Chenoweth's 'Glee' return pulls in 1.7m

Published Tuesday, May 4 2010, 10:03 BST | By Neil Wilkes

Kristin Chenoweth's comeback to Glee was seen by around 1.7m on E4 last night, according to early figures.

The latest episode of the musical comedy, in which Will called upon April to help him find a new rehearsal space for his New Directions, averaged 1.37m (5.3%) for E4 in the 9pm hour. A further 313k (1.7%) watched an hour later on timeshift.

Elsewhere last night, BBC Two's live snooker coverage averaged an impressive 2.53m (14.8%) between 8pm and 1am.

Joanna Lumley's Nile helped ITV1 win the 9pm hour with an average of 4.6m (18%). BBC One's Inspector George Gently averaged 3.46m (13.5%) between 8.30pm and 10pm.

The latest episode of FlashForward took 1.54m (6%) for Five, beating Channel 4's Blitz Street, which had 1.41m (5.5%).

Earlier, The Gadget Show brought in 1.4m (5.5%) to Five from 8pm, while Channel 4's Dispatches election special appealed to 670k (2.6%). Countrywise had a respectable 4.03m (16.2%) for ITV1 between 8pm and 8.30pm.

Overall, ITV1 averaged 22.6% in primetime to BBC One's 18.9%. BBC Two was third with 10.3%, followed by Channel 4 with 4.4% (+1: 0.5%) and Five with 4%.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional