ITV1's The Commander beats Spooks by 300,000
LONDON - Crime drama 'The Commander' returned on ITV1 last night pulling in 5.3m viewers and narrowly beating BBC One's 'Spooks' which attracted 5m, according to unofficial overnight figures.
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The first instalment of 'The Commander - Abduction', a three-parter by Lynda La Plante concluding on Wednesday, attracted 5.3m viewers and a 22.4% share of the 9pm-10pm audience on ITV1.
The drama, starring Amanda Burton, won the prime-time slot but was down on the last series which launched with 6.5m and had a series average of 5.6m.
BBC One's 'Spooks', starring Hermione Norris and Peter Firth, came in second in the ratings battle with 5m viewers and a 21% share of the 9pm-10pm audience.
Channel 4's 'Time Team' special 'The Lost WWI Bunker', marking the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, drew 2.6m viewers and an 11.8% share of the 9pm-10.30pm audience. Including Channel 4+1 ratings it reached 2.8m.
The special saw Tony Robinson joining an archaeological expedition exploring a perfectly preserved bunker called the Vampir.
It beat BBC Two's 'World War II Behind Closed Doors' documentary, which netted 1.6m viewers and a 6.5% share of the 9pm-10pm audience.
The first episode of the series focused on the secret history of the non-aggression pact between Hitler and Stalin.
Five's 'Unbreakable' adventure series with explorer Benedict Allen, which last night saw the challengers attempting to conquer the alligator-infested Everglades in the US, attracted 806,000 viewers and a 3.3% share of the 9pm hour slot.
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