The US import averaged an impressive 522k (2.1%) from 9pm. Though it was down on the season one premiere, it performed significantly better than Mad Men's season five launch.
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Elsewhere on the multichannels, Made in Chelsea returned to 560k (3.1%) in the 10pm hour, and Grimm continued on Watch with 344k (1.4%).
On the terrestrials, an episode of BBC One's Silent Witness grabbed 5.32m (21.2%) in the 9pm hour, winning the timeslot.
ITV1's Scott & Bailey was seen by 4.41m (17.6%) and 546k (3%) on timeshift, with The Dales taking 3.5m (14.9%) in between two instalments of Coronation Street.
A Damien Hurst documentary attracted 599k (2.5%) before Embarrassing Bodies drew 2.44m (9.7%) from 9pm (+1: 404k/2.2%) and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA serving 1.49m (8.4%) from 10pm (+1: 155k/1.7%).
BBC Two showed Chaplins: Angels of Mersey (895k/3.8%), The Little Paris Kitchen: Cooking with Rachel Khoo (1.33m/5.5%) and Modern Spies (1.12m/4.5%).
Channel 5's Ultimate Police Interceptors managed 1.01m (4.2%) with an airing of Little Nicky following with 653k (3%).
Overall, ITV1 won primetime with 22.4% (+1: 0.9%) beating BBC One's 20.6%. Channel 4 took 5.9% (+1: 0.9%) ahead of BBC Two's 4.9% and Channel 5's 3.1% (+1: 0.2%).
BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional
