TV ratings: Ashes to Ashes draws 5 million

The second episode of the final series of BBC1's Ashes to Ashes attracted nearly 5 million viewers on Friday, 9 April. Ashes to Ashes won the 9pm hour with 4.858 million viewers and a 20.9% share. The series three opener had 5.498 million (22.1%) the previous Friday. Competion included ITV1's repeat of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with 4.031 million (18.4%) between 8pm and 10.45pm. BBC2's Golf: the Masters had 1.642 million (7.3%) between 9pm and 10.30pm, with a further 82,000 (0.37%) watching the BBC HD simulcast. Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies: Back to the Clinic drew 2.156 million (9.3%) in the 9pm hour, with a further 293,000 (1.5%) on Channel 4 +1. Over on Channel Five in the 9pm hour, The Mentalist had 1.84 million (7.9%). 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 7pm: The One Show (4.088 million/21.7%) 7.30pm: A Question of Sport (3.854 million/18.7%) 8pm: EastEnders (7.611 million/34.4%) 10.35pm: Golf: the Masters (1.382 million/13.8%, BBC HD simulcast: 84,000/0.78%) BBC2 8pm: Mastermind (2.045 million/9.2%) 8.30pm: Gardeners' World (2.053 million/9.5%, BBC HD simulcast: 55,000/0.26%) ITV1 7pm: Emmerdale (6.537 million/34.7%) 7.30pm: Coronation Street (8.112 million/39.3%) Channel 4 8pm: Dispatches: Tracing the Marathon's Millions (1.059 million/4.8%, C4 +1: 113,000/0.5%) 10pm: Chris Tarrant: a Comedy Roast (1.413 million/7.6%, C4+1: 194,000/1.7%) Five 8pm: Ice Patrol (1.066 million/4.9%) 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 ITV3 7.55pm: Pie in the Sky (rpt) (542,000/2.5%) 9pm: A Touch of Frost (rpt) (689,000/3.2%) BBC3 9pm: Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour (rpt) (440,000/1.9%) 10.05pm: EastEnders (rpt) (584,000/2.9%) BBC4 9pm: The Great American Songbook (259,000/1.1%) 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 Living 9pm: Criminal Minds (211,000/0.9%) Sky1 6pm: Lisa and Huey's Pet Nation (104,000/0.7%) 9pm: Lost (489,000/2.1%) 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".