TV Overnights: Marple and Who Do You Think You Are? share the peak slot

On Monday night, the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm was shared by BBC One and ITV1.

ITV1’s Agatha Christie’s Marple, airing from 9pm to 11pm, won the highest ratings from 9pm to 9.30pm. The mystery drama peaked at 5.7 million viewers, before settling down to a 4.6 million average audience and 20.2% average share.

BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are?, showing from 9pm to 10pm, won the highest ratings from 9.30pm to 10pm, with an average audience of just under 5 million viewers and a 19.7% share.

Elsewhere, BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den, also showing from 9pm to 10pm, secured 2.7 million viewers and a 10.8% share, while Channel 4’s I Am Slave (8.30pm to 10pm) attracted 1.1 million viewers and a 4.9% share.

Five film Jerry Maguire (9pm to 11.45pm) managed an average audience of 618,000 viewers, and an average share of 3.1%.

BBC One won the highest ratings throughout the morning and afternoon, with ITV1 taking over in the early evening.

On Sunday evening, BBC One’s Secret Britain won the peak hour of 9pm to 10pm, with just over 5 million viewers, and a 22% share.

ITV1 provided competition, with Martin Clunes: Horsepower attracting just over 4 million viewers, and gaining a 17.7% share.

Elsewhere, BBC Two’s Vexed secured 1.6 million viewers and a 7% share, while Channel 4’s Inside Incredible Athletes managed 759,000 viewers and a 3.5% share.

Five’s film, White Chicks, aired from 8pm to 10.15pm, attracting an average audience of 1.1 million and an average share of 4.9%.

During the day, BBC Two dominated throughout most of the morning, with BBC Two briefly taking over from 10am to 11.30am with Something for the Weekend attracting 1.1 million viewers and a 14.2% share.

ITV1 won most of the afternoon ratings, with Bond film Moonraker airing from 3.40pm to 6pm, securing an average of 1.6 million viewers and a 12.2% share.

On Saturday night, BBC One won the peak hour, with John Bishop’s Britain (8.50pm to 9.20pm) attracting 3.3 million viewers and a 14.8% share, and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (9.20pm to 10.05pm) securing 3.7 million viewers and a 17.8% share.

This was despite competition from ITV1’s Magic Numbers, airing from 8.45pm to 9.45pm, which managed an audience of 3.1 million, and a share of 14.4%.

Elsewhere, Channel 4’s Ultimate Big Brother (9pm to 10pm) achieved 2.2 million viewers and a 10.4% share, while BBC Two’s Have I Got A Bit More News For You (9pm to 9.40pm) also attracted 2.2 million viewers, and a 10.2% share.

Five’s CSI secured an audience of 1.5 million, and a share of 7.2%.

ITV1’s The X Factor won its slot, airing from 7.30pm to 8.45pm, with an audience of 9.3 million and a 41.6% share.

During Saturday daytime, BBC dominated throughout the morning, with ITV taking over in the early evening.

On Friday evening, BBC One won the peak hour, with My Family (9pm to 9.30pm) attracting 3.8 million viewers and a 17.6% share, and Outnumbered (9.30pm to 10pm) securing 3.6 million viewers and a 16.7% share.

This was despite competition from ITV1’s Doc Martin, airing from 9pm to 10pm, which managed an audience of 3.5 million and a 16.2% share.

Elsewhere, Channel 4’s Ultimate Big Brother attracted 2.9 million viewers and a 13.6% share, while BBC Two’s Home Movie Roadshow secured 1.4 million viewers and a 6.7% share.

Five’s The Mentalist managed 1.3 million viewers and a share of 6%.

Earlier in the evening, ITV1 won the 7pm to 8pm slot. Emmerdale (7pm to 7.30pm) attracted 5.9 million viewers and a 33.2% share, and the first of a two-part Coronation Street (7.30pm to 8pm) secured 7.1 million viewers and a 36.4% share.

The second Coronation Street, airing from 8.30pm to 9pm, attracted just over 7 million viewers, and gained a 32.3% share.

BBC One’s Eastenders won its 8pm to 8.30pm slot, with 7.9 million viewers and a 37.2% share.

During the day, BBC dominated the morning television schedule, with BBC Two taking over in the afternoon.

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.