1. Secondary Research
Skins
Skins is a British teen drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Bristol,
South West England, through the two years of sixth form.
The first episode aired January 25th
2007 and ended on August 5th
2013. It was aired
on E4.It had storylines that have explored issues such as dysfunctional families,
mental illness such as eating disorders and bipolar disorder, adolescent sexuality,
substance abuse, death and bullying. The show was created by television writers
Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures.
The pilot episode of Skins averaged 1.5 million viewers, the ratings for the second
series which launched at 884,000 viewers, which gave it 5.9% audience share and
taking 60% of the 16–24 demographic, this was still more than 500,000 viewers
down on its series one premiere. The series finale attracted an audience of 740,000
on E4, comparing to a 4.65% share of the audience. The start of the third series
drew in 877,000 viewers, provingits popular with its key audience demographic of
younger people 56.2% of viewers were aged between 16 and 34. Series 4 premiered
with 1.5 million viewers across E4 and E4+1, the highest rated episode since series
one. Critical response was that the first generation (season 1 and 2) received mostly
positive reviews; some critics complained that the series depicts teenagers
unrealistically and stereotypically.Others criticised the excessive promotion of the
show specifically in the UK and having relatively average writing in comparison to
other similarly themed shows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skins_(UK_TV_series)
Being Human
Being Human is a British supernatural drama television series. It was created and
written by Toby Whitehouse for broadcast on BBC Three. The show blends elements
of flat share comedy and horror drama.
The first episode aired February 18th
2008 and the last episode aired March 10th
2013. It was aired on BBC three. The show blends elements of flat share comedy
and horror drama. It originally starred Lenora Crichlow as Annie Sawyer a ghost,
Russell Tovey as George Sands a werewolf and Aidan Turner as John Mitchell a
vampire.
In March 2011, the BBC announced that live, delayed, and online viewership for the
launch of Being Human's third series was 1.8 million viewers, the largest viewing
audience for a series premier in BBC Three history. The average viewership per
episode in Season 3 was 1.4 million viewers on television and another 400,000
viewers via the show's release on iPlayer. The network also revealed that Becoming
Human's finale, which aired on BBC Three rather than online, received more than
1.5 million viewers on television and iPlayer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_(UK_TV_series)

2. Supernatural
Supernatural is an American television series, created by Eric Kripke, which was first
broadcast on September 13, 2005, on The WB, and subsequently became part of
successor The CW's line-up. Its first episode aired September 13 2005 and it is still
on going now. It is aired on The CW in America and The WB,Its Starring Jared
Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series
follows the two brothers as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters and other
supernatural beings in the world. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television,
in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision.After the first four episodes of
Supernatural aired in 2005, the WB decided to pick up the series for a full season of
22 episodes. During those first episodes, the series was ranked third in males aged
18–34 and 12–34. It also posted an increase of 73% in males aged 18–49 from the
year before, although it only gained 4% in total viewers, and retained 91% of viewers
from its lead-in, Gilmore Girls. Supernatural had low ratings during its second
season, with viewers consisting mainly of teen girls, and the CW trying to attract
more male viewers. The show's future was in doubt at the end of the second season.
Despite mediocre ratings in the previous year, it was back for a third season.
Although its third season's rating were low, it did well with viewers aged 18–49. In
this category, it ranked eighth of all returning series broadcast by a major network.
The show received an early pickup for its fourth season. The show's ratings
increased in its fourth season. The fourth season premiere aired on September 18,
2008, averaging its highest rating ever since its debut on The CW with 3.96 million
viewers, a 33% surge over the season three premiere and a 1.7/5 in adults 18–49,
up 42% from one year earlier. On October 16, 2008, the show was watched by 3.06
million viewers, making the lowest rating for the season. On October 30, 2008, the
show climbed to its best performance in adults 18–34 (1.4/4), adults 18–49 (1.5/4)
and total viewers (3.6mil) since its season premiere on September 18, 2008. For the
fifth season premiere, viewership increased by 6% in women 18-34 (1.7/5) over the
fourth season premiere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_(U.S._TV_series)#Ratings
Misfits
Misfits is a British science fiction comedy-drama television show, on the network
Channel 4, about a group of young offenders sentenced to work in a community
service programme, where they obtain supernatural powers after a strange electrical
storm. The show premiered on 12 November 2009 and concluded on 11 December
2013 in its fifth series.
The awards that the series achieved
Both the series and its writer Howard Overman were nominated for RTS Awards in
March 2010. The series won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama
Series. Lauren Socha has won "Best Supporting Actress" for her part as Kelly. The
show was also nominated for "Best Comedy Drama" at the British Comedy Awards

