Just 1.6m 'avin a laugh at Gervais showChannel 4 may have hailed Ricky Gervais a hero of comedy, but an hour-long documentary about him on Friday February 22 put in a less than heroic performance, coming last in its slot.Despite a Radio Times cover piece and copious co·pi·ous adj. 1. Yielding or containing plenty; affording ample supply: a copious harvest. See Synonyms at plentiful. 2. advance publicity, Ricky Gervais: New Hero of Comedy could muster only 1.6 million and a 7% share in the 9pm hour, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. unofficial overnight ratings. It was beaten by every other terrestrial channel, with the last episode in the repeat series of BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 1 drama New Tricks coming top in the slot, with 4.8 million and a 21% share, up 200,000 on last week. The final instalment of BBC2's The Choir – Boys Don't Sing came second, beating ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). 1's underperforming linked shows, the comedy Moving Wallpaper and soap Echo Beach. The BBC2 show pulled in 3 million and a 13% share between 9pm and 10pm, up 400,000 on last week. Moving Wallpaper gained 2.5 million and an 11% share at 9pm – up 100,000 on last week - while Echo Beach picked up 2.1 million and a 9% share at 9.30pm, up from a series low of 1.9 million the week before. Channel Five's US drama NCIS NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service NCIS National Coroners Information System (Australia) NCIS Nebraska Career Information System NCIS National Crime Intelligence Service NCIS National Coalition of Independent Scholars scored 2.5 million and an 11% share in the 9pm hour. BBC1 won the 10pm slot with its news attracting 5.2 million and a 26% share over 35 minutes, while ITV1's Al Murray's Happy Hour Al Murray's Happy Hour is a chat show presented by comedian Al Murray, and the first series aired in early 2007. It is on the British terrestrial TV channel ITV and is broadcast on Saturday nights at about 22:00. picked up 2.4 million and a 13% share over an hour. · To contact the MediaGuardian newsdesk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 7239 9857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 7278 2332. · If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". 
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