Attenbourgh conquers Cowell

In the latest BARB ratings that have come out today and David Attenbourgh's new documentary Planet Earth II was seen by over 12 million viewers and thereby making it the most watched TV programme of the week. The most striking thing is that Planet Earth II was up against the results show of The X Factor in it's time slot. To add to Simon Cowell's woes it was beaten by Countryfile, a programme that was once considered niche lunchtime viewing. It is interesting to think that if you told someone that a baking contest would become a national talking point, Countryfile would become a primetime mainstay and that an Attenbourgh documentary would beat The X Factor. And people once said television was dumbing down.