3. in 2011, but lost to Psychoville.
The following ratings below are for the first and last series that they did. So you can
compare the ratings from the start to the end.
Series 1 ratings
Episode Airdate Viewers Rank
E4 E4+1 Total E4 E4+1
1 12 November 2009 574,000 213,000 787,000 No. 4 No. 9
2 19 November 2009 569,000 169,000 738,000 No. 2 No. 11
3 26 November 2009 592,000 88,000 680,000 No. 1 No. 11
4 3 December 2009 632,000 78,000 710,000 No. 5 No. 11
5 10 December 2009 598,000 72,000 670,000 No. 8 No. 21
6 17 December 2009 592,000 68,000 660,000 No. 6 No. 21
Series 5 ratings
Episode Airdate Viewers Rank
E4 E4+1 Total E4 E4+1
1 23 October 2013 616,000 N/A 804,000 No.7 N/A
2 30 October 2013 N/A N/A 582,000 N/A N/A
3 6 November 2013 N/A N/A 729,000 N/A N/A
4 13 November 2013 602,000 N/A 782,000 No. 9 N/A
5 20 November 2013 N/A N/A 699,000 N/A N/A
6 27 November 2013 N/A N/A 638,000 N/A N/A
7 4 December 2013 N/A N/A 654,000 N/A N/A
8 11 December 2013 N/A N/A 729,000 N/A N/A
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits_(TV_series)
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin
Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L.
J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009.The series takes
place in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings.
The series narrative follows the protagonist Elena Gilbert Nina Dobrev as she falls in
love with vampire Stefan Salvatore Paul Wesley and is drawn into the supernatural
world as a result. As the series progresses, Elena finds herself drawn to Stefan's
brother Damon Salvatore Ian Somerhalder resulting in a love triangle, As the
narrative develops in the course of the series, the focal point shifts on the mysterious
past of the town involving Elena's malevolent doppelgänger Katerina Petrova.The
series premiere on September 10, 2009 gave The CW its biggest series premiere
scoring 4.91 million viewers. Adding in DVR numbers, the ratings for the premiere
swelled to an official 5.7 million viewers. The following is a table for the seasonal
rankings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode of The Vampire
Diaries.The Vampire Diaries initially received mixed reviews, which through the

4. course of the show, improved greatly. Meteoritic gave the show a Metascore of 50
based on 22 critical reviews, indicating mixed to average reviews. Entertainment
Weekly gave the pilot a B+, declaring that the show "signals a welcome return to
form for writer-producer Kevin Williamson". Reviewer Ken Tucker ended his review
by writing that "Diaries promises us a season of sharp-tongued amusement." Linda
Stasi of the New York Post gave the premiere a perfect score, saying that she was
"hooked after one episode". Stasi praised the pacing of the episode and the "vicious,
bloody vamp action", which "starts in the opening scene and continues throughout
The Vampire Diaries with such ferocity and speed that it's truly scary."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries
The Originals
The Originals is an American television series that began airing on The CW during
the 2013-14 American television season. The series premiere aired after The
Vampire Diaries on Thursday, October 3, 2013.The series premiere aired after The
Vampire Diaries on Thursday, October 3, 2013. A week later, on October 8, 2013, it
moved to Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern 7:00 p.m. Central in its regular timeslot
where it currently leads in Supernatural. On January 11, 2013, it was announced that
a back-door pilot focused on the Originals, starring Joseph Morgan as Klaus and
titled The Originals would air sometime in April for a potential series pick-up for the
2013–2014 season. On April 26, 2013, The Originals was confirmed for a full series.
This second spin-off attempt will be overseen by Julie Plec, with no involvement by
Kevin Williamson. The Originals was officially picked up by The CW on April 26,
2013, for the 2013–14 seasons, Season one of The Originals was set to premiere on
Tuesday, October 15. However, on July 29, 2013, The CW announced that the
series premiere would instead air on October 3, 2013, following the fifth season
premiere of The Vampire Diaries in order to attract fans of the series. On October 10,
2013, the CW ordered three additional scripts for the series. There isn’t any ratings
for this show yet because its only in its first series, series two is yet to be announced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Originals_(TV_series)
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K.
Rowling. The books then got made into 8 amazing films. The series, named after the
titular character, chronicles the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his
friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's
quest to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal,
conquer the wizarding world, subjugate non-magical people, and destroy all those
who stand in his way, especially Harry Potter. Since the release of the first novel,
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, on 30 June 1997, the books have gained
immense popularity, critical acclaim, and commercial success worldwide. The series
has also had some share of criticism, including concern for the increasingly dark
tone. As of July 2013, the book series had sold between 400 and 450 million copies,

5. making it one of the best-selling book series in history, and had been translated into
73 languages. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling
books in history, with the final instalment selling approximately 11 million copies in
the United States within the first twenty-four hours of its release.
As these are a series of films and not a TV series there isn’t legitimate reviews for
them. We used Harry Potter as an example because our series is going to be similar
to the film series. There is actually no serious series based on wizards so we thought
there would be a gap in the market for one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter