Poor showing for Thurman's 'Zinc Bed'

A one-off drama starring Uma Thurman failed to register much of an audience on Wednesday night.

My Zinc Bed, an adaptation of David Hare's acclaimed play, drew an average of just 1.04m (4.4%) to BBC Two between 9pm and 10.10pm. The channel was actually in fifth place for the period, behind even Five, which had 1.3m (5.4%) for an episode of Rory & Paddy's Great British Adventure.

BBC One dominated the slot with Who Do You Think You Are? This week's episode of the celebrity genealogy show, featuring an emotional Jerry Springer, drew a solid 6.5m (27%) in the 9pm hour. On ITV1, coverage of the Champions League game between Liverpool and Belgian team Standard Liege averaged 4.55m (20.1%) from 8pm to 10.10pm.

A surprise live task brought in 3.4m (14.1%) to Big Brother in the 9pm hour, with a further 321,000 (1.9%) watching on Channel 4+1. A second live show, broadcast between 11.05pm and 11.40pm, managed 3.17m (27.7%).

Coronation Street was the day's top performer, registering 8.39m (41.4%) at 7.30pm, a week-on-week rise of 400,000. Emmerdale was second with 6.58m (34.7%) at 7pm. On BBC One in the 7pm hour, The One Show put in 3.88m (20.5%) and a My Family repeat had 3.22m (15.9%).

At 8pm, BBC One's Sky Cops lost a sizeable 800,000 to average 4.17m (20.2%) over half an hour. Following on, Trawlermen was down 300,000 to 4.25m (19.4%). BBC Two's Natural World special, looking at elephant nomads of the Namib Desert, interested 1.34m (6.4%) over the hour. Channel 4's Embarrassing Illnesses added 700,000 to average 2.31m (11.2%), then How Clean Is Your House? added an impressive 850,000 to average 3.15m (14.4%).

Channel 4 also had success with a stand-up gig from Alan Carr. Tooth Fairy Live, shown from 10pm to 11.05pm, had 2.79m (14.7%), up significantly from the 1.3m (7.2%) who saw Dangerous Jobs For Girls in the same slot last week. At the same time, Five's Banged Up Abroad improved more than 25% to 1.02m (5.3%).

ITV2's screening of comedy sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason was the biggest multichannel draw, averaging 691,000 (3.8%) from 9pm to 11.10pm. A further 177,000 (1.4%) watched on ITV2+1.

BBC Three's coverage of the Champions League match between Arsenal and Dutch side FC Twente averaged 440,000 (2.2%) over two hours from 10pm. A double-bill of Family Guy followed with 354,000 (1.9%) and 466,000 (2.7%).

Big Brother's Big Mouth made a huge improvement on E4, delivering 552,000 (7.9%) from 11.35pm to 12.05am. First-look Hollyoaks was also a dependable winner, attracting 469,000 (2.9%) at 7pm and 158,000 (0.9%) on timeshift.

Elsewhere, a Poirot repeat ensnared 622,000 (3.4%) for ITV3 in the 8pm hour.