'Panorama' Honeymoon Murder special wins 9pm slot for BBC One
Last night's Panorama pulled in one of its biggest audiences in recent years, overnight data reveals.
The 'Honeymoon Murder', examining the mysterious death of Anni Dewani, intrigued 4.62m (21%) in the 9pm hour, topping BBC One's slot average for the past 12 months.
Panorama, normally watched by around 2 million on Monday nights, built to a peak of 5.1m (23.1%) as Jeremy Vine's investigation came to a close.
ITV1's three-part Love Life concluded with a modest 3.22m (14.6%), adding 193k (1.2%) on +1, while Mary's Bottom Line held a steady 1.51m (6.9%) for Channel 4 (+1: 244k/1.5%), and 902k (1.4%) watched BBC Two's White Heat.
Sarah Millican's Television Programme amused 1.33m (7%) for BBC Two at 10pm.
The BBC was solid against ITV's soaps in the 8pm hour, with One's Watchdog drawing 3.87m (17.2%), and Two's Natural World interesting 1.4m (6.2%). Get Your House in Order had 949k (4.2%) and 242k (1.1%) on timeshift.
Elsewhere, Channel 5's Europa League football coverage scored 937k (4.2%) between 8pm and 10pm.
Overall, BBC One retained its lead over ITV1 with 22.3% against 21% (+1: 0.7%). BBC Two claimed third place with 5.3%, ahead of Channel 4's 4.6% (+1: 1%) and Channel 5's 3.4% (+1: 0.1%).
Celebrity Juice soared to 1.56m (8.7%) for ITV2 at 10pm, appealing to a further 254k (2.6%) an hour later, to cement its place as the most-watched multichannel of the night.
Meanwhile, The Big Bang Theory grabbed a decent 677k (3.1%) at 8pm (+1: 261k/1.2%), and Glee continued with 313k (1.4%) on Sky1.