Strictly Come Dancing 2019: BBC dealt cruel blow as Britain's Got Talent closes in?

And, according to overnight ratings, this showed growth from the 7.7 million viewers who arrived to watch the beginning of the show last week.

Over the course of the evening, the show peaked with an unbelievable 8.9 million viewers.

Even this was an improvement over week one’s peak, which sat at 8.5 million in the evening.

The show’s main competitor – ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions – also saw a rise in viewers, however.

source: express.co.uk