Latest overnights – Page 158
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England defeat peaks with 20m
THURSDAY: England’s miserable defeat to Uruguay was the most-watched game of the World Cup so far, peaking with more than 20m viewers.
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Jeremy Paxman’s Newsnight finale draws 1.1m
WEDNESDAY: Jeremy Paxman went out with a bang as Newsnight pulled in its biggest audience in more than two years.
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Tigers hunt solid finale despite World Cup
WEDNESDAY: Tigers About The House and Mary’s Silver Service have mixed finales as football continues to dominate the schedule.
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C4’s Auction House outbids slot average
TUESDAY: The opening episode of The Auction House was above Channel 4’s slot average despite competition from the World Cup.
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C5 dole doc beats ITV, BBC2, C4
MONDAY: Channel 5 outperformed ITV, BBC2 and Channel 4 at 9pm, losing out only to the World Cup.
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Stand By Your Man pulls 600k
FRIDAY: Channel 5’s new dating show Stand By Your Man located an audience of 600,000 viewers as BBC1’s World Cup coverage of Spain vs Holland dominated.
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Fargo hit by World Cup
SUNDAY: Channel 4 thriller Fargo sunk to a series low of 1.1m as the World Cup clash between France and Honduras tackled an audience of 7.6m.
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England defeat nets 15.6m peak
SATURDAY: England’s opening World Cup defeat to Italy peaked with 15.6m viewers for BBC1, helping the channel score a massive 78.5% share.
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World Cup kicks off with 12m
THURSDAY: The 2014 World Cup kicked off in Brazil with over 12.5m tuning in to ITV to watch the hosts overcome Croatia.
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Mary’s Silver Service suffers
WEDNESDAY: Mary Portas’ new format continued to struggle for Channel 4, as the BBC kicked off its World Cup coverage with more than 2m viewers.
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Celebrity Masterchef serves 4.4m
TUESDAY: Celebrity Masterchef cooked up an audience of 4.4m viewers, slipping by 300,000 from last year’s debut.
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David Beckham doc scores 4.6m
MONDAY: David Beckham’s adventure into the Amazon hit the road with 4.6m viewers for BBC1.
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Big Brother powers down from launch
FRIDAY: Big Brother continued to pull in the viewers for Channel 5, but lost half a million viewers from its launch episode.
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Quirke ends on a low note
SUNDAY: BBC1 Irish drama Quirke bowed out with a series low performance as ITV’s Soccer Aid peaked with a crowd of 6.4m.
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Britain’s Got Talent final dips to record low
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent bowed out with its lowest finale audience on record – as England’s final World Cup warm-up match peaked with 7.4m.
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Big Brother launch locks in 2m
THURSDAY: Big Brother got underway on Channel 5 with an audience of 2.1m - in line with last year’s launch.
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I Wanna Marry 'Harry' lures 300k
WEDNESDAY: ITV2’s reality series I Wanna Marry ‘Harry’ got underway with 286,000 viewers – well below the channel’s slot average.
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Happy Valley ends well
TUESDAY: Happy Valley concluded with its second highest audience of the series – pulling an average audience of 5.8m (26%) over its six parts.
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British Airways doc takes off with 2.8m
MONDAY: A Very British Airline recorded decent ratings on its maiden voyage – transporting almost 3m viewers for BBC2.
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England friendly nets 8.3m for ITV
FRIDAY: England’s last match on home soil before departing for Brazil peaked with more than 8.3m viewers, forcing Have I Got News For You to a series low.