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Susie Jones.

Susie Jones is headed to Sbs as the broadcaster's new commissioning editor for documentaries within the television and online content division.

Jones joins Sbs from Matchbox Pictures where she is currently factual entertainment development executive.

She will work with Sbs.s non-scripted team, which includes documentaries and is responsible for shows such as First Contact, Go Back To Where You Came From and DNA Nation..

Jones has most recently overseen the development of productions for all networks at Matchbox Pictures, including Sbs commission Date My Race.

Prior to that, she spent over ten years as a freelance producer for a range of content across Sbs, ABC, Network Ten, Nine Network, Seven Network and the Discovery Channel. Her credits include the 2010 AFI-nominated documentary feature Rudely Interrupted (ABC), Undercover Boss (Network Ten), Myf Warhurst's Nice (ABC) and The Secret Millionaire (Nine Network). . Sbs director of TV and online content Marshall...

Review Pete Dillon-Trenchard 27 Sep 2013 - 22:00

The It Crowd leaves us with a superb final outing. Here's Pete's review of The Internet Is Coming...

This review contains spoilers, read our spoiler-free review, here.

It’s always hard saying goodbye, and for the longest time it seemed like we’d had the opportunity taken away from us with The It Crowd; when the fourth series ended in 2010, there was already talk of a fifth. But talk then turned to maybe doing a special instead - or even a movie. And the months turned into years, and we watched as Richard Ayoade and Chris O’Dowd went off and became the sort of actors whose faces end up on the sides of buses to promote their latest Hollywood smash. It seemed as if The It Crowd was consigned to the basement forever.

All of which makes it so much more surprising...

“Hey kids, Warren Buffet here.”

Four incredibly diverse friends (Radley, Elena, Lisa, and Jones) are victims of school budget cuts and their 8th grade trip to New York has been cancelled (which dashes their various dreams). Epic fail! But there’s Warren Buffet there to help out after he gave them his assorted tired platitudes. After some false starts, they get a little discouraged and come back to Mr. Buffet. There, he breaks down the market system for them bit by bit and sets them on a path for making serious cash. Jay Z?! That gives them an idea, to start a club to make money and save the school’s programs and other stuff: The Secret Millionaire’s Club. One question. What’s more awesome than saving your local paper? Nothing!

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Dragons' Den has announced Piers Linney as the fifth and final Dragon for its new series.

The co-ceo of Outsourcery - an award-winning cloud service provider - has previously appeared in Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire, where he worked with prisoners in a Young Offenders Institution.

He is also named on The Power List as one of the 100 most influential black Britons.

Linney joins Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden and fellow new Dragon Kelly Hoppen on the 11th series of the BBC show.

"I am excited to have the opportunity to join Dragons' Den and once again support entrepreneurs both financially and through my extensive network," Linney said

"I also think I can widen the appeal of the Den to information economy entrepreneurs as they are key to the future success of the UK economy."

Watch a clip of Piers Linney giving his advice to entrepreneurs below:

Ceri Aston,...

Peter Kay has revealed that he is making a spoof of TV show The Secret Millionaire. The comedian described his project while speaking on Radio 2's Steve Wright in the Afternoon show. Discussing what he would do now his 18-month stand-up tour is finished, Kay said: "I'll go back and do characters now. Go back to writing characters." He continued: "I'm already doing something on Channel 4 next year. It's like a spoof of Secret Millionaire. I'm playing an old Irish guy from Limerick who runs a coach company. (more)...

More and more people are watching live-entertainment television shows while simultaneously interacting with the content on mobile devices. But could 'second-screen' viewing also work for documentaries?

With the adoption of tablets and smartphones, watching TV has become something audiences participate in rather than just sit back and watch.

According to former Channel 4 executive Matt Locke, founder of multiplatform producer Storythings, some 60% of UK viewers now have a laptop or tablet computer running while they are watching television and are very often commenting on the show unfolding. "There has been a big consumer uptake of tablets and iPhones; we started noticing people talking about shows while watching them," says Locke.

