TV Overnights: ITV1’s Wormwood Scrubs secures the prime time slot

ITV1’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary series about life in Wormwood Scrubs secured the all-important peak-hour top spot for a second week running.

The second and final episode about life in one of Europe’s biggest prisons pulled in a high of more than 5.2 million viewers and a 21.7% average audience share last night, beating its debut ratings.  Last week, the first episode picked up 5.1 million viewers and a 20.9% share.

BBC One’s second High Street Dreams, with Jo Malone and Nick Leslau, was ITV1’s closest rival with 2.1 million viewers and a 9.5% average audience share.  The three remaining terrestrial channels, meanwhile, all settled on a million-plus ratings between 9pm and 10pm.

Channel 4’s new Time Team Special – Nelson’s Hospital just managed to pip BBC Two to third place with 1.7 million viewers and a 7.7% share, while Two’s new Abi Morgan drama Royal Wedding starring Jodie Whittaker and Darren Boyd pulled in 1.6 million viewers and a 7.4% share.

Over on Channel Five, the channel’s popular FlashForward series attracted 1.4 million average viewers and a 6.5% share.

Earlier on in the evening, the Monday night soap line-up dominated the pre-watershed ratings.  BBC One’s Eastenders and ITV1’s Coronation Street both banked an impressive high of more than 8.7 million viewers.

Overnight data is available each morning in mediatel.co.uk’s TV Database, with all BARB registered subscribers able to view reports for terrestrial networks and key multi-channel stations.