TV ratings: Miss Marple beats Jason Donovan

Julia McKenzie's latest outing as ITV1's Miss Marple was watched by nearly 5 million viewers, just winning its head-to-head contest with BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are? featuring Jason Donovan last night, Monday 30 August. Agatha Christie's Marple averaged 4.728 million, a 20.8% share, between 9pm and 10.30pm on ITV1 and ITV HD. Who Do You Think You Are? had 4.962 million viewers, a 19.7% share, between 9pm and 10pm, but Marple had the lead when the two were head to head, averaging 5.311m between 9pm and 10pm. Channel 4's fact-based drama I Am Slave averaged 1.205 million, 4.8% of the audience, between 8.30pm and 10pm, with another 197,000, a 0.9% share, on Channel 4 +1. BBC2's Dragons' Den had 2.730 million, a 10.9% share, between 9pm and 10pm, with another 81,000 on BBC HD. Another showing for the Tom Cruise film Jerry Maguire on Channel 5 had 618,000 viewers, a 3.1% share between 9pm and 11.45pm. 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 8pm: EastEnders – 7.874 million/32.3% BBC2 10pm: Grandma's House – 1.223 million/5.6%, BBC HD - 28,000/0.13% ITV1/ITV1 HD 8.30pm: Coronation Street – 9.543 million/38.2% Channel 4 10pm: Ultimate Big Brother – 2.098 million/10.8%, C4+1 - 236,000/2.3% Channel 5 8pm: The Gadget Show – 1.188 million/4.8% 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 Five USA 10pm: The Emmy Awards – 61,000/0.4% E4 9pm: One Tree Hill – 288,000/1.2%, E4+1 - 89,000/0.4% BBC3 8.30pm: Great TV Mistakes – 777,000 (3.2%) BBC4 10pm: Storyville: YouTube Hero – the Winnebago Man – 172,000/0.9% 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 8pm: The Biggest Loser US – 179,000/0.7% Living 9pm: Britain's Next Top Model – 247,000/1% 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".