LATEST TV RATINGS
Ant and Dec fail to push buttons
Ant and Dec failed to push viewers buttons at the weekend, losing 850,000 viewers on Saturday night.
Corden in League of his Own for Sky1
James Corden-fronted sports panel show A League of their Own scored for Sky1 last night, but was not quite enough to eclipse Katie Price on ITV2.
Posh School rules for 2.2m
Documentary Too Poor for Posh School earned an A+ crowd for C4 last night, but it was ITV1 stalwart The Bill which was top of the terrestrial class.
John Lewis opens its doors to 3.1m
BBC2’s behind–the–scenes look at John Lewis pulled a huge opening crowd last night, with a peak of nearly 3.1m viewers.
Lambing Live delivers meaty audience
Lambing Live drew its highest share so far last night, with a peak of more than 3m viewers - just a million less than the 4m that tuned into Larry Lamb’s BBC1 show, Famous, Rich and Jobless.
Let's Dance sidelines Ant and Dec
BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sports Relief pushed all the right buttons for viewers on Saturday night, leaving Ant and Dec’s new ITV1 gameshow in its wake.
The Mentalist catches lacklustre Winner
ITV1 and Five were neck-and-neck at 9pm on Friday night, with Michael Winner’s Dining Stars and US drama The Mentalist both watched by 2.1m.
BBC2's Solar System proves ratings wonder.
The Wonders of the Solar System proved a wonder for BBC2 last night, with the new documentary series falling only 1m viewers short of BBC1’s Seven Ages of Britain.
Clint hangs BBC2 and C4 out to dry
Docs and comedy on BBC2 and Channel 4 lost out to a Clint Eastwood western from 42 years ago on Five last night.
ITV1 scores with England win
Just under 10 million viewers cheered England to victory over Egypt last night, out gunning BBC1 drama Five Days.
Five Days grips 6.8m
BBC1 ended its Tuesday blues last night, with drama Five Days holding onto 6.8m (27%) of its viewers for its second episode.
Five Days murders Married Single Other
BBC1’s stripped crime drama Five Days launched with a huge 7.4m viewers last night, as the audience for ITV1’s Married Single Other plummeted to just 4m.
Ant & Dec neck and neck with Let's Dance
ITV1’s new Ant & Dec gameshow Push the Button was level pegging with BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sport Relief on Saturday night.
Dining Stars no winner for ITV
The debut of Michael Winner’s Dining Stars failed to shine on Friday night, beaten by Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies and Wales’ rugby showdown with France on BBC1.
Being Human finale peaks with 1.1m
The final episode of BBC3 supernatural drama Being Human drew a huge audience last night, with a peak of more than 1.1m.
Carling Cup final peaks with 7m
BBC1’s live coverage of the Carling Cup final between Aston Villa and Manchester United scored a peak of 7m (37.2%) on Sunday afternoon.
Lawrence's last CCTV image seen by 4.2m
Missing chef Claudia Lawrence’s last sighting, captured on CCTV cameras, was played out to 4.2m people last night on BBC1’s Crimewatch.
Price boosts Piper drama
ITV2’s Secret Diary of a Call Girl paid a visit to nearly 600,000 viewers last night after getting an audience boost from glamour model Katie Price.
Damages dips below 1m in new slot
US legal drama Damages returned with just under 1m viewers on BBC1 last night, with a strong showing for Newsnight eating into its audience.
Five CSI Trilogy peaks with 3.6m
Five drew its biggest audience of the year so far with just under 3.3m viewers to its CSI: Trilogy beating all but BBC1’s finale of Survivors.
Married Single Other debuts with 6.2m
ITV1’s new romantic comedy Married, Single, Other debuted with a solid 6.2m last night, more than six times the audience for the finale of C4’s Tower Block of Commons.
Baftas watched by 4.1m
An emotional Vanessa Redgrave collected her Bafta fellowship award in front of a TV audience of 4.1m, but the A-list event on BBC1 slipped to the glitz of ITV1’s Dancing on Ice.
BBC3 beats ITV1's Operastar finale
The finale of Popstar to Operastar failed to hit ratings high notes on Friday night, with just 4m tuning in to see Darius Campbell scoop the top prize – 300,000 less than the audience that were watching EastEnders cast interviews on BBC3.
Sport Relief dance-off wins 7.9m
BBC1 fundraiser Let’s Dance for Sport Relief waltzed past ITV1’s offerings on Saturday night, peaking with 7.9m (33.2%) during its climactic moments.
EastEnders wedding draws 11.4m
Bianca and Ricky’s wedding on an extended EastEnders was attended by a huge 11.4m last night, with viewers jilting soap rival Emmerdale.
Gypsy Wedding gives Cutting Edge 14-year high
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding pulled a combined audience of 5.2m to Channel 4 last night, making it the most watched Cutting Edge documentary since 1996.
Holby hits the high note over Brits
Liam Gallagher hurling his trophy into the crowd and a live performance from Cheryl Cole helped The Brit Awards hit a high note of 6.7m on ITV1 last night, but even that wasn’t enough to topple BBC1’s Holby City.
Law & Order: UK ends with 22.6% share
Law & Order: UK bowed out on a high note last night, enjoying a 22.6% audience share – the biggest of its current run.
Gordon Brown interview peaks at 5.2m
More than 5m tuned in to watch Gordon Brown open up to Piers Morgan on ITV1 last night - almost twice the audience who tuned in to watch Michael Portillo on BBC1.
Dance duo bow out on a high
BBC1 entertainment series So You Think You Can Dance wrapped up with 5.3m (22.1%) on a weekend that also saw Sky 1 enjoy an audience of more than 1m for the final of its own contest, Got to Dance.
Monty Don's Mastercrafts whittles 2.7m
Monty Don inspired 2.7m (11.1%) to watch beginners learn the techniques of woodworking in new BBC2 series Mastercrafts, the biggest new show in an otherwise lacklustre Friday night.
Price pulls viewers for ITV2
Tabloid darling Katie Price proved to be ratings dynamite for ITV2 last night, with 1.6m tuning in for the premiere of her latest series – three times the audience of BBC3’s new reality series Dancing on Wheels.
New Midsomer star draws 6.5m
The new star of Midsomer Murders, John Barnaby, introduced himself to 6.5m viewers last night, killing off competition from Rogue Traders and Embarrasing Bodies.
Amanda Holden ends Fantasy with 2.1m
Amanda Holden’s Fantasy Lives ended its nightmare run on ITV1 last night behind every other terrestrial channel.
Last Woman Standing holds 375k
BBC3’s new tribal sports series Last Woman Standing proved a tough competitor last night, but was no match for ITV2’s Vampire Diaries.
Hustle ends on 6m
Hustle rustled up a solid audience of 6m for the final outing of its sixth series on BBC1 last night, narrowly escaping Law & Order: UK.
Glee hits high note with 1.4m
US musical drama Glee is continuing to grow in popularity, setting a new audience high for its sixth episode on E4 last night.
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%).
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EastEnders funeral attended by 10.3m
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Returning US shows hit dramatic heights
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Amanda Holden's Fantasy flops for ITV1
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Mrs Mandela inspires 720,500
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Good Wife debuts with 1.6m
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Del Boy nostalgia trip charms 7.5m
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Being Human beats 24
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Lowest ratings yet for CBB
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Phil takes 2.5m down under for C4
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Bellamy has 1.2m people
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Talent shows help ITV to clean sweep in 2009 ratings battle
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Jedward factor breaks records for TV Awards
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Bikers break records as footie scores
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Ramsay's latest Escape serves 2.6m
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Glee performs to 1.2m
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Dancing on Ice bows to Countryfile
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BBC1 Dances with 5.6m
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Popstar to Operastar opens with 4m
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BBC1 unveils fashion drama Material Girl
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Record 7.4m audience for One Show
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C4 wins 4.6m with Slumdog
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Survivors lives on with 4.5m
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BBC beats ITV in drama battle
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Glee brings 1.3m to E4
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Being Human helps BBC3 beat Five
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Heroes loses pulling power
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One in eight choose 8 Out of 10 Cats
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Silent Witness grips 7.3m
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Seaside sex trumps Bailey's birds
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Viewers flock to BBC2's birds and dogs
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News ratings soar past 9m as snow falls
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Hairy Bikers hit new heights
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Above Suspicion outfoxes Hustle
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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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RATINGS ANALYSIS
Brits still top of the telly pops
Event’s ratings may not set the world alight, but its pull on younger viewers can’t be ignored.
BBC2 and Five score TV gold
The Winter Olympics is, ironically, gaining some traction for BBC2, with coverage of all that feisty slipping about.
DIGITAL FOCUS
Albert Square comes alive
Television works miracles and in the case of poor Bradley, it was the miracle of life. The multitude flocked to BBC3 to watch him peal himself off the floor and have a bit of a chat after the live EastEnders eipsode on Friday night.
