Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, the noisy 5 drama about the disgraced BBC News presenter, performed strongly on Tuesday night.
The feature-length drama (originally commissioned as a two-parter) debuted with more than 1.5M viewers on the Paramount-owned UK network, per BARB figures supplied by overnights.tv.
Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) depicts Edwards in the Wonderhood Studios-produced show, which chronicles his reckoning over workplace misconduct allegations and a child pornography conviction.
The Downfall of Huw Edwards‘s 1.5M viewers delivered a share of 17.4%, which was up 12 points, or 199%, on what an average show gets in 5’s 9PM slot, according to Paramount.
The drama beat rivals, including ITV and Channel 4. BBC1’s MasterChef: The Professionals won the slot with an average audience of 1.8M.
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The Downfall of Huw Edwards was also well ahead of other 5 dramas shown
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