Latest 'Only Way Is Essex' grabs nearly 950k on ITV2

The Only Way Is Essex averaged nearly 950k last night on ITV2, according to overnight data.

The latest instalment of the reality series took 948k (5%) in the 10pm hour with a further 153k (1.4%) tuning in on +1.

BBC Three's Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents was the most-watched multichannels show with 1.15m (4.7%) from 9pm.

On the terrestrials, ITV1's Champions League football coverage (5.15m/22%) beat BBC One's Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods (4.75m/20.4%) and MasterChef (4.55m/18.6%).

One Born Every Minute once again impressed for Channel 4, pulling in 3.17m (12.9%) and 642k (3.6%) on timeshift. Daddy Daycare preceded it from 8pm with 992k (4.3%) and 105k (0.4%) on +1.

A new episode of NCIS produced strong numbers for Channel 5, averaging 2.01m (8.2%). Law and Order: Criminal Intent followed with 1.14m (6.2%) from 10pm. Benidorm ER earlier had 1.36m (5.8%) from 8pm.

On BBC Two, Bees, Butterflies and Blooms was watched by 1.16m (5%) and Versailles ended up with 1.29m (5.2%).

Overall, ITV1 won primetime with 20.4% (+1: 0.3%), edging out BBC One (20.1%). Channel 4 took third place with 6.6% (+1: 1.2%) while Channel 5 (5.9%) beat BBC Two (5.2%) to fourth.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional