BARB is the organization that compiles television ratings in the UK, created to replace previous rating systems by ITV and the BBC. It provides official viewing figures. The top program for BBC1 was The Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 with nearly 9,000 viewers. Midsummer Murders is a British detective drama airing since 1997 based on books and starring John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and later Neil Dudgeon in the role. Inspector George Gently aired on BBC1 and featured Martin Shaw as the title character inspector investigating crimes set in the 1960s England.

1. Barb research

2. BARB
 BARB is The Broadcasters' Audience Research
Board (BARB) is the organisation that compiles
audience measurement and television ratings in
the United Kingdom. It was created in 1977 to
replace a previous systems whereby ITV ratings
were compiled by JICTAR (Joint Industry
Committee for Television Audience Research),
whilst the BBC did their own audience research.
 BARB stands for broadcasting audience research
board
 It is an official source of television viewing
figures in the UK

3.  BBC1
 These are the top 30 programs
 THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST (SAT 2000)
 8,936 2
 EASTENDERS (TUE 2003) 8,799 3
 EASTENDERS (MON 2001) 8,469 4
 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) 8,210 5
 EASTENDERS (MON 2001) 8,096 6
 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) 7,932 7
 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) 7,827 8
 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) 7,723 9
 EASTENDERS (TUE 1930) 7,663 10
 HAPPY VALLEY (TUE 2101) 7,638 11
 EASTENDERS (MON 1959) 7,596 12
 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) 7,532 13
 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) 7,501 14
 HAPPY VALLEY (TUE 2101) 7,325 15
 EASTENDERS (FRI 2001) 7,227 16
 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) 7,109 17
 HAPPY VALLEY (TUE 2100) 7,104 18
 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) 7,096 19
 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) 6,847 20
 HAPPY VALLEY (TUE 2101) 6,792 21
 HAPPY VALLEY (TUE 2102) 6,625 22
 MASTERCHEF (FRI 2031) 6,577 23
 EASTENDERS (TUE 1928) 6,530 24
 COUNTRYFILE (SUN 1859) 6,371 25
 THE CRIMSON FIELD (SUN 2100) 6,327 26
 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) 6,295 27
 MASTERCHEF (THU 2100) 6,227 28
 EASTENDERS (MON 1929) 6,206 29
 EASTENDERS (FRI 1929) 6,141 30

4. Midsummer murder
 Midsummer Murders is a British television detective drama that
has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by
Caroline Graham, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The
current lead character is DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who
works for Causton CID. Dudgeon's character is the younger
cousin of former lead character DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles).
Dudgeon first appeared as randy gardener Daniel Bolt in the
Series 4 Episode "Garden of Death". Dudgeon permanently joined
the show in 2011 following Nettles' departure.
 The stories revolve around the Barnaby's' efforts to solve
numerous murders that take place in the fictional English county
of Midsomer. The Barnabys have worked with several different
sergeants throughout the run of the show: Sgt Gavin Troy (Daniel
Casey), Sgt Dan Scott (John Hopkins), Sgt Ben Jones (Jason
Hughes), and currently Sgt Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee). A third
Christmas special aired on ITV on 24 December 2013.

5.  INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY (WED 2000)
 6,272 people watched this program last week on BBC 1.
 Inspector George Gently (titled George Gently for the pilot and
first series) is a British television series produced by Company
Pictures for BBC One, set in the 1960s and based on some of the
46 Inspector Gently novels written by Alan Hunter.
 The series features Martin Shaw as the eponymous inspector, Lee
Ingleby as Detective Sergeant John Bacchus, Simon Hubbard as
PC Taylor at the police station front desk, and Lisa McGrillis as
WPC (later DS) Rachel Coles. The show moved the setting of the
stories to Northumberland and County Durham, instead of
the Norfolk portrayed in the books. As the series begins,
the death penalty is still in effect in Britain, and a trip to
the gallows ends some early episodes.

6.  SILENT WITNESS
 8,560 people watched this show on January the 12th-18th on
BBC1.
 Silent Witness is a British crime drama series, produced by
the BBC, focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and
their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996,
and still on air, the series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former
murder squad detective based in Nottingham. He later went on to
create the hit series New Tricks, with writer Roy Mitchell. The
original series was based on Professor Helen Whitwell, a forensic
pathologist based in Sheffield, whom McCrery had known while
serving as a police officer. The programme originally followed the
activities of a female pathologist, Professor Sam Ryan, played
by Amanda Burton. However, Burton's character departed early in
the eighth series in 2004.

7.  Target audience
The target audience for these three programs could be middle aged
people or people ranging from 35 onwards. I think this because
younger people don’t usually watch crime dramas too much unless
they have a new approach, the story it easy to follow and it has
some comedy evolved to make the show more interesting.