final ratings first series
before broadcasting began, bbc considered airing show on saturday night timeslot research found potential viewers less watch television on saturdays other nights of week; bbc hoped spooks boost timeslot. however, series instead broadcast on mondays. series began broadcasting on 13 may 2002 on bbc 1 during 9 10 pm timeslot, , continued on every monday night until 17 june 2002, exception of fourth episode, viewed on tuesday 4 june starting @ 10 pm, due overrun of coverage of elizabeth ii s golden jubilee. episodes repeated on digital channel bbc choice. in us, first series aired in mid-2003 on a&e. however, each episode had approximately ten minutes edited out accommodate advert breaks. dvd release of series in america contained uncut episodes. first series later repeated on bbc america, alongside second series starting in june 2007.
the spooks producers hoping ratings pilot achieve @ least 6 million viewers; @ time considered acceptable ratings bbc, allow them further consider spooks future. first episode ended overnight rating of 9.2 million viewers, 41 per cent audience share, winning time slot, , doubling numbers of itv1 s helen west, viewed 4.8 million @ same slot. second episode dropped 7.8 million, still seen series in timeslot. although series won timeslot again in third episode, 1 last dance faced competition kumars @ no. 42 on bbc two, , down 7 million. different timeslot episode 4 meant dipped below 6 million; however, ratings recovered on 7 million series finale. consolidated figures factored in, first series seen average of 7.49 million viewers. after 2 episodes aired, bbc began considering renewing show longer second series had proved popular among key demographics of viewers aged 16 34 years. renewal officially announced bbc s head of drama commissioning jane tranter in december 2002.
within fortnight of show s launch, mi5 noted surge in number of applications organisation result of series. out of 10,000-plus applications per week mi5 s website, more 2,500 people applied following end of spooks episode, while before episodes broadcast, handful of new applications entered. mi5 welcomed show s impact on public, despite officers views spooks unrealistic , far-fetched , , give viewers false impression of how organisation operates.
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