Award-winning Race Across the World reaches new record audiences

Race Throughout the World, the BBC’s massively profitable and much-loved BAFTA-award profitable sequence which reaches its heart-stopping finale tonight, has achieved an unbelievable 28-day consolidated determine of seven.1million for episode one and an equally excessive determine of seven.1million for episode two.

This makes Studio Lambert’s unique format the most important BBC Factual title of the 12 months thus far. It’s up nearly 1million on final 12 months’s launch present with over 3m / 44% viewing the present on BBC iPlayer, making it the fifth largest present on iPlayer up to now this 12 months*.

The sequence has additionally proved a success with younger audiences with figures for 16-34 12 months olds averaging 1.1m throughout the primary two episodes, with a with an enormous 66% of viewing on BBC iPlayer.

BBC Commissioning Editor Michael Jochnowitz says: “I’m thrilled that this sequence has resonated with audiences to such a rare extent, and carried out so properly on iPlayer. RATW’s viewers has all the time been very particular and really loyal and it’s unbelievable to see its numbers soar to such new heights.”

Tim Harcourt, Chief Artistic Officer at Studio Lambert provides: “We’re very excited that Race Throughout The World has reached this quantity of viewers. It’s testomony to the exhausting work of all of the groups that put the sequence collectively. It’s a big feat to plan a present of this scale; from the casting workforce, the filming groups on the bottom, the editors, manufacturing administration and everybody else that has made this fourth season so unbelievable – we are able to’t await individuals to see the ultimate episode.”

This 12 months audiences have been captivated by the 5 intrepid duos as they’ve battled it out in a breath-taking 15,000 kilometre race throughout a number of international locations in Jap Asia.

In tonight’s remaining episode viewers will discover out which couple emerges victorious and claims the money prize of £20,000.

Studio Lambert, a part of All3Media, not too long ago received a BAFTA within the Factual Leisure class for its sister present, Movie star Race Throughout the World.

Race Throughout the World, BBC One, Wednesday, Could 29, 9pm

The Reunion, BBC One, Wednesday, Could 29, 10.40pm

*based mostly on BARB 4-Screens Common Viewers throughout 28 Days, solely highest incidence of titles counted

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