Strictly Come Dancing continued its ratings domination as the BBC show’s semi-final drew 4.5 million more viewers than The X Factor final.

Strictly continued to be the most watched show on television as 10 million people – 46.5% of viewers – saw sports presenter Ore Oduba top the leaderboard last night.

Ore Oduba
Ore Oduba and partner Joanne Clifton (Guy Levy/BBC)

The show peaked with 10.9 million tuning in.

On ITV, 5.5 million people tuned in for the first night of The X Factor final, in which boy band 5 After Midnight were knocked out of the running.

5 After Midnight
5 After Midnight (Ian West/PA Wire/PA Images)

This gave the broadcaster a 27% share of viewing, with the audience peaking at 6.2 million.

Some 38% of 16 to 34-year-olds tuned in, making it the most watched programme of the night for that desirable demographic, ITV said.

Tonight Matt Terry and Saara Aalto will go head-to-head in the hopes of impressing viewers and landing votes in last instalment of the series.

Saara is the favourite to win X Factor (Thames/Syco Entertainment)
Saara is the favourite to win X Factor (Thames/Syco Entertainment)

Strictly Come Dancing will draw to a close next week, when the final three couples vie to lift the coveted glitterball trophy.