Boris Johnson documentary The Irresistible Rise generated a big audience for BBC Two on Monday night (March 25).
An audience of 2.39 million tuned in at 9pm (9.77%) to learn more about the Mayor of London and Conservative politician, overnight data has revealed.
Meanwhile, Paul Hollywood's new cookery show Bread continued to impress with 2.25m (8.7%) at 8.30pm.
On BBC One, Rip Off Britain had 2.38m (9.3%) at 8.30pm, followed by Motorway Cops with 2.67m (10.9%).
ITV's detective drama Broadchurch continues to intrigue a massive audience, pulling in 6.88m (28.1%) at 9pm. A further 308k (1.79%) watched on +1.
Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies had 1.71m (6.9%) at 9pm, while Channel 5 entertained 868k (3.5%) at the same time with Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge.
ITV2's Ancient Rome-based sitcom Plebs started with a healthy audience of 840k (4.3%) at 10pm.
On Sky1, action drama Arrow continues to impress, with 553k tuning in at 8pm (2.1%).
