LATEST TERRESTRIAL RATINGS
37 Days dawns with 2.2m
BBC2’s 37 Days launched with more than 2m viewers on Thursday, while Birds of a Feather has secured a recommission after smashing the slot average.
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OVERNIGHTS: PAST SEVEN DAYS
Friday
Jonathan Creek murders the competition
BBC1’s Jonathan Creek returned for its first full series in a decade with 6.3m viewers on Friday – more than three times the audience of ITV’s new comedy drama Edge of Heaven.
Saturday
The Voice UK takes a tumble
The Voice UK’s audience took a tumble as it entered its battle rounds on Saturday, but it still managed to fight off Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
Sunday
Dragons' Den investment pays off
Dragons’ Den ended its latest run with a strong performance on Sunday, while The Musketeers continued to struggle against Mr Selfridge.
Monday
Mary Berry Cooks serves 3.2m
Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry served up another treat for BBC2 viewers on Monday as her solo series drew more than 3m viewers.
Tuesday
Death in Paradise ends happily
The third series of Death in Paradise bowed out on Tuesday with an average audience around 400,000 viewers larger than the previous run.
Wednesday
Family Guy on top for BBC3
Family Guy was the only show to top 500,000 viewers for BBC3 on Wednesday as Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents and Ja’mie Private School Girl were below slot average.
Thursday
37 Days dawns with 2.2m
BBC2’s 37 Days launched with more than 2m viewers on Thursday, while Birds of a Feather has secured a recommission after smashing the slot average.
CONSOLIDATED RATINGS
Line Of Duty fights back
It’s likely that series two of BBC2’s Line Of Duty was dispatched into the world with robust hopes after the dramatic denouement of series one.
RATINGS ANALYSIS: WEEK IN REVIEW
BBC puts ITV up the Creek
The fear of all middle-managers is the dreaded call to attend an executive training course involving role-playing.
CHANNEL OVERVIEW (BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5)
Hastings wins battle of docs
Appositely, as sabres rattle in Eastern Europe, BBC2 played two programmes on the outbreak of the First World War.
DIGITAL FOCUS
New Hair suits BBC3
When the Oscar nominations were first announced, one strong contender was American Hustle.
NON-PSB DIGITAL RATINGS
Sheriff blows away Smoke
If Dave ever decides to put a magician inside one of an array of cupboards and then get some assertive Americans to shout about them before buying the one they think he’s in, the channel could have a hit on its hands.
SPECIAL REPORT
Mixed fortunes in multichannel
Over the Valentine’s weekend, more than 5 million US viewers reportedly watched the second series of Netflix’s House Of Cards.
