Ratings round-up: ‘The Paradise’ opens its doors to 5.5m viewers
BBC One’s new period drama The Paradise, based on a novel by Emile Zola, debuted with 5.5m viewers and a 23.1% share of the audience this week.
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BBC One’s new period drama The Paradise, based on a novel by Emile Zola, debuted with 5.5m viewers and a 23.1% share of the audience this week.
Tom Stoppard’s adaption of Parade’s End ended its five-part run at the weekend with 1.8m (8.4%) viewers for BBC Two.
As predicted last week, the introduction of Denis Lawson to New Tricks added 300k viewers to the popular police procedural.
ITV1 unshackled its returning heavyweight on Sunday night and claimed its highest audience figures for a drama since the start of 2012.
It is said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but who needs an old dog when you’re pulling in over 7 million viewers?
Despite critical acclaim, Parade’s End lost more viewers this week with only 1.7m (8.1%) tuning in on Friday night.
The ITV1 drama fightback began this week with three new dramas making their debuts.
8 months and 6 days after the Christmas special aired, Doctor Who returned to BBC One with a bang on Saturday night.
It’s been another busy week for new shows as a returning BBC favourite takes the headlines again as ITV continues to suffer.
The return of an old favourite on BBC One means that the corporation has had another good week in relation to its competitors.