A Tale Of Two Cities first broadcast on BBC Four (UK) on 11th June 2012 at 9pm. The 60 minute special achieved a fantastic 947,300 viewers and a 3.7% market share. This easily topped the average for the time slot which sits at 381,300 viewers anda 1.54% market share. The documentary proved the most-watched programme in multichannel across the 9pm slot.