TV ratings: Tony Blair takes 1.8 million on journey on BBC2

Andrew Marr's interview with Tony Blair about his memoir A Journey attracted just under 2 million viewers on BBC2 last night, Wednesday 1 September. The Tony Blair Interview with Andrew Marr was watched by 1.78 million viewers and attracted a 9.5% audience share from 7pm. Marr's encounter with Blair was head to head with the Channel 4 News Labour leadership debate, with the five candidates questioned in the studio by presenter Jon Snow . Channel 4 News was watched by 539,000 (2.9%), with a further 55,000 (0.3%) on Channel 4 +1. Last Wednesday a repeat of natural history documentary Mountain Gorilla had 1.625 million (8%) in the 7pm hour on BBC2, while Channel 4 News attracted 836,000 (4.2%, C4 +1 50,000/0.2%). ITV1/ITV1 HD's Emmerdale won the 7pm slot as usual, attracting 6.463 million (34.7%), while The One Show had 3.38 million (18.2%) on BBC1/BBC HD. Channel 5's 7pm Five News bulletin was watched by 189,000 (1%). Five main terrestrial analogue networks BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel Five (available in all UK homes with TV, except Channel 5, which reaches about 95%) BBC1 8pm: Waterloo Road (new series) – 4.97 million/22.8%, BBC HD 79,000/0.4% BBC2 9pm: Alex Higgins: the People's Champion – 2.72 million/12.1% ITV1/ITV1 HD 9pm: Agatha Christie's Poirot (rpt) – 2.863 million/12.9% Channel 4 10pm: Ultimate Big Brother – 2.526 million/14.6%, C4+1 183,000/2% Channel 5 8pm: Emergency Bikers – 896,000/4.1% All ratings are Barb 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".