Emmerdale Double Bill Brings In The Viewers

ITV1’s double bill of Emmerdale brought in the biggest audience of yesterday evening, with the second episode bringing in a peak figure of 8.2 million adults (a 43% audience share).

The first instalment of the rural soap opera, attracted a peak audience of 7.6 million adults (a 44% audience share) in its 7pm timeslot.

On a strong night for ITV1, the Bill also did well. bringing in an average audience of 5.3 million adults (a 27% share) in its 8pm slot, and attracting a peak figure of 5.4 million adults.

Over on BBC Two, the Ricky Gervais comedy Extras, on at 9pm, brought in a peak audience of 3.5 million adults (a 17% audience share) and an average audience of 3.4 million adults across its half-hour running time.

However, The Dragon’s Den on BBC Two at 8pm fared better than the critically-acclaimed comedy, with a peak audience of four million adults (a 20% share of the audience).

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