Latest overnights – Page 179
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RatingsPaul Hollywood’s Bread rises to the occasion
Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood’s new series on bread rose to the occasion - as ITV drama Broadcurch rocketed to a series high of 7.6m viewers.
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RatingsOur Queen fails to topple Hitchcock
ITV’s landmark documentary Our Queen, the first feature-length exploration of the royal household in 20 years, struggled against the BBC remake of Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes.
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RatingsWales Six Nations win peaks with 9.5m
The climax of the 2013 Six Nations rugby tournament was the ratings winner on Saturday as viewers flocked to the BBC.
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RatingsComic Relief draws lowest audience since 2007
Friday’s Comic Relief broke fundraising records but failed to rouse an audience to match - pulling in its lowest ratings since 2007.
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RatingsOver 1.5m escape from Prisoners' Wives
Prisoners’ Wives failed to make an impact on its return to BBC1, in what proved to be a tough night for all the terrestrial channels.
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RatingsC4's Mimic picks up 1.3m
Channel 4’s latest sitcom The Mimic, starring emerging comedian Terry Mynott, launched with over 1m - in line with the slot average.
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RatingsOscar Pistorius pulls 1m to BBC3
ITV drama Broadchurch maintained a steady audience while a BBC3 doc about the trial of Oscar Pistorius drew over 1m to the channel.
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RatingsTorvill and Dean skate towards ratings high
Piers Morgan’s interview with ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean smashed ITV’s slot average as the duo revealed their romantic past.
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RatingsLet's Dance finishes with 4.5m
The finale of BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Comic Relief struggled to hold viewers’ attention, while Ant and Dec continued to lock out the early evening audience for ITV.
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RatingsThe Incredible Mr Goodwin dwarfed by Dynamo
The Incredible Mr Goodwin failed to match the feats of Dynamo: Magician Impossible - as Mayday bowed out with a 9pm slot-winning audience of 4.6m.
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RatingsFood Glorious Food sheds nearly 300k
Simon Cowell’s Food Glorious Food lost nearly 300k viewers on last week’s underwhelming debut – as Derek bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series.
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RatingsManchester United loss scores 11m
Manchester United’s defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League was watched by a peak audience of 10.9m on ITV.
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RatingsBroadchurch debut spells trouble for Mayday
ITV’s David Tennant drama Broadchurch debuted with nearly 6.8m viewers - causing viewers to flee rival crime caper Mayday.
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RatingsMayday arrives with 6.2m
BBC1 stripped drama thriller Mayday began with a healthy audience - adding nearly 500k to the slot average and stealing a march on ITV’s Mr Selfridge.
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RatingsSaturday Night Takeaway audience expands
Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway built its audience on last week – forcing Let’s Dance for Comic Relief to a new low.
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RatingsFood Glorious Food leaves viewers cold
Simon Cowell’s latest ITV venture Food Glorious Food failed to cook up a storm – launching with under 3m viewers in a prized slot.
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RatingsBlack Mirror finale struggles for C4
Black Mirror bowed out on a series low of under 900,000 – as ITV’s Aylesbury prison documentary won the 9pm slot for the second consecutive week.
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RatingsLiverpool Europa League defeat nets five year high
Liverpool came close to the Europa League last-16 in front of a peak audience of nearly 6.6m viewers on ITV.
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RatingsBrit Awards hit 10-year high
The Brit Awards entertained its biggest crowd in 10 years as Emeli Sande and Ben Howard were the big winners on the night.
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RatingsITV suffers Champions League defeat
ITV suffered a similar fate to Arsenal on Tuesday night as its Champions League coverage was beaten by stronger opposition.