Sunday best for ITV1

ITV1's Saturday night schedule gave the channel its lowest share of viewing audience since August.

The channel reported a 13.2% share across the whole of Saturday, with its shows Vernon Kay's Gameshow Marathon and Grease is the Word beaten by a strong BBC line up including Doctor Who and Any Dream Will Do.

ITV1's Gameshow Marathon only managed 3.4 million viewers and a 20.9% share of audience at 6.30pm, with Doctor Who taking on the Daleks and grabbing 6.6 million viewers and a 37.6% share of audience on BBC One.

The BBC's search for a new musical star, Any Dream Will Do, took 5.5 million viewers and a 29% share for its first outing, with ITV's Grease is the Word managing just 3.6 million viewers and an 18.3% share.

BBC One's Casualty averaged 6.8 million viewers and a 32% share between 8.35pm and 9.25pm.

A one-off special of sitcom 'Allo 'Allo! fared well for BBC Two, pulling 3.6 million viewers and a 17% share between 9-10.30pm, achieving the same ratings as ITV1's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? which was on from 9-10pm.

But ITV's share picked up on Sunday night with the second part of Stephen Fry drama Kingdom taking 6.8 million viewers and a 28.4% share at 9pm.

Earlier in the evening at 8pm The Royal pulled in 6.6 million viewers and a 27.9% share, while soap Coronation Street dominated with 8.5 million viewers and a 40% share of audience at 7.30pm.

On BBC One, Victoria Wood's video travel diary Victoria's Empire gave the channel a much needed boost at 8pm with 4.9 million viewers and 21.2%.