Given this boom in so-called "second screen" viewing, there are some cutting-edge television creatives in the industry who predict that the traditional TV set in the corner of the lounge is in danger of turning into the second screen. "Tablets...

Looking for some Occupy Wall Street swag? Jay-z has you covered.

The millionaire rapper and entrepreneur is launching a line of Occupy Wall Street-themed t-shirts featuring the phrase "Occupy All Streets," that go on sale on Jay-z's Rocawear website on Friday, according to Business Insider. But the genius behind "99 Problems" isn't sharing the profits with the 99 percent. A spokesperson from Rocawear told Business Insider in a statement that the company has not "made an official commitment" to support the movement financially.

But Jay-z isn't the first to try and use the Occupy movement to make some money. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has received a rash of applications from merchants, lawyers and others to trademark phrases like "Occupy" and "We Are The 99 Percent."

In an ad on Craigslist, MTV said it was hunting for a cast member for its flagship reality show The Real World among the Occupy crowd,...

With Jay-z getting ready to become a dad, it's no surprise that he might want to impart some of the wisdom and knowledge that got him out of the Marcy Houses to a younger generation. The hip-hop icon and entrepreneur has been animated into the latest episode of The Secret Millionaire's Club, a TV show created by famed businessman Warren Buffett in order to teach fiscal responsibility to young children. Jay-z, who has thus far never appeared as a cartoon, provides his voice and image to the episode "Be Cool To Your School," slated to air on Hub TV this Sunday. The following clip shows Hov in one of his sharp three-piece suits, touting the benefits of entrepreneurship and sound financial planning... followed by yet another montage of big-city hijinks set to "Empire State Of Mind."  As to what advice he may have, [...]...

Britain's Got Talent's second semi-final peaked at more than 10.5 million viewers on Tuesday evening, the latest audience data has revealed. The Britain's Got Talent live show averaged 9.44m (40.5%) for ITV1 between 7.30pm and 9pm, peaking at 10.55m (43.7%) during the 15 minutes from 8.15pm. A further 306k (1.2%) watched the programme on ITV1+1. Britain's Got Talent Results, which saw New Bounce and Jean Martyn become the next acts through to the final, pulled in 8.9m (35.8%) from 9.30pm and 264k (1.6%) on timeshift. Spinoff show Britain's Got More Talent entertained 674k (3.4%) on ITV2 in the 10pm hour. In the 9pm hour, Crimewatch tracked down 3.1m (12.5%) on BBC One, beating The Secret Millionaire's 1.01m (4.1%) on Channel 4 and 255k (1.3%) on +1. BBC One's Holby City was hit by Britain's (more)...

MTV's new reality TV show Geordie Shore premiered with 320k on Tuesday evening, while Channel 4's Four Rooms failed to break the 1m mark, the latest audience data has revealed. Geordie Shore, a British spinoff of Us show Jersey Shore featuring some of the biggest party animals in the North-East, debuted with a solid 320k (1.8%) on MTV in the 10pm hour. Also launching on Tuesday night was Four Rooms, a factual series in which members of the public attempt to sell rare and unique items to four dealers, with the show averaging a modest 950k (4.1%) for Channel 4 in the 8pm hour and 184k (0.8%) on +1. In the 9pm hour, Crimewatch tracked down 4.83m (21%) on BBC One, beating Home is Where the Heart Is, which had 1.9m (8.3%) on ITV1 and 103k (0.6%) on +1. The Secret Millionaire enchanted 1.61m (7%) on Channel 4, down 400k week-on-week, (more)...

