TV Overnights: Who do you think you are? secures peak position again

For the third week in a row, BBC One’s Who do you think you are? won the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm, with an average audience of 5 million, and a 21.3% share. However, it was down on last weeks episode, which managed 5.4 million viewers, and 22.2% share.

This was despite competition from ITV1’s Identity, which secured 3.4 million viewers and a 14.5% share, and BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den, which attracted an audience of 2.8 million and a 12% share.

Elsewhere, Channel Four’s documentary series The Hospital achieved 1.8 million viewers and a share of 7.5% – slightly up on last weeks 1.7 million viewers and a 7.3% share. Five’s The Rookie managed 900,00 viewers and a 4.6% share.

Earlier in the evening, ITV1 dominated with its soaps line-up. Emmerdale, airing at 7pm, attracted an average viewing figure of 6.8 million, and a share of 35.7%. The first episode of Coronation Street, airing at 7.30pm, secured 8.1 million viewers and a 39.3% share, while the second episode, at 8.30pm, managed 7.9 million and 34.9%.

BBC One’s Eastenders, airing at 8pm, secured 8.5 million viewers and a 37.7% share.

Daytime ratings were mainly dominated by BBC One, with ITV1 and BBC Two winning some slots 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.