Sherlock's Christmas episode tops UK TV ratings
Sherlock's Christmas Special, The Hateful Bride, aired by BBC One on Friday 1 January 2016, has the largest audience on UK television this holiday season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, citing the BBC, the one and a half hour episode featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman was watched by 8.4 million people overnight. Thus, the drama has become the most watched show in the UK. The special episode was simultaneously broadcast in different countries, for example, PBS in the USA and Channel One in USA. The ratings of the special episode in the UK can be compared to the ratings of the premiere of the third season of the show, which was watched by 9.2 million person per night. The third season of "Sherlock" attracted a large audience compared to the first and second seasons - – the second episode was watched by more than 8.8 million people, and the third – almost 8.8 million people. The show's first season set a premiere record for a new series, when the drama debuted 7.5 million viewers. The second season attracted an average of eight million TV viewers. In The Hateful Bride, Sherlock and Watson found themselves in Victorian London in the late nineteenth century. The plot is based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle "The Rite of the House of the Mesgraves." Showrunner and lead writer of the series Stephen Moffat said that the shooting of the fourth season of "Sherlock" will start in April this year, and the premiere will most likely take place in 2017. attracted a large audience compared to the first and second seasons – the second episode was watched by more than 8.8 million people, and the third – almost 8.8 million people.The show's first season set a premiere record for a new series, when the drama debuted 7.5 million viewers. The second season attracted an average of eight million TV viewers. In The Hateful Bride, Sherlock and Watson found themselves in Victorian London in the late nineteenth century. The plot is based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle "The Rite of the House of the Mesgraves." Showrunner and lead writer of the series Steven Moffat said that the shooting of the fourth season of "Sherlock" will start in April this year, and the premiere will most likely take place in 2017. attracted a large audience compared to the first and second seasons – the second episode was watched by more than 8.8 million people, and the third – almost 8.8 million people.The show's first season set a premiere record for a new series, when the drama debuted 7.5 million viewers. The second season attracted an average of eight million TV viewers. In The Hateful Bride, Sherlock and Watson found themselves in Victorian London in the late nineteenth century. The plot is based on the story of Arthur Conan Doyle "House of the Mesgraves". Showrunner and lead writer of the series Stephen Moffat said that the shooting of the fourth season of "Sherlock" will start in April this year, and the premiere will most likely take place in 2017. The Topic of Article: Sherlock's Christmas episode tops UK TV ratings. |
