All Overnight ratings articles – Page 196
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RatingsDiamond Queen reigns with 6.2m
MONDAY: BBC1’s flagship series chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II in her diamond jubilee year put in a regal showing - beating ITV1 drama Whitechapel.
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RatingsBBC1's Midwife marches over 9m
SUNDAY: Call the Midwife showed no signs of slowing down, delivering another series high to BBC1.
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RatingsEngland's Six Nations victory tackles 8.4m
SATURDAY/SUNDAY: England’s Six Nations victory over Scotland peaked with more than 8.4m viewers.
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RatingsHarry Hill's TV Burp returns with 5.4m
SATURDAY: Harry Hill’s TV Burp returned from a four month hiatus, for what is likely to be final series, with more than 5.4m viewers.
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RatingsMillion Pound Drop draws series high with O'Leary
FRIDAY: Dermot O’Leary and Fearne Cotton’s appearance on The Million Pound Drop Live helped the show to its biggest audience since May last year.
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RatingsInside Men clinches 4.5m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s new four-part heist drama Inside Men tracked down an audience of more than 4.5m, thrashing the penultimate Eternal Law.
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RatingsMidsomer reboots with 6m
WEDNESDAY: The first series of Midsomer Murders without Brian True-May at the helm launched with nearly 5.9m viewers.
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RatingsC4’s Concordia doc draws 2.9m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s fast turnaround documentary about the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster drew nearly 3m viewers - beating struggling ITV1 game show The Exit List and BBC2’s new series with former Hotel Inspector Alex Polizzi.
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RatingsWhitechapel returns with 6.2m
MONDAY: ITV1’s copycat killer drama Whitechapel returned with its best overnight ratings since its first series in 2009.
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RatingsHustle snatches top spot from Law & Order
CONSOLIDATED: BBC1 drama Hustle blagged more than 1m viewers on catch up, snatching the slot crown from ITV1 competitor Law & Order.
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RatingsTop Gear returns with 5.12m
SUNDAY: Top Gear returned with its lowest series debut in 18 months, as Call the Midwife delivered another series high for BBC1.
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RatingsLiverpool victory nets 6.2m
SATURDAY: Liverpool’s FA Cup clash with Manchester United peaked with more than 6.2m for ITV1 - but the commercial broadcaster was nearly beaten by BBC2 in primetime.
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RatingsCBB final peaks with 3.5m
FRIDAY: The Celebrity Big Brother final peaked with more than 3.5m viewers as Denise Welch was named winner - beat last year’s concluding episode.
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RatingsCBB semi-final locks in 2.4m
THURSDAY: The semi-final of Celebrity Big Brother fought off competition from BBC2 and Channel 4 to post one of its biggest audiences of the series.
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RatingsNational Television Awards draw 6.2m
WEDNESDAY: The National Television Awards celebrated the best of the industry in front of its lowest audience in four years.
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RatingsITV1’s Biggest Loser beaten by BBC2/C4
TUESDAY: ITV1’s Biggest Loser nearly lived up to its name in primetime last night, beaten by BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4.
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RatingsBecky McDonald's Corrie exit draws 11.5m
MONDAY: Becky McDonald’s dramatic departure from Coronation Street helped the soap to its best ratings in nearly a year.
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RatingsCall The Midwife tops Sherlock
CONSOLIDATED: New BBC1 drama Call the Midwife was recorded by nearly 2m viewers on its debut - beating the final instalment of Sherlock.
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RatingsBirdsong calls 6.03m
SUNDAY: Epic drama Birdsong boosted BBC1’s usual audience by more than a million – while new series Call the Midwife delivered a healthy 8.64m.
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RatingsTake Me Out loses admirers
SATURDAY: More controversy around Take Me Out failed to halt the show’s ratings slide on another bad Saturday night for ITV1.