Scott and Bailey topped Wednesday evening's ratings outside of soaps, overnight data reveals.
The ITV crime drama dipped from last week to 4.53 million viewers (20.2%) at 9pm on ITV, with a further 236,000 (1.4%) on ITV+1.
Food Glorious Food continued to drop in the ratings with its penultimate episode to 1.98m (9.1%) at 8pm.
BBC One's MasterChef entered the knockout stage, grabbing 4.54m (20.7%) at 8pm. A New Tricks repeat earned 2.78m (12.4%) at 9pm.
On BBC Two, an edited package of Margaret Thatcher's funeral brought in 694k (3.4%) at 7pm. Coast attracted 2.18m (10.0%) at 9pm, while the documentary Israel: Facing the Future brought in 930k (4.1%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Phil Spencer: Secret Agent was seen by 1.41m (6.4%) at 8pm (225k/1.0% on +1). 24 Hours in A&E continued to perform well from last week's premiere with 2.63m (11.7%) at 9pm (475k/2.9% on +1).
On Channel 5, Rolf's Animal Clinic achieved 846k (3.9%) at 8pm. NCIS thrilled 1.13m (5.0%) at 9pm, while Law & Order: SVU grabbed 770k (4.5%) at 10pm.
BBC Three's Traffic Cops attracted 589k (2.7%) at 8pm, followed by Britain's Youngest Head Chef with 448k (2.0%) at 9pm.
On ITV2, Benidorm amused 675k (3.0%) at 9pm. A further 151k (0.9%) watched on ITV2+1.