The return of Jamie Oliver's American Food Revolution cooked up almost 1.2 million viewers on Tuesday evening, the latest audience data has revealed. Jamie's Food Revolution Hits Hollywood, featuring the British chef attempting to introduce healthy food into schools in Los Angeles, averaged 1.17m (6.9%) for Channel 4 in the 10pm hour and 144k (1.6%) on +1. In the 9pm hour, Crimewatch tracked down 5.64m (21.3%) on BBC One, outperforming Home is Where the Heart Is, which had 1.9m (8.3%) on ITV1. The Secret Millionaire enchanted 2.11m (9.2%) on Channel 4 and 287k (1.7%) on +1. Earlier, Military Driving School drove away with 2.33m (10.9%) on ITV1 from 7.30pm. BBC One's Holby City fetched 5.64m (25.1%) in the 8pm hour, beating Countrywise's 2.94m (13.1%) on ITV1. See You In Court, a documentary series on high (more)...

Series seven of The Apprentice opened with 7.8m on Tuesday evening, up almost 1m on the series six debut, the latest audience data has revealed. The Apprentice averaged 7.8m (30.9%) for BBC One in the 9pm hour, as Edward Hunter became the first candidate to be fired by Lord Alan Sugar. The programme was significantly up on the 6.9m that tuned in for the debut episode of series six last year, and peaked at 8.16m (32.6%) for the final 15 minutes. Spinoff show The Apprentice: You're Fired! appealed to 2.84m (14%) on BBC Two from 10pm. Also in the 9pm hour, Home is Where the Heart Is entertained 2.14m (8.5%) on ITV1 and 174k (1%) on ITV+1, while The Secret Millionaire mustered 1.35m (5.4%) on Channel 4 and 303k (1.7%) on +1. Earlier, BBC One's Holby City fetched 5.58m (25%) in the 8pm hour, beating Countrywise's 2.92m (more)...

The season's penultimate MasterChef served up 5 million on Tuesday evening, trouncing the return of Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire and a royal wedding documentary on ITV1, the latest audience data has revealed. MasterChef: The Final Three averaged 5.05m (20.7%) for BBC One from 9pm, peaking at 5.61m (23.1%) for the final 15 minutes. Also in the 9pm hour, The Secret Millionaire, featuring It recruitment entrepreneur Sean Gallagher helping needy people in Middlesbrough, mustered 2.2m (9%) on Channel 4 and 464k (2.6%) on +1. MasterChef also outperformed When Kate Met William: A Tale of Two Lives, which had 2.53m (10.4%) on ITV1 and 193k (1.1%) on timeshift. Earlier, Military Driving School educated 2.32m (10.6%) on ITV1 from 7.30pm. BBC One's Holby City fetched 5.58m (24.1%) in the 8pm hour, beating Countrywise's (more)...

Dragon’s Den, The Apprentice, Britain’s Got Talent, Masterchef, Take me out, Towie, Jamie Oliver’s ‘Dream School’ , X-Factor, Come Dine With me, Coach Trip, Dancing on Ice and more battle it out at this year’s prestigious 1st annual National Reality TV Awards.

National Reality TV Awards is set to become one of the biggest worldwide Television awards shows specifically targeting the different sub-genres that make up Reality TV. Nrta (National Reality TV Awards) will be launched in London, UK on the 6th of July 2011 whilst the official Us version of the awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on the 1st of December 2011.

The big hitters this year include; Channel 4’s ‘The People’s Supermarket’ nominated for a record four categories including; Best Business Show, Most Inspiring TV Show, Best Docusoap and Best Social Experiment. Jamie Oliver’s Dream School securing three nominations for Best Social Experiment Show,...

From the Oscar-winning Inside Job to heartthrob physicist Professor Brian Cox, documentaries are now one of our most valuable – but neglected – art forms

You lose count of the number of times you hear documentaries trashed. The argument is as old as the documentary, and it goes like this. Docs manipulate reality, over-relying on effects such as music. They aren't really journalistic at all. Maybe one should think of them as drama without actors, cheaply made and with few pretensions to seriousness. Shamelessly, they pander to our worst voyeuristic impulses. Under the guise of telling the truth, docs entertain us with lies.

