Fry Brings 2.4 Million To BBC Two

Stephen Fry’s exploration of attitudes to HIV and AIDS in Britain today brought an average of more than 2.4 million adults to BBC Two last night, giving the channel a 12% viewing share between 9pm and 10pm.

The documentary, which revealed that the disease is spreading rapidly in the UK due to an increase in risky behaviour and a nonchalant attitude to safe sex, was up against the football on ITV1 and the new series of Murphy’s Law on BBC One.

The second part of the new three-part series, starring James Nesbitt as undercover cop Tommy Murphy, lured more than 4.1 million adults on average, an 18.8% share.

Earlier, hospital drama, Holby City, was watched by more than 5.3 million, giving BBC One an audience share of almost 26% between 8pm and 9pm.

Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney’s first goal of the season, which saw Manchester Untied beat Roma 1-0, was enjoyed by over 4.8 million adults on average, giving ITV1 a 23.5% share between 7.30pm and 10pm.

Five’s CSI: Miami and CSI: NY double bill gained an adult audience of over 1.7 million for each show, whilst Bringing Up Baby over on Channel 4, which explored parenting techniques popular in different decades, was seen by around 1.5 million.

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.

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