The American version of Strictly Come Dancing has ascended in the ratings yet again, according to early figures.

Wednesday night's third episode of Dancing With The Stars, broadcast on ABC, averaged a hefty 15.3 million viewers. The show was the most-watched programme on any network and is now expected to be the number one show of the entire week.

The figures are up from last week's 14.9 million, itself up from the 13.3 million who saw the debut a fortnight ago.