Inspector George Gently tops Wednesday with 5.5m for BBC One

Inspector George Gently topped the ratings outside of soaps on Wednesday (May 13), according to overnight figures.



The BBC One drama brought in 5.45m (26.7%) for its 90-minute episode at 8pm, while Peter Kay's Car Share continued strongly with 4.59m (22.5%) at 9.30pm.

On BBC Two, Antiques Road Trip averaged 830k (4.9%) at 7pm, before The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge interested 1.34m (6.7%) at 8pm, and The Great British Garden Watch gathered 1.16m (5.5%) at 9pm. Rory Bremner's Election Report followed with 1.27m (7.5%) at 10pm.

ITV's Give a Pet a Home warmed the hearts of 2.08m (10.4%) at 8pm (166k/0.8% on +1), while Newzoids amused 1.56m (7.3%) at 9pm (151k/0.9%). The Delivery Man was seen by 932k (4.6%) at 9.30pm (87k/0.7%).

The World's Most Expensive Food was devoured by 1.71m (8.6%) on Channel 4 at 8pm (166k/0.8%), while The Island with Bear Grylls thrilled 2.22m (10.6%) at 9pm (284k/1.9%).

Big Brother was Channel 5's highest rated programme of the night with 1.12m (7.1%) for its first highlights show at 10pm (66k/0.8%).

Earlier, Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud entertained 809k (4.1%) at 8pm (126k/0.6%) and Autopsy intrigued 900k (4.3%) at 9pm (75k/0.5%).

Jane the Virgin rose to 199k (1.0%) on E4 at 9pm, while Nashville's season three premiere was watched by 170k (1.1%) at 10pm.