Long Lost Family tops Monday ratings with 4.3m on ITV

Long Lost Family topped the Monday ratings outside soaps, according to overnights.



The ITV series brought in 4.30 million (19.5%) at 9pm, with an added 256,000 (1.5%) tuning in on +1. Earlier, Countrywise was seen by 2.52m (13.3%).

On BBC One, Panorama appealed to 2.20m (11.1%) at 8.30pm, while John Bishop's Australia attracted 3.61m (17.2%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's University Challenge quizzed 2.24m (11.9%) at 8pm, followed by Food & Drink with 1.65m (8.4%) at 8.30pm. Clothes To Die For was seen by 739k (3.5%) at 9pm.

Channel 4's Food Unwrapped interested 1.03m (5.2%) at 8.30pm, while the Royal Marines Commando School was seen by 1.83m (8.7%) at 9pm (321k/1.9% on +1). Kitchen Nightmares excited 695k (4.2%) at 10pm (148k/1.7%).

On Channel 5, Police Interceptors attracted 693k (3.6%) at 8pm, while Benefits Britain was seen by 1.47m (7.0%) at 9pm (152k/0.9%). The latest Big Brother entertained 1.36m (8.2%) at 10pm.

E4's The 100 topped the multichannels with 790k (3.8%) at 9pm (284k/1.7%).

"Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole" was a repeat from last year despite being billed as a new episode.