
10 - The Fosters - 6.9
11 - David Nixon - 6.8
12 - Sale Of The Century - 6.8
13 - Crossroads - 6.7
14 - New Faces - 6.2
15 - Hadleigh - 6.1

1 - Crossroads - 6.9
2 - Crossroads - 6.9
3 - Crossroads - 6.7
4 - Coronation St - 6.7
5 - Luke's Kingdom - 6.5
6 - Sale Of The Century - 6.3
7 - Crossroads - 6.2
8 - News At Ten - 6.2
9 - Brothers Keeper - 6.1
10 - World Cup - 6.1
11 - Winner Takes All - 6.0
12 - Don't Ask Me - 5.9
13 - Whicker's World - 5.9
14 - New Faces - 5.8
15 - General Hospital - 5.8

1 - News At Ten - 6.9
2 - Bionic Woman - 6.5
3 - Crossroads - 6.4
4 - Crossroads - 6.3
5 - Crossroads - 6.1
6 - Crossroads - 6.0
7 - The Great Race - 5.8
8 - Coronation St - 5.6
9 - Coronation St - 5.6
10 - Man About The House - 5.6
11 - General Hospital - 5.5
12 - Get Some In - 5.4
13 - News At Ten - 5.4
14 - Cuckoo Waltz - 5.4

1 - News At Ten - 6.5
2 - Benny Hill - 6.5
3 - Get Some In - 6.2
4 - Bionic Woman - 6.1
5 - Hunters Walk - 6.1
6 - Coronation St - 6.1
7 - Crossroads - 6.0
8 - Cuckoo Waltz - 6.0
9 - Pride & The Passion - 5.9
10 - Crossroads - 5.8
11 - The Squirrels - 5.8
12 - Crossroads - 5.8
13 - Coronation St - 5.7
14 - Crossroads - 5.7
15 - General Hospital - 5.7

1 - George & Mildred - 8.8
2 - The Sweeney - 8.2
3 - Crossroads - 7.6
4 - Pilger - 7.4
5 - Benny Hill - 7.1
6 - Crossroads - 7.0
7 - Crossroads - 6.8
8 - Bionic Woman - 6.8
9 - Coronation St - 6.7
10 - Crossroads - 6.3
11 - Spring & Autumn - 6.3
12 - Coronation St - 6.2
13 - News At Ten - 6.1
14 - General Hospital - 5.8

 October 1976

November 1976

December 1976

January 1977

February 1977

1 - George & Mildred - 9.0
2 - The Sweeney - 8.8
3 - Crossroads - 7.5
4 - Coronation St - 7.4
5 - Crossroads - 7.4
6 - Benny Hill - 7.3
7 - Crossroads - 7.3
8 - Coronation St - 7.2
9 - Crossroads - 7.1
10 - Sale Of The Century - 7.1
11 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.0
12 - General Hospital - 6.7
13 - News At Ten - 6.3

1 - Goldfinger - 9.8
2 - George & Mildred - 9.2
3 - The Sweeney - 9.0
4 - This Is Your Life - 8.4
5 - Coronation St - 7.9
6 - Crossroads - 7.7
7 - Crossroads - 7.7
8 - Coronation St - 7.6
9 - Crossroads - 7.6
10 - Sale Of The Century - 7.4
11 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.4
12 - Crossroads - 7.3
13 - World In Action - 6.9
14 - New Avengers - 6.8
15 - News At Ten - 6.8

1 - The Sweeney - 8.9
2 - Sale Of The Century - 8.3
3 - This Is Your Life - 8.2
4 - Wednesday At Eight - 8.0
5 - Crossroads - 7.9
6 - Crossroads - 7.8
7 - Crossroads - 7.7
8 - Crossroads - 7.6
9 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.6
10 - Coronation St - 7.6
11 - New Avengers - 7.5
12 - Coronation St - 7.3
13 - Six Million Dollar Man - 7.1
14 - News At Ten - 6.9
15 - News At Ten - 6.8

