More Than Six Million Stick With Talent Quest

Britain’s Got Talent was once again watched by more than six million adults on average, gaining ITV1 a 27.8% viewing share between 9pm and 10pm last night.

At the same time, Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain proved a success for BBC Two in the timeslot, with his exploration of the Thatcherite era – from the miners strike and the excess-fuelled 80s to the poll tax riots of 1990 – luring more than 3.1 million on average (14.3%).

Meanwhile, foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay gained an average adult audience of more than 2.6 million for the F-Word on Channel 4, a 12% share, whilst comedian Lenny Henry drew more than 2.5 million to BBC One for his investigation into what makes us laugh in his new show, Lenny’s Britain (11.5%).

It was a close run race in the timeslot, with Five’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation attracting almost 2.5 million to the channel on average, giving the broadcaster’s flagship an 11.4% share.

Earlier, Holby Blue, the Holby City police spin-off, won the 8pm to 9pm timeslot with an average adult audience of almost 3.7 million (19.4%). Following closely behind was BBC Two’s Springwatch, with more than 3.5 million on average (18.7%) tuning in to the British flora and fauna reality show.

Elsewhere it was a battle between beauty shows, with Trinny and Susannah Undress winning the war. The bitchy duo was joined by more than 2.7 million adults on average as they attempted to make over a dowdy couple, gaining ITV1 a 14.4% viewing share.

Over on Channel 4, stylist Gok Wan pulled out all the stops to boost the self-esteem of struggling actress Lucy Govan in How To Look Good Naked. More than 2.2 million joined the fashion guru for his top tips, giving the channel an 11.8% audience share at the time.

Channel 4’s decision last night to not schedule Big Brother to clash with Simon Cowell’s new talent contest (see Big Brother’s Viewing Figures Drop To Series Low), meant that nomination night in the house was witnessed by an average of more than 3.2 million adults (18.1%).

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