Gushing doc Harry at 30 secures 3m viewers for ITV
Tuesday night saw BBC One’s ensemble pregnant-lady drama In the Club (9pm) bring in its biggest audience yet as the penultimate episode saw the story focusing on one of the show’s long-running plot mysteries.
It was finally time last night for stressful mother-to-be, Jasmin, to kick start her labour, with the exact parentage of her baby still up in the air.
Debuting with 3.9 million viewers a month ago, last night saw the labour-intensive drama secure the 9pm slot with 4.7 million viewers and a 23% share.
Over on BBC Two, the third and final part of Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals (9pm) looked at critters with super human smelling capabilities. 1.3 million viewers watched as the plucky presenters dealt with bees, sharks and skunks, netting a 6% share for the channel.
Meanwhile – ever wanted to know the day-to-day behind the scenes excitement that goes into broadcasting Gems TV (Sky Channel 655) 24 hours a day? No? Well, ITV had a prime time documentary about it anyway.
One of two ‘kooky workplace’ docs in the 9pm slot, ITV’s Gems TV took a look at the ‘wacky’ characters that keep their confused clientèle calling in, and uncovered the shocking profit to be made by having your own TV channel and tight links with the mining industry.
The frank look at the lucrative family business brought in 1.5 million viewers and an 8% share.
At the same time, Channel 4 was making the grubby TV studio near Birmingham look positively alluring compared to the work place conditions on Worst Place to be a Pilot (9pm).
Last night’s taste of Indonesian island-hopping fun saw Captain Matt (who had lost a number of colleagues in recent years) battle severe weather and an erupting volcano in his little Cessna, taking in a little over 1 million viewers and a 5% share.
An hour earlier Holby City (8pm) brought in the biggest share for BBC One, with the latest medical hijinks securing 4.3 million viewers and a 21% share.
Over on ITV it was time to celebrate the pure unadulterated awesomeness of Captain Harry Wales as he approached a bit of a milestone year.
The enthusiastic ‘documentary’ wasn’t for fans of unbiased thought; instead Harry at 30 (8pm) spent an entire hour ramming home the opinion of what a super, well-rounded bloke he is.
Featuring gushing endorsements from Joss Stone – which says it all really – the celebration of the ruddy rogue was watched by just over 3 million viewers and a 15% share.
On Channel 4 presenter and veterinarian Mark Evans watched as a cute little Staffie called Roxy was prescribed some Prozac in order to get her out of the house.
Such is the UK dog owner’s obsession with their pets, detailed in the three part series about problem pooches. The final episode of Dogs: Their Secret Lives (Channel 4, 8pm) saw Roxy enjoy her happy pills from the comfort of her sofa, bringing in 1.3 million viewers and a 7% share.
Earlier, an hour-long Emmerdale (ITV, 7pm) obtained the day’s number one spot as 5.3 million viewers tuned in to see a drunken Bernice destroy Katie’s birthday cake, resulting in a 29% share.
Going right up against the second half of rural drama was EastEnders (7:30pm) on BBC One. 4.7 million viewers watched the surprise return of Stacey Slater’s baby daddy, Ryan Malloy. The latest non-leaked return of a familiar face secured an audience share of 24%.
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