The Field of Blood returned for a new series with over 3 million viewers on Thursday (August 8), overnight data reveals.
The David Morrissey two-parter opened with 3.36m (16.6%) at 9pm on BBC One. This is around 800,000 more than its previous peak in 2011 for its first run.
Earlier, Celebrity MasterChef rose slightly from Wednesday's episode with 3.91m (19.5%) at 8pm, topping the night outside of soaps.
On BBC Two, Dara O'Briain's Science Club attracted 1.35m (6.7%) at 8pm, followed by The Men Who Made Us Thin with 1.34m (6.6%) at 9pm. Rhod Gilbert's new series Work Experience amused 1.05m (5.9%) at 10pm.
ITV's Married to the Job continued with 2.44m (12.3%) at 8.30pm, while new documentary Fraud Squad opened with 2.42m (12.0%) at 9pm.
On Channel 4, The Dealership dropped to 795k (4.0%) at 8pm (123k/0.6% on +1). How To Get a Council House appealed to 1.46m (7.2%) at 9pm (327k/2.0%). Legally High interested 547k (3.4%) at 10pm (119k/1.4%).
Channel 5's Hotel Inspector Returns gathered 1.34m (6.6%) at 9pm, followed by the latest Big Brother with 1.60m (9.9%) at 10pm. Bit on the Side entertained 664k (7.8%) at 11pm.
