Great British Bake Off leaps to new high of 7.4m last night

The Great British Bake Off climbed to a new high this series on Wednesday (August 20), according to overnight data.



The third episode of the current BBC One series gained nearly 600,000 viewers from previous week to 7.44 million (35.2%) at 8pm.

Earlier, Fake Britain brought in 3.08m (16.8%) at 7.30pm, while Operation Wild attracted 3.29m (16.2%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's Young Vets appealed to 1.08m (6.1%) at 7pm, followed by The Stuarts with 1.00m (4.8%) at 8pm. The second of Michael Mosley's Horizon specials was seen by 1.38m (6.8%) at 9pm, while Some People with Jokes occupied 1.02m (6.1%) at 10pm.

On ITV, Trawlermen's Lives interested 2.17m (10.3%) at 8pm (170k/0.8% on +1), followed by Secrets from the Asylum with 1.76m (7.7%) at 9pm (158k/1.0%).

Channel 4's Double Your House for Half the Money gathered 974k (4.6%) at 8pm (191k/0.9%), while Undercover Boss attracted 1.34m (6.6%) at 9pm (246k/1.6%). The Mimic ended with 307k (1.9%) at 10pm.

On Channel 5, Extreme Nightmare Neighbour Next Door intrigued 1.22m (5.8%) at 8pm (156k/0.8%). Celebrity Big Brother continued with 1.75m (8.7%) at 9pm (203k/1.3%), and Suspects returned for a new series with 826k (5.4%) at 10pm.