Celebrity Masterchef has topped the primetime ratings for a second night running.
Watched by an average audience of 3.96 million (20.6%) at 8.30pm, BBC One's celebrity cooking show was Friday's highest-rated show outside of soaps.
BBC One's evening kicked off with 2.58 million (16.6%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 2.36 million (16.9%) for The Great Property Race at 7.30pm.
Ahead of his final appearance as pundit at this year's World Cup final on Sunday, BBC One paid tribute to Alan Hansen with a look back at his career.
Presented by Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit was watched by an average audience of 2.22 million (18.3%) at 10.35pm.
ITV delivered consistent ratings for its entertainment offerings outside of soaps, entertaining 3.1 million (16.5%) with The Cruise Ship at 8pm and 2.26 million (11.8%) with Doc Martin at 9pm.
The return of The Million Pound Drop on Channel 4 was seen by 830k (4.5%) at 8pm. The ratings picked up for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, which was seen by 1.43 million (7.4%) at 9pm.
The evening ended with 980k (5.7%) for this week's episode of Friday Night Dinner at 10pm.
After an evening of athletics on BBC Two, the night continued with 1.65 million (8.6%) for Gardeners' World at 9pm, followed by 890k (4.9%) for Pipers of the Trenches at 9.30pm.
Big Brother continued to top the ratings on Channel 5, entertaining 1.16 million (6.2%) for this week's live eviction. It beat On the Yorkshire Buses with 1,04 million (5.6%) at 8pm.
BBC Four's Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned was among the highest-rated multichannel shows, attracting 465k viewers (2.9%) at 9pm.
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 2:11 pm