I’m thrilled to share that the viewership figures for the finale of Season 5 of “Race Across the World” have been verified, and it set a new benchmark – the final episode of this incredible BBC series managed to attract an unprecedented number of viewers!
On BBC One at 9 pm on the 11th of June, 2025, Episode 8 aired, and it was reported by Broadcast that it attracted approximately 4.2 million viewers during its initial broadcast as the last four teams hurried towards the finish line.
last night’s viewership broke the show’s record for the highest ever overnight audience, outperforming both the finale of the celebrity edition in September (3.7 million viewers) and the season 4 finale in May 2024 (3.8 million), and it also saw a significant increase from the overnight audience of the season 5 premiere in April (3.2 million), with an additional 1 million viewers tuning in.
This program is notably bigger than the typical primetime viewing on BBC One (2.9 million), making it the largest BBC factual show of 2025 thus far.
As a follower, I anticipate that the viewership will continue to escalate, considering the impressive 8.3 million views recorded within the past 28 days, with almost half of those coming directly from BBC iPlayer.
On Wednesday night, Race Across the World outperformed its competitors on traditional TV channels, with none of them managing to draw in more than 7 figures.
Every Second Matters, scored the highest with 718,000 viewers in overnight ratings, closely followed by ITV’s Genius Game with 661,000 and a re-run of BBC Two’s Pangolins – The World’s Most Sought-After Animal with 660,000 viewers.
In the slot on Channel 4, an episode of Britain’s Most Expensive Homes returned 597,000.
In the thrilling conclusion of Race Across the World’s fifth season, I found myself rooting for the last four teams as they sprinted towards the finish, with the breathtaking Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of India, waiting just ahead.
The team composed of Caroline and her son, Tom, held a substantial advantage of approximately seven hours over the pairing of Elizabeth and Letitia, who were in second position. Following them closely was the young duo Fin and Sioned, while the sibling team Brian and Melvyn trailed behind.
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2025-06-12 18:34