following year, the second series achieved a far higher average of 4.4 million viewers and an audience share of 27%, surpassing those achieved from the live broadcast of the 2005 UEFA Cup Final and other televised programming, such as the film Pearl Harbor. Viewing figures continued to improve upon the programme being switched to BBC One and a more mainstream audience, with the third series attracting an average of 5.62 million viewers per episode, at an audience share of 27%, surpassing the ratings achieved by programmes, at the time, such as City Lights, Grand Designs and Big Brother. Notably, opening and finale episodes also attracted favourable ratings – the premiere episode of the fourth series achieved around 6.4 million viewers, with the finale reaching a peak figure of 9.7 million. Even special editions of the programme proved a rating success – Comic Relief Does The Apprentice attracted 6.72 million viewers when it was broadcast prior to the third series, becoming the fifth most-watched programme on BBC One the week it aired. According to BARB figures, the most viewed series to date is the seventh series – it achieved an average of 8.8 million viewers per episode. For individual episodes, the following table lists the 10 highest rating episodes of The Apprentice, to date, per BARB figures: Awards The Apprentice won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for "Best Feature" during the 2006 awards, beating Top Gear, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares and Dragons' Den. It was also nominated for a BAFTA for "Best Feature" at the 2007 awards, but was beaten by The Choir. Other awards that the programme has won include: 2009 Televisual Bulldog Awards – Best Reality Event 2009 Televisual Bulldog Awards – Best in Show 2009 Broadcasting Press Guild – Best Factual Entertainment Programme 2009 Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival – Terrestrial Programme of the Year 2009 TV Quick/TV Choice Awards – Best Reality 2009 Broadcast Award – Best Entertainment Programme 2008 Media Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival – Terrestrial Programme of the Year 2008 TV Quick/TV Choice Awards – Best Reality 2007 Royal Television Society (RTS) Award – Features and Factual Entertainment 2007 Broadcast Award – Best Entertainment Programme 2006 BAFTA – Pioneer Award (voted for by the public) 2006 Rose d'Or – Reality Show 2006 Televisual Bulldog Awards – Best Factual Reality Show 2006 TV Quick/TV Choice Awards – Best Reality 2006 The