The Apprentice bounced back in the ratings as the candidates entered the dreaded interview stage on Wednesday night.
The BBC One show attracted an average overnight audience of 5.68 million (26.5%) at 9pm. You're Fired! was seen by 1.85m (10.3%) at 10pm on BBC Two.
What turned out to be the final ever Cuffs brought in 3.16m (15.6%) earlier at 8pm.
On BBC Two, MasterChef: The Professionals rumbled on with 2.93m (14.4%) at 8pm, followed by harrowing documentary Love You To Death with 1.12m (5.2%) at 9pm.
ITV's second episode of Prey thrilled 2.45m (11.5%) at 9pm (133,000/0.9% on +1), while You Saw Them Here First entertained 2.47m (12.2%) at 8pm (126k/0.6%).
On Channel 4, the final ever Peep Show amused 557k (3.1%) at 9pm (116k/1.2%). Earlier, Supervet appealed to 1.92m (9.5%) at 8pm (117k/0.5%), followed by 24 Hours in A&E with 1.50m (7.0%) at 9pm (243k/1.5%).
ITVBe's TOWIE Christmas special - including a tribute to Nanny Pat - was seen by 514k (3.2%) at 10pm.
