Ratings round-up: ‘New Tricks’ and ‘Mrs Biggs’ add viewers
As predicted last week, the introduction of Denis Lawson to New Tricks added 300k viewers to the popular police procedural.
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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.
This week saw the schedules get back to normal as the BBC waved goodbye to the Olympics and several new shows were launched.
Unsurprisingly, the BBC’s Olympic coverage has been running (and cycling and rowing and dressage-ing) away with the viewing figures this week.