BRIT Awards broadcaster ITV has confirmed that last night's ceremony was the most watched in 10 years.

Overnight figures suggest that the broadcast brought in 6.51m (27.79%) viewers.

This compares to previous year ratings below:

2012 - 5.9m/24% (6.2 million including catch-up figures)
2011 - 4.8m/19%
2010 - 5.9m/22%
2009 - 5.2m/22%
2008 - 6.1m/24%
2007 - 5.3m/22%

The show aired from 8pm–10.15pm with a peak audience of 7.5m (30.8%)  during One Direction’s performance at 9pm.