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==Reception==
==Reception==
===Viewers===
===Viewers===
The series was given a new, Thursday evening prime-time slot, with the opening episode airing at 8:30pm, with all the following episodes airing at 8:30. To celebrate the 100th episode of My Family, the fourth and fifth episodes were aired as a double-bill in a Sunday evening prime-time slot. The opening episode of the series gained 6.83 million viewers, a consistent improvement on series eight. The ninth series averaged 5.13 million viewers for each epidode.
The series was given a new, Thursday evening prime-time slot, with the opening episode airing at 8:30pm, with all the following episodes airing at 8:30. To celebrate the 100th episode of My Family, the fourth and fifth episodes were aired as a double-bill in a Sunday evening prime-time slot. The opening episode of the series gained 6.83 million viewers, a consistent improvement on series eight. The ninth series averaged 5.13 million viewers for each episode.


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Revision as of 14:59, 19 September 2010

My Family Series 9
Series 9
My Family Series 9 DVD Cover
No. of episodes9
+ Christmas Special
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release2 April –
24 December 2009
Series chronology
← Previous
8
Next →
10
List of episodes

The ninth series of BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between April 2, 2009, and December 24, 2009. The series was commissioned following successful ratings from the previous series. The opening episode, "Bully For Ben", re-introduces the six main characters, with the exception of Abi. Kris Marshall (Nick) and Siobhan Hayes (Abi) make a guest appearance in the last episode of the series, "Kenzo's Project". All episodes from the ninth series are thirty minutes long, excluding the Christmas special. The eighth episode of the series, "The Guru", was announced as the 100th episode of the series, and included guest appearances from John Barrowman and David Haig. The series was once again produced by Rude Boy Productions[1], a company that produces comedies created by Fred Barron.[2] The series was filmed at Pinewood Studios in London,[3] in front of a a live audience.[4]

Episode Information

Episode Number Broadcast Date Title Written by
92 – 9.1 2 April 2009 "Bully For Ben" Paul Minett & Brian Leveson
93 – 9.2 9 April 2009 "Bringing Up Janey" Amy Shindler
94 – 9.3 16 April 2009 "A Very Brief Encounter" Jim Armogida & Steve Armogida
95 – 9.4 19 April 2009 "The Psyche Of Mikey" Ed Dyson
96 – 9.5 19 April 2009 "A Difficult Undertaking" Andrew Kreisberg
97 – 9.6 23 April 2009 "Dog Dazed" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida
98 – 9.7 30 April 2009 "It's Training Men" Robin Taylor
99 – 9.8 7 May 2009 "The Guru" Darin Henry
100 – 9.9 14 May 2009 "Kenzo's Project" Tom Anderson & Darin Henry
101 – 9.10 24 December 2009 "2039 - A Christmas Oddity" Tom Anderson & David Cantor

Reception

Viewers

The series was given a new, Thursday evening prime-time slot, with the opening episode airing at 8:30pm, with all the following episodes airing at 8:30. To celebrate the 100th episode of My Family, the fourth and fifth episodes were aired as a double-bill in a Sunday evening prime-time slot. The opening episode of the series gained 6.83 million viewers, a consistent improvement on series eight. The ninth series averaged 5.13 million viewers for each episode.

Rank Episode Viewership Audience Percentage
1 Bully For Ben 6.72 million 30.8%
2 2039: A Christmas Oddity 5.59 million 23.5%
3 The Guru 5.24 million 26.1%
4 It's Training Men 5.15 million 25.2%
5 Dog Dazed 5.14 million 25.5%
6 Bringing Up Janey 4.93 million 24.4%
7 Kenzo's Project 4.91 million 23.7%
8 A Very Brief Encounter 4.69 million 21.7%
9 The Psych of Mikey 4.48 million 18.7%
10 A Difficult Undertaking 4.48 million 18.7%

References

  1. ^ "Sitcom Production Companies".
  2. ^ "Rude Boy Productions".
  3. ^ "My Family".
  4. ^ "Television Audiences".