TV Overnights: The Bill finale wins the peak slot with over 4.3 million viewers

ITV1’s long-running series The Bill finished last night, with the second episode of a two-part finale.

The police drama won the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm, with over 4.3 million viewers and an 18.8% share – a significant increase on last week’s 3.3 million viewers and 14.2% share.

This was despite competition from BBC One’s finale episode of The Deep, which attracted an audience of 3.7 million and gained a share of 16.3% – also up on last week’s 3.2 million viewers and 13.6% share.

Elsewhere, Five’s CSI: Miami secured just under 2 million viewers and a 6.6% share, while Channel 4’s new The Hunt For Britain’s Sex Traffickers attracted 1.9 million viewers and an 8.3% share.

BBC Two’s Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children managed an audience of just over 1 million, and a share of 4.8%.

Earlier in the evening, BBC One’s Holby City won the 8pm to 9pm slot, with an audience of 5.7 million viewers and a share of 25.2%.

ITV1’s Emmerdale won its 7pm to 7.30pm slot with just under 6 million viewers and a 32.5% share, while BBC One’s Eastenders won its 7.30pm to 8pm slot with 7.9 million viewers and a 39% share.

BBC One consistently achieved the highest ratings during the morning as usual, with BBC Two taking over in the late 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.