Strong start for Sky1's 'Stargate Universe'

Stargate Universe made a strong start for Sky1 last night, according to early viewing figures.

The two-hour premiere, which starred Robert Carlyle as Dr Nicholas Rush, averaged a respectable 865k (4%) between 8pm and 10pm, making it the most-watched show on the multichannel stations.

Later, at 10pm, 265k (1.5%) stayed with Sky1 for Stargate Universe: Access All Areas.

Elsewhere, the Maxine Peake-fronted Criminal Justice improved on Monday night's opener, logging 4.67m (19.9%) for BBC One at 9pm and easily winning the hour. Its nearest rival, ITV1's The Fixer, interested 2.82m (12%).

The final instalment of Jamie's American Roadtrip brought in 2.46m (10.5%) for Channel 4, 2.35m (10%) tuned in for BBC Two's Blitz: The Bombing Of Coventry, and CSI: Miami managed 2.07m (8.8%) for Five.

Holby City led the 8pm hour, bringing in 5.69m (24.9%) for BBC One. ITV1's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was its closest competitor, averaging 3.42m (15%).

The latest episode of BBC Two's MasterChef: The Professionals put in 3.05m (13.3%), Warship had 1.03m (4.5%) for Five, and 1.87m (8.2%) watched Gok Wan's How To Look Good Naked on Channel 4.

Overall, BBC One dominated primetime with an average share of 24.2% to ITV1's 15.4%. BBC Two was third with 8.8%, followed by Channel 4 with 7.3% (+1: 1%) and Five's 5.7%.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional