Life On Mars Eclipses Northern Lights
BBC One’s Life On Mars continued to record large numbers of adult viewers last night, as the time-travelling detective series staring John Simm drew just under 6 million on average.
ITV’s Northern Lights continued to prove popular, meanwhile, with 5.4 million adults on average securing second place for the commercial giant.
The BBC’s Winter Olympics coverage also proved an attractive proposition in primetime, as 3.1 adult viewers on average tuned in to BBC Two to see the first figure skating medals decided, highlights of the men’s curling batch between Great Britain and New Zealand, speed skating and women’s ice hockey.
The strong performance by BBC Two was enough to push Channel 4 into fourth place last night, despite its medical documentary series BodyShock drawing a respectable 2.4 million adults on average.
Elsewhere, Five saw reasonable success with its American drama series, Prison Break. The programme attracted 1.6 million adult viewers on average, achieving the largest adult audience of the evening across its schedule.
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