Strictly Come Dancing topped primetime television last night (September 27) with more than eight million viewers, according to overnight figures.
The BBC One dancing competition earned 8.18m (39%) from 7pm, with Doctor Who episode 'The Caretaker' taking 4.89m (21.8%) afterwards.
Casualty continued with 3.98m (20%) from 9.15pm, before The National Lottery Live had 3.04m (16.7%).
ITV's The X Factor managed 7.34m (32.3%) from 8pm, with a further 514k (2.6%) tuning in on +1. ITV2's The Xtra Factor was watched by 543k (2.7%) from 9.20pm.
Elsewhere on ITV, The Chase attracted 3.39m (16.9%) in the 7pm hour and Through the Keyhole interested 3.23m (16.9%) from 9.20pm.
On BBC Two, Restoring England's Heritage netted 641k (3.3%) from 7pm, and The Culture Show was seen by 483k (2.3%) from 7.30pm. Highlights of the Ryder Cup appealed to 1.72m (8.4%) from 8.30pm.
Channel 4 aired Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña drama End of Watch to 451k (2.6%) from 9.15pm.
Mel Gibson's war drama The Patriot was watched by 678k (3.7%) from 8.30pm on Channel 5.
On the multichannels, Boardwalk Empire continued with 79k (0.4%) from 9pm on Sky Atlantic.
