CBBC's final ever Tracy Beaker Returns pulled in a bumper audience yesterday, early overnight data reveals.
Starring Dani Harmer, the BAFTA-winning series concluded with its highest ever audience of 564k (2.3%) at 6pm, making it the third most-watched multichannel show of the day.
Only The Big Bang Theory (583k/3.1%) on E4 (+1: 193k/0.9%) and ITV3's Midsomer Murders (829k/4.1%) performed better.
Sport Relief dominated the terrestrial ratings with an average of 5.8m (25.8%) from 7pm, down on the 7.8m who tuned in over the same time period in 2010.
Featuring Miranda Hart and the cast of Outnumbered, the charity telethon gave BBC Two its best audience of the night (3.47m/17.5%) when it switched over at 10pm.
As well as ITV's soaps, Benidorm was severely dented by BBC One, plummeting to 4.94m (21.8%) in the 9pm hour. However, a greater-than-usual 435k (2.4%) caught the sitcom's latest episode on ITV1 +1.
Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers held steady for Channel 5 with 1.32m (5.7%) at 8pm (+1: 145k/0.6%), then The Mentalist took 1.33m (5.8%) at 9pm (+1: 115k/0.6%).
Come Dine with Me was Channel 4's best-rated primetime programme with 1.14m (4.9%) in the 8pm hour, adding a further 173k (0.8%) on timeshift.
Overall, BBC One claimed a rare Friday win with a share of 24.9% in primetime, beating ITV1's 21.9% (+1: 1%). BBC Two retained its third position with 7.4%, ahead of Channel 5's 4.3% (+1: 0.3%), and Channel 4's 4.1% (+1: 0.7%).
