Channel 4's Benefits Britain live debate attracted 2.78 million (11.8%) on Monday, according to overnight data.
Richard Bacon's live show at 9pm brought in a further 468,000 (2.8%) viewers on +1, while the Benefits Street follow-up programme Last Word was seen by 2.52m (10.4%) at 8.30pm (374k/1.6% on +1).
The return of Jimmy Carr's 8 Out of 10 Cats amused 1.26m (7.2%) at 10pm (213k/2.3%).
ITV's DCI Banks remained on top overall, dipping by around 80k to 5.61m (23.9%) at 9pm (233k/1.4%). A Great Welsh Adventure interested 3.35m (13.9%) at 8pm (110k/0.5%).
On BBC One, a Panorama flood special appealed to 2.82m (11.7%) at 8.30pm, followed by the final Britain's Great War with 3.02m (12.9%) at 9pm.
BBC Two's Winter Olympics coverage continued with 2.54m (11.3%) at 7pm. University Challenge quizzed 3.46m (14.3%) at 8pm, followed by Food and Drink with 1.92m (8.0%) at 8.30pm and Horizon with 1.13m (4.8%) at 9pm.
Channel 5's Big British Immigration Row intrigued 850k (3.6%) at 8pm, while Can't Stop, Won't Stop gathered 994k (5.9%) at 10pm.
On BBC Three, documentary Is Amanda Knox Guilty? was seen by 708k (3.0%) at 9pm, followed by the final episode of Uncle's first series with 462k (2.4%) at 10pm.
E4's return of My Mad Fat Diary attracted 538k (3.2%) at 10pm (156k/1.7%).
