New Tricks returned to easily top the ratings on Tuesday evening, according to overnight figures.
The BBC One crime drama's tenth series attracted 7.52 million viewers (33.5%) at 9pm. This is down from the previous series' 7.8m launch, but up on October's finale ratings of 6.79m
Earlier, Nigel Slater's show Dish of the Day cooked up 2.88m (16.4%) at 7pm.
On BBC Two, Count Arthur Strong amused 725,000 (3.7%) at 8pm, followed by The Cruise with 1.13m (5.4%) at 8.30pm. Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show on Earth interested 772k (3.4%) at 9pm.
On ITV, Nature's Newborns gathered 2.79m (15.0%) at 7.30pm, while Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden appealed to 3.15m (15.5%) at 8pm (175k/0.8% on +1). Hunting the Doorstep Conmen secured 2.33m (10.4%) at 9pm (277k/1.6%).
Channel 4's Kirstie Allsopp show Fill Your House for Free attracted 1.40m (6.9%) at 8pm (307k/1.4%). Why Don't You Speak English? concluded with 703k (3.1%) at 9pm (139k/0.8%).
On Channel 5, The World's Worst Holiday Horrors continued with 1.44m (7.1%) at 8pm. CSI: NY launched its latest season with 1.47m (6.6%) at 9pm (272k/1.6%). Big Brother's latest episode brought in 1.49m (8.7%) at 10pm (96k/1.1%).
BBC Three's new documentary series Extreme OCD Camp interested 528k (2.4%) at 9pm. Family Guy peaked at 876k (10.6%) at 11.30pm.
On E4, New Girl's latest episode tickled 464k (2.1%) at 9pm (135k/0.7%).
