Better Homes
| Better Homes |
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| Also known as |
'Better Gardens (2000) |
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| Genre |
Lifestyle |
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| Presented by |
Carol Vorderman |
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| Starring |
Adrian and Neil Rayment (Better Homes)
Kim Wilde (Better Gardens) |
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| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
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| Original language(s) |
English |
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| No. of series |
6 (Better Homes)
1 (Better Gardens) |
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| No. of episodes |
53 (inc. 2 specials) (Better Homes)
8 (Better Gardens) |
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| Production |
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| Running time |
30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
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| Production company(s) |
Granada |
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| Distributor |
ITV Studios |
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| Release |
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| Original network |
ITV |
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| Picture format |
4:3 (1999-2000)
16:9 (2001-3) |
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| Original release |
4 January 1999 (1999-01-04) – 1 July 2003 (2003-07-01) |
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Better Homes is a lifestyle game show that was broadcast on ITV from 4 January 1999 to 1 July 2003 and was presented by Carol Vorderman.
Format
Two houses get done up for television and the one that puts on the most value after the renovation wins the owners an additional £5,000 (or, in the latest series, a family holiday). So that's a done up house, a more expensive house and £5,000.
Transmissions
Better Homes
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
| 1 | 4 January 1999 | 12 March 1999 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 September 1999 | 29 October 1999 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 April 2000 | 3 July 2000 | 9 |
| 4 | 28 May 2001 | 14 August 2001 | 12 |
| 5 | 18 June 2002 | 1 August 2002 | 8 |
| 6 | 20 May 2003 | 1 July 2003 | 7 |
Specials
| Date | Entitle |
| 3 September 1999 | Revisited |
| 29 December 1999 | Christmas Special |
Better Gardens
| Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
| 1 | 6 January 2000 | 13 February 2000 | 8 |
Ratings
Episode Viewing figures from BARB.[1]
Series 1
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 4 January 1999 | 10,070,000 | 24 |
| 2 | 11 January 1999 | 10,420,000 | 20 |
| 3 | 18 January 1999 | 9,210,000 | 20 |
| 4 | 25 January 1999 | 9,430,000 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 February 1999 | 9,480,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 8 February 1999 | 9,500,000 | 14 |
| 7 | 15 February 1999 | 9,490,000 | 15 |
| 8 | 22 February 1999 | 10,070,000 | 13 |
| 9 | 1 March 1999 | 10,120,000 | 17 |
| 10 | 12 March 1999 | 9,400,000 | 23 |
| Revisited | 3 September 1999 | 5,530,000 | 23 |
Series 2
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 17 September 1999 | 6,470,000 | 25 |
| 2 | 24 September 1999 | 8,250,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 October 1999 | 6,680,000 | 29 |
| 4 | 8 October 1999 | 7,220,000 | 23 |
| 5 | 15 October 1999 | 7,240,000 | 22 |
| 6 | 22 October 1999 | 7,130,000 | 23 |
| 7 | 29 October 1999 | 7,260,000 | 24 |
| Xmas Special | 29 December 1999 | 9,580,000 | 12 |
Better Gardens
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 6 January 2000 | 9,120,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 January 2000 | 8,220,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 11 January 2000 | 8,750,000 | 19 |
| 4 | 16 January 2000 | Under 6,480,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 5 | 23 January 2000 | Under 6,160,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 6 | 30 January 2000 | 7,250,000 | 24 |
| 7 | 6 February 2000 | Under 6,580,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 8 | 13 February 2000 | Under 6,770,000 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 3
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 10 April 2000 | 7,190,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 17 April 2000 | 7,780,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 May 2000 | 7,490,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 15 May 2000 | 7,290,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 22 May 2000 | 6,980,000 | 19 |
| 6 | 29 May 2000 | 7,180,000 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 June 2000 | 6,920,000 | 19 |
| 8 | 26 June 2000 | 6,050,000 | 19 |
| 9 | 3 July 2000 | Under 5,060,000 | Outside Top 30 |
Series 4
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 28 May 2001 | 5,430,000 | 23 |
| 2 | 4 June 2001 | 5,440,000 | 22 |
| 3 | 11 June 2001 | 7,270,000 | 18 |
| 4 | 18 June 2001 | 6,590,000 | 17 |
| 5 | 25 June 2001 | 6,720,000 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 July 2001 | 6,240,000 | 20 |
| 7 | 9 July 2001 | 6,670,000 | 19 |
| 8 | 16 July 2001 | 6,200,000 | 20 |
| 9 | 23 July 2001 | 6,650,000 | 12 |
| 10 | 31 July 2001 | 4,470,000 | 26 |
| 11 | 7 August 2001 | 6,720,000 | 14 |
| 12 | 14 August 2001 | 5,700,000 | 19 |
Series 5
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 18 June 2002 | 6,150,000 | 18 |
| 2 | 20 June 2002 | Under 4,530,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 3 | 27 June 2002 | 4,240,000 | 24 |
| 4 | 4 July 2002 | 4,310,000 | 27 |
| 5 | 11 July 2002 | 4,200,000 | 24 |
| 6 | 18 July 2002 | 4,010,000 | 27 |
| 7 | 25 July 2002 | 3,710,000 | 30 |
| 8 | 1 August 2002 | 3,890,000 | 30 |
Series 6
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total Viewers | ITV Weekly Ranking |
| 1 | 20 May 2003 | Under 4,230,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 2 | 27 May 2003 | 3,520,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 3 June 2003 | Under 3,650,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 4 | 10 June 2003 | Under 3,540,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 5 | 17 June 2003 | Under 3,430,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 6 | 24 June 2003 | Under 3,280,000 | Outside Top 30 |
| 7 | 1 July 2003 | Under 3,670,000 | Outside Top 30 |
References
External links