The day this edition aired, the TV viewing figures for the start of the year had been released, showing that Gloria Hunniford's new quiz show, The Newlywed Game (1987), had achieved a higher audience than Terry's chat show.
Figures revealed that Episode #7.1 (1987) had been watched by 8.2 million, while 11.4 million had tuned in for Episode #1.1 (1987). While the viewing figures for Gloria Hunniford's quiz fell after this "first night" spike, the remaining twelve episodes still averaged 9.76 million viewers.
The Irish Independent (17th January 1987) quoted Gloria as saying: "This Is terrific news - it's great to see off the old rogue. Terry and I will stay the best of mates but there's no love lost when it comes to winning the viewers."
Despite being consistently beaten by The Newlywed Game each Friday in the ratings, Terry had the last laugh - Gloria's quiz show was critically slated and wasn't renewed after its first series ended.
Figures revealed that Episode #7.1 (1987) had been watched by 8.2 million, while 11.4 million had tuned in for Episode #1.1 (1987). While the viewing figures for Gloria Hunniford's quiz fell after this "first night" spike, the remaining twelve episodes still averaged 9.76 million viewers.
The Irish Independent (17th January 1987) quoted Gloria as saying: "This Is terrific news - it's great to see off the old rogue. Terry and I will stay the best of mates but there's no love lost when it comes to winning the viewers."
Despite being consistently beaten by The Newlywed Game each Friday in the ratings, Terry had the last laugh - Gloria's quiz show was critically slated and wasn't renewed after its first series ended.