Baftas watched by 5.6 million

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/21/tvratings.television

• The Bafta television awards had their best audience for four years on Sunday April 20, as 5.6 million viewers tuned into BBC1's coverage.
• the event drew a 22% audience share between 8pm and 10pm, according to unofficial overnight ratings up on last year's 5 million viewers and 21% share, and the best since 2004, when 6.4 million watched on ITV1.
• Despite the strong ratings, ITV1 triumphed with the final part of the wartime detective drama Foyle's War, which averaged 7.3 million and 28% between 8pm and 10pm. This was up from 7.1 million viewers last week, when the controversially axed programme drew the same share.
• On Channel 4, the second part of Bear Grylls: Born Survivor drew 1.3 million viewers and a 5% share in the 8pm hour, the same as last week, with another 66,000 tuning in an hour later on the digital-only Channel 4 +1.
• Then at 9pm, the terrestrial premiere of romantic comedy The Wedding Date was watched by 2 million and 8%, adding 174,000 an hour later on Channel 4 +1.
• The terrestrial premiere of the Martin Scorsese movie The Aviator pulled in 1.8 million viewers and a 7% share for BBC2 between 8pm and 10.40pm.
• Earlier in the evening, the result of BBC1's talent contest I'd Do Anything gained 5.4 million viewers and a 23% share between 7.30pm and 8pm.
• ITV1's new gameshow, Beat the Star, in which members of the public pit themselves against celebrities in a variety of challenges, started with 5.1 million and 23% between 6.45pm and 8pm.
• Channel 4's satirical show Bremner, Bird and Fortune averaged 1.7 million and 8% from 7pm to 8pm, with another 23,000 on Channel 4 +1.
• Channel Five's best ratings of the night came for film repeat The Goonies, which averaged 2 million and 9% between 6pm and 8pm.Five documentary Extraordinary People: Half Man Half Tree brought 1.2 million and a 5% share to the network from 9pm.
• Headcases, ITV1's animated satirical show, saw its audience dip on its third outing from 4 million viewers to 2.8 million and a 13% share at 10pm.
• BBC1's news at 10pm attracted 6.6 million viewers and a 30% share.
• Match of the Day 2 at 10.20pm, continuing in its BBC1 berth for a second Sunday, featured highlights from Newcastle United's 2-0 win over Sunderland and scored 3.3 million and 22%.