LATEST TV RATINGS
BBC2 nets more than BBC1 with fish market doc
THURSDAY: BBC2’s documentary on London’s famous Billingsgate Market hooked a bigger audience than National Treasures’ Diamond Jubilee special on BBC1.
House beaten by Glee on Sky1
THURSDAY: The last ever episode of House attracted fewer viewers than the last episode of the current series of Glee on Sky1, which managed to draw in the channel’s biggest audience of the day.
Lewis continues slide
WEDNESDAY: ITV1’s crime drama Lewis sunk to a new record low, as a double firing on The Apprentice helped it to its biggest ratings in three weeks.
TOWIE towers with 920k
WEDNESDAY: The Only Way is Essex drew one of its biggest audiences of the series and beat all-comers in the 10pm slot.
Silk sheds 300k viewers
TUESDAY: BBC1 legal drama Silk continued to pull a strong audience but could not match last week’s debut.
Hit and Miss debuts with 160k
TUESDAY: Paul Abbott’s new drama about a transgender assassin doubled Sky Atlantic’s usual audience on its debut.
Gok Cooks Chinese serves up 1.3m
Gok Wan’s new culinary series Gok Cooks Chinese served up a decent audience of 1.3m for Channel 4.
Love Shaft draws 180k
MONDAY: E4’s new dating series Love Shaft got off to a bumpy start, falling below slot average.
Chelsea's Champions League triumph peaks with 13m
SATURDAY: Chelsea clinched their first Champions League trophy in front of a peak audience of nearly 13m viewers across ITV1 and Sky Sports 1.
C4's Comedy Gala hits low
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s Comedy Gala amused its lowest audience on record but still beat its slot average, while ITV1’s Vera returned with its best ever audience.
Family Guy hits record high
SUNDAY: Family Guy pulled in its biggest ever overnight audience for BBC3 for the start of its 10th series.
Olympic torch lights up One Show
FRIDAY: BBC1’s The One Show recorded one of its highest average audiences of the year as it focused on the arrival of the Olympic flame from Athens.
ITV1's Long Lost Family halts ratings decline
THURSDAY: Long Lost Family arrested its slide in ratings following a week’s break for Britain’s Got Talent.
Exclusives scooped by Good News
THURSDAY: New ITV2 reality show The Exclusives debuted with just 155k viewers as Russell Howard’s Good News drew a series high of 920k.
Lewis returns with 5.2m
WEDNESDAY: A new series of Lewis got underway with its lowest overnight audience on record - comfortably beaten by The Apprentice.
ITV2 on top with BGT and TOWIE
WEDNESDAY: A line up of BGT highlights, Peter Andre and TOWIE helped ITV2 dominate much of the evening in multichannel.
BBC1's Silk returns with 5.6m
TUESDAY: Legal drama Silk returned to BBC1 with more than 5.6m viewers – its biggest overnight audience to date.
BGT's Pudsey helps ITV2 top 500k
TUESDAY: Britain’s Got Talent may be over for another year but a highlights show featuring canine winner Pudsey helped ITV2 draw an audience of more than half a million viewers.
56 Up draws 4.5m
MONDAY: Michael Apted’s generation-spanning documentary strand 56 Up won the battle of the primetime factual programming for ITV1 with nearly 4.5m viewers.
Blockbusters returns with 250k
MONDAY: Classic quiz show Blockbusters returned after an absence of more than a decade and managed to pull nearly four times the usual audience figures for Challenge.
Man City win nets 3.2m peak
SUNDAY: Manchester City’s extraordinary Premier League title-winning victory over Queen’s Park Rangers netted a peak of 3.2m viewers for Sky Sports 1 – but failed to lift Match of the Day to a notable high.
Voice results dip to 6.3m
SUNDAY: The Voice UK continued to lose viewers for its latest results show – while Planet Earth Live was down more than half a million on its debut.
