BBC One favorite “Poldark” back at top of Sunday's drama ratingsJune 12, 2017 - 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Poldark has returned to the top spot in the Sunday drama ratings battle, beating ITV's The Loch on the June 11 night. The opener for the third series of the BBC One favorite took in 5.5 million viewers, Digital Spy reports citing Telly Mix. This was up on last year, where it came off second best against ITV's Victoria by taking in 5.1 million for its series opener and continued to struggle thanks to the clash. New six-part drama The Loch took second place with 5 million viewers, ahead of Channel 4's The Handmaid's Tale with 1 million. The biggest scorer of the night was Antiques Roadshow, raking in 5.9 million viewers, ahead of Countryfile's 5.3 million. Elsewhere, Love Island pipped Big Brother on the reality TV side of things with 1.3 million to the Channel 5 show's 1.1 million. Poldark's return last night had plenty of drama in store for viewers, who had been eagerly awaiting its return – including a wedding and the birth of Elizabeth and George's (but not really George's) baby. Viewers had particular opinions on just how naive George was, though most were just pleased to see Poldark back on their screens, Digital Spy said. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |