Tuesday night ratings: Spain versus Scotland serves up 2.8m

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BBC Two's coverage of Scotland versus Spain appealed to 2.8m on Tuesday evening, while Don't Tell the Bride again scored for BBC Three, overnight data has revealed.



Live coverage of Scotland's loss to world champions Spain in the Euro 2012 qualifiers averaged a solid 2.81m (12.3%) for BBC Two between 7.30pm and 10pm. Afterwards, Later Live With Jools Holland delighted 850k (4.6%).

The new series of Don't Tell The Bride again proved popular on BBC Three, tying the knot with a healthy 1.19m (5.1%) in the 9pm hour.

Also in the 9pm slot, crime drama The Body Farm continued with 4.65m (20.1%) on BBC One, easily beating 71 Degrees North's 2.24m (9.7%) on ITV1 and 189k (1.1%) on +1.

Elsewhere, Mayday Mayday fetched 2.61m (11.8%) on ITV1 from 7.30pm. Missing Millions had 2.19m (9.5%) in the 8pm hour, but lost out to Holby City's 5.58m (24.4%) on BBC One. Me, My Sex and I had 2.26m (18.6%) on BBC One from 10.45pm.

Gok's Clothes Roadshow styled 1.92m (8.4%) on Channel 4 from 8pm and 164k (0.7%) on +1. New show Mary Queen of Frocks averaged 1.91m (8.2%) in the 9pm hour, and 179k (1.1%) an hour later, before new Shameless fetched 1.25m (7.5%) from 10pm and 115k (1.3%) on timeshift.

Real Food Family Cook Off served up 332k (1.5%) from 7.30pm. Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen launched with 642k (2.8%) in the 8pm slot, before CSI: Miami investigated 1.58m (6.8%) from 9pm. Big Brother entertained 1.31m (7.7%) in the 10pm hour.

Overall, BBC One won primetime with 24.1%, ahead of ITV1's modest 12.3% (+1: 0.6%). BBC Two came next with 10%, followed by Channel 4 with 6.9% (+1: 0.7%) and Channel 5 with 4.4%.

Elsewhere, World's Strictest Parents entertained 494k (2.2%) on BBC Three from 8pm and comedy Wilfred amused 342k (2.3%) from 10.30pm. Treasures of Chinese Porcelain delighted 538k (2.3%) on BBC Four from 9pm.