TV ratings 25-08-2019

The much hyped move of crime drama Peaky Blinders from BBC2 to BBC1 had a very disappointing launch. It got only 3.7 million viewers. Some consolation was that it just beat ITV's adaptation of unfinished Jane Austen novel Sanditon which got 3.3 million viewers. ITV will be concerned that their track record with costume dramas with the failure of the likes of Vanity Fair, Beecham House and now Sanditon.