Thursday 15th May Overnights
BBC1
19.00- The One Show: 4.5m (23.7%)
19.30- EastEnders: 6.9m (34.2%)
20.00- Holby Blue: 2.9m (14%) *lowest audience ever; channel slot average: 4.7m (26.2%)
21.00- The Invisibles: 3.3m (15.1%) *channel slot average: 4.7m
BBC2
19.00- Magnetic North: 894,000 (4.7%)
19.30- Women in Black: 1.2m (5.7%)
20.00- Living the Dream Revisited: 1.5m (7%)
21.00- Heroes: 2.6m (11.7%)
ITV1
19.00- Emmerdale: 5.3m (27.4%) *lowest audience since Sep 07; 2008 show average: 7.2m (35.3%)
20.00- The Bill: 5.1m (24.6%)
21.00- Midnight Man: 3.5m (16%) *channel slot average: 4.6m
Channel 4
18.00- The Simpsons: 2.0m (includes C4+1)
18.30- Hollyoaks: 1.6m (includes C4+1)
19.00- Channel 4 News: 856,000 (4.4%) + 63,000 (C4+1)
20.00- Come Dine with Me: 2.4m (11.4%) + 219,000 (C4+1)
21.00- The Artful Dodgers: 2.2m (10.3%) + 307,000 (C4+1)
22.00- My Name Is Earl: 1.3m (includes C4+1)
22.30- Big Bang Theory: 1.1m (includes C4+1)
Five
19.00- Five News: 382,000 (2%)
19.15- Cricket on Five: 778,000 (3.8%)
20.00- I Own Britain's Best Home: 1.0m (4.8%)
21.00- House: 1.5m (7%)
BBC3
21.00- Britain's Youngest Grannies: 584,000 (3.02%)
22.00- EastEnders: 1.3m (7.78%)
22.30- Heroes: 1m (8.37%)
* BBC3 had a strong evening with a share of 6.8% in multichannel homes.
Other
19.00- England V Scotland Legends Match (ITV4): 485,000 (2.68%)
22.00- Mercury Rising (ITV4): 309,000 (2.73%)
22.00- ER (More 4): 407,000 (2.73%)
All hours shares for Thursday 15 May 2008: BBC1 – 20.5%, ITV1 – 18.7%, C4 – 8% (C4+1 – 0.7%), BBC2 – 7.7%, Five – 5.3%, multichannel – 39.5%.
Peaktime (7pm to 10.30pm) shares: BBC1 – 21.2%, ITV1 – 20.8%, C4 – 8.6% (C4+1 – 0.7%), BBC2 – 8.4%, Five – 5%, multichannel – 35.2%.