Prince Harrys tell-all withITVs Tom Bradby was watched in the UK by a disappointing 4.1M last night, with just one third of the audience who watched his and wifeMeghan Markles Oprah interview tuning in.
While the BBC may have been concerned that Harrys much-trailed fireside chat with Bradby would have dented landmark dramaHappy Valley,the Sarah Lancashire-starring latter actually grew its audience from week one by 200,000 to 5.2M comfortably winning the 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. PT) slot.
The ITV interview peaked with 4.5M and was watched by an average of around 4.1M, according to Barb data supplied by overnights.tv.
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The Oprah interview, which was also on ITV and simulcast byCBS, was watched by 11.1M in 2021 and ended up being one of the most watched UK TV broadcasts of that year.
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Harry used the ITV 95-minuter to blast members of his own Royal Family for briefings, leakings and plantings against him and wife Meghan Markle, along with saying brother William hadnt liked Markle from the start due to her being an American actress, divorced and biracial.
He also touched on his fatherKing Charles IIIs marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles, the impact of the death of his mother Princess Diana and the recent Buckingham Palace race row with Lady Susan Hussey and Ngozi Fulani.
There has been much media buzz generated around Harry and Markle over the past few weeks but the low-ish rating may be evidence that the buzz is beginning to fade.
Landing in December, Netflix documentaryHarry & Meghanbecame the streamers most watched show in the UK of last year, Netflix said, and remains in the global top 10 with 22.5M hours clocked.
Harry will appear twice more on U.S. TV today onThe Late ShowandGood Morning America before his memoir is published tomorrow.
