It was not all love and warm wishes in London on Saturday night.

Rival Australian TV networks covering the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in a fierce tussle to show the most viewers the dresses, the kiss and everything else, pulling in a local audience of about 4 million during the main event.

The Seven Network won the night, its broadcast of the ceremony capturing an average of 1.95 million viewers across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

Senior presenters Melissa Doyle and Michael Usher led the show, crossing to Europe bureau chief Hugh Whitfeld and correspondent Laurel Irving, their coverage boosted by access to the resources of Seven affiliate ITN. Sunrise hosts David Koch and Samantha Armytage had broadcast from London all week to drum up interest.