Doc Martin is top again with 5.8m on Monday night

Doc Martin was the TV ratings champion on Monday night once again for ITV, attracting an average overnight audience of 5.83 million (27.2%) at 9pm (248,000/1.7% on +1).



BBC One's highlight outside of soaps was Traffic Cops, which brought in 2.46m (11.4%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, Fargo returned for its prequel second season, thrilling 672k (4.7%) at 10pm. On Channel 5, Benefits fascinated 1.12m (5.2%) at 9pm (160k/1.1%).

BBC Three's new series of Stacey Dooley Investigates intrigued 620k (2.9%), while Made in Chelsea returned for a new series with 401k (1.9%) at 9pm on E4. This is lower than its previous main series opener, but higher than its LA spinoff.

On Sky 1, The Muppets debuted with 371k (1.7%) at 8pm, followed by the return of Modern Family with 455k (2.1%) at 8.30pm.

On FOX UK, The Walking Dead continued to bring in impressive figures for a multichannel, as 725k (3.4%) were shocked at 9pm.

Beyond belief!