Ratings: Happy Valley begins with over 6 million on Tuesday

BBC One's latest drama Happy Valley opened with over 6 million viewers on Tuesday, according to overnight figures.



Sarah Lancashire's series was seen by 6.3m (27.3%) at 9pm, up by nearly 2m from last week's Jamaica Inn in the same slot. Comedy Playhouse special Over To Bill amused 2.3m (17.9%) at 10.35pm.

On BBC Two, the World Championship Snooker coverage continued with 1.1m (6.0%) at 7pm. The Big Allotment Challenge dipped by 200k to 1.7m (7.6%) at 8pm, followed by Watermen: A Dirty Business with 1.1m (4.9%) at 9pm.

ITV's Champions League coverage of Real Madrid's easy win against Bayern Munich scored 4.3m (20.1%) at 7.30pm.

On Channel 4, Embarrassing Bodies intrigued 1.2m (5.6%) at 8pm (141k/0.6% on +1). Mr Drew's School for Boys appealed to 1.4m (6.0%) at 9pm (329k/2.0%), while Last Chance School brought in 838k (5.2%) at 10pm (163k/2.0%).

Channel 5's Nightmare Neighbour Next Door fascinated 1.4m (6.5%) at 8pm, followed by Behind Closed Doors with 824k (3.6%) at 9pm. The Mentalist continued with 1.0m (6.2%) at 10pm.

BBC Three's The Call Centre dropped by around 400k to 696k (3.0%) at 9pm. Sweat the Small Stuff also fell to 308k (1.7%) at 10pm.

On MTV, Ex on the Beach entertained 231k (1.4%) at 10pm.