The TV audience for the Baftas dropped by half a million compared with last year, overnight figures show. The TV audience for the Baftas dropped by half a million compared with last year, overnight figures show. Sunday night’s British Academy Film Awards drew an average of 3.5 million viewers and a peak of 4.1 million when it aired on BBC One. Olivia Colman won the leading actress prize at the Baftas (Ian West/PA)Last year’s event, Lumley’s debut as host, averaged four million viewers and peaked at 4.6 million. The glittering film awards had previously been presented by Stephen Fry, whose final time hosting in 2017 had drawn an average of 3.9 million viewers.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2019 11:25 UTC