The debut of new BBC Three drama Being Human and the premiere of a new season of Lost pulled in huge multichannel audiences last night.
The fifth season of Lost, which started with a double-bill, averaged an impressive 946k (4.6%) for Sky1 between 9pm and 10.50pm. The figures do not take into account viewers who may have watched the premiere on the channel's 'multistart' service.
Being Human, which went up against Lost in the 9pm hour, debuted with a strong 898k (3.9%). The figure is a significant improvement on the 430k (1.9%) who saw the pilot episode on February 18, 2008.
Also airing last night was a new season of Supernatural on ITV2. The premiere episode pulled in 509k (2.2%) in the 9pm hour, then a second episode had 575k (3.3%) from 10pm. Additional showings on ITV2+1 added 140k (0.8%) and 151k (1.7%) respectively.
The most-watched programme of the day on any channel was ITV1's Dancing On Ice, which averaged 8.29m (33.2%) over two hours from 6.30pm. The figure is a fall of around 900k week-on-week.
Wild At Heart managed 6.83m (26.4%) in the hour from 8.30pm, then the Dancing On Ice results show, in which Jeremy Edwards was voted off, took 6.53m (25.9%).
BBC One's top audience was 6.41m (25.2%) for Antiques Roadshow in the 7pm hour. Lark Rise To Candleford put in 5.9m (22.5%) at 8pm, then A Short Stay In Switzerland, a one-off drama starring Julie Walters, brought in 4.73m (19.5%) over 90 minutes.
ITV1 had an average share of 26.6% in primetime, level with last week, while BBC One averaged out to 21.9% for second place.
Channel 4 had a successful night thanks to its premiere of X-Men: The Last Stand, which picked up 2.43m (9.4%) between 8pm and 10pm. A further 419k (2.1%) watched on Channel 4+1.
New BBC Two series Explore, investigating local culture at tourist hotspots, interested 2.24m (8.8%) in the 9pm hour last night. It was preceded by The Best Of Top Gear, which had 1.99m (7.6%).
On Five, Ice Road Truckers swept up 870k (3.3%) in the 8pm hour, then a screening of Kurt Russell thriller Executive Decision kept 1.16m (5.8%) until 11.35pm.
Channel 4 had third place in primetime with an average share of 7.4% (+1: 1.2%). BBC Two averaged 6.8% for fourth, followed by Five with 4.4%.
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26-01-2009, 01:09 PM
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Strong ratings for \'Lost\', \'Being Human\'
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