1 - This Is Your Life - 9.2
2 - Coronation St - 8.5
3 - Beyond Bermuda - 8.2
4 - Sale Of The Century - 8.2
5 - Crossroads - 8.1
6 - Dave Allen - 8.0
7 - Crossroads - 7.9
8 - Get Some In - 7.9
9 - Crossroads - 7.9
10 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.7
11 - Coronation St - 7.6
12 - Crossroads - 7.6
13 - Charlie's Angels - 7.4
14 - Another Bouquet - 7.3
15 - Twin Detective - 7.0

1 - This Is Your Life - 9.5
2 - Coronation St - 8.9
3 - Cuckoo Waltz - 8.8
4 - Robin's Nest - 8.8
5 - Coronation St - 8.6
6 - Conspiracy - 8.6
7 - Sale Of The Century - 8.5
8 - Get Some In - 8.3
9 - Opportunity Knocks - 8.1
10 - Crossroads - 8.0
11 - Dr On The Go - 8.0
12 - Crossroads - 7.9
13 - Charlie's Angels - 7.6
14 - Crossroads - 7.6
15 - Another Bouquet - 7.5

 March 1977

April 1977

May 1977

June 1977

July 1977

1 - Selwyn Frogitt - 9.5
2 - This Is Your Life - 9.4
3 - Dr On The Go - 9.4
4 - Coronation St - 9.1
5 - World In Action - 8.7
6 - Tom O'Connor - 8.4
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 8.4
8 - Coronation St - 8.4
9 - Dave Allen - 8.2
10 - Crossroads - 8.0
11 - Crossroads - 8.0
12 - Charlie's Angels - 7.6
13 - This Year Next Year - 7.6
14 - Playhouse - 7.5
15 - Six Million Dollar Man - 7.5

1 - Selwyn Frogitt - 9.1
2 - Coronation Street - 8.9
3 - This Is Your Life - 8.5
4 - Coronation St - 8.2
5 - World In Action - 8.1
6 - Crossroads - 7.8
7 - Opportunity Knocks - 7.8
8 - Tom O'Connor - 7.3
9 - Playhouse - 7.3
10 - Crossroads - 7.2
11 - Crossroads - 7.2
12 - Charlie's Angels 7.2
13 - This Year Next Year - 7.1
14 - Jesus Of Nazareth - 6.9
15 - Romance - 6.9

1 - Miss Jones & Son - 8.3
2 - Rising Damp - 8.2
3 - World In Action - 8.1
4 - Coronation St - 8.1
5 - Coronation St- 8.1
6 - Marti - 7.9
7 - Charlie's Angel's - 7.8
8 - Crossroads - 7.6
9 - Crossroads - 7.5
10 - Bless This House - 7.5
11 - Crossroads - 7.4
12 - Little And Large - 7.2
13 - Crossroads - 7.2
14 - Bionic Woman - 7.0
15 - Sale Of The Century - 6.7

1 - Sale Of The Century - 7.0
2 - General Hospital - 6.9
3 - Eric Sykes Show - 6.6
4 - Crossroads - 6.6
5 - Coronation St - 6.4
6 - Crossroads - 6.4
7 - Coronation St - 6.4
8 - Showman - 6.1
9 - Crossroads - 6.0
10 - News At Ten - 6.0

1 - Sale Of The Century - 7.3
2 - General Hospital - 7.1
3 - Man About The House - 6.4
4 - Coronation St - 6.4
5 - Winner Takes All - 6.2
6 - The Sweeney - 6.1
7 - What's On? - 6.1
8 - News At Ten - 6.1
9 - Crossroads - 6.0
10 - Crossroads - 5.9
11 - Crossroads - 5.9
12 - XYZ Man - 5.8
13 - Crossroads - 5.7
14 - News At Ten - 5.7
15 - News At Ten - 5.6

From August 1977 the 'homes in millions' format was replaced with the still used 'viewers in millions' rating system.

 August 1977