Ratings Information:

Initial figures: 5.900m viewers (overnight), 26.9% audience share, 2nd place day
Consolidated figures: 7.820m viewers (+7 days), 32.0% audience share, 13th place, AI 88
Online player figures: 1.65m requests as of 7th October 2012

Initials: the episode was the highest rated programme on BBC One for the day, with Casualty getting 3.7m viewers. Highest programme of the day was The X Factor with 8.7m watching. Against Doctor Who, ITV 1's Red or Black? had 3.5 million viewers.

The audience increased throughout the episode, as more viewers joined to witness the departure of 'The Ponds', peaking at 6.4m for the last five minutes.

Finals: the episode was 5th for week on BBC1

Live+7 Figures: 8.92m (Live+VOSDAL: 5.86m, Narrative Repeat: 0.31m, Time-Shift: 1.93m, iPlayer: 0.82m)

iPlayer Figures: available for 14 days, accessed 1,493,720 times in first week.