MULTICHANNEL RATINGS
Spartacus threatens Skins
MONDAY: E4 teen drama Skins was nearly carved up in the ratings by Sky1’s swords and sandals drama Spartacus.
Being Human returns with 1.1m
SUNDAY: BBC3 supernatural drama Being Human returned with more than double the audience of its multichannel rivals - but recorded its lowest series opener since its 2009 debut.
Singing Detective arrests 300k
THURSDAY: The highly-anticipated repeat of The Singing Detective, marking its 25th anniversary, topped BBC4’s slot average by around 100k viewers.
Geordie Shore returns with 259k
TUESDAY: MTV reality show Geordie Shore returned for a second series – but could not match the pull of the first run.
BBC3’s gay footballers doc nets 712k
MONDAY: An investigative documentary into the lack of openly gay professional footballers in Britain drew nearly a quarter of a million more viewers than BBC3’s usual audience.
TOWIE tops 1m on return
SUNDAY: The Only Way Is Essex returned for a fourth run on ITV2 but drew its lowest series launch since its debut in 2010.
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Mad Dogs take down Manhattan
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Junior Doctors returns with 1.15m
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Skins struggles on return
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Mad Dogs returns with 857k
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Suits debuts on Dave with 566k
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BBC3 Sex Season begins with 610k
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Sky1’s Stella opens with 720k
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BBC4’s Musicals opens with 1m
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Sky1’s Treasure Island lands 900k
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X Factor USA final draws 660k
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Xmas Celebrity Juice pulls 1.7m
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Goofs and Andre pull 630k
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TOWIE Xmas special draws 1.1m
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Little Crackers pulls 160k
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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.
RATINGS ANALYSIS
Room with 4m viewers
BBC1’s revamped Room 101 maintains audience and ITV1’s Above Suspicion bows out on a high.
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.
DIGITAL FOCUS
Docs doc and Essex appeal
What is it about Essex, junior doctors, detectives and dancing? Who knows, but this week they made their presence felt.
