Midsomer Murders wins peaktime battle

ITV1 won the peaktime ratings battle last night with its long-running whodunnit series 'Midsomer Murders', according to unofficial overnight figures.

Midsomer Murders: ITV1 series scooped last night's TV ratings
Midsomer Murders: ITV1 series scooped last night's TV ratings
‘Midsomer Murders’, which appears to be set in the most dangerous village in England, was watched by an average of 4.6 million people between 8pm and 10pm last night, a 20.6% share of the TV-watching audience.

BBC One’s ‘Traffic Cops’, which is narrated by TV presenter Jamie Theakston, was watched by an average of 3.9 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm, a 16.7% share.

The second episode of the fifth series of ‘Coast’, the programme that examines the British coastline, was watched on BBC Two by an average of 2.7 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm, an 11.7% share of the available audience.

Channel 4’s ‘The Men Who Jump Off Buildings’, which followed risk-taker Dan Witchalls, was watched by an average 1.9 million people across Channel 4 and Channel 4+1.

Channel 4’s audience was 1.8 million between 9pm and 10pm, a 7.6% share of the available audience.

Five’s American drama ‘NCIS’ was watched by an average of 1.1 million people, a 4.7% share of the available audience.

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