It would be more accurate to say that documentaries are among the most valuable, neglected cultural forms of our time. They aren't all good, to be sure, but the best are unusual, persuasive, seductive. And their success has something to do with the way they are taken for granted,...

Today's TV show theme songs are shorter, simpler, and far less informative than their wordy, descriptive, clip show progenitors. If you're nostalgic for 60-second long introductions with poppy, literal theme music, presenting and explicitly defining characters and actions on screen, you'll have to navigate away from the television and towards a web series featuring the likeness of a 30-year-old Brazilian supermodel. Gisele Bündchen is the star of Gisele and the Green Team, an animated AOL web series from A Squared Entertainment. The program is a candy-colored reincarnation of Captain Planet. The early 90's cartoon favorite featured five individuals wearing five magic rings, who - with their powers combined - could summon a superhuman force and protect the planet from ecological villains like Hoggish Greedly and Tony Hayward. In Gisele and AOL's version, the five individuals are all svelte ladies working in a swank fashion store, their five magic rings are five magic gems,...

The first elimination from this year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! was watched by 9.3 million on Thursday evening, according to overnight audience data. Sheryl Gascoigne's exit from the reality TV show averaged 9.36m (37.4%) on ITV1 between 9.30pm and 10pm. Earlier, the normal broadcast of I'm A Celebrity... pulled in 8.56m (33.8%) on ITV1 in the 8pm hour. In BBC One's comedy hour, Have I Got News For You and Live at the Apollo amused respective audiences of 4.39m (17.1%) and 3.81m (15.3%) from 9pm. Elsewhere on the channel, The One Show was watched by 4.84m (22.1%) from 7pm and Traffic Cops grabbed 3.27m (12.8%) from 8.30pm. Channel 4's Beeny's Restoration Nightmare fetched 1.97m (7.7%) in the 8pm hour and 323k (1.3%) on +1. The Secret Millionaire mustered 1.52m (6.1%) from (more)...

Tv network lifetime has announced the U.S. version of the popular UK reality TV show called ‘The Fair Jobmother’. The reiteration will feature the international career specialist Hayley Taylor as the host for the new show.

Sources suggest that Taylor will try to use her expertise to support long-term unemployed families and help them become financially stable. The reality TV show is going to be completely unscripted and it will take a “no holds barred” approach to job hunting. The show will help contestants deal with the negative factors on their resume. Most importantly the show will try to motivate the participants to get back into the job market as enterprising and creative individuals. The show is likely to provide some useful insights into the art of job hunting and increase the viewer's chances of landing a job.

Nancy Dubuc, president of Lifetime Networks, said that this show will...

American Idol spinoff show “Idol Gives Back” has raised an amazing $45 million since the star studded special aired on Wednesday night.

Packed full of performances by Annie Lennoz, Mary J.Blige, Carrie Underwood, Elton John, The Black Eyed Peas, Joss Stone and Jeff Beck, the annual show averaged 18.4 million viewers during the 8 00-10 00 p.m time slot.

All monies raises will go to the Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children and the United Nations Foundation.

“Once again, I am over overwhelmed by the generosity of the ‘American Idol’ viewers, our sponsors and our special benefactors,” “Idol” creator Simon Fuller said. “I am so thankful to all of the celebrity guests and performers who appeared Wednesday night to support ‘Idol Gives Back.’”

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One of the stand out acts from this week’s (and possibly this series of) Britain’s Got Talent, is Cruise ship entertainer Kevin Cruise.

Kevin Cruise is the chief host on board the fictional Cruise Ship ‘The Fishy Rose’ which is a 5,000 passenger and 2,000 crew floating entertainment complex. He is the alter ego of actor/comedian Martin Cabble, who based Kevin on a number of the entertainers he met when working as a performer on various Ships.

