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Celebrity Big Brother scored big ratings for Channel 5 on Thursday (August 22), overnight data reveals.

The launch show was down by nearly a million viewers from January's opener, attracting 2.66 million (14.2%) at 9pm (174,000/1.3% on +1). However, this is consistent with last summer's launch, which scored 2.7m. Bit on the Side brought in 892k (9.6%) at 11pm.

On BBC One, Celebrity MasterChef fell by nearly a million from its previous episode to 3.84m (18.7%) at 8pm.

Paul O'Grady's Working Britain was the most-watched show outside of soaps with 3.95m (19.1%) at 9pm.

On BBC Two, Dara O'Briain's Science Club amused 1.22m (5.9%) at 8pm, followed by The Men Who Made Us Thin with 1.05m (5.1%) at 9pm.

ITV's Married to the Job continued with 2.33m (11.3%) at 8.30pm (143k/0.7%). Tom Hardy's documentary Poaching Wars interested 1.23m (5.9%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, the latest series of Location, Location, Location attracted 1.74m (8.5%) at 8pm (310k/1.5%). Documentary film The Imposter appealed to 1.02m (5.4%) at 9pm.

Channel 4's One Direction documentary failed to lift the channel's ratings last night, losing out in the 10pm slot to Channel 5's Big Brother.

Crazy About One Direction only pulled in 505k at 10pm (3.1%), while the latest episode of Big Brother managed 1.4 million (9.0%).

Earlier on Channel 4, How To Get A Council House brought in 1.3 million (6.5%) at 9pm.

The latest Celebrity MasterChef brought 3.4 million (16.8%) at 8pm on BBC One, while Paul O'Grady's Working Britain won the 9pm slot with 4.0 million (19.9%).

On BBC Two, Dara O'Briain's Science Club had 1.2 million (6.1%) at 8pm, while The Men Who Made Us Thin at 9pm had 993k (4.8%).

Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience increased BBC Two's audience to an impressive 1.1 million (5.8%) at 10pm.

ITV's primetime highlight was My Dwarf Family at 9pm, which pulled in 3.0 million (15.7%).

Live At The Electric snagged 261k (1.4%) at 10pm on BBC Three, while the latest episode of Us drama...

The Field of Blood returned for a new series with over 3 million viewers on Thursday (August 8), overnight data reveals.

The David Morrissey two-parter opened with 3.36m (16.6%) at 9pm on BBC One. This is around 800,000 more than its previous peak in 2011 for its first run.

Earlier, Celebrity MasterChef rose slightly from Wednesday's episode with 3.91m (19.5%) at 8pm, topping the night outside of soaps.

On BBC Two, Dara O'Briain's Science Club attracted 1.35m (6.7%) at 8pm, followed by The Men Who Made Us Thin with 1.34m (6.6%) at 9pm. Rhod Gilbert's new series Work Experience amused 1.05m (5.9%) at 10pm.

ITV's Married to the Job continued with 2.44m (12.3%) at 8.30pm, while new documentary Fraud Squad opened with 2.42m (12.0%) at 9pm.

On Channel 4, The Dealership dropped to 795k (4.0%) at 8pm (123k/0.6% on +1). How To Get a Council House appealed to 1.46m (7.2%) at 9pm (327k/2.0%). Legally High interested 547k (3.4%) at 10pm (119k/1.4%).

Channel 5's...

Channel 5 continued to have success in the primetime ratings on Thursday night, beating Channel 4 with its combo of Big Brother and The Hotel Inspector.

Big Brother hauled in an audience of 1.44 million (8.25%) at 10pm, while The Hotel Inspector entertained 1.48 million (7.26%) at 9pm.

Channel 5 had an average audience share of 5.62% in primetime. Meanwhile, Channel 4 could only muster 4.19%.

First Dates only brought in 893k (4.37%) at 9pm, while Catching A Killer: Crocodile Tears fared slightly better at 10pm with 1.09 million (6.36%).

On BBC One, Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods brought in 3.02 million (15.77%) at 8pm, while Crimewatch brought in 3.24 million (15.82%) at 9pm on BBC One.

Dara O'Briain's Science Club intrigued 1.32 million (6.90%) at 8pm on BBC Two and ITV's The Briefs attracted 2.65 million (8.76%) at 9pm.

The return of PhoneShop on E4 tickled 308k (1.59%) at 10pm and the latest episode of Scandal on More4 captured 156k (0.77%).

BBC One's Last Tango in Halifax cemented itself as a ratings hit on Tuesday night (December 4), soaring above 6 million viewers. Episode three of the six-part romantic drama pulled in 6.23m in the 9pm hour, a 26.5% share. Even higher than November's premiere audience, the series grew 700k week-on-week. With EastEnders and Holby City performing solidly earlier on, BBC One towered over ITV, which could only average 3.03m (12.8%) for its Champions League football coverage between 7.30pm and 10pm. MasterChef: The Professionals anchored BBC Two's schedule with an impressive 3.2m (13.2%) at 8pm, after which 1.23m (5.2%) watched Dara O'Briain's Science Club, and The (more)...