TV Overnights: New Tricks repeat beats Married Single Other to the top spot
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BBC One's long-running New Tricks drama secured the peak-hour top spot last night ahead of ITV1's new drama Married Single Other.
The New Tricks repeat, with Amanda Redman and Alun Armstrong, pulled in 4.2 million average viewers and a 17.5% audience share between 9pm and 10pm.
The third episode of Married Single Other, meanwhile, started on a high of 4.4 million viewers but slipped down to an average of 3.9 million viewers and a 16.4% share during the full hour-long slot.
Elsewhere, Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire with business tycoon Paul Ragan attracted more than 2.6 million average viewers and a 10.8% share between 9pm and 10pm.
At the same time, BBC Two's new three-part series A Band for Britain with Sue Perkins picked up 1.6 million viewers and a 6.7% share, while Five's 9 o'clock film For a Few Dollars More pulled in 1.4 million viewers and a 8.2% average share.
Earlier on in the evening, Monday evening's soap line-up dominated the pre-watershed ratings. ITV1's Coronation Street attracted more than 10.4 million peak viewers, while BBC One's Eastenders banked over 9.7 million peak viewers.
Overnight data is available each morning in mediatel.co.uk's TV Database, with all BARB registered subscribers able to view reports for terrestrial networks and key multi-channel stations.
