LATEST TV RATINGS
Super Bowl scores 22% share for BBC1
The Super Bowl drummed up a huge share of nearly 22% for BBC1 in the early hours of this morning, as bleary eyed American football fans tuned in for the showdown between Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints.
Lost dips below 1m in Friday slot
Sky 1 has been cut adrift after switching Lost to Friday nights for its final series, with audiences dipping below a million for the drama’s return.
Ramsay's US Cookalong dips on C4
Channel 4 had the post-Celebrity Big Brother blues on Friday night, with Gordon Ramsay’s latest attempts to get his audience cooking along attracting just 822,300 in a peak-time slot.
Take Me Out tops 5m
ITV1 dating show Take Me Out topped 5 million viewers for the first time on Saturday night, while BBC1’s dance show So You Think You Can Dance inched forward from its performance last week.
Price is right for Alan Carr
Katie Price’s cagey appearance on the new series of Alan Carr: Chatty Man helped drive 1.7m to C4 last night – half a million more than the previous series launch.
Pale proves interesting for BBC3
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts proved pale was interesting last night, with a peak of 601,000 viewers for her BBC3 doc on the dangers of tanning.
BBC2's Persuasionists nosedives in late slot
Critically-panned BBC2 sitcom The Persuasionists lost half of its already small audience last night after an eleventh-hour switch to a late night slot half way through its run.
Embarrassing Bodies reaches record high
Embarrassing Bodies had nothing to be shy about last night, with 3.6m viewers tuning in - its biggest audience to date.
Holden's stunts no match for CSI
Five edged ahead of ITV1 at 9pm last night, with viewers voting the latest CSI case a more attractive prospect than Amanda Holden’s stint as a Hollywood stuntwoman.
Vampire Diaries writes off Caprica
The Vampire Diaries sunk its teeth into a meaty audience of 846,800 (3.5%) last night for ITV2, tearing strips off Sky 1’s new Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica.
Corrie baby feud peaks with 11.3m
Coronation Street delivered 11.3m viewers to ITV1 last night as Weatherfield’s star couple argued over keeping a baby.
Glee brings more joy for E4
US teen comedy-drama Glee scored its best audience to date last night, with more than 1.3m (5.3%) offering a strong lead-in to new animated comedy The Cleveland Show.
Mo and Murray score ratings magic
Julie Walters dramatic turn as Mo Mowlam and Andy Murray’s defeat in the final of the Australian Open helped drive a ratings bonanza for C4 and BBC1 yesterday.
CBB takes final bow with 4.3m
The last ever Celebrity Big Brother delivered 4.3m viewers to Channel 4 on Friday night – half a million more than last year’s finale.
BBC1's Dance loses 1.2m partners
BBC1’s So You Think You Can Dance had trouble finding a dance partner on Saturday night, with its lowest audience of the series so far.
Skins back to early glory with 1.1m
Teen drama Skins enjoyed its best E4 audience since its first ever episode last night, with series four opening with 1.1m (6%).
EastEnders funeral attended by 10.3m
Archie Mitchell’s funeral on EastEnders drew an impressive peak audience of 10.3m to BBC1, but the crowds parted when it was followed by Material Girl.
Returning US shows hit dramatic heights
Desperate Housewives scored its biggest audience in almost two years last night, while Mad Men delivered its best ratings yet for BBC4.
Amanda Holden's Fantasy flops for ITV1
Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives was more of a nightmare for ITV1 last night, while Shameless marched proudly back into C4’s schedule.
Mrs Mandela inspires 720,500
BBC4 inspired a huge crowd of 720,500 (3%) last night for its blue chip drama Mrs Mandela, but failed to match the recent turn out for biopics of Enid Blyton, Gracie Fields and Margot Fonteyn.
Good Wife debuts with 1.6m
New US legal drama The Good Wife launched with 1.6m viewers on Channel 4 last night, making a bigger splash than BBC2’s import Nurse Jackie.
Del Boy nostalgia trip charms 7.5m
Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips delivered a knockout blow to ITV1’s Wild at Heart last night, with 7.5m (27.8%) tuning in from 9pm on BBC1.
