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UKTV ratings roundup - data supplied by Barb

New Tricks dipped slightly in the ratings, but was still Tuesday night's (August 18) most watched programme outside of the soaps, according to overnight data.

Episode three of the drama's final series attracted 5.39m (26.6%) at 9pm, while Don't Take My Baby followed with 1.19m (11.4%) at 10.45pm.

On BBC Two, Great British Menu rose to 1.62m (8.7%) at 7.30pm, before The House That £100k Built interested 1.59m (8.1%) at 8pm, and Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School averaged 1.33m (6.6%) for its final instalment at 9pm.

ITV's The Dales brought in 2.04m (11.0%) at 7.30pm (123k/0.6% on +1), while Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden was watched by 2.33m (11.8%) at 8pm (135k/0.7%). School Swap: The Class Divide followed with 1.42m (7.0%) at 9pm (176k/1.2%).

Over on Channel 4, The Three Day Nanny entertained 1.08m (5.5%) at 8pm (160k/0.8%), and Terror on Everest: Surviving the Nepal Earthquake shocked 850k (4.2%) at 9pm...

England's final World Cup 2014 match attracted just under 6 million viewers on Tuesday, overnight data reveals.

The 0-0 stalemate against Costa Rica brought in 5.7m (38.8%) at 4pm on average on ITV. It peaked at over 9m at around 6.30pm.

Later, Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden returned to 3.2m (16.8%) at 8pm (144,000/1.7% on +1). Alison Steadman's Shetland was seen by 1.8m (8.4%) at 9pm (165k/0.9%).

BBC One's coverage of the game between Greece and Ivory Coast scored 4.0m (20.9%) at 8pm. BBC Three's showing of Japan and Colombia gathered 744k (3.8%) at 8.30pm.

On BBC Two, Today at Wimbledon appealed to 1.2m (6.0%) at 8pm, followed by Shopgirls with 1.5m (7.2%) at 9pm and a repeat of Goodness Gracious Me with 851k (4.5%) at 10pm.

Channel 4's Location, Location, Location continued with 1.3m (6.7%) at 8pm (221k/1.0%). Auction House gathered 1.7m (7.8%) at 9pm (213k/1.2%), while Kitchen Nightmares entertained 834k (4.7%) at 10pm (152k/1.6%).

On Channel 5, Dog Rescuers interested 1.2m (6.2%) at 8pm.

Alan Titchmarsh has announced that he has quit his ITV chat show.

Writing in his weekly Daily Express column, the gardening broadcaster revealed that he will bring his daytime talk show to an end after seven years.

However, he will continue to present ITV's Love Your Garden and is expected to host Britain's Best Garden.

The final episode of The Alan Titchmarsh Show will air in late 2014.

He said in a statement: "I've thoroughly enjoyed my years at the helm of The Alan Titchmarsh Show but I feel the time has come to move on.

"With some exciting new projects ahead, I'm looking forward to continuing to work with ITV."

An ITV spokesperson said: "Alan has decided that the next series of his chat show will be the final one to give way to other projects with us which will be announced in due course."

Titchmarsh previously quit the BBC's...

Alan Titchmarsh has quit his chat show. The 64-year-old star insists the time has come for him to ''move on'' from 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show' after seven years on the popular programme, and consequently he has terminated his £5.5 million-a-year deal. He said: ''I've thoroughly enjoyed my years at the helm of 'The [Alan] Titchmarsh Show' but I feel the time has now come to move on. ''With some exciting new projects ahead, I'm looking forward to continuing to work with ITV.'' Alan will continue to front ITV's lifestyle gardening programme 'Love Your Garden' and the search for 'Britain's Best Garden'. 'The Alan...

Alan Titchmarsh has quit his chat show. The 64-year-old star insists the time has come for him to ''move on'' from 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show' after seven years on the popular programme, and consequently he has terminated his £5.5 million-a-year deal. He said: ''I've thoroughly enjoyed my years at the helm of 'The [Alan] Titchmarsh Show' but I feel the time has now come to move on. ''With some exciting new projects ahead, I'm looking forward to continuing to work with ITV.'' Alan will continue to front ITV's lifestyle gardening programme 'Love Your Garden' and the search for 'Britain's Best Garden'. 'The Alan...

