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A new episode of Jonathan Creek was a ratings triumph for the BBC on New Year's Day, according to early figures.
The new mystery - the first episode in five years - averaged a mighty 8.97m (35.9%) for BBC One between 9pm and 11pm.
It outrated ITV1's Marple more than 2 to 1. Geraldine McEwan's final appearance as the sleuth pulled in 3.69m (15%) over the same period.
Two episode of EastEnders managed 9.31m (35.7%) at 7.30pm and 8.58m (31.3%) an hour later. The soap sandwiched Celebrity Mastermind, which had 6.55m (24.8%).
At 7pm, a rerun of Christmas Day ratings victor Wallace and Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf and Death notched up 7.23m (29%) for BBC One. It outperformed ITV1's Emmerdale, with 6.51m (25.9%) at the same time.
The first episode of a revived Krypton Factor had 4.35m (16.6%) for ITV1 at 7.30pm opposite EastEnders. The Bill took 4.18m (15.5%) in the 8pm hour.
On BBC Two, Three Men In More Than One Boat enlisted a strong 3.5m (13%) in the 8pm hour, then a Top Gear highlights show interested 1.9m (7.2%).
Channel 4's Come Dine With Me grabbed 1.46m (5.7%) in the 7pm hour, then a screening of sci-fi movie Fantastic Four held 1.78m (6.7%) until 10pm.
On Five, World's Strongest Man picked up 1.49m (5.5%) in the 8pm hour, then the three-hour countdown Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 21st Century averaged out to 926k (4.4%).
BBC One's average primetime share was 33% (last week: 41%), while ITV1 had a droopy 16.9% (20.9%). BBC Two took 8.6% (7.1%) for third place, followed by Channel 4 on 5.6% (3.5%) and Five on 3.9% (2.3%).
BBC Three's screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl attracted a massive 1.34m (5.6%) from 8.20pm, the highest multichannel numbers of the day.
Ratings data supplied by Attentional
