Britain’s Got Talent becomes most watched TV show of 2019 as Ant McPartlin returns to the spotlight
A spokesperson confirmed Britain’s Got Talent’s success to Metro.co.uk, revealing: ‘BGT pulled in an average of 8.3 million, an audience share of 45 per cent and a peak audience of 9.7 million last night making it the most watched show of the year so far.‘It took the crown from Line of Duty, which launched last Sunday, which drew an average audience of 7.8 million.’
They added: ‘It drew the same average audience as last year but was up 100,000 in peak and was up four share points. ‘It drew a whopping 62 per cent share of all 16 to 34s watching TV, up a huge six share points on last year.’The first episode of the show brushed over Ant’s hellish 2018 , but a fan managed to capture the moment Ant got back to work and was welcomed back on stage with a huge hug from Dec.
‘We’ve got a bunch of acts backstage who are eager to get out here and perform for you,’ Dec told crowds at The London Palladium.
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