Paul O'Grady has slammed Alan Titchmarsh for ''copying'' his ideas. The chat show host has blasted the TV gardener for stealing his set and booking the same guests as him for his daytime talk show, 'The Alan Titchmarsh Show', and Paul even hinted he would hit the 'Love Your Garden' presenter when he next meets him. He said: ''If our paths cross in the corridor he will rue the day. ''When he first started doing it, it was our set. Even our hideous topiary, which I hated, was nicked. ''And everything we did, they did a week later. I am not one...

New Tricks returned to easily top the ratings on Tuesday evening, according to overnight figures.

The BBC One crime drama's tenth series attracted 7.52 million viewers (33.5%) at 9pm. This is down from the previous series' 7.8m launch, but up on October's finale ratings of 6.79m

Earlier, Nigel Slater's show Dish of the Day cooked up 2.88m (16.4%) at 7pm.

On BBC Two, Count Arthur Strong amused 725,000 (3.7%) at 8pm, followed by The Cruise with 1.13m (5.4%) at 8.30pm. Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show on Earth interested 772k (3.4%) at 9pm.

On ITV, Nature's Newborns gathered 2.79m (15.0%) at 7.30pm, while Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden appealed to 3.15m (15.5%) at 8pm (175k/0.8% on +1). Hunting the Doorstep Conmen secured 2.33m (10.4%) at 9pm (277k/1.6%).

Channel 4's Kirstie Allsopp show Fill Your House for Free attracted 1.40m (6.9%) at 8pm (307k/1.4%). Why Don't You Speak English? concluded with 703k (3.1%) at 9pm (139k/0.8%).

On Channel 5, The World's Worst Holiday...

Luther topped Tuesday's ratings outside of soaps despite another dip, overnight data reveals.

Idris Elba's BBC One drama lost 300,000 viewers from last week but still easily won overall with 4.41m (21.2%) at 9pm.

On BBC Two, Raymond Blanc's How To Cook Well interested 1.42m (7.9%) at 8pm, followed by The Cruise with 1.39m (7.2%) at 8.30pm. Route Masters was seen by 1.73m (8.3%) at 9pm.

On ITV, Nature's Newborns appealed to 2.23m (12.7%) at 7.30pm (128k/0.7 on +1). Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden attracted 2.39m (12.8%) at 8pm (210k/1.0%). Robson Green's How the North was Built educated 1.76m (8.5%) at 9pm (150k/0.9%).

Channel 4's Gok Like was seen by 889k (4.8%) at 8pm (120k/0.6%), followed by Princess Diana's Dress: The Auction with 1.91m (9.2%) at 9pm (284k/1.7%).

Run's second episode dropped by almost 200,000 to 1.07 (6.2%) at 10pm (125k/1.3%).

On Channel 5, Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun brought in 1.05m (5.7%) at 8pm. CSI thrilled 1.51m (7.3%) at 9pm...

Luther returned for a third series to top the ratings on Tuesday evening, according to overnight figures.

Idris Elba's BBC One drama thrilled 5.00 million viewers (21.7%) at 9pm, but was down over 700,000 from its previous episode in 2011.

On BBC Two, Today at Wimbledon scored 1.67m (7.7%) at 8pm, while Route Masters continued with 1.83m (8.0%) at 9pm.

On ITV, Nature's Newborns interested 2.69m (12.6%) at 7.30pm. Secrets from the Workhouse dropped 300k from last week's opener to 2.80m (14.3%) at 9pm (295k/1.8% on +1).

Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden climbed to 3.06m (14.2%) at 8pm (196k/0.9%).

Channel 4's new series Gok Live: Stripping for Sunshine entertained 1.19m (5.5%) at 8pm (182k/0.8%). Child Genius interested 1.34m (5.8%) at 9pm (242k/1.4%). The penultimate episode of Dates was seen by 692k (3.8%) at 10pm (130k/1.3%).

On Channel 5, Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun brought in 1.40m (6.5%) at 8pm. CSI continued with 1.77m (7.7%) at 9pm.

Big Brother's latest episode attracted 1.45m (8.7%) at 10pm,...