'Dollhouse' finale pulls in 152,000

The season finale of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse brought in 152k (0.8%) on Tuesday night, according to early ratings figures.

The episode, shown at 9pm, beat last week's effort of 111k (0.7%), but failed to top the series opener, which logged 263k (1.3%) for Sci Fi on Tuesday, May 19. A bonus episode not broadcast in the US will air on Sci Fi next week.

Elsewhere during the 9pm hour, ITV1's Car Crime UK had 3.67m (16.8%), 2.6m (11.8%) tuned in for CSI: Miami on Five, and BBC One's The Truth About Crime took 2.63m (12%).

Big Brother grabbed 2.1m (9.6%) for Channel 4, and the third episode of BBC Two's Desperate Romantics pulled in 2m (9.1%), putting the channel in last place during the timeslot.

BBC One's Holby City won the 8pm hour, interesting 5.45m (25.1%). Its nearest rival, ITV1's Send In The Dogs, was seen by 3.41m (15.7%).

Coast put in 3.38m (15.6%) for BBC Two, 1.67m (7.7%) watched Channel 4's Property Snakes And Ladders, and Big, Bigger, Biggest grabbed 793k (3.7%) for Five.

Charlie Brooker's You Have Been Watching attracted 1.2m (6.6%) during the 10pm hour, hitting a new series high.

Overall, BBC One came top during primetime with an average share of 21.8% to ITV1's 16.7%. BBC Two was third with 10%, followed by Channel 4 with 7% (+1: 1.1%) and Five's 6.7%.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional