Better Homes was a lifestyle game show that was broadcast on ITV from 4 January 1999 to 8 July 2003 and was presented by Carol Vorderman.
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 | 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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Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
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Production company | Granada |
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Network | ITV |
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Release | 4 January 1999 (1999-01-04) – 8 July 2003 (2003-07-08) |
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Two houses were renovated for their owners. The one that increased in value after the televised renovation won for the owners an additional £5,000 (or, in the last series, a family holiday).
Transmissions
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Better Homes
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Series |
Start date |
End date |
Episodes
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1 |
4 January 1999 |
12 March 1999 |
10
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2 |
17 September 1999 |
29 October 1999 |
7
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3 |
10 April 2000 |
3 July 2000 |
9
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4 |
28 May 2001 |
14 August 2001 |
12
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5 |
18 June 2002 |
1 August 2002 |
8
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6 |
20 May 2003 |
8 July 2003 |
8
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Specials
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Date |
Entitle
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3 September 1999 |
Revisited
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29 December 1999 |
Christmas Special
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Better Gardens
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Series |
Start date |
End date |
Episodes
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1 |
6 January 2000 |
13 February 2000 |
8
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Episode Viewing figures from BARB.[1]
Series 1
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
4 January 1999 |
10,070,000 |
24
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2 |
11 January 1999 |
10,420,000 |
20
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3 |
18 January 1999 |
9,210,000 |
20
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4 |
25 January 1999 |
9,430,000 |
16
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5 |
1 February 1999 |
9,480,000 |
16
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6 |
8 February 1999 |
9,500,000 |
14
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7 |
15 February 1999 |
9,490,000 |
15
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8 |
22 February 1999 |
10,070,000 |
13
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9 |
1 March 1999 |
10,120,000 |
17
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10 |
12 March 1999 |
9,400,000 |
23
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Revisited |
3 September 1999 |
5,530,000 |
23
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Series 2
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
17 September 1999 |
6,470,000 |
25
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2 |
24 September 1999 |
8,250,000 |
15
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3 |
1 October 1999 |
6,680,000 |
29
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4 |
8 October 1999 |
7,220,000 |
23
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5 |
15 October 1999 |
7,240,000 |
22
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6 |
22 October 1999 |
7,130,000 |
23
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7 |
29 October 1999 |
7,260,000 |
24
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Xmas Special |
29 December 1999 |
9,580,000 |
12
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Better Gardens
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
6 January 2000 |
9,120,000 |
14
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2 |
9 January 2000 |
8,220,000 |
18
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3 |
11 January 2000 |
8,750,000 |
19
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4 |
16 January 2000 |
Under 6,480,000 |
Outside Top 30
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5 |
23 January 2000 |
Under 6,160,000 |
Outside Top 30
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6 |
30 January 2000 |
7,250,000 |
24
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7 |
6 February 2000 |
Under 6,580,000 |
Outside Top 30
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8 |
13 February 2000 |
Under 6,770,000 |
Outside Top 30
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Series 3
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
10 April 2000 |
7,190,000 |
20
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2 |
17 April 2000 |
7,780,000 |
16
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3 |
8 May 2000 |
7,490,000 |
12
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4 |
15 May 2000 |
7,290,000 |
17
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5 |
22 May 2000 |
6,980,000 |
19
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6 |
29 May 2000 |
7,180,000 |
18
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7 |
4 June 2000 |
6,920,000 |
19
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8 |
26 June 2000 |
6,050,000 |
19
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9 |
3 July 2000 |
Under 5,060,000 |
Outside Top 30
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Series 4
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
28 May 2001 |
5,430,000 |
23
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2 |
4 June 2001 |
5,440,000 |
22
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3 |
11 June 2001 |
7,270,000 |
18
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4 |
18 June 2001 |
6,590,000 |
17
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5 |
25 June 2001 |
6,720,000 |
16
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6 |
2 July 2001 |
6,240,000 |
20
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7 |
9 July 2001 |
6,670,000 |
19
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8 |
16 July 2001 |
6,200,000 |
20
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9 |
23 July 2001 |
6,650,000 |
12
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10 |
31 July 2001 |
4,470,000 |
26
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11 |
7 August 2001 |
6,720,000 |
14
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12 |
14 August 2001 |
5,700,000 |
19
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Series 5
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
18 June 2002 |
6,150,000 |
18
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2 |
20 June 2002 |
Under 4,530,000 |
Outside Top 30
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3 |
27 June 2002 |
4,240,000 |
24
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4 |
4 July 2002 |
4,310,000 |
27
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5 |
11 July 2002 |
4,200,000 |
24
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6 |
18 July 2002 |
4,010,000 |
27
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7 |
25 July 2002 |
3,710,000 |
30
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8 |
1 August 2002 |
3,890,000 |
30
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Series 6
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Episode No. |
Airdate |
Total Viewers |
ITV Weekly Ranking
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1 |
20 May 2003 |
Under 4,230,000 |
Outside Top 30
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2 |
27 May 2003 |
3,520,000 |
30
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3 |
3 June 2003 |
Under 3,650,000 |
Outside Top 30
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4 |
10 June 2003 |
Under 3,540,000 |
Outside Top 30
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5 |
17 June 2003 |
Under 3,430,000 |
Outside Top 30
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6 |
24 June 2003 |
Under 3,280,000 |
Outside Top 30
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7 |
1 July 2003 |
Under 3,670,000 |
Outside Top 30
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8 |
8 July 2003 |
Under 3,400,000 |
Outside Top 30
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