Browse episode ratings trends for Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe's 24 episodes.
Best Episodes of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Episode Two
S2 Ep2
9.7
27th Jul 2006
Brooker discusses why some people want to be famous and will do anything to get on TV. He reviews psychic and medium programmes, Big Brother and Love Island. David Quantick discusses his gripes with "list" shows.
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
9.3
2nd Mar 2006
Brooker talks about the actual cost of making simple TV and how TV companies claw the money back from phone in shows. He also discusses the different types of TV presenters as well as reviewing The Jeremy Kyle Show and The Apprentice. Robert Popper talks about his dislike for the TV show Star Quality.
Episode Four
S3 Ep4
9.3
26th Feb 2007
Brooker talks about how video and editing techniques and technology have improved over time. He reviews Primeval and The Sex Inspectors. Stewart Lee talks about how the perception of teenagers on TV has changed over the years. Grace Dent talks about love storylines in soap operas.
Episode Four
S4 Ep4
9.1
16th Oct 2007
Brooker talks about television that is aimed at today's youth. He reviews My Super Sweet 16, America's Next Top Model and The Tudors. Matt Berry about television theme tunes, especially those of Ronnie Hazelhurst.
Episode Three
S2 Ep3
9.1
3rd Aug 2006
Brooker looks into sex on television. He reviews where TV is heading in the future and where it is now, Emmerdale, cookery shows and Deadwood. Catherine Townsend talks about unrealistic sex on television.
Worst Episodes of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
Episode Three
S3 Ep3
8.1
19th Feb 2007
Brooker discusses what it's like to be the "talent" on a TV show. He reviews shows aimed at men; Ross Kemp on Gangs, Top Gear and Britain's Hardest. He also reviews courtroom reality show The Verdict. Reginald D Hunter talks about British TV from an American perspective.
Episode One
S2 Ep1
8.5
20th Jul 2006
Brooker talks about how difficult it is to actually make the smallest bit of TV. Brooker reviews the morning slots on television, Doctor Who, EastEnders and aspirational TV. Jamie Whyte talks about advertising on TV.
Episode Four
S2 Ep4
8.7
10th Aug 2006
Brooker goes in depth into how you can get an idea on TV. He reviews TV consumer shows, Hollyoaks and Dragons' Den. A spoof voice commentary from the director of The Mint is supplied (by Adam Buxton).
Episode Two
S4 Ep2
8.7
2nd Oct 2007
Brooker talks about the decline of the ending credits on TV programmes. He reviews Ann Widdecombe Versus Prostitution, Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Street Doctor. Richard Herring talks about Big Cook Little Cook.
Episode One
S4 Ep1
8.8
25th Sep 2007
Brooker looks into the lies TV tells us. He reviews Heroes, Have I Been Here Before? and The X Factor. Nicholas Parsons talks about Saturday night entertainment.
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Episode Guide
Episode 1
S1 Ep1
9.3
2nd Mar 2006
Brooker talks about the actual cost of making simple TV and how TV companies claw the money back from phone in shows. He also discusses the different types of TV presenters as well as reviewing The Jeremy Kyle Show and The Apprentice. Robert Popper talks about his dislike for the TV show Star Quality.
Episode 2
S1 Ep2
9.0
9th Mar 2006
Brooker talks about the process of actually getting an idea onto TV. He reviews 24, Deal or No Deal and breakfast TV and he discusses TV giving itself a pat on the back. Dr Ben Goldacre discusses "bad" science on television.
Episode 3
S1 Ep3
8.9
16th Mar 2006
Brooker discusses TV scaremongering thanks to 24-hour news and reconstruction programmes. He reviews Music channels and TV makeover shows. Simon Farnaby talks about Last of the Summer Wine.
Episode 7
S1 Ep7
10th Aug 2006
Charlie dissects Hollyoaks, late-night gameshow The Mint, Dragons' Den and more. Plus, what the people listed in the credits of TV shows actually do.
The best rated episodes of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe are:
Episode Two S2E2 rated 9.7
Episode 1 S1E1 rated 9.3
Episode Four S3E4 rated 9.3
Episode Four S4E4 rated 9.1
Episode Three S2E3 rated 9.1
The lowest rated episodes of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe are:
Episode Three S3E3 rated 8.1
Episode One S2E1 rated 8.5
Episode Four S2E4 rated 8.7
Episode Two S4E2 rated 8.7
Episode One S4E1 rated 8.8
The first episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe aired on March 02, 2006.
The last episode of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe aired on December 16, 2008.
There are 24 episodes of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe.
There are 5 seasons of Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe.
