MasterChef tops Thursday ratings with 4.5 million viewers

MasterChef topped the ratings outside soaps on Thursday (April 9), according to overnight data.



The latest episode of the cooking contest was seen by 4.54m (22.7%) at 8pm. The Truth About Your Medicine Cabinet followed with 4.12m (20.1%) at 9pm, while Question Time interested 2.48m (24.2%) at 10.45pm.

On BBC Two, Coast Australia was seen by 1.50m (7.5%), before Banished continued with 1.89m (9.2%) at 9pm, and Inside No. 9 entertained 860k (5.1%) at 10pm.

ITV's Tonight gathered 1.59m (8.8%) at 7.30pm (52k/0.3% on +1), before Double Decker Driving School averaged 2.27m (11.2%) at 8.30pm (92k/0.4%), and Ice Rink on the Estate intrigued 1.39m (6.8%) at 9pm (121k/0.8%).

The Supervet continued with 1.40m (7.0%) on Channel 4 at 8pm (274k/1.3%), while the second episode of The Island with Bear Grylls rose to 2.01m (9.8%) at 9pm (300k/2.0%).

On Channel 4, The Last Days Of interested 812k (4.1%) at 8pm (90k/0.4%), while The Hotel Inspector was watched by 1.06m (5.1%) at 9pm (92k/0.6%). The Mentalist followed with 659k (4.1%) at 10pm (47k/0.5%).

E4's latest episode of The Big Bang Theory amused 900k (4.4%) at 8.30pm (288k/1.4%), while Brooklyn Nine-Nine tickled 358k (1.8%) at 9pm (102k/0.6%).

On ITV2, Celebrity Juice entertained 793k (5.0%) at 10pm. Sky Atlantic's Fortitude concluded with 476k (2.3%) at 9pm, while the first of Mad Men's final seven episodes brought in 109k (0.7%).