History of Soap Operas

I have created a presentation highlighting the history of the soap opera and the key conventions within soaps to help understand how a soap opera is put together and how it attracts a target audience.

Some of the information was found on the bbc website
BARB Figures

BBC1
w/e 28 Aug 2011 (Millions)
1 NEW TRICKS (MON 2100) 9.28
2 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) 8.90
3 EASTENDERS (THU 1930) 8.73
4 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) 8.54
5 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) 8.23
6 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1910) 8.10
7 COUNTRYFILE (SUN 2000) 5.76
8 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (MON 2200) 5.59
9 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (TUE 2200) 5.53
10 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (WED 2100) 5.45

ITV1
w/e 28 Aug 2011 (Millions)
1 THE X FACTOR (SAT 2000) 10.63
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 1932) 8.16
3 CORONATION STREET (MON 2032) 8.11
4 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2031) 7.87
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1932) 7.68
6 CORONATION STREET (THU 2031) 7.43
7 EMMERDALE (THU 1959) 7.00
8 EMMERDALE (MON 1901) 6.70
9 EMMERDALE (FRI 1901) 6.57
10 EMMERDALE (THU 1901) 6.55
Most Popular Episodes

Which have been Coronation Street’s most watched episodes?

Hilda’s farewell – 26.6 million
Deirdre/Mike/Ken love triangle – 20 million
Richard Hillman’s confession – 19.4 million
Alan Bradley under tram – 19 million
Deirdre sent to prison – 18.9 million
Fiona left at the aisle – 17.5 million
Don dies on screen – 17.3 million
Don tries to kill Alma – 17 million
Mike and Linda’s wedding – 15.8 million
Sarah Lou teen pregnancy – 15 million
Steve and Karen wedding – 15 million

Information of BARB figures found on the BARB website.