The Ark tops UK TV chart

The Official Charts have been published for this week, and the "TV on Video" chart reveals the William Hartnell adventure The Ark, released last Monday, has entered the charts straight in at number one, knocking off the two popular Vampire genre series from the top spots, The Vampire Diaries and True Blood.

1.	NEW	The Ark (BBC)
2.	NEW	30 Rock - Series Four (Playback)
3.	2	The Vampire Diaries - Complete Series One (Warner Home Video)
4.	1	True Blood - Complete First Season (Warner Home Video)
5.	NEW	Not Going Out - Series Four (Playback)

The Doctor's Christmas adventure, A Christmas Carol (released 24th January), remains in the chart at number 37, down five places from the previous week.


The Official Charts Company has compiled the United Kingdom's media charts since 1998, which are sourced from over 4000 retailers. The charts are updated every Sunday at 7:00pm.