TV ratings: More than 5m wish Jonathan Ross goodbye

More than 5 million viewers saw Jonathan Ross's emotional farewell on his final BBC1 chatshow on Friday, 16 July. Friday Night With Jonathan Ross averaged 4.726 million, a 30.4% share, between 10.35pm and 11.35pm, peaking with 5.147 million between 11.15pm and 11.30pm, according to unofficial overnight figures. It easily won its slot, with Channel 4's Big Brother coming closest with 2.304 million, a 13.5% share, for its eviction show between 10.35pm and 11.05pm. The second Big Brother show of the night was seen by another 168,000 viewers on Channel 4 +1. The main Big Brother had 2.573 million viewers, a 12.1% share, between 9pm and 10pm, with another 196,000 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 - 7.637 milllion/37.1% 8.30pm: QI - 3.179 million/15% 9pm: My Family - 4.353 million/20.3% 9.30pm: The Old Guys - 3.034 million/14.4% 10pm: BBC News - 4.269 million/21.7% 10.35pm: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - 4.726 million/30.4% BBC2 8pm: First Night of the Proms - 722,000/3.4% 9.30pm: Shooting Stars - 731,000/3.5% 10pm: How Not To Live Your Life - 555,000/2.8% ITV1 7pm: Emmerdale - 5.986 million/33.2% 7.30pm: Coronation Street - 7.190 million/37.1% 8.30pm: Coronation Street 6.684 million/31.5% 9pm: Doc Martin - 3.007 million/14.2% 10pm: ITV News at Ten - 2.201 million/11.2% 10.35pm: Dragnet - 744,000/6% Channel 4 8pm: A Place in the Sun: Home or Away - 1.334 million/6.4%, C4+1 113,000/0.5% 9pm: Big Brother - 2.573 million/12.1%, C4+1 196,000/1.1% 10pm: The IT Crowd - 1.858 million/9.5%, C4+1 147,000/1% 10.35pm: Big Brother - 2.304 million/13.5%, C4+1 168,000/1.6% Five 8pm: Nature Shock - 934,000/4.5% 9pm: The Mentalist - 1,890 million/8.9% 10pm: CSI: NY - 997,000/5.3% 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 Fiver 9pm: Single White Female - 105,000/0.5% Five USA 8pm: CSI: Miami - 357,000/1.7% 9pm: Godzilla - 298,000/1.6% ITV2 8pm: Katie and Alex: For Better or For Worse - 358,000/1.7% 9pm: America's Got Talent - 478,000/2.3% 10pm: iTunes Festival - 153,000/0.8% ITV3 9pm: The Secret Caribbean with Trevor McDonald - 305,000/1.4% ITV4 9pm: The Enforcer - 474,000/2.4% BBC3 7pm: Live Athletics - 304,000/1.5% 9pm: Usain Bolt: the Fastest Man Who Has Ever Lived - 454,000/2.1% 10pm: EastEnders - 782,000/4% BBC4 9pm: Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself - 251,000/1.2% E4 9pm: Supernanny - 207,000 1% More 4 9pm: Working Girl - 314,000/1.6% 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 - 293,000/1.4% Sky 1 9pm: Bones - 101,000/0.5% All ratings are unofficial 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".