Exclusive: Olivier Awards viewing figures near one million Published Thursday 24 May 2012 at 10:33 by Matthew Hemley Almost one million people watched this year’s Olivier Awards through various media revealing a “strong demand” for the ceremony to be broadcast on mainstream television, the Society of London Theatre says. According to official figures from SOLT, which organised the ceremony, a total of 681,000 people watched highlights of the Oliviers on the BBC via the broadcaster’s ‘red button’. The highlights package was on the red button between April 16 and April 20, with an average viewing time of 19 minutes. Also, 181,000 used the red button to watch the Olivier Awards live from the Royal Opera House on April 15 - up from 177,000 people last ... Continue reading →