The evictions of Natalie Cassidy and Kirk Norcross on Celebrity Big Brother pulled in 2.5m for Channel 5 - 300k more than last week, when Natasha Giggs got the boot.
The show's second instalment grabbed 1.7m (12.6%), and sandwiched between them was Celebrity Wedding Planner on 976k (5.1%). Celebrity Big Brother's Bit On The Side aired to 882k (9.1%) at 11.30pm.
On BBC One, Room 101 took 3.72m (15.5%) and Hustle thrilled 4.61m (18.9%), while on BBC Two Mastermind nabbed 2.14m (9.2%) from 8pm. On Hannibal's Trial intrigued 1.08m (4.5%) and Sicily Unpacked averaged 1.2m (4.9%) in the 9pm slot.
Safari Vet School brought in 2.61m (11.2%) for ITV1, but Law and Order: UK fared better with 4.73m (19.4%) at 9pm, in addition to a timeshift audience of 362k (1.9%). A late night screening of Jaws terrified 1.12m (10.4%).
Zooey Deschanel's New Girl was kooky enough for 1.17m (4.8%) at 8.30pm on Channel 4, scoring an extra 113k (0.5%) on +1. The Million Pound Drop followed at 9pm with 1.65m (7.1%) and a timeshift audience of 202k (1.2%).
ITV1 was the top channel during primetime, pulling in 22.7% to BBC One's 20.8%. BBC Two, Channel 5 and Channel 4 followed with 5.9%, 5.6% and 5.4% respectively.
