TV Overnights: NTA wins high of 6.5m viewers

ITV1’s National Television Awards scored a high of more than 6.5 million viewers last night.

The ceremony, hosted by Dermot O’Leary, dominated the ratings throughout prime time with 6.2 million average viewers and a 26.5% share between 7.30pm and 10pm.

The ITV1 show saw awards for The X Factor, Ant & Dec, David Jason, The Inbetweeners, Lacey Turner, Eastenders and Top Gear.

BBC One’s Crimewatch was ITV1’s closest competitor during prime time, pulling in 3.5 million average viewers and a 14.3% share during the 9pm to 10pm slot. In the pre-watershed hour, BBC One’s new DIY SOS also picked up 4.5 million average viewers.

Elsewhere, Channel 4’s Mary Portas: Secret Shopper continued with 1.9 million average viewers and a 7.8% share, while BBC Two’s new one-off documentary Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain banked 1.6 million viewers and a 6.8% share between 9pm and 10pm.

At the same time, 1.8 million viewers tuned in to Channel 5 for the popular crime drama NCIS.

However, ITV1’s Emmerdale banked the highest ratings of the night – attracting 7.2 million viewers between 7pm and 7.30pm.

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.