CHANNEL OVERVIEW
Cup scores but Top Gear wins
BBC2’s coverage of the League Cup Semi-Final, plus the return of those petrol fiends, gave BBC2 a decent week, while C5 closed the CBB house once more.
Stars align for BBC2
Jasper Carrot once described golf as “hours and hours of televised sky”. BBC2, typically the home of TV golf, did just that this week - but got us all interested in watching the stars.
Mystery of the lost viewers
Edwin Drood lost some of his mystery this week as BBC2 had a stab at guessing the end of the unfinished classic. Elsewhere, the channel proved that sport and baking need not be odd bedfellows.
C4’s birthday Countdown
In November, it’ll be 30 years since Paul Coia announced Channel 4’s arrival, introducing viewers to the perennial quiz show Countdown; the celebrations began on Monday.
University Challenge specials put BBC2 ahead
In the Christmas week up to and including Boxing Day, Channel 4 pinched the top spot, BBC2 will be pleased with its haul and Channel 5 kept its powder dry for this week’s return of Celebrity Big Brother.
Gambling on a big win
CHANNEL OVERVIEW: The allure of high-stakes gambling in many forms brought in the viewers last week, writes Stephen Price
Viewers 'like' Facebook doc
This week’s channel overview considers Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror and BBC2’s interview with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg amongst others.
Bankers are good for BBC2
This week’s channel overview looks at When Bankers Were Good, The Choir and the Life’s Too Short, amongst others.
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Pan Am fails to take off
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Viewers flock to Rev’s return
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Britain past and present
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Road trip to peak pays off
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Utd drubbing boosts MOTD2
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BBC sabotages Hunt for Blair
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Bikers reach the top floor
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BBC2 on song with Shirley
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BBC2 bakes a winner
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Bakers and bikers lift BBC2
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Return of QI defeats BB
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CBB triumphs over 9/11 docs
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Millions turn to Page Eight
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Fish and homes win out
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Dragons fire up BBC2
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Final piece in BBC2 jigsaw
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Art imitates Murdoch saga
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Prophet takes on the teens
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Top Gear trumps all
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Sirens lures viewers to C4
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Global vision boosts BBC2
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Pole position for Grand Prix
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Taking cover from the blitz
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Rooms lost in lifestyle wash
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Louis locks in the audience
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A spoonful of Sugar for BBC2
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Good but not Remarkable
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Gypsy nuptials steal the day
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Millions meet Middletons
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C4 comedy heads south
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Lambs to the Slaughter
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Fern falters in 5 o’clock spot
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C4 campaigns take over TV
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Wonders of BBC2 gravity
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Great British BBC2 revival
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Arrow of time hits bull’s-eye
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C4’s Mission Impossible
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Not brilliant, but OK! for C5
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An exotic mix of TV treats
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Million Pound Drop on a roll
RATINGS ANALYSIS
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OVERNIGHTS
10 O’Clock Live returns with 1.04m
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s satirical news show 10 O’Clock Live returned just over a million viewers - well under last year’s debut.
