Latest overnights – Page 184
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RatingsDerren Brown's apocalypse experiment draws 2.3m
Derren Brown’s apocalypse experiment conjured up the illusionist’s biggest audience for Channel 4 in more than two years.
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RatingsKevin Costner blasts Hatfield & McCoys to 1.2m
Channel 5’s major new acquisition Hatfields & McCoys starring Kevin Costner, launched with a double bill and audience of 1.2m – but failed to match the channel’s slot average.
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RatingsPalin transports 4.7m to Brazil
Michael Palin’s steps into the Brazil, the host of the next World Cup and Olympic Games, attracted a below par audience to BBC1.
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RatingsRolf Harris edged out by C4 architect Clarke
Architect George Clarke narrowly edged out artist Rolf Harris last night as Channel 4 and Channel 5 went head-to-head with new series.
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RatingsSavile film propels Panorama to two year high
A Panorama special on the BBC Jimmy Savile scandal was watched by an average of 5.09m becoming the highest rating programme in the strand for the last two years.
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RatingsStrictly spoils Surprise Surprise
The return of Surprise Surprise after a 15 year absence failed to dent the Strictly Come Dancing results show, which polled an audience more than double the size of its ITV1 rival.
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RatingsStrictly dazzles X Factor again
A Hollywood edition of Strictly Come Dancing drew a peak audience 2m larger than the X Factor, in the Saturday night ratings showdown.
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RatingsStand Up To Cancer 2m peak helps raise £6m
Channel 4’s star-studded live event which raised £6.5m for cancer research slightly lifted the broadcaster’s Friday night audience.
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RatingsHebburn lands with 1.8m
Hebburn, BBC2’s new comedy starring Vic Reeves, launched with more than 1.8m viewers.
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RatingsEmmerdale live 40th draws 8.8m
Emmerdale celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special live episode, which pulled in the ITV1 soap’s biggest audience in more than a year.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off finale peaks with 7.2m
The Great British Bake Off final peaked with 7.2m viewers to become the highest rated BBC2 originated show outside of Top Gear in the past six years.
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RatingsMonroe punished by New Tricks
Monroe continued to struggle against New Tricks, as the final part of Paul O’Grady’s series on Battersea Dogs & Cats Home bowed out on a high.
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RatingsHomeland struggles against Downton Abbey
Homeland pulled in its second lowest audience on record against the might of Downton Abbey, as The X Factor reclaimed its entertainment crown.
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RatingsMe and Mrs Jones charms 3m
Yummy mummy sitcom Me and Mrs Jones launched with an audience almost 2m viewers below the slot average.
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RatingsStrictly triumphs over X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing easily came out on top in the battle of the Saturday entertainment shows as The X Factor was down more than a million year-on-year.
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RatingsDCI Banks return wins slot
The return of ITV1’s detective DCI Banks was enough to see off competition from Celia Imrie on Who Do You Think You Are?
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RatingsBake Off cooks up record audience
The Great British Bake Off continued its remarkable run of ratings with a new high of more than 5.5m viewers, as Fresh Meat returned with its lowest audience to date.
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RatingsMonroe suffers second episode dip
Monroe ITV1’s drama about a neurosurgeon shed over 350,000 viewers from last week’s opener, failing to gain ground on BBC1’s New Tricks.
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RatingsHomeland launches on par with series one
C4’s thriller Homeland returned for its second series to a similar audience as its debut, fending off competition from heavyweight ITV1 drama Downton Abbey.
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RatingsStrictly peaks with 10m
BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing launched on a par with rival talent show The X Factor this weekend, as the two aired on the same night for the first time this year.