It was a big weekend of sporting action, kicking off with the Grand National on Saturday. The race, on BBC One at 4.15, had impressive viewing figures, peaking at around 7.6 million (a 57.2% viewing share) during its climax.
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Last night saw the final ever A Touch of Frost on ITV1, with the detective show grabbing a peak audience of 8.8 million viewers.On from 9pm to 11pm, the show bowed out with an average of 8.3 million viewers, a 44% share of the audience.On BBC One at 9pm for an hour, MasterChef: The Final… Continue reading TV Overnights: Final Frost bows out with 8.8m