For his Bgt audition glamorous Kevin, resplendent in his gold sequined shirt and Wag like tan, emerged onto the stage of the London Hammersmith Apollo on a skateboard sized cruise ship.

Simon Cowell immediately took a dislike to the camp entertainer and told him that ‘usually, the people who work on ships are terrible.’ Not to be dissuaded, Kevin insisted ‘Simon, I’m here to prove you wrong,’ before launching into his all singing,...

Glee hit a new high for E4 last night, early viewing figures show. The latest instalment - episode 10 - pulled in an impressive 1.25m (5.2%), making it the most-watched programme on the multichannel stations. A further 255k (1.5%) tuned in on timeshift. The previous high for the season came during the Monday, February 16 episode, which logged 1.21m (4.9%). Elsewhere, the third instalment of ITV1's Married, Single, Other dipped to 3.95m (16.4%), down slightly on last week's performance. It was beaten during the 9pm hour by a repeat of BBC One's New Tricks, which had 4.23m (17.5%). The Secret Millionaire logged 2.56m (10.6%) for Channel 4, 1.61m (6.7%) (more)...

ITV1's Married, Single, Other dropped around 2.26 million viewers last night, according to the latest figures. The second episode of the romantic dramedy, which stars Lucy Davis, Ralph Little and Dean Lennox Kelly, managed 3.96m (15.5%). Last week's opener interested 6.22m (25.5%). It was beaten during the hour by BBC One's Five Days, which returned to an impressive 7.39m (28.9%). Also at 9pm, The Secret Millionaire attracted 2.38m (9.3%) to Channel 4, 760k (2.9%) watched Why Did You Kill My Dad? on BBC Two, and A Fistful of Dollars put in 1.59m (7.4%) for Five between 9pm and 11pm. Earlier, at 8pm, The Gadget Show drew 1.4m (more)...

Last night's second instalment of True Blood logged 1.43m (9.3%) for Channel 4, overnight viewing figures show. The 10pm episode, in which Bill helped heal Sookie with his own blood, was down slightly from last week's decent debut, which drew 1.56m (10.2%). Earlier on Channel 4, 1.89m (8.1%) tuned in for Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue during the 8pm hour, then The Secret Millionaire put in 2.7m (11.8%) at 9pm. Over on BBC One, 3.4m (15.6%) watched a repeat of Inspector George Gently at 8pm, and Traffic Cops managed 2.97m (13.1%) during the 9pm hour. MasterChef: The Professionals, which saw Matt put through to next week's finals, interested 2.73m for BBC Two between 8.15pm and 9pm. Prescott: The North/South (more)...

The Mobo Awards coverage drew 368k (2.1%) for BBC Three last night, according to early viewing figures. The 9pm screening of the Glasgow-based ceremony - which saw X Factor runners-up Jls win the 'Best Song' award for 'Beat Again' and also the 'Best Newcomer' prize - was beaten by E4's Hollyoaks Later, which had 421k (2.1%) and Dave's Mock The Week, which logged 372k (1.8%). Elsewhere, Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue opened to 1.79m (8.2%) for Channel 4 during the 8pm hour. Later, at 9pm, 2.3m (10.6%) tuned in for The Secret Millionaire. A repeat of Five's World War One In Colour had 709k (3.3%) at 8pm, then the audience dropped to 704k (3.2%) during the 9pm screening of Louise Redknapp-fronted Farmer Wants A Wife. (more)...

By Josef Adalian

Updated 6:26 Pm

 

"The Secret Millionaire" has found a new benefactor: ABC.

 

The network has ordered six episodes of the Rdf USA-produced feel-good reality show, which originally aired on Fox last December. The series did surprisingly well in the ratings, prompting speculation that Fox would order a second season.

 

But the network apparently never formally renewed the show, and its option for doing so expired in July, according to industry insiders. Multiple networks are believed to have expressed interest...

