Death in Paradise ends series 3 with 6.8 million on Tuesday

Death in Paradise's third series ended with high ratings on Tuesday, according to overnight data.



The BBC One crime drama topped the ratings overall with 6.8 million (30.8%) at 9pm, up 300,000 from last week. Later, Traffic Cops was seen by 2.3m (22.1%) at 10.35pm.

On BBC Two, Permission Impossible brought in 1.29m (6.2%) at 7pm. The Great British Sewing Bee held steady with 2.5m (11.6%) at 8pm, followed by An Hour to Save Your Life with 2.08m (9.4%) at 9pm.

ITV's Midsomer Murders repeat gathered 2.41m (11.0%) at 8pm (242k/1.3% on +1).

On Channel 4, Kirstie's Best of Both Worlds appealed to 1.53m (7.1%) at 8pm (206k/0.9%), followed by The Taste with 766k (3.5%) at 9pm and Strippers with 832k (5.3%) at 10pm (178k/2.2%).

Channel 5's Benidorm ER was seen by 714k (3.3%) at 8pm, while The Mentalist excited 814k (3.7%) at 9pm (196k/1.2%).

On BBC Three, Hair continued with 785k (3.6%) at 9pm. Pramface amused 508k (2.9%) at 10pm.

Dave's Storage Hunters entertained 861k (3.9%) at 8.30pm. On E4, Troy wowed 324k (2.0%) at 10pm (108k/1.3%).