TV Overnights: Motorway Cops secures the peak slot

BBC One’s Motorway Cops won the 9pm to 10pm slot last night, peaking at 5 million viewers, and with an average audience of 4.5 million and average share of 20.5%.

This was despite competition from ITV1’s Real Crime with Mark Austin, which secured an average of 2.4 million viewers and a 10.8% share.

Elsewhere, BBC Two’s Digging for Britain attracted 2.2 million viewers and gained a 10.1% share, while Channel 4’s The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Traffickers secured 1.6 million viewers and a 7.5% share.

Five’s film, The Shepherd, aired from 9pm to 10pm managing an audience of 1.1 million and a share of 5.6%.

Earlier in the evening, ITV1’s two-part Emmerdale won its 7pm to 7.30pm slot with 5.9 million viewers and a 32.3% share, and its 8pm to 8.30pm slot with 6.3 million viewers and a 29.3% share.

BBC One’s Eastenders won its 7.30pm to 8pm slot with 7.4 million viewers and a 37.3% share, and ITV1’s Coronation Street won its 8.30pm to 9pm slot with 6.9 million viewers and a 29.7% share.

BBC One won most the slots for the morning and early afternoon, as usual, with BBC Two and ITV1 winning the highest ratings in the late 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