Beeny's Restoration Nightmare lays foundations with 2.2m

New Channel 4 series Beeny's Restoration Nightmare launched with just over 2.2 million viewers last night, Thursday 18 November. The property expert's attempt to turn a dilapidated stately home into a venue for wedding and events attracted an average audience of 2.253 million and a 9% audience share from 8pm. Another 297,000 watched an hour later on Channel 4 +1. Beeny was up against BBC1/BBC1 HD's Watchdog (4.471 million/17.9%), BBC2's Nigella Kitchen (1.737 million/7.1%) and Autumnwatch (1.885 million/7.4%, BBC HD 81,000/0.3%), ITV1/ITV1 HD's Coronation Street (9.102 million/37%) and I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (8.684 million/34.4%), and Channel 5's The Virgin Queen's Fatal Affair: Revealed (676,000/2.7%). Elsewhere last night the second instalment of the second series of Misfits attracted 796,000 (4.4%) from 10pm on E4. This was down from last Thursday's 950,000 (5.4%) for the second series launch. Five main terrestrial analogue networks BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 (available in all UK homes with TV, except Channel 5, which reaches about 95%) BBC1/BBC1 HD 7.30pm: EastEnders – 5.986 million/25.3% BBC2 7pm: The Culture Show – 776,000/3.4% ITV1/ITV1 HD 7pm-8pm: Emmerdale – 7.503 million/33.3% Channel 4 9pm: The Secret Millionaire – 1.689 million/6.7%, C4+1 403,000/2.2% Channel 5 9pm: In the Line of Fire (film rpt) – 1.007 million/5.2% 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 ITV2 10pm: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! – 619,000/3.4% BBC3 9pm: Love Me, Love My Face – 571,000/2.3% BBC4 8.30pm: The Beauty of Diagrams (new series) – 278,000/1.1% 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 10pm: Raising Hope (new series) – 238,000/1.2% All ratings are Barb 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".