Do a Google search for "Outnumbered" (other search engines are available). Go on, what are the top results? It's only TV Scoop's coverage of Outnumbered! Now, much as I would love to say that that's all down to the fabulous quality of my writing, it's actually down to you lot searching for info about the show - which wasn't terribly forthcoming at the time.

Your response was astonishing; literally unprecedented in the history of our lovely little site. So over the cut I will give a short analysis of why *I* loved the show so much, but mostly I'll be gathering together some of the best comments left by you all.

Outnumbered came to BBC One with very little fanfare. There were a few adverts, but it was stuck on at 10.35pm after the News, and shown on consecutive nights over two weeks. Which is unusual to say the least, and I've no doubt that some people missed some episodes if they thought it was a weekly programme.

Yes, quiet and unassuming it may have been, but it was gorgeous. Following a middle-class family in the midst of several crises, Outnumbered proved so special because of the actors' improvisation. To be precise, it was the children who improvised around the adult actors' script, and the result was magical. Five year old Ramona Marquez played the youngest child and is a complete genius - you could see that Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner's reactions to some of the more surreal things she came out with were entirely genuine. The other children, played by Tyger Drew-Honey and Daniel Roche, couldn't be quite so off the wall, and therefore probably actually had to work harder, and were both wonderful.

It was emotional, too, and warm and touching, and it clearly struck a chord with you all. Here's a selection of your comments:

This is the best programme on TV at the moment, the kids are superb and we laugh from start to finish every episode.
Posted by: Kim

This programme has brought me back to TV watching, it had all got so boring.
It is a very good observation of life, well executed.
Posted by: Sally Smith

Excellent series. My wife and I, who have 4 little darlings aged 2 to 10, giggle from start to finish - scarily accurate in a way I've not seen on tv before.
Posted by: Paul

Brilliant, brilliant show, stumbled on this the other night, as a young dad I can totally relate to this, the nit scene was pure gold, Ramona Marquez is so cute and an absolute gem - its worth the watch for her alone.
Posted by: Phil H

I thought Outnumbered was one of the best British comedies i have ever seen. I've never posted anything online about anything before but feel compelled to do this to add to the pressure on the BBC to produce more and more series and a DVD for Christmas!
Posted by: Zoe

Check back here at TV Scoop soon for an interview with the series creators. In the meantime, why not have a look at my overview of the show, and the rest of our Top 50 so far.