TV ratings: Jack Duckworth farewell watched by nearly 11 million

Jack Duckworth's death helped boost the 8.30pm edition of Coronation Street to almost 11 million viewers last night, Monday 8 November. The episode featuring Bill Tarmey's final scenes as Duckworth , the popular character he played for 31 years, attracted an average of 10.969 million viewers and a 44.5% audience share on ITV1 and ITV1 HD. The high-definition channel's contribution to this audience was 370,000. Last night's 7.30pm Coronation Street performed just as well (ITV1/ITV1 HD: 10.835 million/44.5%). ITV1 HD's audience was 379,000. The two Corrie episodes were the two most-watched programmes yesterday, ahead of BBC1's EastEnders (9.795 million/38%) sandwiched between them at 8pm. Last Monday the 7.30pm edition of Corrie drew 10.04 million/40.6% and the 8.30pm episode 9.163 million/35.5%. ITV1's psychological thriller The Little House once again had the better of BBC1's Spooks in the 9pm Monday drama ratings battle. The concluding episode of the two-parter averaged 6.094 million viewers (23.3%) on ITV1 and ITV1 HD, while the final instalment of the ninth series of Spooks drew 5.359 million viewers (20.5%). Giles and Sue Live the Good Life – Giles Coren and Sue Perkins's attempt to recreate the self-sufficient lifestyle of the popular 1970s sitcom – launched with 2.268 million viewers (8.7%) on BBC2 from 9pm. Another 43,000 (0.2%) watched on BBC HD. 9pm competition included Channel 4 documentary series Coppers (2.649 million/10.1%, C4 +1 349,000/1.9%) and Channel 5's Extreme Fishing with Robson Green (1.452 million/5.5%). 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: Ask Rhod Gilbert – 2.185 million/15.7% BBC2 10pm: The Trip – 1.539 million/7.5%, 72,000/0.4% ITV1/ITV1 HD 8pm: Wild Britain with Ray Mears – 4.201 million/16.3% Channel 4 10pm: Chris Moyles' Quiz Night – 1.346 million/7.2%, C4+1 156,000/1.6% Channel 5 8pm: The Gadget Show – 1.111 million/4.3% 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 9pm: Ghost Hunting with the Saturdays – 248,000/1.1% BBC3 10.30pm: How Not to Live Your Life (new series) – 646,000/4.1% 11pm: How Not to Live Your Life – 514,000/4.7% BBC4 9pm: Gods and Monsters: Homer's Odyssey – 382,000/1.5% 10pm: On the Streets – 434,000/2.8% 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: NCIS: Los Angeles – 274,000/1.5% 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".