Sir David Attenborough 'pleased' people are ditching X Factor for Blue Planet II
The BBC’s natural history series about the oceans has been causing Simon Cowell’s struggling talent show to sink in the ratings as they go head-to-head on a Sunday.
Episode three of Blue Planet II drew a peak audience of 11.3million.
The X Factor got just 5.6m on ITV.
Sir David said: “I am told that we are attracting a larger than normal number of younger viewers, and apparently the music of Hans Zimmer in particular is striking a chord with the young.
And that pleases me enormously.”.
“I am told that we are attracting a larger than normal number of younger viewers.and that pleases me enormously” David Attenborough He added: “It is our environmental legacy that the younger generation of today will inherit.
We need them to become the environmental champions of the future.
“That’s why television of this type is so important.” Last night ITV reported that it had a higher percentage of 16 to 34-year-olds watching The X Factor.
