Terra Nova continued to prove popular for Sky1 on Monday evening, while the evergreen Doc Martin helped ITV1 dominate primetime, according to overnight data.
Terra Nova, the Steven Spielberg-produced series about an ordinary family who attempt to build a new human civilisation in prehistoric Earth, entertained 979k (4%) on Sky1 in the 8pm hour, roughly the same as its debut episode last week.
Doc Martin appealed to a healthy 8.54m (34.8%) on ITV1 in the 9pm hour and 260k (1.5%) on +1, easily outperforming Motorway Cops's 3.17m (13%) on BBC One.
Fake Britain had 3.86m (17.3%) on BBC One from 7.30pm and Little England took 3.15m (13%) on ITV1 from 8pm. Panorama mustered 2.39m (9.8%) on BBC One from 8.30pm. A Question Sport fetched 2.25m (15.7%) from 10.45pm, while ITV1's Exposure: Heart Hospital was seen by 1.25m (10.4%) on ITV1.
Dispatches averaged 1.18m (4.8%) for Channel 4 from 8pm, and Embarrassing Bodies educated 1.79m (7.3%) in the 9pm slot and 442k (2.5%) on Channel 4+1. Rude Tube amused 1.17m (6.6%) from 10pm and 261k (2.9%) on timshift.
A History of Ancient Britain enthralled 1.46m (6.7%) on BBC Two in the 7pm hour. University Challenge and Home Cooking Made Easy captivated 2.94m (12%) and 2.25m (9.3%) respectively in the 8pm hour. Twincredibles delighted 1.48m (6%) from 9pm and Never Mind The Buzzcocks amused 1.49m (7.6%) from 10pm.
Celebrity Wish List captivated 179k (0.8%) from 7.30pm, and The Gadget Show switched on 1.02m (4.2%) in the 8pm slot. The new series of The Hotel Inspector booked in 1.05m (4.3%) from 9pm. Big Brother attracted 1.39m (7.9%) in the 10pm hour, before Big Brother's Bit On The Side entertained 588k (6.5%) from 11pm.
Overall, ITV1 dominated primetime with 27.4% (+1: 0.6%) against BBC One's 18.1%. BBC Two scooped third with 7.5%, followed by Channel 4's 5.3% (+1: 0.9%) and Channel 5's 4.1%.
Elsewhere, Hell's Kitchen USA continued with 503k (2.1%) on ITV2 from 9pm and 130k (0.7%) on +1. Victoria Coren's Only Connect quizzed 632k (2.6%) on BBC Four from 8.30pm.
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:44 pm