The return of Red Dwarf for its first new episode in ten years was a huge hit for multichannel Dave last night, according to early ratings figures. The first episode of a three-part reunion special, Red Dwarf: Back To Earth, pulled in 2.06m (10%) for Dave between 9pm and 9.30pm. A further 341k (1.9%) watched at 10pm on timeshift channel Dave ja vu. A subsequent screening of a classic episode took 1.01m (5.1%) at 9.30pm. The success of Red Dwarf helped Dave to a primetime share of 3.2%, making it the most popular multichannel station of the night by a margin of almost one share point. On ITV1, a two-hour repeat of Martin Clunes's Doc Martin brought in 3.62m (17.6%) between 9pm and 11pm. BBC One's documentary The Real Swiss Family Robinson had 2.74m (12.2%) in the 9pm hour, and on Channel 4, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
By Neil Wilkes

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