Author: Marc Thornham

The first episode of ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office has been watched by 9.2m viewers, making it ITV’s best new drama for three years since the Pembrokeshire Murders in January 2021 when the country was in lockdown.

Teenage darts sensation Luke Littler to feature in two darts events in coming weeks on ITV. That’s after his appearance in the recent PDC World Darts Championship was retained behind a paywall by Sky.

While other linear channels are struggling, Channel 5 has become the only public service broadcaster to increase its total share of the UK viewing audience.