'Rock Rivals' leaves ITV1 in fourth place

ITV1 was outgunned by BBC One, Channel 4 and Five on Wednesday night after Rock Rivals dropped to its lowest audience yet.

Just 2m viewers, or 8% of the audience, tuned in for the drama at 9pm, significantly down on the slot average of 4.7m.

The second in the new Apprentice dominated the ratings with 6.3m (21.4%), while 3.1m (12.6%) watched Grand Designs on Channel 4.

Five also attracted a strong audience thanks to Extraordinary People: The World's Heaviest Man. The show was watched by 2.5m (10%), an increase of 1.4m on the slot average.

On BBC Two at 9pm, Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture attracted 1.6m (6.6%).