Wogan was ranked 41st in the charts for this week, with the three episodes averaging at 9.37 million viewers. The highest-rated episode of the three was Episode #6.37 (1986).
The two contenders for the UK's Eurovision entry this episode were two of the lowest-rated: Colin Heywood's "No Easy Way to Love" came sixth out of eight, while Chad Brown's "I'm Sorry" was seventh.