24 Hours in the Past tops Tuesday ratings with 3.8m viewers
24 Hours in the Past topped the ratings outside of soaps on Tuesday (April 28), according to overnight figures.
The first episode of the BBC One history series - which saw six celebrities experience life in Victorian Britain - brought in 3.79m (18.6%) at 9pm.
Over on BBC Two, Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial continued with 1.34m (6.7%) at 8pm, while Wastemen averaged 1.51m (7.4%) at 9pm.
ITV's Midsomer Murders entertained 2.28m (11.3%) between 8pm and 10pm (269k/1.5% on +1).
On Channel 4, Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It interested 1.89m (9.4%) at 8pm (341k/1.7%), while The Queen's Big Night Out gathered 1.67m (8.2%) at 9pm (165k/1.1%). Ballot Monkeys was watched by 930k (5.5%) at 10pm (137k/1.6%).
On Channel 5, Britain's Horror Homes fascinated 1.01m (5.0%) at 8pm (75k/0.4%), while Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away! brought in 893k (4.4%) at 9pm (78k/0.5%). Killer Psychopaths gathered 537k (3.4%) at 10pm (37k/0.5%).
BBC Three's Girls Behind Bars: Stacey Dooley in the USA was seen by 596k (2.9%) at 9pm, while E4's Empire kicked off with 440k (2.2%) in the same timeslot.


