BBC Two's surprise hit The Great British Bake Off signed off in style on Tuesday evening, while Don't Tell The Bride continued to prove popular on BBC Three, overnight data has revealed.
Jo Wheatley's victory in the baking competition's final was seen by 4.56m (20%) on BBC Two in the 8pm hour, up by 600k week-on-week.
Don't Tell The Bride, featuring grooms planning the entire wedding day without the involvement of their future wives, tied the knot with 1.06m (4.7%) for BBC Three in the 9pm hour.
Also in the 9pm slot, crime drama The Body Farm continued with 4.75m (20.9%) on BBC One, outperforming 71 Degrees North's 2.33m (10.3%) on ITV1 and 135k (0.8%) on +1.
Elsewhere, Mayday Mayday fetched 2.63m (12.2%) on ITV1 from 7.30pm. Missing Millions had 2.44m (10.7%) in the 8pm hour, but was beaten by Holby City's 5.46m (24%) on BBC One. Transplant had 1.56m (13.6%) on BBC One from 10.45pm.
BBC Two's repeat of Dragons' Den dealt with 1.41m (6.8%) in the 7pm hour. Hairy Bikers' Meals On Wheels delighted 1.88m (8.7%) from 9pm and Later Live With Jules Holland captivated 730k (3.8%) from 10pm.
Gok's Clothes Roadshow styled 1.27m (5.6%) on Channel 4 from 8pm and 219k (1%) on +1. New show Mary Queen of Frocks averaged 1.72m (7.6%) in the 9pm hour, and 327k (1.9%) an hour later, before new Shameless continued with 1.28m (7.8%) from 10pm and 155k (1.8%) on timeshift.
Real Food Family Cook Off served up 316k (1.5%) from 7.30pm. Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen launched with 495k (2.2%) in the 8pm slot, before CSI: Miami investigated 1.7m (7.5%) from 9pm. Big Brother entertained 1.38m (8.2%) in the 10pm hour.
Overall, BBC One won primetime with 23.7 %, ahead of ITV1's modest 12.9% (+1: 0.4%). BBC Two came next with 10.4%, followed by Channel 4 with 6% (+1: 0.9%) and Channel 5 with 4.5%.
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:00 am