Bodyguard, the BBC’s hit Sunday night drama, has broken records for both its linear transmission and catchup viewing.
Episode One is now the biggest episode of any programme ever on iPlayer with 7.3m requests so far. The series currently has over 24.2 million requests across all six episodes, while the series finale helped drive BBC iPlayer’s biggest ever day of over 12.6 million requests on Sunday 23 September.
Charlotte Moore, Director BBC Content says: “The finale of Bodyguard gripped the nation and has got everyone talking with a staggering peak audience of 11m on BBC One in a display of masterful storytelling from Jed Mercurio; while episode one is already the biggest ever episode on iPlayer and still growing.”
The show ended its broadcast run with its highest overnight audience of the series, concluding with an average of 10.4m viewers/47.8% share, and a peak of 11.0m viewers.
Bodyguard will remain on BBC iPlayer exclusively in the UK as a box set for the next six months. An increasing number of shows are remaining on iPlayer beyond the initial 28 days catch-up.