TV ratings: Britain's Got Talent shines for ITV amid BBC dominance

Britain's Got Talent was the most-watched show of the day – and last week – on Saturday, but BBC1 continued to lord over the rest of peak time that evening. The ITV1 talent show attracted 10.589 million viewers and a 42.9% audience share in the 8pm hour on Saturday, 8 May. Another 288,000 watched on ITV1 HD. ITV2's audience for spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent continued to rise , attracting 1.788 million viewers (7.6%) in the 9pm hour – and overtaking ITV1's drama remake The Prisoner (1.575 million/6.7%), broadcast in the same slot, for the first time. Britain's Got More Talent was the most-watched multichannel show of the day. 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 6pm: Doctor Who - 5.904 million/29.4%, BBC HD 247,000/1.2% 6.45pm: Over the Rainbow - 5.52 million/25.3%, BBC HD 135,000/0.6% 8.10pm: The National Lottery: In It to Win It (new series) - 4.072 million/16.5% 9pm: Casualty - 5.619 million/23.9% BBC2 9.45pm: I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! - 1.495 million/7.3% ITV1 7pm: The Whole 19 Yards - 4.334 million/20%, ITV HD 125,000/0.6% Five 9pm: CSI: NY - 1.833 million/7.8% 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 7pm: Doctor Who Confidential - 305,000/1.4% 9pm: Family Guy: The Top 20 Characters - 617,000/2.6% BBC4 9pm: Wallander (Swedish version) - 421,000 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 Sky Sports 2 6pm: World Twenty20: England v South Africa - 627,000 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".