TV Overnights: New Tricks wins the peak slot

BBC One’s New Tricks secured the peak position of 9pm to 10pm last night, attracting an average of 3.7 million viewers, and a 16.6% share.

This was despite competition from ITV 1 drama The Bill, which secured an average viewing figure of 2.6 million, and held a 12% audience share.

Five’s CSI Miami came up close behind, with 2.1 million viewers, and a 9.7% share.

Channel 4’s The Fairy Jobmother achieved 1.8 million viewers and an 8.3% share for the same slot, down on last week’s 2 million viewers and 8.8% share.

On BBC Two, That Mitchell and Webb Look managed 1.6 million viewers and a 7.4% share for the first half of the peak slot – slightly down from last week’s 1.7 million viewers and 7.5% share. Shooting Stars, airing from 9.30pm until 10pm, secured an average of 1.5 million viewers and a 6.9% share.

Earlier on in the evening, ITV1’s Emmerdale, airing at 7pm, gained 6.2 million viewers and a 32.3% average share.

BBC One’s Eastenders, airing at 7.30pm, attracted 8 million viewers, and a share of 39.5%. At 8pm, Holby City ensured that BBC One kept its top position, achieving 5.3 million viewers and a 25.5.% share.

BBC One dominated the morning television schedule, with ITV taking over in the afternoon as usual.

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.