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==Reception==
==Reception==
===Viewers===
===Viewers===
Upon the success of appearing in a prime-time Friday evening slot, the second series was given the same slot for the majority of episodes. The series continued to be a hit with viewers, with the first episode of the series gaining 8.95 million viewers, the second highest rating for the week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial |title=Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 2 Sep. 2001}}</ref>. Ratings for the series then rose steadily, with a peak of 11 million viewers for around six episodes. A third series, consisting of fourteen episodes, was later comissioned by the BBC.
Upon the success of appearing in a prime-time Friday evening slot, the second series was given the same slot for the majority of episodes. The series continued to be a hit with viewers, with the first episode of the series gaining 8.95 million viewers, the second highest rating for the week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial |title=Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 2 Sep. 2001}}</ref>. The second series averaged 10.38 million viewers for each episode.


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Revision as of 15:10, 19 September 2010

My Family Series 2
Series 2
My Family Series 2 DVD Cover
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release31 August –
30 November 2001
Series chronology
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List of episodes

The second series of BBC family sitcom My Family originally aired between August 31, 2001, and November 30, 2001. The second series was comissioned after good ratings from the first series. The opening episode, "All Roads Lead To Ramon", re-introduces the five main characters from the first series, with the addition of Brian, played by Kevin Bishop, who appeared in nearly every episode in the series. All thirteen episodes in series two are thirty minutes in length. The series was 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 live audience.[4]

Episode Information

Episode Number Broadcast Date Title Written by Viewership (Millions)
9 – 2.1 31 August 2001 "All Roads Lead To Ramon" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 8.95
10 – 2.2 7 September 2001 "The Unkindest Cut" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 9.04
11 – 2.3 14 September 2001 "Parisian Beauty" Anrdea Solomons 8.24
12 – 2.4 21 September 2001 "Trust Never Sleeps" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 9.55
13 – 2.5 28 September 2001 "Death And Ben Take A Holiday" Fred Barron 9.65
14 – 2.6 5 October 2001 "Driving Miss Crazy" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 11
15 – 2.7 12 October 2001 "I Second That Emulsion" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 11.22
16 – 2.8 19 October 2001 "The Age Of Romance" James Hendire & Ian Brown 11.05
17 – 2.9 26 October 2001 "Get Cartier" Fred Barron 11.06
18 – 2.10 2 November 2001 "Tis A Pity She’s A Whore" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 11.06
19 – 2.11 9 November 2001 "The Last Supper" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 12.54
20 – 2.12 23 November 2001 "Ben Wants To Be A Millionaire" Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida 11.22
21 – 2.13 30 November 2001 "Breakable" James Hendrie & Ian Brown 11.15

Reception

Viewers

Upon the success of appearing in a prime-time Friday evening slot, the second series was given the same slot for the majority of episodes. The series continued to be a hit with viewers, with the first episode of the series gaining 8.95 million viewers, the second highest rating for the week.[5]. The second series averaged 10.38 million viewers for each episode.

Rank Episode Viewership Audience Percentage
1 The Last Supper 12.54 million
2-3 Ben Wants To Be A Millionaire
The Age Of Romance
11.22 million
4 I Second That Emulsion 11.16 million
5 Breakable 11.15 million
6 Tis A Pity She’s A Whore 11.06 million
7 Get Cartier 11.05 million
8 Driving Miss Crazy 11.00 million
9 Death And Ben Take A Holiday 9.65 million
10 Trust Never Sleeps 9.55 million
11 The Unkindest Cut 9.04 million
12 All Roads Lead To Ramon 8.95 million
13 Parisian Beauty 8.24 million

References

  1. ^ "Sitcom Production Companies".
  2. ^ "Rude Boy Productions".
  3. ^ "My Family".
  4. ^ "Television Audiences".
  5. ^ "Weekly terrestrial top 30 (BBC 1) w/e 2 Sep. 2001".