BGT bows out with 14m peak
SATURDAY: The Britain’s Got Talent final peaked with nearly 14m viewers as dancing dog Pudsey was crowned victor - but the series was slightly down year on year.
Episodes returns with 1.2m
FRIDAY: Matt LeBlanc comedy Episodes returned for a second series but struggle to match the pull of the first.
BGT demolishes Planet Earth Live
THURSDAY: Britain’s Got Talent may not be performing as well as last year, but it continued to demolish the competition – securing double the audience of Planet Earth Live.
BGT outguns The Apprentice
WEDNESDAY: The Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals rallied from Tuesday’s series low, meaning The Apprentice stumbled to its worst performance of the year.
Got Talent falls to series low
TUESDAY: Britain’s Got Talent took a tumble for the latest batch of semi-finals.
BGT semi-final peaks at 11.8m; snooker final pots 3.7m
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY: The Britain’s Got Talent semi-finals began its mid-week ratings assault, as Ronnie O’Sullivan was crowned World Snooker Championship in front of more than 3.7m.
BGT extends lead on The Voice
SUNDAY: The first live episode of Britain’s Got Talent sunk to a series low but still thrashed The Voice UK - as US conspiracy thriller Homeland bowed out with its biggest audience.
FA Cup final most watched since 2007
SATURDAY: Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup final peaked with more than 11m viewers and drew the football tournament’s biggest audience in five years.
C4’s VIP takes a tumble
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s new impressions show starring Morgana Robinson and Terry Mynott lost 200k viewers on last week’s debut.
C4 hoarder series collects 2.7m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s new series on compulsive hoarders amassed an audience that was more than a million above slot average.
Celebrity Juice finale tops BBC2, C4 and C5
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Celebrity Juice ended its current series more than a million viewers ahead of comedy on BBC2 and Channel 5.
British Soap Awards close to lowest on record
WEDNESDAY: The British Soap Awards fell to its second lowest audience to date as The Apprentice cleaned up in the 9pm slot.
Bin Laden no match for Crimewatch
TUESDAY: An ITV1 documentary on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden was put in the shade by BBC1’s Crimewatch, which drew its biggest audience in nearly a year.
Man City victory peaks with 4.4m
MONDAY: Manchester City’s potentially title clinching victory over Manchester United scored what is believed to be Sky’s biggest football audience ever.
Foxes Live debuts with 1.45m
MONDAY: Channel 4’s Springwatch-style show examining urban foxes got off to a solid start - as the last Scott & Bailey beat Silent Witness.
First Voice eviction draws 8.6m
SUNDAY: The Voice UK pulled its second lowest audience of the series as Sam Buttery became the first singer to leave the competition.
Britain’s Got Talent reclaims crown
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent reclaimed its Saturday night crown beating the first live episode of The Voice UK.
C4’s Very Important People debuts with 1m
FRIDAY: Comedian Morgana Robinson returned to Channel 4 with a new impressions show that managed to pull her biggest audience to date.
Series low for Long Lost Family
THURSDAY: ITV1 reunion series Long Lost Family fell to a series low, despite coming up against a drama repeat on BBC1.
Broke Girls take on Russell Howard
THURSDAY: New US comedy 2 Broke Girls and Russell Howard’s Good News battled for the lead in multichannel at 9pm.
Madeleine McCann draws three-year Panorama high
WEDNESDAY: A Panorama special on the Madeleine McCann case pulled in the current affairs strand’s biggest audience since 2008.
C4's Hidden Talent fails to shine
TUESDAY: Richard Bacon’s new series about people’s hidden talents struggled to breakthrough for Channel 4.
Torres goal nets 3.6m viewers
TUESDAY: Chelsea’s semi-final clash against Barcelona in the Champions League Football tournament drew the biggest audience of the year to date for Sky Sports 2.
Panorama's Elderly Care doc draws 3.7m
MONDAY: Panorama’s follow up to its Undercover Care investigation delivered the strand’s third biggest audience of the year.
