Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives

Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives
Genre Documentary
Presented by Eamonn Holmes
Ruth Langsford
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 13 (inc. specials)
Production
Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Spun Gold Television and GroupM
Release
Original network Channel 5
Picture format 16:9
Audio format Stereo
Original release 27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) – present

How the Other Half Lives is a British documentary series that began airing on 27 October 2015 on Channel 5. The programme is presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford.[1]

The first series aired from 27 October 2015 until 1 December 2015 and the second series from 13 September until 18 October 2016. A third series has been commissioned by Channel 5 to air in 2017.

Synopsis

Holmes and Langsford find out what life is like for some of the richest people in Britain and overseas.[2]

Episodes

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes Average viewers
(millions)
1 27 October 2015 1 December 2015 6 1.40
2 13 September 2016 18 October 2016 6 Decrease 1.27
Christmas special December 2016 1
3 2017 2017

Series 1 (2015)

Official viewing figures are from BARB.[3]

Episode Original Air Date Description Viewers
(millions) 		Weekly Channel 5 rank
1 27 October 2015 In the first episode of the series, Eamonn spends a day with Emin Agalarov, a businessman and popstar. He takes a ride in his private jet whilst Ruth browses through some expensive wedding dresses.[4] 1.75 1
2 3 November 2015 In this episode Eamonn and Ruth attend the Royal Regatta in Henley and meet some of those who send their children to public schools[5] 1.50 3
3 10 November 2015 Eamonn and Ruth look around a mansion worth £20million, with its own bowling alley, football pitch, golf course and swimming pool.[6] 1.36 6
4 17 November 2015 In episode 4, Eamonn and Ruth talk to Chris Dawson, founder of retail store The Range and they attend the Tusk Trust charity gala, organised by Deborah Meaden.[7] 1.23 5
5 24 November 2015 In this episode, Eamonn and Ruth visit a £30 million hotel, and talk to one of the world's leading interior designers Kelly Hoppen. They're also shown around super-yachts in Ibiza.[8] 1.50 3
6 1 December 2015 In the final episode of the series, Eamonn visits celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke's salon and they sample the world's most expensive cocktail. 1.07 13

Series 2 (2016)

Official viewing figures are from BARB.[3]

Episode Original Air Date Description Viewers
(millions) 		Weekly Channel 5 rank
1 13 September 2016 In the first episode of the second series, Eamonn and Ruth are in New York City, meeting some of the city's richest residents, including a father and son duo running a hotel empire valued in the billions. 1.31 5
2 20 September 2016 Eamonn and Ruth talk to David Sullivan, one of Britain's newest billionaires, who bought out West Ham FC and Eamonn looks around a super-yacht. 1.27 4
3 27 September 2016 Eamonn and Ruth meet a billionaire couple in Ukraine. 1.24 6
4 4 October 2016 In this episode, the couple meet the Duchess of Rutland, Emma Manners who lives in Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire. 1.43 4
5 11 October 2016 Poker player Liv Boeree talks about the risks of the game and the creator of Moshi Monsters talks to Eamonn and Ruth. 1.06 14
6 18 October 2016 Blowing a Fortune. In the last episode of the series, Eamonn and Ruth take a look around a Regent's Park apartment, worth £20million and Eamonn is shown a £2million Bugatti Veyron. 1.30 3

Christmas special

Official viewing figures are from BARB.[3]

Episode Original Air Date Description Viewers
(millions) 		Weekly Channel 5 rank
1 24 December 2016 A Christmas edition of the show titled A Million Pound Christmas.

Series 3 (2017)

The third series will air in 2017.

References

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