Silent Witness returns with 6.6 million on Tuesday night

Silent Witness easily won the ratings on Tuesday outside soaps, overnight data reveals.



The 18th series of the BBC One crime drama gathered an average audience of 6.66 million (29.5%) at 9pm, up from last year's opener by around 500,000 viewers.

Later, Count Arthur Strong returned with 1.62m (12.7%) at 10.35pm.

On BBC Two, The Great British Garden Revival began with 1.56m (7.3%) at 7pm, followed by Six Puppies & Us with 2.75m (12.6%) at 8pm and Billionaires' Paradise: Inside Necker Island with 2.79m (12.4%) at 9pm.

ITV's River Monsters returned with 1.92m (8.9%) at 7.30pm, while Britain's Best Back Gardens interested 2.35m (10.8%) at 8pm. Julia Bradbury's The Wonder of Britain was seen by 1.51m (6.7%) at 9pm (191k/1.2% on +1).

On Channel 4, Dr Christian Jessen's Weighing Up the Enemy brought in 1.00m (4.6%) at 8pm (150k/0.7%), followed by the return of 24 Hours in Police Custody with 1.21m (5.4%) at 9pm (300k/1.9%). Gordon Ramsay's Hotel Hell appealed to 944k (5.9%) at 10pm (145k/1.7%).

Channel 5's Scariest Weather attracted 908k (4.2%) at 8pm, followed by Worst Weather Ever? with 754k (3.3%) at 9pm.

On E4, The 100 continued with 916k (4.1%) at 9pm (160k/1.0%), while the new series of Supernatural began with 428k (2.7%) at 10pm.

ITV2's new series Blue Go Mad in Ibiza entertained 303k (1.3%) at 9pm (105k/0.7%).