Top Programmes (w/e 27 May 2007)

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2031) - 11.21 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 1933) - 10.69 - ITV1
3 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) - 9.91 - BBC1
4 CORONATION STREET (SUN 1929) - 9.79 - ITV1
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 9.44 - ITV1
6 NEW TRICKS (MON 2101) - 9.25 - BBC1
7 EASTENDERS (FRI 2000) - 8.56 - BBC1
8 EASTENDERS (THU 1929) - 8.41 - BBC1
9 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 8.21 - ITV1
10 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) - 8.11 - BBC1
11 HEARTBEAT (SUN 1959) - 8.05 - ITV1
12 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (WED 1900) - 8.04 - ITV1
13 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1911) - 7.74 - BBC1
14 EMMERDALE (THU 1902) - 7.11 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (TUE 1903) - 7.05 - ITV1
16 EMMERDALE (FRI 1903) - 7.02 - ITV1
17 EMMERDALE (SUN 1859) - 6.93 - ITV1
18 ANY DREAM WILL DO (SAT 2154) - 6.77 - BBC1
19 CASUALTY (SAT 2106) - 6.77 - BBC1
20 TEN O'CLOCK NEWS (MON 2201) - 6.28 - BBC1

Multichannel Top Twenty

1 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2100) 1,239,000 - ITV2
2 LOST (Sun 2201) 1,214,000 - Sky 1
3 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2002) 869,000 - BBC3
4 EASTENDERS (Thu 2204) 819,000 - BBC3
5 EASTENDERS (Tue 2159) 757,000 - BBC3
6 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1829) 757,000 - Five Life
7 AMERICAN IDOL (Fri 2030) 745,000 - ITV2
8 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL - LIVE (Wed 1800) 730,000 - Sky Sports
9 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) 724,000 - Five Life
10 HOLLYOAKS (Wed 1900) 714,000 - E4
11 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1956) 705,000 - BBC3
12 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1829) 702,000 - Five Life
13 AMERICAN IDOL (Fri 2134) 654,000 - ITV2
14 SUPERNATURAL (Sun 2105) 638,000 - ITV2
15 HOME AND AWAY (Tue 1829) 625,000 - Five Life
16 INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL LIVE (Fri 1930) 625,000 - Sky Sports
17 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 618,000 - Five Life
18 EASTENDERS (Mon 2201) 612,000 - BBC3
19 LIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Sun 1430) 604,000 - Sky Sports
20 BIG BROTHER: AFTER THEY WERE HOUSEMATES (Fri 2204) 603,000 - E4

Source: BARB

"We auditioned far and wide for the final member of Sarah Jane's team, and Daniel just walked it at his audition. He's thrown himself into it, and is already an expert at running away from monsters!"

LONDON, June 1 (UPI) -- The BBC dismissed rumors that the popular British show Doctor Who would be axed as "idle speculation."

Filming is scheduled to begin for the fourth season of the BBC Wales-produced program next week and BBC executives said they have a long-term commitment to the award-winning program, the Western Mail reported Friday.

Speculation was high that writer Russell T. Davies, who revived Doctor Who in 2005, was scrapping the show to concentrate on other projects. Davies and other senior staff working on the series were said to be thinking about handing in their resignations, news reports indicated.

"We are a long way away from even thinking about series five when the current series hasn't ended and we have yet to start filming series four. But the BBC has a long-term commitment to Doctor Who," the program's creators said in a statement.