TV Overnights: ITV1’s new Injustice wins 5.5m viewers

ITV1’s new peak-time drama Injustice, starring James Purefoy, got off to a flying start last night with a high of more than 5.5 million viewers.

The thriller, written by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War), banked the all-important 9pm to 10pm ratings with 4.7 million average viewers and a 19.4% audience share.

It’s nearest competitor was BBC One’s second Case Histories, which pulled in 4.4 million average viewers and a 18% audience share during the 9pm to 10pm peak-hour.

At the same time, Channel 4’s new spin-off Embarrassing Fat Bodies peaked with over 3.2 million viewers and a 11.9% average audience share.

Meanwhile, Channel 5’s popular Hotel Inspector attracted 1.3 million average viewers and a 5.6% share, and BBC Two’s All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace picked up 804,000 viewers and a 3.3% share.

In the pre-watershed slot, ITV1’s Coronation Street managed to pip BBC One’s Eastenders to the top ratings of the night. Corrie secured a high of more than 8.7 million viewers following last week’s ‘special’; while 8.6 million peak viewers tuned in to see Eddie Moon’s (David Essex) entrance to Albert Square.

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.