Spy on the Ice documentary pulls in 5.4 million viewers, while C4's controversial comic Frankie Boyle lags with just 600,000
BURST BOYLE
Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights, Channel 4, 10.30pm ? It was not Channel 4's most popular show of the year, but it is likely to be the most controversial.
The stand-up comic's six-part series ended with 600,000 viewers, a 3% share of the audience, with another 100,000 on Channel 4+1, half the 1.3 million who watched its debut on 30 November.
The second episode of the Boyle show is being investigated by media regulator Ofcom after a complaint by Katie Price about a joke he made about her son Harvey which was described by her lawyers as "exceptionally discriminatory, offensive, demeaning and humiliating".
It trailed in last of the five main channels, beaten by Channel 5's Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2010, which averaged 1.5 million viewers, a 7.5% share, between 9pm and midnight, and BBC2's QI XL Christmas Special, which had 1.7 million viewers, a 9.7% share, between 10.30pm and 11.15pm, with another 28,000 on BBC HD.
THE CASE OF THE FESTIVE OVERNIGHTS
Agatha Christie's Marple, ITV1, 8pm ? Julia McKenzie returned as the eponymous Miss Marple in an episode called the Blue Geranium. It averaged 5.2 million viewers, a 20.3% share of the audience between 8pm and 10pm.
But not even an all-star cast that included Toby Stephens and Donald Sinden could beat BBC1's Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice, which averaged 5.4 million viewers, 21% of the audience, between 8pm and 9pm.
The polar bear documentary was followed by a new episode of the Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock & Chips, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and the Inbetweeners' James Buckley, which was watched by 5.1 million viewers, a 20.3% share, between 9pm and 10pm on BBC1.
CAN YOU TELL WHAT IT RATED YET?
Arena: Rolf Harris Paints His Dream, BBC2, 9pm ? The celebration of Rolf Harris's life and career averaged 1.6 million viewers, a 6.5% share, between 9pm and 10.30pm.
It beat the last of Channel 4's The House That Made Me, featuring Sanjeev Bhaskar, which averaged 800,000 viewers, a 3% share, between 9pm and 10pm, with another 100,000 on Channel 4+1.
Arena also beat the final episode of the seventh series of Peep Show, which averaged 800,000 viewers (3.8%) with another 100,000 on Channel 4+1.
All ratings are Barb overnight figures, including live and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, +1 or other ? unless otherwise stated. Figures for BBC1, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 generally include ratings for their HD simulcast services, unless otherwise stated
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