TV ratings: Luther concludes with 4.7 million on Tuesday

Luther ​concluded its short run with just under 5 million viewers on Tuesday night.



The Idris Elba drama thrilled an average overnight audience of 4.77m (21.5%) at 9pm, dropping around 200,000 from last week. Earlier, Celebrity Mastermind​ quizzed 4.04m (20.1%) at 7pm.

On BBC Two, University Challenge​ brought in 2.49m (11.9%) at 7.30pm, followed by MasterChef: The Professionals​ with 3.34m (15.6%) at 8pm. We're Doomed! The Dad's Army Story​ appealed to 2.67m (12.0%) at 9pm, while QI​ tickled 1.60m (8.6%) at 10pm.

Channel 4's How the Rich Live Longer​ fascinated 1.22m (5.7%) at 8pm (164k/0.7% on +1), while Supervet at Christmas​ was seen by 1.68m (7.6%) at 9pm (288k/1.7%).

On Channel 5, The Dog Rescuers at Christmas​ attracted 1.00m (4.7%) at 8pm, followed by Michael Buble's latest Christmas special with 956k (4.3%) at 9pm.

Finally, Tattoo Fixers​ returned on E4 with 607k (2.7%) at 9pm (227k/1.3%).