Steps hit the road with 150k
MONDAY: Reunited pop group Steps returned to Sky Living with a new series but could not match the pull of their previous run.
The Voice murders Vera
SUNDAY: The first Sunday edition of BBC1’s The Voice mauled a new series of ITV1 crime drama Vera.
London Marathon peaks with 4m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s live coverage of the London Marathon outpaced last year’s action by nearly 700k viewers.
The Bridge debuts with 1.1m
SATURDAY: BBC4’s new Scandinavian drama The Bridge drew more than a million viewers on its debut – higher than an episode of Danish hit The Killing.
The Voice shouts louder than BGT
SATURDAY: The Voice UK came out on top again in the battle with Britain’s Got Talent – even without a 20 minute overlap between the two shows.
Frank Bruno interview hooks 4m
FRIDAY: Former boxer Frank Bruno’s first major interview in nearly a decade proved no match for BBC1’s comedy hour.
Grandma’s House returns with 1m
THURSDAY: Simon Amstell comedy Grandma’s House returned to BBC2 with nearly a million viewers - unable to match the pull of the first run.
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Broke Girls scores E4 high
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Chelsea victory scores 9m for ITV1
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Undateables bows out with 2.3m
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BBC3’s ‘Woke Up Gay’ doc pulls 456k
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BBC2 relives the 70s with 2.6m
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O Briain’s maths show schools 400k
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Titanic sinks with 3.52m
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TOWIE returns with 1.2m
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The Voice takes BGT crown
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Grand National reins in 11m
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Strong return for Have I Got News for You
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Ricky Gervais’ Derek draws 1.85m
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BBC3's Russell Howard scores record return
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Apprentice hits 7m high
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Matt Lucas Awards win over 2.35m
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Silent Witness outwits Scott & Bailey
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Titanic loses another 1.2m
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Benidorm ends on 5.6m
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ITV1's Fraud Squad collars 4.6m
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Apprentice hires 6.5m
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BBC3’s Mugged knocked out by ITV2
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The Undateables launches with 2.4m
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Silent Witness slices Scott & Bailey
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Made in Chelsea returns on high
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Titanic loses 2.5m viewers
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Twenty Twelve returns with 1m
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BGT widens its lead on The Voice
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'Honeymoon murder' Panorama beats Love Life
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The Apprentice beats Barcelona
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The Syndicate wins 5.16m
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Mad Men returns with 100k
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Embarrassing Bodies conquers Empire
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BBC3 crime season debuts with 500k
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ITV1's Titanic sets sail with 6.9m
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Strong start for The Voice but BGT retains title
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Sport Relief lowest since 2006
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John Bishop’s Sport Relief Hell raises 5.2m
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Sky1’s Glee pulls 330k
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The Apprentice misfires
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Hit the Road Jack stumbles
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Sky1’s Touch debuts with 757k
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Scott & Bailey conquers Empire
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Richard Bacon’s Antisocial Network draws 470k
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First Sky F1 race peaks with 1m
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Millionaire scores three-year high
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Wales's grand slam tackles 5.88m
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Celebrity Bank Job locks in 1.08m
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MasterChef final peaks at 6.2m
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Sian Williams leaves BBC Breakfast on a high
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Celebrity Juice takes 600k dip
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Chelsea lifts ITV1's Champions League coverage
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Biggest Loser down 2m on last year's finale
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Alcatraz debut tops multichannel
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Scott & Bailey returns with 6.8m
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BBC4’s Dirk Gently loses 275k
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England’s Six Nations victory tops 6m
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Ireland victory peaks with 4.5m
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Secret Policeman's Ball drops to audience low
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Man Utd defeat nets 5m for C5
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Celebrity Juice pulls 1.6m
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MasterChef heats up with 4.5m
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Prisoners’ Wives ends sentence with 4.3m
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Frank Foster's death lifts ITV1
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Upstairs Downstairs falls to 5m
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Sky1’s Got to Dance final peaks with 1.29m
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Benidorm continues with 6.1m
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BBC4 gives 400k disco fever
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Bank Job locks in series high
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England friendly peaks with 8.2m
