Joined by his trusty partner, the youthful and clever DI Hathaway (Laurence Fox), the initial return of Lewis brought in a whopping 10.6 million viewers way back in January 2006.
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Thursday night saw ITV air the penultimate episode of well-received cold case drama Unforgotten (9pm) which, despite the declining ratings, continued to outperform its timeslot rivals.
TV accounts for a third of the 39% media sales that happen within three months of a campaign finishing, according to new research from GroupM, commissioned by Thinkbox.
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