Bad Night For BBC One

True Dare Kiss, on BBC One last night, could only manage a peak audience of 2.8 million adults in its 9pm slot, a 14.6% audience share.

The drama about a family in turmoil had an average of 2.6 million adult viewers across its hour long running time.

The show was easily beaten by a repeat of the drama series Blue Murder on ITV1 at the same time. The ITV show had a peak of 3.3 million adult viewers (a 17.6% audience share).

Prior to True Dare Kiss on BBC One at 8pm was The Big Day, which picked up a peak of 3.3 million adult viewers.

Big Brother, on Channel 4 at 9pm, had a peak of 3.3 million adult viewers and an average of 3.1 million stayed tuned throughout its hour long running time.

Following on from Big Brother, zany comedy My Name Is Earl could only pick up a peak of 1.6 million adult viewers, even with Roseanne Barr as the star guest.

Over on BBC Two, Mock The Week, hosted by Irish comedian Dara O’Briain, managed a peak of 1.8 million adults in the 9pm slot, whilst Hyperdrive, on at 9.30pm, could only lure a peak of 1.2 million adults.

The latest instalment of the second series of the sci-fi comedy show had an average audience of 1.2 million adults during its half-hour running time.

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, ITV2 and Sky One.

ITV: 020 7843 8000 www.itv.com BBC: 020 8743 8000 www.bbc.co.uk Channel Four: 020 7396 4444 www.channel4.com

Five: 020 7550 5555 www.five.tv