Overnight figures indicated the show 's first episode attracted 4.3 million viewers and a 17.7 % share of viewing , more than any Channel 4 show in the whole of 2013 . The second instalment , aired on 13 January , saw an increase of almost a million viewers to 5.1 million , a 20.8 % share of the audience and beating ITV 's '' The Bletchley Circle '' and an edition of '' Panorama '' on BBC One and its own former show '' Celebrity Big Brother '' ( now on Channel 5 ) which aired in the same time slot . The third episode drew 5.2 million viewers giving it a 21.2 % share of the audience , making it the most popular programme in the 9:00 pm time slot for the second week in a row , and giving Channel 4 their highest ratings since their coverage of the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in September 2012 . The fourth episode attracted fewer viewers , however , with an average of 4.1 million , and was behind the first part of Jeremy Paxman 's World War I documentary series '' Britain 's Great War '' , which aired on BBC One and had an average viewership of 4.23 million . The final episode drew 4.5 million viewers , an 18.6 % audience share , but was beaten by ITV 's '' DCI Banks '' which was watched by an average 6 million viewers
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2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
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