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The latest instalment, which aired in its regular 9pm slot, improved its ratings for the first time since the series returned in 2010.
Earlier on Five, The Gadget Show drew 1.46m (6.3%) at 8pm.
Over on BBC One, the half-hour Jeremy Paxman Interviews: Nick Clegg pulled in 2.21m (9.4%) from 8.30pm, then 3.83m (15.9%) watched New Tricks during the 9pm hour.
Hidden Houses of Wales and Raymond Blanc: Kitchen Secrets logged 1.81m (7.9%) and 1.85m (7.9%) for BBC Two during the 8pm hour, then Out of the Frying Pan took 1.22m (5.1%) at 9pm.
ITV1's Tonight: Spotlight on the Leaders - David Cameron interested 2.51m (11.1%) between 8pm and 8.30pm, then 4.77m (19.8%) tuned in for Joanna Lumley's Nile during the 9pm hour.
Young, Autistic and Stagestruck and Saxon Gold: Finding The Hoard managed 780k (3.4%) and 1.77m (7.4%) for Channel 4 at 8pm and 9pm respectively.
Overall, ITV1 came top during primetime with an average share of 23.4% to BBC One's 19.5%. Channel 4 was third with 5.9% (+1: 0.7%), followed by BBC Two with 6% and Five's 4.4%.
BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional
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