Weekend ratings round-up: ‘Downton Abbey’ tragedy enthrals 9.8m
Once again Downton Abbey was the most watched show on a Sunday night as it beat stablemate The X Factor for the second time in three weeks.
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Once again Downton Abbey was the most watched show on a Sunday night as it beat stablemate The X Factor for the second time in three weeks.
ITV has released a set of photos from the next episode of Downton Abbey.
Oh, Downton Abbey – how could you? You go through an entire world war and barely kill off a soul, and now you sacrifice the youngest and demurest of them all!
Merlin filled the Doctor-shaped hole in BBC One’s Saturday schedules this weekend and did so with style, drawing in an impressive 5.5m (23.5%) viewers.
Amy and Rory’s departure from the TARDIS was watched by 5.9m (26.9%) on Saturday and became the third most watched episode of the current series.
There are times when Downton Abbey resembles nothing so much as an episode of French and Saunders.
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.
The dialogue blisters and blusters at a furious pace and it’s admirably unclear if there’s an easy solution to the problem.