In the 9pm slot both main flagship channels were showing the last of three episodes of their respective factual shows. On BBC One it was panic all round as Chatsworth dramatically prepared for the big summer wedding rush.

The Voice UK hits rock bottom while the Eurovison Song Contest is down 2m viewers year on year. You know it’s time to worry when tired Ian Beale’s mental breakdown can attract more of a buzz than your shiny Saturday night song and dance fest.

It seems that the lure of the summer evening was too much for the UK’s viewing population as all of last night’s major soaps witnessed a significant fall in audience. Despite competing against the British Summertime, the dependable soaps still proved to be the biggest draw for their respective channels.

Most of the UK’s national newspaper sites enjoyed an increase in traffic in April, with all but one of the audited sites posting a rise in unique browsers, according to ABC.

Lord Sugar and authoritative finger pointing helped the UK’s viewing population peak last night, bringing Thursday’s biggest audience to BBC One.

The release of the April’s traffic figures also saw the launch of Hybrid data from UKOM; as well as the home and work panel that has been used to collate pre-April 2012 data, the company now measures traffic from ‘other locations’.

If you were fretting about the rupture in the space/time continuum last Friday night, that led to EastEnders beating Coronation Street, then rest easy. As of last night everything was as it should be as the Northern drama was back as the nation’s favourite soap. Yesterday, for some variety, a scene was made in a… Continue reading TV Overnights: David’s rampage puts Corrie back on top

Chelsea victory bags Saturday audience for ITV1, EastEnders scored against Coronation Street on Friday, an old favourite brings a surprise audience to BBC Two and Vera ends her run on a hight note.

The latest drama from Coronation Street (ITV1, 8:30pm) captured the biggest audience of the night as Nick Tinsley’s attempt to forget his lady problems ended up simply creating more.

If the latest series of The Apprentice (BBC One, 9pm) has been lacking any vital ingredients it has been large amounts of alcohol. God knows, this year’s candidates needed a little confidence boost and last night’s episode saw them swim in the seas of blissful toxicity. It was fairly cruel of Lord Sugar to have… Continue reading TV Overnights: Candidates lack of fizz secures biggest audience for BBC One