Good Start For BBC Two’s Heroes

The sci-fi series Heroes landed on terrestrial TV last night, with BBC Two showing the first two episodes back-to-back.

The first episode, on at 9pm, picked up a peak audience of 4.1 million adults (a 20.9% audience share), whilst the second instalment, on at 9.40pm, managed to get a peak of 3.8 million adults (a 19% share).

In the series opener, which had an average of 3.9 million adult viewers, we were confronted by a cheerleader who discovered she could heal herself and a nurse who thought he could fly.

The second part had an average of 3.7 million adults waiting to see what would happen when a beat cop was the only one who could hear the cries of a missing little girl.

Over on ITV1 at 9pm was macabre police drama Wire In The Blood, with Robson Green playing Dr Tony Hill, a clinical psychologist with empathy beyond the established boundaries of science.

The dark tale had a peak of 4.6 million adults (a 23.7% share) and an average of 4.5 million stayed tuned throughout its hour and a half running time.

On BBC Two at 8pm was Top Gear: Polar Special which saw the lads attempt their most arduous challenge to date – a 450 mile race across the Arctic to the Magnetic North Pole.

Clarkson and chums once again proved to be a big draw, with a peak of 4.5 million adults (a 23% share) watching them race around in the snow.

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.

BBC: 020 8743 8000 www.bbc.co.uk ITV: 020 7843 8000 www.itv.com