TV Overnights: BBC One’s The Deep secures top spot

BBC One’s The Deep won the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm once again last night, with 3.8 million viewers and a 16.4% share.  This is significantly down from last week’s audience of 4.5 million viewers, and an average 19.8% share.

TV came in second with long-running police drama The Bill, which managed 3.2 million viewers, and a 13.9% share – slightly up on last week’s 2.9 million viewers, and 12.8% share.

Meanwhile, Five’s CSI: Miami secured 2.1 million viewers and a 9.2% share, and Channel 4’s Who Knows Best? achieved an audience of 1.7 million viewers, and a 7.3% share.

BBC Two’s comedy double bill consisted of That Mitchell and Webb Look (9pm to 9.30pm), which attracted 1.5 million viewers and a 6.3% share, and Shooting Stars (9.30pm to 10pm), which secured 1.6 million viewers, and a 6.8% share.

BBC One won the 8pm to 9pm slot, with Holby City achieving an average audience of 5.5 million, and a 24.4% share.

The 7pm to 8pm slot was split between ITV1’s Emmerdale (7.pm to 7.30pm), which had 5.9 million viewers and a 31.2% share, and BBC One’s Eastenders (7.30pm to 8pm), which attracted 8.1 million viewers and a 39.5% share.

BBC One won most of the slots during the morning television schedule, with BBC Two taking over in the afternoon.

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.