'The Apprentice' sheds 1.7m viewers

The second episode of The Apprentice pulled in 1.67m fewer viewers than the first, according to overnight viewing figures.

Last night's show, which saw Rocky Andrews fired by Sir Alan, logged 6.44m (25.3%) for BBC One at 9pm.

It was beaten by ITV1's coverage of England's game against Ukraine, which averaged 7.88m (33.5%) between 7.30pm and 10.15pm, putting the channel in first place during primetime.

Anna Richardson's The Sex Education Show vs Pornography continued to do well for Channel 4, drawing 1.78m (7%) at 9pm. A further 366k (2.2%) watched the show on Channel 4+1.

Alan Whicker's Journey Of A Lifetime was just behind, putting in 1.63m (6.4%) for BBC Two, while Five's Extraordinary People: Freak Show Family managed 928k (3.6%).

Earlier, at 8pm, the latest trip to Waterloo Road attracted 4.22m (18%) for BBC One, and the final episode of Channel 4's Relocation, Relocation pulled in 2.22m (9.4%).

BBC Two documentary Ford's Dagenham Dream interested 1.2m (5.1%), while 1.05m (4.5%) tuned in for Five's Ice Road Truckers.

Overall, ITV1 dominated primetime with an average share of 30.2% to BBC One's 21.8%. Channel 4 was third with 7.4% (+1: 0.9%), followed by BBC Two with 7.3% and Five with 3.6%.

Elsewhere, the second episode of BBC Four's Newswipe With Charlie Brooker grabbed 222k (1.6%) between 10.30pm and 11pm, while a lowly 160k (0.7%) watched the new episode of Gossip Girl on ITV2.

Ratings data supplied by Attentional