Sherlock returned to huge ratings on BBC One on New Year's Day, according to overnight data.
The third series premiere opened to an average 9.18 million viewers (33.8%) at 9pm, with a peak of 9.49m tuning in at the beginning of the episode. The show's second series launched with 8.75m, while its finale was seen by 7.90m.
Earlier on BBC One, Gnomeo and Juliet was seen by 4.15m (16.6%) at 6.45pm.
On BBC Two, Nature's Weirdest Events brought in 2.59m (9.9%) at 8pm, followed by Stanley Baxter's Glasgow: Big Night Out with 1.52m (5.6%) at 9pm.
ITV's broadcast of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two thrilled 4.44m (16.7%) at 8pm (655,000/2.9% on +1).
On Channel 4, The Karate Kid remake attracted 940k (3.7%) at 6.30pm (206k/0.8%). David Blaine's Real or Magic? amazed 2.10m (7.7%) at 9pm (407k/2.0%).
Channel 5's An Audience with Ken Dodd repeat amused 1.20m (4.7%) at 9pm. The Dambusters brought in 995k (3.9%) at 6.30pm.
On BBC Three, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade gathered 910k (3.5%) at 7pm.
