{"id":60,"date":"2026-10-27T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T11:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/detective-drama-smashes-records-with-twelve-million-viewers\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T01:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:41:08","slug":"detective-drama-smashes-records-with-twelve-million-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/detective-drama-smashes-records-with-twelve-million-viewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Detective drama smashes records with twelve million viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE finale of Tidewater had the nation guessing until the last ninety seconds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunday night\u2019s episode was the most-watched drama of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-image ne-block-85d6fab\"><figure class=\"ne-bm-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-1024x841.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Kitchen scale, weighing, baking, cooking, weigh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-1024x841.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-300x246.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-768x630.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ne-bm-image__caption\">Also in TV: KITCHEN NIGHTMARE \u2013 Village Bake final in chaos as three-tier showstopper collapses live on air <small>Source: Pixabay<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans had spent six weeks trading theories about who pushed the harbour master.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ne-econ ne-econ--parent ne-block ne-container ne-econ-c23b531 ne-econ--flex ne-econ--full\"><div class=\"ne-block ne-section-heading ne-block-786b725 alignleft\"><div class=\"ne-heading is-plain\"><h3 class=\"ne-heading-title\"><span class=\"ne-heading-text\">Sign up for the <em>TV<\/em> newsletter<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-newsletter ne-block-3ccbbbb\"><form class=\"ne-nl\" method=\"post\" action=\"#\" onsubmit=\"return false;\">\n\t<div class=\"ne-nl-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<input class=\"ne-nl-input ne-nl-email\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" required placeholder=\"Email address\" aria-label=\"Email address\">\n\t\t<button class=\"ne-nl-btn\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-section-heading 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srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-768x630.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-300x246.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651-1024x841.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-532651.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-cat\">TV<\/div><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/village-bake-final-in-chaos-as-three-tier-showstopper-collapses-live-on-air\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#b840cc\">Kitchen nightmare<\/span> Village Bake final in chaos as three-tier showstopper collapses live on air<\/a><\/article><article class=\"ne-ir-item\"><a class=\"ne-ir-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/radio-host-benny-shaw-first-to-sign-for-celebrity-survival-show\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-768x512.webp\" class=\"ne-ir-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-cat\">TV<\/div><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/radio-host-benny-shaw-first-to-sign-for-celebrity-survival-show\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#b840cc\">Jungle fever<\/span> Radio host Benny Shaw first to sign for celebrity survival show<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/aside>\n<\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-heading ne-block-45c0108\"><h2 class=\"ne-bm-heading__title\">Will there be more<\/h2><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The writer says a second series is \u201con the kettle\u201d, with filming pencilled in for the autumn.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI guessed the vicar in week one and my husband still owes me a tenner.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-image ne-block-11dc032\"><figure class=\"ne-bm-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Jungle, pathway, steps, way, sunlight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/11\/pixabay-photo-1807476.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"ne-bm-image__caption\">Also in TV: JUNGLE FEVER \u2013 Radio host Benny Shaw first to sign for celebrity survival show <small>Source: Pixabay<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"ne-block ne-bm-heading ne-block-e2e4389\"><h2 class=\"ne-bm-heading__title\">At a glance<\/h2><\/div><figure class=\"ne-block ne-bm-table ne-block-0be2c93 ne-bm-table--scroll ne-bm-table--borders-rows wp-block-table\"><table class=\"ne-bm-table__table\"><thead class=\"ne-bm-table__head\"><tr><th scope=\"col\">Story file<\/th><th scope=\"col\"><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Section<\/th><td data-label=\"\">TV<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Topics<\/th><td data-label=\"\">Drama<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Reporter<\/th><td data-label=\"\">Ryan Collins<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Published<\/th><td data-label=\"\">27 October 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" data-label=\"Story file\">Reading time<\/th><td data-label=\"\">1 min<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><div class=\"ne-block 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on quiz show after guessing the final answer<\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-meta\">TV \u00b7 1 min read<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ne-ir-row\"><span class=\"ne-ir-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span><div class=\"ne-ir-text\"><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/ballroom-show-judge-walks-out-in-the-middle-of-rehearsal\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#b840cc\">Dance off<\/span> Ballroom show judge walks out in the middle of rehearsal<\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-meta\">TV \u00b7 1 min read<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ne-ir-row\"><span class=\"ne-ir-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">4<\/span><div class=\"ne-ir-text\"><a class=\"ne-ir-title\" href=\"https:\/\/webangon.com\/sites\/newselement\/spark\/ten-happiest-places-to-live-revealed\/\"><span class=\"ne-pretitle\" style=\"--ne-cat:#b65680\">Happy days<\/span> From seaside gem to historic market town, the ten happiest places to live revealed \u2013 is YOUR town on the list?<\/a><div class=\"ne-ir-meta\">Money \u00b7 3 min read<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catch-up viewing is expected to add another four million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finale of Tidewater had the nation guessing until the last ninety seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ne_pretitle":"Stream 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