Being Human beats 24
Being Human remained top dog of the multichannels last night, sending the new season of 24 away with its tail between its legs.
Lowest ratings yet for CBB
Celebrity Big Brother’s sparkle faded somewhat on Saturday night, with the 9pm live show drawing the lowest audience of the series so far.
Phil takes 2.5m down under for C4
Channel 4’s second weekly dose of property expert Phil Spencer brought 2.5m viewers to the channel on Friday night.
Bellamy has 1.2m people
The return of Fast Show comedians Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson in celebrity travelogue spoof Bellamy’s People attracted 1.2m (5.5%) last night as part of BBC2’s new-look comedy line-up.
Talent shows help ITV to clean sweep in 2009 ratings battle
Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor helped ITV1 deliver the 34 biggest TV audiences in 2009, with BBC1’s top show a full 6.5 million behind the commercial broadcaster’s peak.
Jedward factor breaks records for TV Awards
Jedward, Joe McElderry and Dermot O’Leary brought some X Factor to the revamped National Television Awards last night, which peaked with a record 8.2m viewers (31%).
Ratings 2009: top 10 drama
Christmas suits BBC1 well and its investment is rewarded with the top drama performer of the year in Doctor Who.
Ratings 2009: top 10 factual
A top 10 dominated by the BBC, where nine programmes belong to BBC1 alone.
Ratings 2009: top 10 entertainment programmes
Events: they are live and huge; they cost a fortune; they are stretched over a schedule to have maximum impact and generate value for money.
Ratings 2009: top 30 multichannel programmes
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Bikers break records as footie scores
The Hairy Bikers cooked up a record-breaking peak of 4.5m for BBC2 last night, despite football on BBC1 drawing viewers away with Manchester United and City’s showdown at Eastlands.
Ramsay's latest Escape serves 2.6m
The opening instalment of Gordon Ramsay’s special on Indian cuisine was more a ratings korma than a vindaloo for C4 last night drawing a total of 2.6m viewers.
Glee performs to 1.2m
American import Glee continued to dance up a storm for E4 last night, with 1.2m viewers tuning in for the third instalment.
Dancing on Ice bows to Countryfile
Countryfile managed to dint the ratings crown of ITV1’s juggernaut Dancing on Ice last night (17 January), with its episode on grey seals and war tunnels beating the first 15-minutes of the celebrity skating competition into second place.
BBC1 Dances with 5.6m
Ratings for BBC1 series So You Think You Think You Can Dance stood still on Saturday, clinging on 5.6m viewers – a share of 23.9%.
Popstar to Operastar opens with 4m
ITV1’s new celebrity singing contest Popstar to Operastar debuted with 4m (15.4%) on Friday night, losing out to BBC1’s Silent Witness, while Jonathan Ross returned to his BBC1 chatshow for the first time since announcing plans to quit the corporation.
BBC1 unveils fashion drama Material Girl
New fashionista drama Material Girl sashayed onto BBC1 last night at 8pm, where it was trounced by a double bill of ITV1 soaps.
Record 7.4m audience for One Show
A “snow special” helped The One Show to its highest ever audience last night, peaking with 7.4m (30.7% share) at 7.30pm.
C4 wins 4.6m with Slumdog
The TV premiere of Slumdog Millionaire brought a massive 4.6m viewers to Channel 4 last night, winning the slot for the broadcaster in its climactic 45 minutes.
Survivors lives on with 4.5m
BBC1 sci-fi drama Survivors returned with 4.5m viewers (17.5%) at 9pm last night, more than 1m down on the average audience for series one.
BBC beats ITV in drama battle
Law & Order: UK returned to ITV1 with 5.7m (21%) last night, but it wasn’t quite enough to topple Hustle, which delivered 5.9m (21.9%) to BBC1 at 9pm
Glee brings 1.3m to E4
E4 was dancing for joy last night as US import Glee brought 1.3m viewers (4.8%) at 9pm.
Being Human helps BBC3 beat Five
BBC3 inched ahead of Five last night as supernatural drama Being Human returned with an audience of 1.4m (5.9%).
