The show more than doubled Sky 1's 192,00 (0.9%) slot average for the past 12 months and performed better than a number of Sky's other recent original dramas including Agatha Raisin (379,000/ 1.7%) in December 2014. According to Sky, the episode has added an additional 421,000 viewers since Friday through its PVR service and on-demand platform, taking its 'total' audience to 891,000.
The series continues every Friday for the next 7 weeks.
'There isn't enough straightforward adventure on the box these days...so it's lovely to have a show where people are falling from helicopters, cliffs, buildings and trees every five minutes'
Culture (Sunday Times)
'Cue comedy bants, and flirts, sweaty heaving chests, hijinks, and some good old-fashioned action'
The Guardian
'Romancing the Stone channelling Indiana, Hooten could become a Friday night favourite'
Sunday Express
'With its sparkly blend of charismatic leads and a weekly globetrotting format, Hooten & The Lady..is fast and funny and retains a lightness of touch throughout'
Cultbox