Editing Red Dwarf (section)

===Achievements===
Although the pilot episode of the show gathered over four million viewers, viewing figures dipped in successive episodes and the first series had generally poor ratings.<ref name="Red Dwarf series I Aftermath">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=1&sectionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |title=Red Dwarf series I Aftermath |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=25 February 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125165341/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?sectionID=behind-the-scenes&seriesID=1&subsectionID=aftermath |archive-date=25 November 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Through to Series VI, ratings steadily increased and peaked at over six million viewers,<ref name="Series VI Aftermath"/> achieved with the episode "[[Gunmen of the Apocalypse]]."<ref name="Gunmen ratings">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1993-12/page/n14 |title=News From the Dwarf: Top of the Charts |first=Jane |last=Killick |date=January 1994 |magazine=Red Dwarf Smegazine |volume=2 |issue=9 |page=15 |publisher=Fleetway Editions Ltd |issn=0965-5603 |access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> When the show returned in 1999, it gained the highest audience figures yet; over eight million viewers tuned in for Series VIII's opening episode "[[Back in the Red: Part I]]".<ref name="Back in the Red part I ratings">{{cite web |url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?Requesttimeout=500&report=weeklyterrestrial |title=Weekly Viewing Summary: Terrestrial Top 30 – 4 December 2005 |website=[[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|BARB]] |access-date=8 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215174702/http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&requesttimeout=500 |archive-date=15 December 2005}}</ref> The show has won numerous awards including the [[Royal Television Society|Royal Television Society Award]] for special effects, the [[British Science Fiction Association|British Science Fiction award]] for Best Dramatic Presentation, as well as an International Emmy Award<ref name="Red Dwarf series IV on DVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2004/01_january/red_dwarf_dvd.shtml |title=Red Dwarf series IV on DVD |website=BBC Worldwide Press Office |access-date=18 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223035702/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2004/01_january/red_dwarf_dvd.shtml |archive-date=23 December 2007 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> for Series VI episode "Gunmen of the Apocalypse", which tied with an ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' episode, "Hospital," in the Popular Arts category. The show had also been nominated for the International Emmy Award in 1987, 1989 and 1992. Series VI won a British Comedy Award for 'Best BBC Comedy Series.' The video sales have won eight Gold Awards from the British Video Association,<ref name="The Red Dwarf Phenomenon">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck04/rdp.html |title=The Red Dwarf Phenomenon: 12 Years On |date=2001 |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=18 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010807131041/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/deck04/rdp.html |archive-date=7 August 2001}}</ref> and the show still holds the record for being BBC Two's longest-running, highest-rated sitcom.<ref name="Red Dwarf VI on DVD">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml |title=Red Dwarf VI on DVD |date=1 January 2005 |website=BBC Worldwide Press Office |access-date=18 December 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2005/01_january/red_dwarf.shtml |archive-date=20 February 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

During 2005 ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'' surveyed readers' top 50 British telefantasy shows of all time, and ''Red Dwarf'' placed second ahead of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' and behind ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>
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| editor-first=Dave
| year=2005
| title=The Top 50 Greatest UK Telefantasy Shows Ever
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In 2007, the series was voted 'Best Sci-Fi Show Of All Time' by the readers of ''[[Radio Times]]'' magazine. Editor Gill Hudson stated that this result surprised them as 'the series had not given any new episodes this century'.<ref name="Red Dwarf voted 'best sci-fi show'">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a66354/red-dwarf-voted-best-sci-fi-show.html |title=Red Dwarf voted 'best sci-fi show' |first=Beth |last=Hilton |date=17 July 2007 |website=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=23 January 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010074216/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a66354/red-dwarf-voted-best-sci-fi-show.html |archive-date=10 October 2007 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' listed it in a 2009 roundup of shows they missed in their list of best cult television series.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/17-all-time-great-cult-tv-shows-you-say-we-missed/|title=17 All-Time Great Cult TV Shows You Say We Missed|date=2009-10-12|access-date=2024-04-20|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> In January 2017, Series XI was voted "Best Returning TV Sitcom" and "Comedy of the Year" for 2016 by readers for the [[British Comedy Guide]].<ref name="Comedy of the Year 2016"/> A year later, ''Red Dwarf'' was once again voted "Best Returning TV Sitcom" for Series XII, retaining the title from British Comedy Guide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2938/comedy_co_uk_awards_2017_winners |title=Inside No. 9 named Comedy Of The Year 2017 |date=29 January 2018 |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=9 February 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062125/https://www.comedy.co.uk/news/2938/comedy_co_uk_awards_2017_winners |archive-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> As noted by [[Collider (website)|''Collider'']] in 2023, it ranked number four among the top ten British science fiction shows on [[IMDb]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/best-british-sci-fi-tv-shows-imdb/|title=The 10 Best British Sci-fi TV Shows, According to IMDb|first=Simon|last=Brown|date=2023-09-05|access-date=2024-04-20|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> In 2024, it was listed by ''[[Den of Geek]]'' as among the best British science fiction shows of the 1980s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-best-1980s-british-sci-fi-tv-series/|title=The Best 1980s British Sci-Fi TV Series (That Still Aren't Doctor Who)|first=Chris|last=Farnell|date=2024-02-02|access-date=2024-04-20|website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref>  as well as among the top ten movies and shows inspired by ''[[Star Trek]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-inspired-sci-fi-tv-shows-movies/|title=The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows and Movies Inspired by Star Trek|first=Juliette|last=Harrisson|date=2024-01-24|website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref> It was listed at 90 on [[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'']]'s "The 100 Best TV Shows Of All Time" ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/features/best-tv-shows/|title=The 100 Best TV Shows Of All Time|website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|access-date=2024-04-20|date=2024-04-11}}</ref>