TV ratings: Audience high for Million Pound Drop Live

Channel 4's Million Pound Drop Live hit a new audience high of 2.5 million viewers on Friday 29 October. The Davina McCall gameshow, which aired between 10pm and 11pm, had a total audience of 2.711 million when viewers to Channel 4 +1 were taken into account. It beat its previous high of 2.067 million on Wednesday, when it was also watched by another 221,000 viewers on Channel 4 +1. The second series of the show had begun on Monday with 1.781 million viewers and another 101,000 on Channel 4 +1. Channel 4's quiz beat ITV1's News at Ten, which averaged 1.8 million, an 8.8% share, between 10pm and 10.35pm, and the first episode of BBC2's The Stephen K Amos Show, which began with 1 million viewers, 5.1% of the audience. The slot was won by BBC1's BBC News, which attracted 4.7 million viewers, a 23% share, between 10pm and 10.35pm. Channel 5's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit drew 1.2 million viewers, a 6.2% share. 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 10.35pm: The Graham Norton Show - 3.307 million/20.1%, BBC HD - 45,000 BBC2 6.30pm: Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two - 2.515 million/12.8% ITV1/ITV1 HD 9pm: Paul O'Grady Live - 3.431 million/14.6% Channel 4 9pm: The Event - 1.5 million/6.5%, (1.8 million including Channel 4+1) Channel 5 8pm : Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers - 1.633 million/6.9% 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 E4/E4+1 9pm: Hollyoaks Later - 540,000 10pm: Hollyoaks - 438,000 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".