BBC's Tony Blair interview pulls in 1.8m

Andrew Marr's interview with Tony Blair averaged nearly 1.8m viewers on Wednesday evening, according to the latest audience data.

The exclusive interview, which coincided with the release of the former prime minister's memoir A Journey, was watched by 1.78m (9.5%) on BBC Two in the 7pm hour.

On BBC One, Waterloo Road pulled in 4.97m (22.8%) in the 8pm hour, before Crimewatch Solved appealed to 4.03m (17.9%) from 9pm.

The programmes proved more popular than Agatha Christie's Marple, which mustered just 2.76m (12.4%) on ITV1 between 8pm and 10pm.

The One Show sunk to 3.36m (18.1%) on BBC One from 7pm, down 1.25m week-on-week.

Saints And Scroungers grabbed 4.27m (22.6%) on BBC One between 7.30pm and 8pm, outperforming The Lakes, which pulled in 3.18m (16.6%) on ITV1.

Over on Channel 4, Ultimate Big Brother took 2.56m (15.1%) from 10pm and 187k (2.1%) on Channel 4 +1.

Earlier on the channel, How To Look Good Naked brought in 1.34m (6.2%) from 8pm and 160k (0.7%) on timeshift, before The Hunt For Britain's Sex Traffickers grabbed 1.79m (7.9%) and 167k (0.9%) on Channel 4 +1.

Coast averaged 3.26m (14.9%) for BBC Two in the 8pm hour, before documentary Alex Higgins: The People's Champion brought in 2.72m (12.1%). Grumpy Old Men secured 1.66m (8.3%) between 10pm and 10.30pm.

On Five, Michaela's Zoo Babies attracted 617k (3.3%) between 7.30pm and 8pm, before Emergency Bikers took 896k (4.1%) in the 8pm hour.

NCIS secured 1.55m (6.9%) on Five in the 9pm hour, and it was followed by Law & Order: Criminal Intent, which took 1.12m (6.1%) from 10pm.

Overall, BBC One won primetime with 20.2% against ITV1's 14.6% (HD: 0.3%). BBC Two came in third with 11.2%, followed by Channel 4 with 7.7% (+1: 0.7%) and Five with 4.8%.

Elsewhere, a screening of The World Is Not Enough secured the biggest multichannel audience of the night, with 826k (4.5%) watching on ITV2 from 9pm and 132k (6%) tuning in on timeshift.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional