'Mock The Week' return amuses 2m
Published Jun 10 2011, 10:50 BST | By Andrew Laughlin
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Comedy panel show Mock The Week, presented by Dara O'Briain and featuring comics Chris Addison and Steve Punt, amused 2.01m (10.2%) on BBC Two from 10pm.
The Duke At 90, featuring Fiona Bruce exploring the incredible life of Prince Philip, averaged 5.01m (21.1%) for BBC One in the 9pm hour, beating the penultimate episode of Anthony Horowitz's drama Injustice, which had 4.41m (18.6%) on ITV1 and 242k (1.4%) on +1.
Andrew Marr's Megacities built 2.46m (11%) on BBC One in the 8pm hour and Question Time quizzed 2.68m (21.4%) from 10.45pm. When Piers Morgan Met Andrew Lloyd Webber mustered 980k (7.6%) on ITV1 from 10.30pm.
On BBC Two, Clydebank Blitz educated 1.02m (5.2%) in the 7pm hour, before Springwatch fetched 2.03m (9.1%) from 8pm and 125k (0.6%) on the BBC HD channel. Noir thriller The Shadow Line appealed to 1.31m (5.5%) in the 10pm hour and 142k (0.6%) in HD.
Sarah Beeny's Help! My House Is Falling Down entertained 1.57m (7%) on Channel 4 in the 8pm hour and 441k (1.9%) on +1. Documentary series Born To Be Different captivated 1.89m (8%) from 9pm and 366k (2.1%) an hour later. Dermot's Big Fat Comedy Gala 2011 amused 1.02m (5.9%) in the 10pm hour and 181 (1.9%) on timeshift.
Channel 5's Zoo Days grabbed 353k (1.7%) from 7.30pm, before Emergency Bikers pulled in 819k (3.7%) in the 8pm hour. Extreme Fishing with Robson Green caught 1.2m (5.1%) from 9pm, and a screening of Outlaw took 780k (5.9%) from 10pm.
Overall, ITV1 was victorious in primetime with 23% (+1: 0.7%) against BBC One's 20.7%. BBC Two ranked in third with 6.8%, ahead of Channel 4's 6% (+1: 1.2%) and Channel 5's 3.7%.
Elsewhere, Peter Andre: The Next Chapter entertained 754k (3.2%) on ITV2 in the 9pm hour and 180k (1%) on ITV2+1. Series seven of Johnny Vegas sitcom Ideal continued with 514k (3.3%) on BBC Three from 10.30pm.
BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional
erm.. a)why did you use a Mock the Week picture with Russell Howard in it? He's gone. and b) Steve Punt wasn't in it this week... >P
June 10th 2011 at 3:48pm