Sir Ian McKellen's ITV sitcom Vicious dropped around 2 million viewers for its second episode on Bank Holiday Monday.
However, despite the drop it was still the most watched show outside of soaps for the evening, with 3.52m (16.1%) at 9pm. A further 192,000 (1.0%) tuned in on +1.
The Job Lot followed with 2.79m (12.9%) at 9.30pm (141k/1.0% on +1), dropping over 1.5m from last week's opener. Earlier, James Nesbitt's Ireland finished with 2.88m (12.8%) at 8pm.
BBC One's quiet evening saw a Pointless Celebrities repeat win 3.32m (16.1%) at 7.15pm. A screening of the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie thrilled 3.31m (15.9%) from 8.30pm.
Ronnie O'Sullivan's victory in the World Snooker Championship final scored 2.69m (12.6%) on BBC Two from 7pm.
On Channel 4, Superscrimpers continued with 1.17m (5.1%) at 8pm (217k/1.0%), while The Hoarder Next Door grabbed 1.99m (9.1%) at 9pm (244k/1.5%).
Channel 5's Motormorphers opened to 616k (2.7%) at 8pm, followed by Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild with 1.22m (5.6%) at 9pm.
On BBC Three, Snog Marry Avoid? entertained 349k (1.9%) at 10pm, while Family Guy peaked with 553k (6.6%) at 11.15pm.
BBC Four's The Flying Archaeologist was the most watched digital programme of the night with 724k (3.1%) at 8.30pm.
On E4, Revenge continued with 323k (1.5%) at 8pm. Made in Chelsea's latest episode won 502k (3.1%) at 10pm (109k/1.3%).
ITV2's repeat of Britain's Got Talent was seen by 425k (1.9%) at 8pm (175k/0.8%).
On Sky1, Arrow thrilled 411k (1.8%) at 8pm, while Game of Thrones was seen by 392k (1.8%) at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.