Heroes loses pulling power
Heroes’ move to Saturday nights failed to take off with just 1.4m (6.9%) turning to BBC2 at 10.15pm.
One in eight choose 8 Out of 10 Cats
Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Cats enjoyed its best ratings in more than two years on Friday night, with almost 3.5m tuning in.
Silent Witness grips 7.3m
Silent Witness stormed back onto BBC1 last night with 7.3m viewers (26.7%), its best ratings in almost four years.
Seaside sex trumps Bailey's birds
Bill Bailey’s Birdwatching Bonanza! failed to take flight for Sky 1 last night, with just 242,800 (0.9%) flocking to see the comic and his celebrity chums indulge in their ornithological high-jinks.
Viewers flock to BBC2's birds and dogs
BBC2 benefited from the big freeze last night, with above-average audiences for a factual double-whammy of Natural World and Horizon.
News ratings soar past 9m as snow falls
Heavy snow throughout the UK led to a bumper night for BBC News as more than 9m tuned in to regional reports about the weather.
Hairy Bikers hit new heights
The Hairy Bikers cooked up their biggest ever audience last night, with 3.3m (12%) tuning in to BBC2 at 8pm to watch Mums Know Best.
Above Suspicion outfoxes Hustle
ITV1 won the 9pm drama battle last night, with the return of Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion drawing 6.7m (25.6%).
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Celebrity Big Brother opens with 6.1m
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Sky 1 gets more than a million dancing
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BBC1 floors ITV1 in Saturday night battle
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Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey end on a high
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Come Dine With Me serves up festive treat for C4
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Cranford beats Fattest Man
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Strictly ends on a high with 11.9m peak
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BBC2 outguns ITV1 with Victorian Farm
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Royal Variety outshines Jamie and Waterloo Road
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Jamie's Family Christmas cosies up to 4.1m
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Life ends with 5m
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Joe's X Factor win watched by 19.1m
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Strictly slips against X Factor's 14.5m
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Mister Eleven jilted for BBC1 stalwarts
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Gavin & Stacey nicks The Bill
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Viewers return to Waterloo Road and Spooks
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ITV1 struggles with Robson Green doc
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Man on Earth debuts with 1.4m
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Small Island sails with 5m
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I'm a Celebrity ends with 11m
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Strictly results take 8m
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Celeb proves a trial for Gavin & Stacey
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Big Top is big flop
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Delia's Christmas cracks 3.4m
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The Queen drops 400,000 as Celebrity gains
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Margot dances up a storm for BBC4
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X Factor lacks Jedward Factor
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Viewers desert Family for jungle
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The Queen reigns over 2.4m
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Gavin and Stacey pulls in 5.6m for BBC1
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Family bounces back as big guns misfire
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Cast Offs premiere pulls 500,000
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Price exit from I'm a Celeb scores 10m
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BBC4 hits high note with Gracie
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Jedward exit peaks at 15.9m
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I'm a Celeb bounces back to 10m
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Children in Need hits 12m peak
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ITV1 runs rings around Children in Need gig
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Carpenters hammer Waterloo Road
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I'm a Celeb dips to 8.5m
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Katie Price lifts I'm a Celeb to 10.1m
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BBC4 hits new high with Blyton biopic
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Strictly and X Factor pull bumper crowds
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Doctor Who peaks with 10.4m
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Collision cleans up with 6.4m
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Octomom outnumbered by Collision
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Misfits debuts with 446,700
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BBC1 scores with Best booze doc
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Collision down 1.2m but still floors Ramsay
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Collision smashes competition
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X Factor's Grimes save scores 16.6m
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Jacko séance raises 606,600 for Sky
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Saturday X Factor scores 11.8m
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Boost for The Bill but New Tricks nicks more
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Peter Andre trounces C4 and BBC2
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BBC1 drama Spooks the competition
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Ramsay loses half his F-ing viewers
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Churchill drama storms away with 2.5m
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New look News at Ten adds 100,000
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Record-breaking X Factor peaks with 15.8m
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X Factor down 1.3m but scares off Strictly
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Benidorm has last laugh over Armstrong and Miller
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Katie's face brings 3.3m to C4
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Andre's million can't match Price
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Midsomer wins the battle of Waterloo
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James May plays with 3.5m
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Life fights back against Murderland
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Strictly's early start draws 8.4m
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The Thick of It sticks with 1.3m
