This episode was the first of three episodes broadcast that week, along with Episode #6.153 (1986) and Episode #7.1 (1987).
All three averaged 8.13 million viewers, ranking at 61st place on the charts.
All three averaged 8.13 million viewers, ranking at 61st place on the charts.
This was the first episode of Wogan since Episode #6.151 (1986), with the show's traditional Friday night slot given over to a broadcast of Barnum! (1986). Replacement programmes often achieved higher ratings than Wogan, particularly towards the end of its run, but Barnum! was watched by 8.26 million and ranked at 68th position, significantly below that week's ratings for Wogan.