Spooks pulls in 5.1m viewers on BBC One

LONDON - 'Spooks' attracted 5.1m viewers on BBC One for the second episode of the new series, winning the prime-time slot but down 400,000 on the previous night's opening episode, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Last night's episode of 'Spooks', which saw the team take down the head of Russia's intelligence service in Britain to avenge Adam's death, took a 22.1% share of the 9pm-10pm audience.

Rupert Penry-Jone, who played lead character Adam Carter, has been replaced by Richard Armitage as Lucas North, a former MI5 officer just released in a spy swap after eight years in a Russian prison.

ITV1's 'Cops with Cameras', featuring a police inspector intercepting a suspected heroin dealer on the M4, drew 3.4m viewers and a 14.7% share of the 9pm to 10pm audience.

The second part of Channel 4's 'Embarassing Teen Bodies' health series, which saw the mobile clinic visit a music festival attended by 45,000 teens, attracted 2.6m viewers and a 11.3% share. Including Channel 4+1 figures it reached 2.9m.

Five's 'CSI: Miami' crime drama series following the work of forensic investigators netted 2m viewers and an 8.5% share.

'British Style Genius', which this week focused on dressing for the British countryside and featured Eric Clapton, scored 1.4m viewers and a 5.8% share for BBC Two.

Later in the evening 'Neil Morrissey's Risky Business' following the 'Men Behaving Badly' star's dream to open a pub-brewery and sell bottles of branded ale in supermarkets, pulled in 1.2m viewers and a 7.3% share of the 10pm to 11pm audience on Channel 4. Including Channel 4+1 figures it reached 1.3m.

Over on E4 at 10pm-10.30pm the second part of horror thriller 'Dead Set', about a nation of zombies invading the Big Brother house, attracted 800,000 viewers and a 4.2% share, down 400,000 viewers on its debut the previous night. Including E4+1 figures it reached 1m viewers.

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