List of Broadchurch episodes
Broadchurch is a British television crime drama 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 focused on the death of an 11-year-old boy and the impact of grief, mutual suspicion, and media attention on the town. Series one premiered on 4 March 2013. Series two began its ITV broadcast on 5 January 2015.[1] Series three was confirmed on 23 February 2015, immediately following the series two finale.[2] As of 23 February 2015, 16 episodes of Broadchurch have aired, concluding the second series.
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Ave. UK viewers (millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 4 March 2013 | 22 April 2013 | 9.37[3] | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 January 2015 | 23 February 2015 | 9.68[4] | |
Episodes
Series 1 (2013)
| Overall No. |
Series No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original UK airdate |
Viewers (millions) includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 4 March 2013 | 9.07 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 11 March 2013 | 9.01 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Euros Lyn | Chris Chibnall | 18 March 2013 | 9.65 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Euros Lyn | Chris Chibnall | 25 March 2013 | 9.42 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Euros Lyn | Chris Chibnall | 1 April 2013 | 8.81 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | James Strong | Louise Fox & Chris Chibnall | 8 April 2013 | 8.95 |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 15 April 2013 | 9.56 |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 22 April 2013 | 10.47 |
Series 2 (2015)
| Overall No. |
Series No. |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original UK airdate |
Viewers (millions) includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1 broadcasts[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Episode 1" | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 5 January 2015 | 11.34 |
| 10 | 2 | "Episode 2" | James Strong | Chris Chibnall | 12 January 2015 | 9.88 |
| 11 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Jessica Hobbs | Chris Chibnall | 19 January 2015 | 9.27 |
| 12 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Jessica Hobbs | Chris Chibnall | 26 January 2015 | 9.20 |
| 13 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Jonathan Teplitzky | Chris Chibnall | 2 February 2015 | 8.91 |
| 14 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Jonathan Teplitzky | Chris Chibnall | 9 February 2015 | 9.33 |
| 15 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Mike Barker | Chris Chibnall | 16 February 2015 | 9.33 |
| 16 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Mike Barker | Chris Chibnall | 23 February 2015 | 10.17 |
Series 3
On 1 December 2014, a number of media outlets reported that ITV had commissioned a third series of Broadchurch. The Sun first reported the news, claiming Chibnall was rushing to finish a script so that filming could begin in Dorset in July 2015.[2] ITV confirmed that Broadchurch, as well as Tennant and Colman, will return for a third series immediately after the series two finale on 23 February 2015, repeating the use of "Broadchurch will return" after the closing credits.[7]
References
- ↑ Goodacre, Kate (16 November 2014). "'Broadchurch series 2: January 2015 return date confirmed in new teasers". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- 1 2 Payne, Will (1 December 2014). "Third series for Broadchurch". The Sun. Retrieved 3 December 2014; 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.
- ↑ 7 day data
- ↑ 28 day data
- 1 2 "BARB Since 1981". Barb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ Based on 28 day consolidated data from BARB
- ↑ Drama, ITV (23 February 2015). "Exclusive! David Tennant and Olivia Colman will return in a brand new series of Broadchurch on ITV". Facebook. Retrieved 23 February 2015.