Five's Uefa Cup coverage attracts 2.1m viewers
LONDON - Five's Uefa Cup coverage of Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Ajax pulled in 2.1m viewers, while BBC One's 'Silent Witness' won the prime time slot with 5.9m, according to unofficial overnight figures.
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The match, which saw England midfielder Gareth Barry score the winning goal for Martin O'Neill's side, attracted 2.1m viewers and a 9.3% share of the 8.10pm-10.20pm audience.
Viewing peaked in the 9.45pm to 10pm quarter hour with 2.5m viewers tuning in, a 10.8% share of the audience.
The conclusion of a two-part 'Silent Witness', starring Tom Ward and Emilia Fox, pulled in 5.9m viewers (25.3%) on BBC One.
It easily won the primetime slot but was down 400,000 viewers on the first part shown the previous night.
BBC Two's popular music quiz show 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks', hosted by Simon Amstell, managed 2.2m viewers and a 9.3% share of the 9pm-9.30pm audience.
Last night's show featured special guest team captain Johnny Vegas and guests Harry Judd from McFly and comedian Rhys Darby.
It was followed by sitcom 'Beautiful People', which netted 1m viewers and a 4.4% share of the 9.30pm-10pm audience.
Channel 4's documentary 'Mum, Heroin and Me', about a woman's relationship with her 20-year-old heroin-addict daughter, pulled in 2.1m viewers and a 9% share of the 9pm-10pm audience. Including Channel 4+1 ratings it reached 2.3m viewers.
It narrowly beat ITV1's documentary 'Real Crime: Death of a Hostess', about the disappearance of Lucie Blackman while working as a hostess in a nightclub in Tokyo, which attracted 2m viewers and an 8.9% share.
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