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Gypsy Weddings back over 4m
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BBC1's Empire conquered by Whitechapel
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Liverpool triumph nets 10.5m
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Let’s Dance loses 1m
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Benidorm returns with 6.24m
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C5 nets Europa League high
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Champion's League worst since 2009
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Brits reign with four-year high
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ITV2’s Brits coverage draws 500k
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Nearly 2m board The Tube
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Dooley investigated by 356k
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Midwife best BBC1 drama in decade
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Being Human dips to 540k
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Let’s Dance returns with 6.5m
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Hustle bows out on high
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Walking Dead rises again with 324k
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Inside Men suffers against football
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Celebrity Juice loses half a million
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Arsenal defeat peaks with 6.5m
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Gypsy Weddings returns with 4.8m
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Junior Doctors dips to 800k
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Diamond Queen loses 700k
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Grimm debuts with 386k
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BBC1 draws biggest Baftas audience since 2004
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ITV4 nets 1.3m with Africa football final
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Take Me Out pulls 5m
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Graham Norton tops 4m mark
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Sky1’s Stella pulls 630k
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Celebrity Juice hammers the terrestrials
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Eternal Law ends with 2.95m
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10 O’Clock Live returns with 1.04m
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TOWIE pulls a million
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Katie Piper doc draws 1.5m
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Diamond Queen reigns with 6.2m
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Spartacus threatens Skins
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Call the Midwife recorded by 1.9m
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BBC1's Midwife marches over 9m
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Being Human returns with 1.1m
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Harry Hill's TV Burp returns with 5.4m
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England's Six Nations victory tackles 8.4m
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Million Pound Drop draws series high with O'Leary
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Inside Men clinches 4.5m
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Singing Detective arrests 300k
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Midsomer reboots with 6m
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C4’s Concordia doc draws 2.9m
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Geordie Shore returns with 259k
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Whitechapel returns with 6.2m
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BBC3’s gay footballers doc nets 712k
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Top Gear returns with 5.12m
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TOWIE tops 1m on return
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Liverpool victory nets 6.2m
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CBB final peaks with 3.5m
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Hustle snatches top spot from Law & Order
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CBB semi-final locks in 2.4m
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Mad Dogs take down Manhattan
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National Television Awards draw 6.2m
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ITV1’s Biggest Loser beaten by BBC2/C4
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Junior Doctors returns with 1.15m
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Becky McDonald's Corrie exit draws 11.5m
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Skins struggles on return
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Call The Midwife tops Sherlock
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Birdsong calls 6.03m
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Take Me Out loses admirers
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Room 101 returns with 3.7m
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Gypsy Blood draws 2m
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Mad Dogs returns with 857k
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BBC2's Stargazing ends on 3m
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MasterChef return serves up 4.8m
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Suits debuts on Dave with 566k
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Stargazing Live sparkles with 3.8m
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Sherlock detects further 2m
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Casualty takes Saturday honours
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Sherlock arrests 7.9m but Call the Midwife delivers more viewers
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Hustle returns with 5m
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ITV1's Eternal Law loses 1m
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Public Enemies piles on 800k
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Eternal Law debut recorded by 655k
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Liverpool win nets 7.9m for BBC1
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RATINGS ANALYSIS
History lessons all round
A 48-year-old series beats a stately home doc and 6.5 million watch Germany lose on penalties.
C4 hoarding beats crash
A BBC2 documentary about Facebook and Channel 4’s hoarder series feature in this week’s overview of ratings.
DIGITAL FOCUS
US threatens cultural coup
It comes to something when Chelsea and Essex represent the UK’s cultural bulwarks, but heroically they were in the vanguard this week against a US monopoly of the top digital programmes.
