Manhunt watched by 9 million

Consolidated figures revealed show that ITV drama Manhunt has risen to an average of 8.7 million viewers across the three episodes, rising further to 9 million viewers when online viewing is included.

This means that Manhunt is the most watched programme of 2019 to date, and ITV's highest rating for a new drama series since the first series of Broadchurch back in 2013.

Note to Editors:

The series averaged 6 million viewers based overnights, before this TV and online catch up was included.