England's exit from the Women's World Cup brought in good numbers for BBC One, according to overnight figures for Wednesday (July 1).
The team's semi-final defeat to Japan averaged 1.74m (33.6%) from 11.15pm. Earlier, Don't Tell the Bride continued with 2.63m (15.1%) at 8pm, and The Interceptor brought in 2.45m (13.0%) at 9pm.
Long Lost Family topped the ratings outside of soaps, remaining consistent with 3.63m (19.2%) at 9pm (237k/1.5% on +1). The Cube was seen by 2.88m (16.5%) at 8pm (116k/0.6%).
On BBC Two, Wimbledon 2day appealed to 1.30m (6.9%) at 9pm, before coverage of the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show interested 1.07m (5.9%), and Newsnight followed with 740k (5.9%) at 10.30pm.
Channel 4's The Auction House gathered 1.03m (5.9%) at 8pm (128k/0.7%), while 24 Hours in A&E intrigued 1.50m (7.9%) at 9pm.
Big Brother continued with 1.16m (7.5%) on Channel 5 at 10pm, with a further 109k (1.3%) tuning in an hour later on +1.
Love Island dipped slightly after enjoying a ratings boost on Tuesday (June 30). The latest instalment of the reality dating series brought in 499k (2.6%) at 9pm.
Meanwhile, E4's US imports Jane the Virgin and Nashville continued with 123k (0.7%) at 9pm and 206k (1.3%) at 10pm respectively.
