10.9m tune to BBC One on New Year's Eve

Almost 11 million people were tuned to BBC One as 2009 became 2010, according to early ratings figures.

The channel's audience leapt by 2 million in the final five minutes of last year, with 10.88m (59.2%) watching at the crucial moment. Just 1.84m (10%) were tuned to ITV1 at the same time.

Overall, BBC One's New Year Live programme - presented by Myleene Klass - averaged 8.41m (48.9%) between 11.45pm and 12.15am. ITV News: Countdown To 2010, fronted by Alistair Stewart, averaged 1.86m (11%) between 11.35pm and 12.05am.

On BBC Two, Jools's Annual Hootenanny squared out to 2.84m (20.7%) between 11pm and 1.10am.

Earlier on New Year's Eve, Top Of The Pops performed well for BBC One, with 4.78m (24%) in the hour from 6.30pm. A screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest averaged 3.74m (20.8%) from 8pm, and at 10.40pm, The Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show put in 4.18m (26.6%).

ITV1's Sleep With Me, an erotic psychological thriller starring Adrian Lester, appealed to 2.42m (14.1%) at 9pm, then a repeat of Ad Of The Decade interested 1.69m (10.7%).

Another screening of The Greatest Songs Of The Noughties had 1m (5.1%) for Channel 4 between 7.30pm and 9pm, then a countdown of Your Top 20 Celebrity Big Brother Moments took 700k (4%).

On BBC Two, screenings of Easy Virtue and The Painted Veil drew respective audiences of 1.34m (6.8%) and 1.71m (10.1%). In between the movies, a classic episode of Dinnerladies was seen by 1.5m (7.8%).

Five's screening of White Hunter, Black Heart had 411k (2.1%) from 6.50pm, then at 9pm, a rebroadcast of Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Concert pulled in 608k (3.6%).

Overall in primetime, BBC One averaged 24.4% to ITV1's 20.1%. BBC Two was third with 8.5%, followed by Channel 4 with 4.6% (+1: 0.5%) and Five with 2.8%.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional