High Ratings for Death In Paradise Return

Death-in-ParadiseBBC One drama Death in Paradise, starring Ben Miller, opened its second season with nearly 7 million viewers.

The detective drama returned to BBC One last night with the first episode of its new run scoring a high of 6.9 million viewers. The drama comfortably won the 9pm hour with ITV documentary All You Can Eat pulling in a poor 1.8 million viewers.

Stargazing Live, fronted by Professor Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain, returned to BBC Two for a second series. The opening instalment pulled in an impressive 3.1 million viewers nearly half a million of which were watching via the BBC HD channel.