'Mayday' ratings climb for finale on Thursday night

BBC One's Mayday concluded on Thursday night (March 7) with increased ratings for its finale, overnight data reveals.



The fifth episode of the crime drama climbed to 4.64 million (19.9%) in the 9pm slot. Earlier in the evening at 8pm, Waterloo Road logged 4.02 million (17.8%).

On ITV, the UEFA Europa League coverage picked up 4.05 million (17.8%) for the Spurs v Inter Milan first leg.

BBC Two's The Planners picked up 1.60 million (7.1%) at 8pm, while How To Get To Heaven With The Hutterites was watched by 1.36 million (5.8%) at 9pm. Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe ended with 0.8 million (4.4%) at 10pm.

Channel 4's Britain's Secret Shoppers was watched by 0.96 million at 9pm (4.3%) and What Destroyed the Hindenburg intrigued 1.19 million (2%) at 9pm. New series Gogglebox amused 0.7 million (3.95%) at 10pm.

Channel 5 collected an audience of 881k (4.2%) at 9pm with Jack Taylor.

Celebrity Juice continues to prove popular on ITV2, entertaining 1.2 million (6.7%) at 10pm, while the latest Big Reunion episode collected 606K (2.6%) at 9pm.

Graham Norton's Comic Relief Big Chat stunt maintained a steady audience all evening on BBC Three, opening at 7pm with an average audience of 696k (3.1%).