The shortlist for this year's TV Quick and TV Choice Awards has been unveiled. Ashes To Ashes will battle it out against Shameless, Skins and Spooks to the best drama series gong, while Britain's Got Talent faces competition from Strictly Come Dancing, The X Factor and Dancing On Ice to be crowned best talent show. The category of best reality show is also returning, with The Apprentice, Big Brother, The Secret Millionaire and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! each receiving nominations. The best actress title is between Keeley Hawes (Ashes To Ashes), Billie Piper (Secret (more)...

The Secret Millionaire ended its run last night with 2.18m (8.6%) for Channel 4, according to early viewing figures. The eighth and final episode of the series, which aired at 9pm, attracted 270k fewer viewers than the first. Earlier on the channel, Come Dine With Me ended its ten-week run with 2.32m (9.7%) during the 8pm hour. BBC One's Countryfile took 5.06m (23.4%) between 7.30pm and 8.30pm, then the second episode of Inspector George Gently delivered 5.26m (20.9%), 210k fewer viewers than last week's opener. Over on BBC Two, the hour-long James May: My Sister's Top Toys, which saw the Top Gear presenter ditch cars in favour of toys, drew 1.51m (7%) at 7.30pm. A new series, South Pacific, managed 2.3m (9.2%) between 8.30pm and 9.30pm, then 2.22m (9.7%) tuned in for the (more)...

We have two preview clips in from Fox's "Secret Millionaire." The reality show will have its two hour series premiere on Wednesday, December 3rd at 8/7c. This is a dramatic new unscripted series that takes America's wealthiest individuals away from their lavish lifestyles, sprawling mansions and private planes and places them undercover into some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in America. Based on the Rdf U.K. format and the Channel 4 hit "The Secret Millionaire," the inspirational series reveals the dramatic personal return that the participating millionaires receive when they leave their fortunes to invest in those less fortunate.

The final episode of Who Do You Think You Are? ended with a relatively disappointing 4.95m (21.2%) on Monday night. The celebrity genealogy show had previously averaged over 6 million viewers every week of its eight-episode run. The final episode, featuring Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, was moved from the show's regular Wednesday 9pm slot to Monday at 9pm to make way for Silent Witness. Overall, the third series has averaged a massive 6.3m (11.1%) for BBC One. The channel was still ahead in the 9pm hour, with ITV1's Place of Execution taking 4.51m (19.3%) for second place. BBC Two's Amazon with Bruce Parry put in 2.55m (11%) and on Channel 4, a repeat of The Secret Millionaire managed 2.28m (9.8%). Five averaged 992,000 (4.7%) for the movie Dude, Where's My Car? between 9pm and 10.45pm. Coronation Street had audiences (more)...

The current series of The Secret Millionaire came to a close on Tuesday night with an impressive 3.34m (15.4%). The third series of the show, which sees undercover millionaires donating money to the deprived, has averaged 3.77m (16.7%) across its eight-week run. The figure is well up on the average slot share of 9.9%. Channel 4 led the 9pm hour, ahead of BBC One's Mutual Friends, which took 3.16m (14.5%), and ITV1 profile special Leslie Ash: Face To Face, which had 2.77m (12.8%). BBC Two's new two-part series Losing It: Griff Rhys Jones On Anger, following the angry comedian on a journey to calm down, started with 1.4m (6.4%). Five had a decent 2.48m (11.4%) for CSI: Miami. BBC One ruled the 8pm hour, pulling in 5.44m (24.8%) for Holby City, while ITV1's 'Firefighters Special' of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (more)...

