Ratings: 'Skins' series six bows out with 270,000 viewers

The series finale of Skins managed nearly 270,000 viewers on E4 last night, according to overnight data.



The third generation concluded with 268k (1.6%) from 10pm, worse than its series premiere, with a further 82k (0.9%) on timeshift.

Elsewhere on the multichannels, the latest episode of US import Grimm had 489k (2%) on Watch from 9pm.

On the terrestrials, the latest Scott & Bailey took 5.79m (24.2%) on ITV1 (+1: 282k/1.7%), winning the 9pm hour. Earlier, The Dales garnered 3.79m (16.4%).

BBC One showed Panorama (1.84m/7.9%) and Empire (2.42m/10.1%).

On BBC Two, Chaplains: Angels of Mersey was watched by 841k (3.6%). The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo grabbed 1.32m (5.7%) from 8.30pm followed by The Tube getting 1.97m (8.2%).

Channel 4 aired China: Triumph and Turmoil (1m/4.3%) from 8pm. It was followed by Embarrassing Bodies, which averaged 2.44m (10.2%) and 422k (2.5%) on +1, and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, which had 1.54m (9.3%) and 172k (2%) on timeshift.

Channel 5's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves took 875k (5.3%) from 9pm.

Overall, ITV1 claimed primetime victory with 25.3% (+1: 0.8%) beating BBC One's 17%. Channel 4 ended up with 6.6% (+1: 0.9%) ahead of BBC Two's 5.6% and Channel 5's 4% (+1: 0.3%).

From what I read 'Skins' didn't so much 'bow out' as fall through a crack between the floorboards.

Channel 4 should really give up on the idea that E4 can compete with mainstream channels.