TV ratings: Ashes to Ashes gains 5m viewers

The penultimate episode of BBC1's time-travel cop drama Ashes to Ashes won the 9pm hour with just over 5 million viewers on Friday, 14 May. Ashes to Ashes, which concludes its third and final series this Friday, was watched by 5.019 million viewers and attracted a 22.1% share on BBC1. The 9pm opposition on Friday included ITV1's Marco's Kitchen Burnout (2.431 million/10.7%), BBC2's How to Live a Simple Life (1.782 million/7.8%) and The Mentalist on Channel Five (1.907 million/8.4%). On Channel 4 in the 9pm hour Embarrassing Bodies: Kids had 2.050 million (9%). Another 270,000 (1.5%) watched on Channel 4+1. Five main terrestrial analogue networks BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel Five (available in all UK homes with TV, except Five, which reaches about 95%) BBC1 8pm: EastEnders – 7.9 million/36.2% 10.35pm: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross – 3.072 million/22.6% BBC2 8pm: Mastermind – 2.212 million/10.1% 8.30pm: Gardeners' World – 2.154 million/9.7% 10pm: Frank Skinner's Opinionated – 1.527 million/7.6% ITV1 7pm: Emmerdale – 6.092 million/32.1% 7.30pm: Coronation Street – 7.596 million/36.5% 8.30pm: Coronation Street – 7.357 million/33% Channel 4 8pm: Glee – 631,000/2.9%, C4+1 139,000/0.6% 10pm: Facejacker – 900,000/4.5%, 103,000/0.9% 10.35pm: The Ricky Gervais Show – 533,000/3.5%, C4+1 34,000/0.4% Five 10pm: Grey's Anatomy – 782,000/4.3% 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 BBC3 9pm: Doctor Who (rpt) – 270,000/1.2% 10pm: EastEnders (rpt) – 942,000/4.7% BBC4 9pm: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream – 210,000/1.5% 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 9pm: Lost – 508,000/2.2% Sky Sports 1 4pm-8.30pm: World Twenty20 semi-final: Australia v Pakistan – 528,000/3.4% All ratings are unofficial live overnight figures, excluding other viewing – including timeshifted (recorded), 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".