TV Overnights: 12.5m viewers watch Spain v Germany game on BBC One

BBC One secured a high of more than 12.5 million viewers for the much-anticipated Spain v Germany semi-final last night.

The 1-0 match, which will see Spain take on Holland in the World Cup 2010 final on Sunday, pulled in more than 8.8 million average viewers and a 38.4% audience share between 7pm and 10pm, dominating the full prime-time slot.

ITV1’s popular Midsomer Murders offered a football-free alternative and managed to bank a decent 3.3 million average viewers and 13.5% share between 8pm and 10pm, despite competing with BBC One’s World Cup coverage.

Elsewhere, Channel 4’s controversial The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal? continued with a respectable 1.4 million viewers and a 8.2% share in the 9pm to 10pm slot, while Five’s long-running NCIS picked up 1.5 million viewers and a 6.2% share.

Over on BBC Two, the one-off show In Loving Memory, which told the stories of families who have created roadside shrines for relatives killed in traffic accidents, settled on a low 840,000 viewers in the 9pm to 10pm peak-hour.

Earlier on in the evening, ITV1’s Emmerdale attracted a decent 5.7 million average viewers and 29.9% share during the 7pm to 7.30pm slot.

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 and key multi-channel stations.