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guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 January 2009 12.31 GMT
Hustle: Kelly Adams and Adrian Lester. Photograph: BBC
BBC1 drama Hustle returned for a fifth season last night, Thursday 8 January, with nearly 6 million viewers.
The drama, about a group of con artists, pulled in 5.7 million viewers and a 23% share in the 9pm hour, according to unofficial overnight figures.
Hustle beat ITV1's new factual series Total Emergency, which drew 3.8 million viewers and a 16% share in the same slot.
In a night of new series across the major channels, BBC2's new show, Victorian Farm, launched with 2.9 million and a 12% share in the 9pm hour.
Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother had 2.8 million viewers and an 11% share in the same slot, with a further 279,000 watching on Channel 4 +1 an hour later.
Channel Five's movie repeat Tightrope drew 900,000 viewers and a 5% share between 9pm and 11.20pm. The channel did better at 8pm, with new series Cowboy Builders attracting 1.7 million and a 7% share over an hour.
However, ITV1 won the 8pm slot with The Bill picking up 5.4 million and a 22% share over an hour, for the concluding episode of a two-parter about an abducted baby.
BBC1's new Caroline Quentin comedy Life of Riley began with 5 million and a 21% share at 8pm, while the returning series The Green Green Grass attracted 4.1 million and a 17% share for its fourth season between 8.30pm and 9pm.
BBC2's MasterChef snared 3.6 million viewers and a 15% share in the 8pm hour, beating Channel 4's food offering of River Cottage Spring Collection, which attracted 2 million and an 8% share, with a further 161,000 on Channel 4 +1.
The launch of two new seasons of US dramas did well for More4, with ER – back for its final run – drawing 652,000 viewers and a multichannel share of 3% at 9pm, and Brothers and Sisters picking up 251,000 and 1.5% in the 10pm hour.
E4's launch of the fourth season of US comedy My Name Is Earl drew 272,000 viewers and a 1.2% multichannel share between 9pm and 9.30pm, with a further 141,000 on E4 +1 an hour later.
The final two episodes of the fourth season of Grey's Anatomy brought 281,000 and 298,000 viewers, respectively, to Living between 9pm and 11pm. |
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