All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 53
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NewsViewers stage coup on the Palace
Viewers deserted the second outing of ITV1's The Palace as the drama attracted just 3.3m (13.9%), down by a million on the previous week.
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NewsDuckworth demise draws 12.4m
The demise of Coronation Street's popular character Vera Duckworth drew a heavyweight audience of 12.4m (51.1%), the soap's highest audience for 12 months.
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NewsViewers go Wild for ITV1
The third series of ITV1's cosy Sunday drama Wild at Heart got off to a fine start with 8.1m viewers (31%) at 7.50pm, helping the channel to dominate peaktime viewing.
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NewsDuel misfires for ITV1
ITV1 struggled to find a sizeable audience on Saturday night as its new quiz show Duel only interested 3.2m (13.7%) at 8pm and Thank God You're Here continued to disappoint.
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NewsITV1 seeks Trial and Retribution on BBC1
ITV1's ever-popular detective series Trial and Retribution made a successful return last night with a sizeable 6.5m viewers (27.7%) at 9pm.
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NewsC4 has Grand Designs on ITV1's Honest
The start of Channel 4's sixth series of Grand Designs got off to a cracking start with a sizeable 4.3m viewers (17.4%), putting it on a par with ITV1's drama Honest.
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FeaturesHonest starts strongly for ITV as Palace falters
The shake-up of ITV1's schedule kicked off in earnest this week, with some strong ratings performances but other causes for concern.
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NewsBBC1 maintains its news advantage
BBC1 maintained the lead over its commercial rival in the nightly news ratings war as The 10 O'Clock News drew a million more viewers than ITV1's News at Ten.
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NewsNews at Ten back, but behind BBC
The return of ITV1's News at Ten was seen by 3.8m (18.2%) some way off BBC1's news audience of 4.9m (23.2%) at the same time.
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NewsITV1 fails in its Palace coup
ITV1's new high-profile drama series The Palace got off to a shaky start at 9pm last night with a modest 4.3m viewers (17.4%).
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News5.3m held captive by Louis Theroux
The latest documentary by Louis Theroux was a big hit for BBC2 at 9pm last night, attracting an impressive audience of 5.3m viewers (19.9%).
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NewsThank God You're Here - but the viewers aren't
ITV1's new improvisation show Thank God You're Here struggled on Saturday night, getting just 2.9m viewers (12.4%) and losing out to both BBC1 and Five.
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NewsMoving Wallpaper and Echo Beach grab 5m each
ITV1's high profile shows Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach both got off to a fine start with 5m viewers each.
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NewsITV1 attracts 6m - Honest!
New ITV1 drama series Honest attracted a strong audience of 6m viewers (23.5%) at 9pm last night.
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FeaturesDoctor is light years ahead of Emmerdale
Kylie Minogue helped the Doctor Who Christmas special become the most watched non-soap drama over the festive period.
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NewsBBC to explore forces of nature worldwide
The BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol is to look at how seasonal changes in the environment affect animals for a six-part BBC1 series.
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NewsMistresses seduce 4.9m for BBC1
BBC1's new high-profile drama series Mistresses claimed the top ratings spot at 9pm last night with 4.9m viewers (19.7%).
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NewsChicken Run picks up 3.4m for C4
Channel 4 food programme Hugh's Chicken Run got off to a flying start last night with a sizeable 3.4m viewers (13.8%) tuning in at 9pm.
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NewsE4's Big Brother hijacked by BBC3
E4's Celebrity Hijack edition of Big Brother remained the channel's most popular show over the weekend but couldn't meet the challenge of BBC3's films.
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NewsBBC1's Damages hurt by ITV1
BBC1's new US import Damages got off to a shaky start last night with a modest 1.9m (10.7%) in a 10.20pm slot.