Ratings Roundup: 'Cherished' draws 5.4m

The BBC's dramatisation of the Angela Cannings story was a hit with viewers last night, according to early ratings figures.

Cherished drew an impressive 5.41 million viewers - a 22.6% share of the audience - in the 9pm hour, with 4.32 million (27.7%) returning for the concluding part at 10.35pm. The figures were enough to top the Champions League Live clash between Bayern Munich and Arsenal, which entertained an average of 4.70 million (19.1%) on ITV1 during most of primetime.

Top programme of the night went to EastEnders, which shed more than a million viewers from Monday to average 12.17 million (50.4%) at 7.30pm. ITV1's Emmerdale was also down, with an average of just 8.55 million (38.7%).

Five enjoyed another strong night thanks to its double bill of forensic dramas CSI and CSI: Miami, which drew audiences of 3.34 million (13.9%) and 2.74 million (14.3%) respectively.

Channel 4's Brat Camp posted 3.26 million (13.6%) in the 9pm hour, comfortably topping BBC Two's new coming-of-age documentary Natural World, which had 2.48 million (9.9%).

Over on multichannel, ITV2 was the top performer with an average of 859,000 viewers (5.4%) for its coverage of Liverpool's Champions League fixture against Bayer Leverkusen. Its subsequent movie repeat Dante's Peak also fared admirably with an average of 426,000 (4.3%) from 9.55pm.

Stargate ruled the roost for Sky One, meanwhile, with audiences of 813,000 (4.9%) and 360,000 (2.8%) for its 8pm and 6pm episodes respectively. Spinoff Stargate Atlantis drew 602,000 (3.7%) at 9pm.

E4's new episode of The O.C. pulled in 232,000 (1.4%) in the 9pm hour, but was easily trumped by a repeat of homegrown comedy Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, which managed 328,000 (2.0%) on BBC Three.

BBC Four's top draw was new documentary Europe: A Natural History, which informed 189,000 (1.2%) at 9pm, ranking as the 34th most popular multichannel programme of the day.

Ratings data supplied by ViewingFigures.com