Strictly Come Dancing enjoyed a series high of nearly 9 million viewers last night (October 10), according to overnight figures.
The BBC One dance competition averaged 8.91 million (43.5%) from 6.20pm and a peak of 9.92 million (47.5%) at 7.30pm.
Afterwards, Doctor Who rose to 4.38 million (21.%) with 'Before the Flood'. Casualty treated 4.42 million (22.6%), and The National Lottery Live earned 3.43 million (20.1%).
On BBC Two, a Dad's Army repeat entertained 1.71 million (8.4%), before Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death was watched by 404k (2.2%).
ITV's Rugby World Cup coverage of England's match against Uruguay appealed to 3.49 million (17.3%) from 7.15pm.
Over on Channel 4, Celebrity Benchmark managed 362k (1.8%) from 7pm. Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms was seen by 851k (4.1%), and At Home with Steph and Dom logged 1.2 million (6.1%).
Channel 5's Now That's Funny! averaged 655k (3.1%), while Football League Tonight had an audience of 224k (1.1%).
