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MotD returns with 4.5m
The return of Match of The Day scored BBC1 a peak audience of nearly 4.5m viewers on Saturday night.
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Vexed debuts with 2.26m
BBC2’s new comedy drama Vexed started strongly last night and came close to beating ITV1’s tribute to the late Jeremy Beadle.
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Pete v Roger – Pete wins
BBC2’s Friday night comedy Roger and Val Have Just Got In lost nearly half a million viewers, opening the way for rival sitcom Pete Versus Life to clinch victory.
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Mistresses loses followers
BBC1 drama Mistresses lost nearly a quarter of a million viewers last night, as Undercover Boss and The Hotel Inspector battled to a score draw.
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England win draws 8m peak
England’s first game since their disastrous World Cup campaign drew a peak audience of nearly 8m to ITV last night, as BBC2’s The Normans recorded another strong performance.
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The Deep sinks 500,000
The Deep’s audience plunged by nearly half a million viewers last night, as a shocking BBC1 doc about Swedish sisters who ran into motorway traffic delivered strong ratings later in the evening.
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Grandma’s House opens doors to 1.5m
New BBC2 comedy Grandma’s House let in more than 1.5m viewers last night – as ITV lost its Identity with the lowest figures for the final instalment of the drama.
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Sherlock ends with 7m
Sherlock’s final mystery of the current series delivered more than 7m viewers to BBC1 last night.
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Pete vs Roger - BBC wins
BBC2’s new sitcom Roger and Val Have Just Got In was victorious in the battle with Channel 4’s new comedy Pete Versus Life on Friday night.
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Mistresses tempts 4m
BBC1’s latest series of Mistresses failed to seduce in its new Thursday night home, as Channel Five’s The Hotel Inspector beat Channel 4’s Undercover Boss last night.
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The Normans conquer 3m
A historic documentary charting the expansion of the Norman empire delivered nearly 3m viewers to BBC2 last night.
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The Deep discovers 5.3m
BBC1’s new drama The Deep was victorious in primetime last night, but a documentary on Channel Five about the Bermuda Triangle mysteriously trumped BBC2’s Top Gear and Channel 4 at 8pm.
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Rev bows out with 1.7m
Press coverage of the religious community’s embracing of BBC2 sitcom Rev helped the series finale to reach 1.7m (8%) at 10pm – its best overnight performance since its launch.
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Nearly 25% watch Britain take gold
Britain’s gold rush in the European Athletics Championships drew nearly 25% of the viewing population to BBC2 on Saturday night.
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IT Crowd ends on 2.3m high
The IT Crowd cemented its place as Channel 4’s most bankable sitcom on Friday night after series four bowed out on a 2.3m high.
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Nearly 1m viewers Stop Believing
The audience for Five’s new talent show Don’t Stop Believing plummeted by 840,000 viewers last night, as it struggled to keep pace with the athletics and BBC drama Sherlock.
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Undercover Boss batters BBC2 doc
Channel 4 latest edition of Undercover Boss, featuring fish and chip chain Harry Ramsden’s, battered BBC2’s political documentary Five Days That Changed Britain last night.
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Coast walks away with 2.6m
BBC2’s second trip to the Coast this week earned the channel 2.6m (11.2%) at 9pm last night.
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European athletics gold scores 3m
British runner Mo Farah’s historic 10,000 metre gold at the European Championships delivered nearly 3m viewers to BBC2 and the HD channel last night.
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The Hospital treats 1.7m
Channel 4’s new series of The Hospital failed to reach the high of its 2009 opening episode, performing just under slot average last night.