Last week, the media jumped on Hamish and Andy for shedding around 400,000 of viewers from Week 1 to Week 2 for their new TV show Hamish and Andy's Gap Year.
I also said that they took a "hit" from their strong first showing, however, any time a show loses that many viewers, it will always be a loss.
And the fact that this week, they managed to hold on to their 1 million viewers is a great, great sign for the pair.
It means that viewers weren't put off by the few critical reviews in the big papers, and it also shows they have a loyal following willing to give them another chance or two (after, let's face it, were a couple of very weak starting episodes).
And those who did give them another chance would have been rewarded- this week's show was much, much better than the previous two weeks.
In Episode 3, it pulled 1,057,000 viewers (compared to last week's 1,069,000)- a very handy figure for it to build on.
Unless it takes a drastic turn for the worse, it's hard to imagine it heading too much further south, meaning the show will at least serve out its first season run in its timeslot.
All the show needs is another A-list celebrity (a comedian, possibly) to bring some of the Week 1 audience back, and it will be onwards and upwards for the duo.
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