Second episode of BBC One’s social allegory Capital falls by -13%
Tuesday night brought the second episode of BBC One’s sociological property thriller (a new genre if there ever was one) Capital (9pm) to our screens and while the bizarre campaign against the residents of a desirable south London street stepped up a gear, audience interest actually dwindled.
Last week 3.8 million viewers tuned in to see the varied inhabitants of Pepys Road receive vaguely sinister cards proclaiming ‘We Want What You Have’, only to be mostly ignored by each character as they got on with their own dramas.
Yesterday’s second instalment saw a week on week fall of -13% as banker Roger (Toby Jones) and his brilliantly awful wife Arabella (Rachel Stirling) found themselves in a bit of a personal economic recession, resulting in an audience of 3.3 million viewers and a 14% share.
At the same time on ITV it was time to wave goodbye to the latest campmate on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! (9pm) as ‘eccentric’ former boxer Chris Eubank lost the show’s latest popularity contest while Lady C cornered footballer Kieron Dyer for a graphic chat about sex.
An audience of 7.1 million viewers tuned in to watch other exciting scenarios, like boyband member George having a good winge while Geordie Shore‘s Vicky nailed the latest trial, helping secure a 30% share and Tuesday’s biggest audience.
Meanwhile, the anarchy of The Great Pottery Throw Down (9pm) continued on BBC Two as the five remaining potters attempted to make judge Keith Brymer Jones once again express his opinions through the medium of tearful sobs.
The highly emotional judge and his more stoic Mary Berry, Kate Malone, tasked the contestants with creating a chandelier made from bone china, with the resulting drama securing 1.9 million viewers and an 8% share, the exact number of viewers who tuned in for the first episode.
For the second consecutive night Channel 4 aired The Murder Detectives (9pm), which continued to document a police investigation into the murder of a 19 year old man in 2014. Giving unprecedented access to the real-life search for a killer, the drama opened on Monday night with 1.2 million viewers.
Last night 950,000 tuned in to see the Avon and Somerset’s Major Crime Investigation Team zero in on a suspect, only for him to escape the country, leading to a 4% share.
[advert position=”left”]Sadly on Channel 5 at 9pm it was time for the very last Eamonn & Ruth: How the Other Half Lives (9pm) with the grand finale seeing Ruth Langsford indulging in an £8,000 facial, with 797,000 viewers and a 3% share joining along for the ride.
At 10pm on Channel 4, it was also time for the much more unpleasant but likeable couple on Catastrophe as Rob and Sharon’s messy lives spiralled out of control.
An audience of 596,000 viewers watched as a sexual harassment-prompted firing saw Rob fall spectacularly off the wagon (‘I hope you die in a fire’), resulting in a 4% share for the brutally funny show.
Earlier at 8pm, Holby City brought in 4 million viewers and an 18% share to BBC One, while MasterChef: The Professionals was watched by 3.1 million viewers and a 14% share.
Over on Channel 4 the Honourable Kirstie Allsopp was back pushing the crafty side of her brand once again, with yesterday’s Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas pulling in 1.6 million viewers and a 7% share.
On ITV, the winning combination of Countrywise (8pm) and You’ve Been Framed! (8:3pm) netted 2.6 million viewers and 2.2 million viewers, respectively.
Earlier at 7pm there was more teatime violence and threat on Emmerdale (ITV) with scenes of a panicked Chad Dingle running from an imaginary stalker through the woods resulting in 6 million viewers and a 31% share.
Meanwhile in sunny EastEnders (7:30pm), all the happy and well-adjusted residents came together to sort out a Christmas tree for the square, with the latest slice of E20 joy bringing in 6.1 million viewers and a 30% share.
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