2.5m watch BBC Two's Boy George biopic

BBC Two's Boy George drama Worried About The Boy was watched by over 2.5 million on Sunday night.

The programme, which has been criticised by the former Culture Club singer, attracted 2.52m (10.8%) for BBC Two from 9pm to 10.30pm.

On BBC One, 5.29m (21%) watched Steph Fearon's exit from Over The Rainbow from 8.15pm to 9pm, then the audience dropped to a disappointing 1.74m (7.1%) for Modern Masters.

Lewis saw an 840k week-on-week drop in its audience, meanwhile, averaging 6.24m (25.2%) for ITV1 from 8pm to 10pm.

The final episode of nine-part series The Restoration Man pulled in 1.94m (7.9%) in the 9pm hour for Channel 4, with 261k (1.4%) watching on timeshift.

Earlier on the channel, The Landscape Man appealed to 880k (4.1%) in the 7pm hour and 164k (0.7%) on timeshift, then Come Dine With Me had 2.21m (8.9%) and 375k (1.5%) on timeshift.

Screenings of Young Guns II: Blaze Of Glory and 3:10 To Yuma secured respective audiences of 950k (4.1%) and 1.59m (8%) on Five from 7pm.

Overall, ITV1 gained a slight victory in primetime with a share of 18.6% compared to BBC One's 17.3%. BBC Two came in third with 7.8%, followed by Channel 4 with 6.7% (+1 1%) and Five with 5.8%.

Elsewhere, Sky's live coverage of England's win at the World Twenty20 final averaged 1.8m (10.3%) for Sky Sports 1 from 4.30pm to 7.45pm.

A repeat of Britain's Got Talent pulled in 988k (4.6%) for ITV2 at 7pm, with 373k (1.5%) tuning in on timeshift. The reality programme's spinoff show gained 723k (2.9%) at 8pm, with 497k (2%) on timeshift.

On Sky1, a new episode of 24 attracted 692k (2.8%) at 9pm, while Desperate Housewives pulled in 603k (3.3%) for E4 at 10pm and 133k (1.4%) on timeshift.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional