Yesterday's cricket highlights of the first day of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord's attracted 800,000 viewers and a 4% share to Five between 7.15pm and 8pm.īBC3 also had a good night, with big ratings for its EastEnders repeat at 10pm, with 1.3 million viewers and a multichannel share of 7.8%. EastEnders attracted 6.1 million viewers and a 33% share between 7.30pm and 8pm against 5.6 million and 32% for the ITV1 show in the 7pm hour. The BBC1 soap also beat Emmerdale on Tuesday when the two shows went up against each other. The BBC1 show averaged 6.9 million viewers and a 34% share between 7.30pm and 8pm, while ITV1's rural soap picked up 5.3 million and 27% in the 7pm hour.Įmmerdale began with 6.2 million and lost viewers throughout its hour, ending on 4.4 million for the final 15 minutes.ĮastEnders kicked off with 6.7 million and grew to 7.1 million for its last quarter hour. Holby Blue drew 2.9 million viewers and a 14% share.Ĭhannel 4's Come Dine with Me picked up 2.4 million viewers and a 12% share in the 8pm hour, with an extra 208,000 watching on Channel 4 +1 an hour later.īBC2's Living the Dream Revisited picked up 1.5 million viewers and a 7% share between 8pm and 9pm, while the final of Five's I Own Britain's Best Home pulled in 1 million and 5% in the same slot.ĮastEnders saw off Emmerdale for a second time this week when the two soaps went head to head. ITV1's cop show The Bill lengthened its lead over BBC1's police drama Holby Blue in the 8pm hour, pulling in 5.1 million viewers and a 25% share. A further 258,000 watched on Channel 4 +1 an hour later.Ĭhannel Five's US drama House attracted 1.5 million viewers and a 7% share between 9pm and 10pm. ITV1's James Nesbitt drama again won the 9pm slot, with 3.5 million viewers and an 18% share over an hour, down 300,000 on last week.īBC2's US drama Heroes attracted 2.6 million viewers and a 12% share between 9pm and 9.45pm.Ĭhannel 4's Cutting Edge documentary The Artful Codgers picked up 2.2 million viewers and a 10% share in the 9pm hour.