Death in Paradise was the clear winner in the primetime ratings on Thursday (January 29), according to overnight figures.
The BBC One drama was watched by 7.01 million and attracted a 29.9% audience share at 9pm.
Earlier, documentary Eat Well for Less interested 4.77m (21.1%), while Question Time drew in 2.41m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
Over on BBC Two, Attenborough's Paradise Birds transfixed 1.95m (8.6%) at 8pm, before Modern Times averaged 780k (3.3%) at 9pm.
ITV's The Kyle Files gathered 2.6m (12.1%) at 7.30pm (151k/0.7% on +1), while Birds of a Feather entertained 3.93m (17.2%) at 8.30pm (132k/0.6%). Bring Back Borstal continued with 1.7m (7.3%) at 9pm (178k/1.1%).
On Channel 4, Location, Location, Location interested 1.69m (7.5%) at 8pm (252k/1.1%), and The Mega Brothel fascinated 1.19m (7.4%) at 10pm (180k/2.1%).
Russell T Davies-penned drama Cucumber fell to 660k (2.8%) for its second episode at 9pm (163k/1%). However, last week's opening episode has now risen from 973k to 1.7m in the consolidated ratings.
Cucumber's sister show Banana entertained 212k (1.2%) on E4 at 10pm.
Celebrity Big Brother continued on Channel 5 with 2.71m (11.6%) at 9pm (311k/1.9%), while Botched Up Bodies attracted 735k (4.4%) at 10pm (116k/1.3%).
Meanwhile, Sky Atlantic's new thriller Fortitude attracted 662k (3.2%) at 9pm, becoming the channel's most successful drama launch to date.
