Latest overnights – Page 169
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RatingsMixed verdict for The Escape Artist
David Tennant drama The Escape Artist conjured up 5m viewers for BBC1 on Tuesday – putting it more than 3m viewers ahead of its rivals in the 9pm slot.
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RatingsRipper Street returns 1m down
Ripper Street returned to BBC1 on Monday with an audience of around 1m viewers fewer than the series one debut.
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RatingsStrictly waltzes off with Sunday honours
Strictly Come Dancing danced off with its best Sunday night performance of the year, as a racy Lady Gaga performance was unable to lift The X Factor to a notable high.
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RatingsMan Down drops to 1.2m
Greg Davies comedy Man Down slipped by around 300,000 viewers for its second outing on Friday.
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RatingsAtlantis sinks to series low
BBC1 fantasy drama Atlantis dropped to a series low – while Strictly Come Dancing continued to outperform The X Factor on Saturday.
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RatingsBreathless slumps to new low
ITV period drama Breathless lost another 600,000 viewers on Thursday – as Educating Yorkshire bowed out with 3m.
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RatingsPoirot finale begins with 4.8m
The first of four final episodes of Agatha Christie’s Poirot made a steady start, easily winning the 9pm slot on Wednesday.
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RatingsBake Off saves best for last for BBC2 with 9m peak
The Great British Bake Off became BBC2’s biggest show in modern ratings history on its final outing for the channel on Tuesday.
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RatingsIceland doc delivers goods for BBC2
BBC2’s intimate look behind the scenes at frozen food retailer Iceland broke the ice with an audience of more than 2m on Monday.
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RatingsWalking Dead chews up competition
Season four of zombie drama The Walking Dead continued its flesh-eating success for Fox on Friday, launching with more than 100,000 more viewers than the previous series.
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RatingsThe Paradise returns with 5.2m
BBC1’s The Paradise opened its doors to fewer viewers than last year - as Strictly Come Dancing beat The X Factor on a Sunday for the first time this year.
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RatingsThe X Factor slumps to low
The X Factor’s spate of off-key Saturday night performances continued, as the ITV show was watched by the smallest audience of the series so far.
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RatingsEducating Yorkshire schools drama rivals
Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire edged out disappointing second outings for dramas Breathless and Truckers on Thursday to win the 9pm slot.
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RatingsThe Tunnel digs up Sky Atlantic record
The Tunnel arrested Sky Atlantic’s biggest audience for an original UK drama commission on Wednesday - as Emmerdale hit a 12-month high.
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RatingsEngland qualifier peaks with 11m
England’s victory over Poland in their crucial World Cup qualifier on Tuesday was the most watched match of the campaign – peaking with 11m viewers.
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RatingsCrimewatch record for Madeleine McCann special
A Madeleine McCann special was the most watched Crimewatch in at least seven years on a strong Monday night for all the terrestrial broadcasters.
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RatingsHomeland hits low for C4
Homeland registered its lowest overnight audience ever for Channel 4 on Sunday – as The X Factor recovered from Saturday’s off-key installment with an improved performance.
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RatingsEngland victory scores 9m peak
England’s crucial victory over Montenegro was ITV’s highest-rated World Cup qualifier of the year on Friday.
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RatingsFirst live X Factor hits a bum note
The first live X Factor of the year hit a dodgy note in the battle with Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday - but ITV did enjoy some success with the return of Jonathan Ross.
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RatingsSlow start for Breathless and Truckers
ITV’s gynaecology drama Breathless was too strong for BBC1’s Truckers on Thursday – but both of the shows’ performances were underwhelming.