TV ratings: Tonight's the Night returns to beat Magic Numbers

The return of BBC1's Tonight's the Night took the honours in its ratings battle with the new ITV1 quiz show Magic Numbers, with more than 4 million viewers on Saturday 17 July. The second series of Tonight's the Night, in which John Barrowman helps make viewers' dreams come true, began with 4.150 million viewers, a 21.1% share, between 8pm and 8.50pm, according to unofficial overnight figures. Magic Numbers, in which a viewer at home is given a chance to play for up to £250,000, began with 2.653 million, 13.4% of the audience, between 8pm and 9pm. It was one of three new ITV1 series on Saturday. Another new quiz, Odd One In, hosted by Bradley Walsh, began with 2.862 million, a 15.3% share, between 7.15pm and 8pm, while 30 Years of An Audience With ... debuted with 3.046 million viewers, 14.8% of the audience. BBC2 had two film premieres – the Michael Caine movie Is Anybody There? averaged 1.776 million, a 9.1% share, between 8pm and 9.30pm, while David Cronenburg's Eastern Promises had 786,000 viewers, 6.3% of the audience, between 10pm and 11.40pm. Five main terrestrial analogue networks BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel Five (available in all UK homes with TV, except Five, which reaches about 95%) BBC1 7pm: 101 Ways to Leave A Gameshow - 3.904 million/21.3% 8pm: Tonight's The Night - 4.150 million/21.1% 9pm: Casualty - 4.742 million/22.9% 9.50pm: Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow - 3.387 million/18.1% BBC2 8pm: Is Anybody There? - 1.776 million/9.1% 10pm: Eastern Promises - 786,000/6.3% ITV1 7.15pm: Odd One In - 2.862 million/15.3% 8pm: Magic Numbers - 2.653 million/13.4% 9pm: 30 Years Of An Audience With ... - 3.046 million/14.8% Channel 4 7pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven - 859,000/4.5%, C4+1 84,000/0.4% 9pm Big Brother - 1.625 million/7.9%, C4+1 433,000/2.5% 10pm Misfits - 631,000/3.6%, C4+1 203,000/1.7% Five 7.55pm NCIS - 1.284 million/6.5% 8.50pm CSI: Miami - 1.119 million/5.4% 9.50pm CSI - 1.366 million/7.4% Freeview/digital terrestrial TV free-to-air networks Available in 23.4m UK homes – 91.4% of total – as of 31/12/09. Source: Ofcom digital progress report, Q4 2009 Fiver 9pm: Police Interceptors - 143,000/0.7% Five USA 9pm: The Stone Killer - 232,000/1.2% ITV2 8.25pm: Wild Wild West - 355,000/1.8% ITV3 7.30pm: Lewis - 931,000/4.7% 9.30pm: A Touch of Frost - 581,000/3.4% ITV4 7pm: Cycling: Tour de France - 341,000/1.9% E4 10pm: Under Siege - 302,000/2% More4 10pm: Thriller in Manila - 218,000/1.5% BBC3 8.35pm: Top Gear - 398,000/1.9% 9.35pm: V For Vendetta - 515,000/3.1% BBC4 7pm Proms 102,000/0.6% Cable and satellite pay-TV networks Available in 12.4m UK homes – 48.2% of total – as of 31/12/09. Source: Ofcom digital progress report, Q4 2009 Sky1 9pm: Coyote Ugly - 289,000/1.5% All ratings are unofficial overnight figures, including live and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, HD, +1 or other – unless otherwise stated • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".