Take That reunion doc draws 5 million

The Take That reunion documentary attracted just over 5 million viewers on ITV1 and ITV1 HD on Saturday, 13 November. Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare was watched by an average of 4.847 million viewers and attracted a 21.4% share on ITV1 from 9.30pm. A further 232,000 (1%) watched the ITV1 HD simulcast. Competition including BBC1's Festival of Remembrance, which averaged 4.813 million (20%) on BBC1 from 9.10pm. BBC2's A Night with Neil Diamond kicked off with the documentary Solitary Man: Neil Diamond (10.15pm: 1.67 million/8.3%), while on Channel 4 drama The Pillars of Earth (9pm: 1.06 million/4.1%) was followed by the finale of the second series of gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live (10pm: 1.466 million/7.2%, C4 +1 187,000/1.4%). Channel 5 had a double bill of CSI repeats at 9.30pm (1.149 million/4.9%) and 10.30pm (852,000/4.7%) – the network's two most popular shows on Saturday. 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 6pm: Strictly Come Dancing – 10.721 million/44.2% 7.20pm: Merlin – 6.283 million/25.1% BBC2 5pm-7.15pm: Rugby Union: Scotland v New Zealand – 1.56 million/7.2% ITV1/ITV1 HD 7.30pm: Harry Hill's TV Burp – 7.946 million/31.7% 8pm: The X Factor – 13.493 million/49.9% Channel 4 8pm: Apocalypse: the Second World War – 1.055 million/3.9%, C4 +1 114,000/0.4% Channel 5 8.35pm: NCIS (rpt) – 761,000/2.8% 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 ITV2 9.30pm: The Xtra Factor – 727,000/3.1% More4 7.30pm: The National Book Awards – 45,000/0.2% 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 Sky Sports 1 2pm-5pm: International Rugby Union: England v Australia – 494,000/4.1% Sky Sports 2 12.30pm-3.15pm: Premier League Football: Aston Villa v Man Utd – 1.013 million/9.8% 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".