Fergie's orphanage documentary pulls in 2.4m viewers on ITV1

by Darren Davidson, Brand Republic 07-Nov-08, 10:45

LONDON - The Duchess of York's expose on the shocking conditions inside state-run institutions for orphans and disabled children in Romania and Turkey brought ITV1 2.4m viewers last night, according to unofficial overnight figures.

'Duchess and Daughters: Their Secret Mission,' which also featured Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie as part of the undercover reporting team, captured a 10.3% share of the audience between 9pm-10pm.

The 9pm slot was won by BBC One's crime drama 'Silent Witness', with 6.1m viewers and a 26.7% share of the audience.

Five's live coverage of Aston Villa's 1-0 win over Slavia Prague in a Uefa Cup group stage match netted 1.3m viewers and a 5.6% share of the audience between 7.30pm-10pm.

BBC Two's anarchic pop quiz 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' was watched by 2.3m viewers and a 9.9% share of the audience at 9pm-9.30pm.

In the lead-up to Prince Charles' sixtieth birthday on November 14th, Channel 4 aired a documentary called 'The Prince Charles Generation', which had 1.7m viewers and an 11.4% share of the audience between 9pm-10pm. Including Channel 4+1 ratings, it was seen by 1.8m viewers.

Earlier in the evening, Channel 4's popular cookery series 'River Cottage Autumn' weighed in with 2.7m viewers and a 7.2 share of the audience at 8pm-9pm. Channel 4+1 took the programme's ratings up to 3m.