The latest hour-long edition of Emmerdale helped the ITV soap to the top of the ratings on Tuesday, according to early figures. The episode, which included a gun-point hostage, pulled in an average of 6.23m (30.7%) in the 7pm hour, a week-on-week rise of 400,000. EastEnders, shown over half an hour from 7.30pm, managed 5.77m (27.2%). However, when figures for the BBC Three repeat - 826,000 (4.7%) at 10pm - are included, the BBC soap had an overall lead of around 400,000. The second episode of BBC One's comedy drama Mutual Friends drew 3.67m (16.3%) in the 9pm hour, a significant fall from the 4.57m (19.6%) who turned out for last week's premiere. ITV1 was also down in the hour, taking a terrible 2.32m (10.3%) for the documentary Superhuman: Super Strong. The lack of competition allowed Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire to clean up, (more)...

BBC One's new comedy drama Mutual Friends made a decent start in the ratings on Tuesday night. The series, starring Marc Warren and Keeley Hawes, won its 9pm slot with 4.57m (19.6%) for the hour. The figure is up from the 3.93m (17.4%) who watched Pedigree Dogs Exposed in the same slot last week and was comfortably ahead of ITV1 documentary Fiddles, Cheats & Scams, which had 3.36m (14.4%). On Channel 4, The Secret Millionaire pulled in a strong 3.68m (15.8%), with a further 259,000 (1.6%) on Channel 4+1, but was down 600,000 on last week's record-setting episode. Five had 2.57m (11%) for a new episode of CSI: Miami in the same slot, while BBC Two's Maestro dipped to 1.48m (6.4%). Earlier, an hour-long Emmerdale managed 5.83m (29.3%) for ITV1 in the 7pm hour, but EastEnders was the marginal winner (more)...

The Secret Millionaire continued to gather steam last night (Tuesday), helping Channel 4 to top the ratings table. The third episode of series three, which saw property tycoon Nick Leslau observing deprived citizens in Glasgow, averaged a weighty 4.23m (18.8%) for Channel 4 in the 9pm hour. The figure is a new record for the show, beating its previous best - the 3.72m (16.4%) audience for last week's episode - by a clear half million. A further 313,000 (1.9%) watched on Channel 4+1 at 10pm. The figures put Channel 4 ahead of all competition in the hour. BBC One's investigative documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed was in second with 3.93m (17.4%) while on ITV1, Trinny and Susannah Undress The Nation languished on a dismal 2.14m (9.5%). Five actually took third place for the period, drawing 2.65m (11.8%) for a new episode of CSI: Miami and on BBC Two, (more)...

The Secret Millionaire hit a new audience high for Channel 4 last night, according to early figures. The episode, which saw millionaire businesswoman Kavita Oberoi go undercover in Birmingham, averaged 3.72m (16.4%) in the 9pm hour. The figure is a rise on the 3.42m (15%) who saw last week's episode and is the show's best ever overnight audience. A further 252,000 watched on Channel 4+1 from 10pm. BBC One won the slot, however, with the final episode of Bonekickers. The archaeological drama, starring Julie Graham and Adrian Lester, increased its audience for the first time in its six-week run, with an average of 4.32m (19.1%). On ITV1, Trinny and Susannah Undress The Nation - moved from Wednesdays to a new Tuesday night slot - recorded a disastrous 2.18m (9.6%). The figure is down on the 2.51m (11.9%) who watched last week's Wednesday night show. (more)...

Channel 4 enjoyed ratings success last night (Tuesday) with the return of The Secret Millionaire, according to early figures. The first episode of the third series, which saw drug dealer-turned-millionaire James Benamor return to his Mancunian roots, averaged 3.42m (15%) for C4 in the 9pm hour. The figures are on par with the first two series and are up slightly on the 3.09m (14.3%) who saw Gordon Ramsay's The F Word in the same slot last week. Winning the 9pm slot was BBC One's archaeological drama Bonekickers with 3.85m (16.9%). Although still ahead of its rivals, the show has haemorrhaged a significant number of viewers every week since its impressive 6.8m (30.5%) debut four weeks ago. In week two it lost 1.6m, then a further 800,000 in week three. Last week the audience fell by 400,000 and this week another 400,000 switched off. ITV1's Doc Martin (more)...