Each day during the election campaign, Digital Spy will be tracking the performance of the major news broadcasters. Check in daily for a roundup of the latest ratings for the terrestrial news programmes and the rolling news channels.

Overnight data for Tuesday, April 5 follows.

Terrestrials: Breakfast

BBC One
Breakfast (6am - 9.15am): 928,000 (25.9%)

ITV1
GMTV Newshour: 621,000 (36.6%)
GMTV Today (7am - 8.35am): 1.2 million (28.6%)

Terrestrials: Daytime

BBC One
One O'Clock News (1pm - 1.30pm): 2.62 million (40.7%)

BBC Two
The Daily Politics (12pm - 12.30pm): 185,000 (3.6%)

ITV1
Lunchtime News (12.30pm - 1pm): 1.31 million (21.8%)

Channel 4
News at Noon (1pm - 12.30pm): 235,000 (4.6%)

Five
The Wright Stuff (9am - 10am): 182,000 (3.6%)
Five News at Noon (12pm - 12.30pm): 103,000 (2%)

Terrestrials: Evening/Primetime

BBC One
Six O'Clock News (6pm - 6.30pm): 4.11 million (24.3%)
Regional News (6.30pm - 7pm): 5.31 million (29.9%)
Ten O'Clock News (10pm - 10.35pm): 4.68 million (23%)

BBC Two
Newsnight (10.30pm - 11.20pm): 870,000 (6.2%)

ITV1
Regional News (6pm - 6.25pm): 3.57 million (21.2%)
Early Evening News (6.25pm - 6.55pm): 4.26 million (24.2%)
Evening News (10.30pm - 11pm): 2.83 million (17.9%)

Channel 4
Channel 4 News (7pm - 7.55pm): 884,000 (5.3%)

Five
Five News (5.30pm - 6pm): 532,000 (3.8%)
Five News (7pm - 7.15pm): 329,000 (1.7%)

News Channels: Daytime

Peak audience of the day was 80,000 (1.61%) for Sky News' early election coverage between 3pm and 5pm. News 24's top ratings of 70,000 (2.09%) came in the 10am hour. Sky News Today held an impressive 59,000 (1.71%) between 10am and 1pm, while its Michael Jackson Trial updates drew audiences of 59,000 each at 9.30am and 2.30pm.

News channels: Primetime

7pm - 8pm
Sky News: 18,000 (0.13%)
News 24: 34,000 (0.25%)

8pm - 9pm
Sky News: 16,000 (0.1%)
News 24: 32,000 (0.2%)

9pm - 10pm
Sky News: 35,000 (0.22%)
News 24: 58,000 (0.35%)

10pm - 11pm
Sky News: 33,000 (0.27%)
News 24: 23,000 (0.18%)

Sky Sports News held a solid 57,000 (0.37%) between 7pm and 10pm.

Ratings data supplied by ViewingFigures.com