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X Factor matches 14.8m peak
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Peep Show closes with 1.4m
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Masterchef finale whips up 4.7m
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ITV1 scores 5.4m with Chelsea win
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NCIS: Los Angeles makes strong start in UK
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Robbie Williams electrifies BBC2
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ITV1's Murderland kills BBC1's Life
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X Factor hits record 14.8m high
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Casualty slips with Sunday move
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Armstrong and Miller return with 4.2m
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Modern Family gathers 444,000 for Sky 1
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BBC1's New Tricks trounces ITV1's Bill
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England win scores 8.3m for ITV1
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C4 feels The Force as ITV1 struggles
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Viewers choose Life over murder
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Benidorm outshines Criminal Justice finale
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Criminal Justice dips a further 200,000
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Criminal Justice picks up speed
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BBC1 lost in Austen as Doc Martin triumphs
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Kylie helps X Factor fend off Strictly
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Benidorm back with 6m
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Bill boosted by New Tricks no-show
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United's win gives ITV1 ratings victory
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Quest debuts on Freeview with 82,000 peak
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Nearly 2m see Wilson put Two Feet in the Grave
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FlashForward peaks with 3.6m on Five
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Dirty Dancing gives Five the time of its life
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Strictly closes on X Factor
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Brown down as Spy event sags
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Bo Selecta's Jacko tribute tops 400,000
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BBC1's Wounded soldiers doc reaches 2.9m
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The Choir finishes on high note for BBC2
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Viewers give C4 Daredevil cold shoulder
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Brown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings
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Doc Martin's return trumps Waking the Dead
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Katie Price edges out terrestrials
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Secret Millionaire returns with 2.8m
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Derren Brown magics up 5.5m to C4
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X Factor hits high note with 12.1m on ITV1
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Marple loses half a million viewers
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Watchdog back with 4.5m
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BBC3 comedies have low-key launches
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C4 wins ratings lottery with Derren Brown stunt
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Mecury Prize win watched by 850,000
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Blue Murder beaten by the Dead
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Marple outfoxed by the Dead
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New Tricks ends with 7.7m
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Dragons Den ends series with 3.7m
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The Fixer thrills 3.8m
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Wuthering Heights captivates 4m
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Few turn out for night at The Office
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X Factor peaks at 11.8m
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Katie Price returns to ITV2 with 1.3m
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The Bill nicks 3.4m
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Stellar comeback for Shooting Stars
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Big Brother ratings still sliding
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Reggae Reggae man grooves with 2.2m
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England's Ashes win delivers 2m to Sky Sports 1
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X Factor back with 11.7m
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BBC2 reigns with Tudors return
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The Bill busted as Benefit Busters boom
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Nearly 4m watch Bolt break record
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Freeman draws 6m to BBC1
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Duchess doc disappoints with 2.5m
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ITV2 beats terrestrials with Andre special
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The Street ends on 4.4m
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Bolt fires BBC2 to the top
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Corrie wedding unites 8.4m
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MOTD kicks off with 4m
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The Bill stumbles at 9pm
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Desperate Romantics drops to 1.7m
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Autism doc pulls 680,000 to BBC3
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On Tour With the Queen waves to 1.7m
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Louis Theroux deals with 2.7m
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Football season kicks off with 4m for BBC1
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Hotel Babylon books more visitors
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The Bill loses nearly 1m viewers
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Mitchell murdered by ITV1
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RATINGS ANALYSIS
Weekend warmth for ITV1
Entertainment showdown sees ITV1 triumph over BBC1’s So You Think You Can Dance hopeful.
CBB goes out with a bang
As confetti rained down on C4’s last ever Celebrity Big Brother, rumours were already sweeping the industry over whether another channel would look to pick up the rights from makers Endemol.
DIGITAL FOCUS
It’s all singing and dancing
Julie Andrews famously once said that the younger generations “probably wouldn’t even know what a musical was like”, but if this week’s ratings are anything to go by, they’ve never been more in vogue.
