Shock 'House' episode seen by 613,000

Last night's game-changing episode of House pulled in 613k (3.1%) for Sky1 in the 9pm hour, according to early figures.

The episode, which featured the shock death of a main character, was the most-watched multichannel programme in the slot. Its nearest rival was a rerun of What Katie Did Next, which had 504k (2.6%) for ITV2.

Also popular last night on ITV2 were repeats of Saturday night's The X Factor. A rerun of the ITV1 show managed 780k (4.2%) at 6.45pm, then The Xtra Factor picked up 541k (2.7%).

BBC One's Countryfile was the most-watched programme of the day on any channel, with 4.55m (22%) in the 7pm hour. A screening of Becoming Jane, starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy, followed with 3.24m (15%).

On ITV1, a repeat episode of Lewis managed a decent 4.28m (20.2%) over two hours from 7pm, then the first part of a new dramatisation of Wuthering Heights delivered 3.96m (19%) over 90 minutes.

BBC Two's top programme was a Top Gear repeat, with 2.08m (9.7%) in the 8pm hour. From 9pm, the channel aired A Night At The Office, a rerun of the entirety of series one of The Office, interspersed with cast interviews. The audience started with 1.38m (6.4%) and gradually tailed off to 617k (9.4%) by midnight.

Five's screening of epic disaster movie Titanic averaged 1.62m (7.8%) between 7pm and 10.45pm.

On Channel 4, a screening of Sahara - starring Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz - took 1.65m (7.7%) from 7.45pm, then the latest Big Brother update had 1.5m (8.3%) between 10pm and 11.10pm.

Overall, ITV1 led primetime with an average share of 19.1% to BBC One's 17.2%. Channel 4 was third with 7.4% (+1: 0.9%), followed by Five with 7.5% and BBC Two with 6.9%.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional