An average of 6.7 million people watched the two contestants with the fewest votes battle it out on the second episode of the night, ‘Dancing on Ice - The Skate Off', between 9.30pm and 10pm – a 24.8% share.
ITV1 also secured the night's next biggest audience with its African drama 'Wild at Heart' which pulled in 6.7 million viewers, a 24.2% share.
BBC One's costume drama 'Lark Rise to Candleford' pulled in the fourth biggest audience with 6.2 million viewers, a 22.6% share in the 8pm-9pm slot.
Earlier in the day, 4.3 million viewers tuned in to watch British tennis player Andy Murray lose to Roger Federer in straight sets in the final of the Australian Open, equivalent to 41.8% of the audience between 8am and 11.45am.
David Dimbleby's historical documentary 'Seven Ages of Britain' drew an average of 4.2 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm last night, a 15.6% share of the audience.
Channel 4's drama 'Mo', starring Julie Walters as former Labour minister Mo Mowlam, had an average of 3.5 million viewers (including the contribution from Channel 4+1), an 18.6% share of the audience between 9pm and 11.15pm.
Saturday night's biggest audience was claimed by ITV1. 'Harry Hill's TV Burp' attracted 6.6 million viewers or 28.6% of the audience at 7-7.30pm.
It was up against BBC One's 'So You Think You Can Dance', which earned a 20.7% share at 6.30pm to 7.30pm with an audience of 4.8 million.
Later in the evening ITV1 scored 4.6 million and 4.8 million viewers for 'Take Me Out' and 'All Star Mr & Mrs', but 'Casualty' was ever reliable for BBC One with 5.6 million viewers.
On Friday night 'Celebrity Big Brother' closed with 4.1 million viewers across Channel 4 and C4+1, as cage fighter Alex Reid was declared the winner ahead of musician Dane Bowers.
The finale accounted for 25.4% of viewing at 10-11.15pm, after an earlier 8.30-9.30pm show drew 3.8 million viewers to see Stephanie Beacham, Jonas Altberg and Vinnie Jones take fifth spot upwards.
ITV1's 'Popstar to Operastar' lost out heavily to BBC One's 'Silent Witness' in the 9-10pm slot.
Having opened three weeks ago with 4 million viewers, the reality series scored 3.5m viewers and a 14.2% share.
It trailed BBC One, which pulled in an audience of 6.1 million and attracted 24.2% of all viewing.
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