‘Torchwood: Children Of Earth’ A Ratings Winner
5.9 million people tuned in Monday night in the UK to watch the premiere episode of the five-part series Torchwood: Children of Earth, making it the 5th most watched programme of the day and the second highest BBC1 show for the day.
The episode now holds the record as the biggest ever premiere for a Torchwood episode.
5.8 million tuned in for the second episode with a further 82,000 tuning in to watch it in HD.
In both cases the series won its timeslot with almost 26% on day one and 24% on day two of the total viewer share on those nights respectively.
Figures aren’t yet in for last nights ‘Day Three’ but in the meantime here’s the trailer for ‘Day Four’:
So are these ratings reflective of quality? Absolutely. I’d go as far as to say that Children of Earth has elevated Torchwood into the realms of “must watch”. I think Charlie Jane Anders over at io9 has summed it up well:
We’ve waited all summer for an action movie with genuine (not canned) excitement, twisty plotting, and real characters. We’d never have guessed it would come in the form of Torchwood…so the first two episodes of Torchwood season three, the five-part miniseries known as Children Of Earth have already aired in the U.K., and they’ve vastly exceeded my expectations…I can hardly believe I’m actually saying this, but this could be the year that Torchwood becomes better than Doctor Who.
Torchwood: Children of Earth continues in the UK on BBC1 from 9:00pm – 10:00pm for the next two nights.
Torchwood: Children of Earth will air in the US on BBC America at 9/8c commencing July 20.
