Latest overnights – Page 186
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RatingsC4’s Audience tops 1m on debut
Channel 4’s quirky new format, in which 50 strangers help someone make a life-changing decision after following them around for a week, debuted with over a million viewers.
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RatingsDallas loses more than 800k
The second instalment of revived US drama Dallas took a hit, losing more than a quarter of its audience in a tightly fought 9pm slot.
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RatingsEngland v Ukraine peaks at 7.5m
England’s late equaliser against Ukraine helped ITV1 to a peak audience of nearly 7.5m viewers.
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RatingsParalympics Closing Ceremony peaks with 7.5m
The curtain fell on the 2012 Paralympics with a peak of nearly 7.5m viewers - forcing The X Factor to a new five-year low.
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RatingsX Factor sinks to five-year low
The X Factor pulled in its lowest audience in five years - while The Thick of It returned with nearly 1.2m viewers.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother final down 1m on previous
Julian Clary was crowned winner of Celebrity Big Brother in front of an audience of 2.5m – a million down on Denise Welch’s win in January.
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RatingsBest night yet for Paralympics as C4 tops 6m viewers
Jonnie Peacock’s victory in the showpiece event of the Paralympics helped Channel 4 to its biggest audience of the Games.
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RatingsDallas returns with 2.8m
Classic US drama Dallas returned to UK screens with nearly 2.8m viewers as ITV1’s new drama about train robber Ronnie Biggs underperformed.
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RatingsBake Off rises to high of 4.33m
The Great British Bake Off rose to another series high for BBC2 - as David Weir’s heroics in the Paralympics drew a peak of more than 3m to Channel 4.
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RatingsDaybreak draws 600k on relaunch
ITV breakfast show Daybreak relaunched with a boost to the audience as new hosts Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly took to the sofa.
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RatingsCitizen Khan loses 600k viewers
BBC1’s controversial sitcom Citizen Khan lost more than half a million viewers on its debut, as ITV1’s new drama A Mother’s Son launched with 4.5m.
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RatingsParade’s End loses 30% of debut audience
BBC2 drama Parade’s End lost more than 900,000 viewers on its strong opening episode.
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RatingsOscar Pistorius defeat draws nearly 4.2m
Oscar Pistorius’ surprise defeat in the men’s 200m T44 helped Channel 4 to its biggest audience of Paralympic Games so far.
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RatingsDoctor Who hits seven-year low
Doctor Who returned with its lowest series launch audience since the sci-fi franchise was rebooted in 2005 as The X Factor continued to underperform.
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RatingsParalympics peaks with 3.2m on first day
Channel 4’s first day of coverage of the Paralympic Games peaked with nearly 3.2m viewers as Team GB’s basketball team lost to Germany.
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RatingsParalympic opening ceremony peaks with nearly 11m
The extravagant Paralympic opening ceremony scored one of the biggest audiences in Channel 4’s 30-year history.
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RatingsAccused down 1.3m on debut
Jimmy McGovern’s criminal justice drama Accused fell to a new series low - meaning it has lost more than 1.3m viewers on its debut.
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RatingsCitizen Khan debuts with 3.41m
BBC1’s new post-watershed sitcom Citizen Khan made a strong start - topping the first ever episode of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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RatingsThe X Factor up 300k on debut - down 1.7m YoY
The X Factor grew its audience by around 300k on last week - but it was more than 1.7m viewers down on the equivalent episode in 2011.
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RatingsParade’s End tops 3m on debut
BBC2’s new period drama Parade’s End, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, managed to beat all-comers on its Friday night debut.