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BBC One's Atlantis launches with Live +7 audience of 8.4 millionThe opening episode of BBC One’s new fantasy adventure drama series pulled in a Live +7* audience of 8.4 million viewers. This is the biggest new Saturday night drama series launch across all channels since Robin Hood in 2006 and it is also up on the launch of hit BBC One series Merlin in 2008.
* Total viewing figures to a programme including PVR, narrative repeats (and their PVRs) and BBC iPlayer
Intersting how they're pointing out that it's 'up on the launch of Merlin'. Let's see how the viewing figures 'develop' in the coming weeks...