Rating match: Grand Designs ties with Natures Great Events

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Grand Designs, a consumer show for design and innovation, has achieved impressive ratings alongside Nature’s Great Events: both shows averaged 4 million viewers during the 9:00 pm hour on Wednesday, March 4th.

Grand Designs and Nature’s Great Events, both of which are narrated by David Attenborough, averaged an 18 per cent audience share, according to the unofficial stats following the show. Grand Designs was watched by an additional 255,000 viewers on the catch-up service an hour later. Wednesday evening’s installment of Nature’s Great Events examined the phenomenon of ocean tides. Both shows outdid a repeat of police drama Taggart, which drew a close 3.9 million viewers and achieved a 17 per cent share during the 9:00 pm hour. Read more