List of Broadchurch episodes

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Broadchurch is a British television crime drama programme broadcast on ITV. It was created and written by Chris Chibnall and produced by Kudos Film and Television, Shine America, and Imaginary Friends. The first series focuses on the death of an 11-year-old boy and the impact of grief, mutual suspicion, and media attention on the town; it premiered on 4 March 2013. The second series began its ITV broadcast on 5 January 2015. [1] The third series was confirmed on 23 February 2015, immediately following the second series finale, and premiered on 27 February 2017, and concluded on 17 April 2017. [2] [3] During the course of the programme, 24 episodes of Broadchurch aired over three series.

Contents

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally releasedAverage UK viewers
(millions)
First releasedLast released
1 84 March 2013 (2013-03-04)22 April 2013 (2013-04-22)9.37
2 85 January 2015 (2015-01-05)23 February 2015 (2015-02-23)9.68
3 827 February 2017 (2017-02-27)17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)10.75

Episodes

Series 1 (2013)

No.
overall		EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions)  [4]
1Episode 1 James Strong Chris Chibnall 4 March 2013 (2013-03-04)9.07
2Episode 2James StrongChris Chibnall11 March 2013 (2013-03-11)9.01
3Episode 3 Euros Lyn Chris Chibnall18 March 2013 (2013-03-18)9.65
4Episode 4Euros LynChris Chibnall25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)9.42
5Episode 5Euros LynChris Chibnall1 April 2013 (2013-04-01)8.81
6Episode 6James StrongLouise Fox & Chris Chibnall8 April 2013 (2013-04-08)8.95
7Episode 7James StrongChris Chibnall15 April 2013 (2013-04-15)9.56
8Episode 8James StrongChris Chibnall22 April 2013 (2013-04-22)10.47

Series 2 (2015)

No.
overall		EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions)  [5]
9Episode 1 James Strong Chris Chibnall 5 January 2015 (2015-01-05)11.34
10Episode 2James StrongChris Chibnall12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)9.88
11Episode 3 Jessica Hobbs Chris Chibnall19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)9.27
12Episode 4Jessica HobbsChris Chibnall26 January 2015 (2015-01-26)9.20
13Episode 5 Jonathan Teplitzky Chris Chibnall2 February 2015 (2015-02-02)8.91
14Episode 6Jonathan TeplitzkyChris Chibnall9 February 2015 (2015-02-09)9.33
15Episode 7 Mike Barker Chris Chibnall16 February 2015 (2015-02-16)9.33
16Episode 8Mike BarkerChris Chibnall23 February 2015 (2015-02-23)10.17

Series 3 (2017)

No.
overall		EpisodeDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUK viewers
(millions)  [6]
17Episode 1 Paul Andrew Williams Chris Chibnall 27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)10.75
18Episode 2Paul Andrew WilliamsChris Chibnall6 March 2017 (2017-03-06)10.76
19Episode 3Paul Andrew WilliamsChris Chibnall13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)10.29
20Episode 4Daniel NettheimChris Chibnall20 March 2017 (2017-03-20)10.46
21Episode 5Daniel NettheimChris Chibnall27 March 2017 (2017-03-27)10.70
22Episode 6 Lewis Arnold Chris Chibnall3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)10.57
23Episode 7Paul Andrew WilliamsChris Chibnall10 April 2017 (2017-04-10)10.66
24Episode 8Paul Andrew WilliamsChris Chibnall17 April 2017 (2017-04-17)11.61

Viewership

Broadchurch : UK viewers per episode (millions)
List of Broadchurch episodes
SeriesEpisode numberAverage
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19.079.019.659.428.818.959.5610.479.37
211.349.889.279.208.919.339.3310.179.68
310.7510.7610.2910.4610.7010.7510.6611.6110.75
Audience measurement performed by Broadcasters' Audience Research Board [7]

References

  1. ↑ Goodacre, Kate (16 November 2014). "'Broadchurch series 2: January 2015 return date confirmed in new teasers". Digital Spy . Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Leigh, Rob (1 December 2014). "Broadchurch series 3: New series of ITV drama 'commissioned before season 2 has aired on TV'". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Davies, Megan (17 February 2017). "Watch the harrowing first scene of Broadchurch series 3 NOW". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts.
  5. ↑ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts.
  6. ↑ "Weekly Viewing Summary (see relevant week)". BARB. Includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts.
  7. ↑ "Most viewed programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
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