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.
BGT week sends UK barking
Channels make tactical moves as Britain’s Got Talent dominates through to Saturday final.
The Voice starts to crack
BBC1 talent show 2 million down on previous week, while football plays havoc with drama ratings
E4 shouts the loudest
Watching TV in the US is a bit like being shouted at a lot, all the time, but E4 will be glad for it as it bundles together two strong American sitcoms.
Winning ticket for BBC1
The Syndicate sinks ITV1’s Mighty Mississippi but Scott & Bailey stands up to Silent Witness.
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Strong northern character
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ITV1 sounds retreat
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That sinking feeling
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The Voice UK passes the acid test
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BGT fails to silence The Voice
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Three’s the magic number
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That end of term feeling
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Empire no match for Queen
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Adele in good company
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Farewell to nurses and cons
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Diamond Queen sparkles
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A tough act to follow
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Room with 4m viewers
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Birdsong is sweet for BBC1
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Ratings 2011: the year PVR came of age
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Week of big falls on BBC1
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New year sprint for ratings
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Downton gives ITV1 Christmas boost
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X Factor and Strictly: the final tussle
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Top dogs losing their bark
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Viewers stay in ITV camp
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Kids hit by jungle fever
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ITV strips Jury and gets off
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Bonfire weekend fireworks
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Downton shocks as ITV falters
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Is ITV turning into BBC?
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Smiles all round at BBC1
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X Factor hits a bum note
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Autumn hits feel the heat
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A doctor comes to ITV’s aid
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Downton holds off BBC spies
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ITV1 loses Red Or Black? bet
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Place your bets for TV winners
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Time lord clocks up viewers
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Ratings: the big schedule shake-up
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Riots leave ratings in a spin
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Business as usual on TV
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Who’s winning the big entertainment battle?
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BBC keeps its cool in heatwave
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TV enters summer doldrums
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No news here... move on
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Next in line for PM…
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Marriage Ref faces red card
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Game, set and match
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Sun fails to shine on ITV
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.
BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT
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.
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OVERNIGHTS
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.
THE APPRENTICE
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.
