TV ratings: The X Factor back above 10 million viewer mark

The latest edition of The X Factor attracted almost 10.6 million viewers on ITV1 and ITV1 HD, nearly fives times the number who were watching a National Lottery special on BBC1 on Saturday, 4 September. Simon Cowell's talent show averaged 10.572 million viewers, a 47.8% share of the audience between 7.30pm and 8.45pm. ITV1 HD's share of this audience was 433,000 (2%). The X Factor was up nearly a million viewers on last week's show, which slipped to 9.781 million , a 43.5% share. The National Lottery's Big Night had 2.286 million viewers, a 10.3% share, between 7.40pm and 8.45pm on BBC1. Elsewhere, another showing of 9/11 documentary 102 Minutes That Changed America had 1.677 million viewers, a 7.9% share, between 7pm and 9pm on Channel 4, with another 311,000 viewers on Channel 4+1. The first part of BBC2's Rigoletto Live from Mantua, featuring Plácido Domingo, averaged 643,000 viewers, a 3% share, between 7.15pm and 8.30pm. Channel 5's NCIS repeat averaged 939,000 viewers, 4.4% of the audience, between 7.25pm and 8.15pm. 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 8.45pm: Casualty – 5.223 million/24.1% BBC2 9pm: BBC Proms 2010 – 538,000/2.8%, BBC HD 10,000/0.1% ITV1/ITV1 HD 8.45pm – The Bourne Ultimatum (terrestrial premiere) – 4.543 million/21.8% Channel 4 10pm: My Funniest Year – 985,000/6.8%, C4+1 – 231,000/2.7% Channel 5 8.15pm: NCIS (rpt) – 1.108 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 ITV2 8.45pm: The Xtra Factor – 1.572 million/7.2% BBC4 8pm: Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos – 215,000/1% 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".