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BBC1 lost in Austen as Doc Martin triumphs
BBC1’s latest adaptation of classic novel Emma struggled to reach much more than half as many viewers as ITV1’s Doc Martin, with 4.4m (17%) tuning in to see Romola Garai take on Austen’s heroine at 9pm.
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Benidorm back with 6m
Benidorm was back with a bang for ITV1 on Friday night with more than 6m tuning in for the launch of the latest season.
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Kylie helps X Factor fend off Strictly
Kylie Minogue’s special appearance on the X Factor helped ITV1 see off Strictly Come Dancing for the third week in a row on Saturday, with the show peaking with an audience of 12m.
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Bill boosted by New Tricks no-show
ITV1 won the Thursday night 9pm battle for the first time since moving The Bill to a post-watershed slot last night, with 4.2m tuning in.
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United's win gives ITV1 ratings victory
The Champions League debut of German team Wolfsburg against Manchester United scored a peak of 6.7m (30%) for ITV1 last night, blasting away the competition.
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Nearly 2m see Wilson put Two Feet in the Grave
Actor Richard Wilson kicked some life into BBC1’s ratings last night with his documentary on death attracting a peak audience of 1.9m (13.5%).
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FlashForward peaks with 3.6m on Five
Five’s new US drama FlashForward jumped ahead in the ratings last night, with a huge 3.2m (13.2%) tuning in for the premiere episode at 9pm.
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Dirty Dancing gives Five the time of its life
Patrick Swayze danced up a big audience for Five last night, with 2m ( 9.5%) tuning in between 9pm and 11.05pm for the feel good romantic movie Dirty Dancing.
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Brown down as Spy event sags
Illusionist Derren Brown couldn’t conjure up another massive audience for C4 on Friday night, with just 1.8m (8.2%) tuning in for his third event at 9pm.
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Strictly closes on X Factor
The X Factor triumphed over Strictly Come Dancing for the second week in a row on Saturday, although the gap between the juggernauts narrowed a fraction.
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BBC1's Wounded soldiers doc reaches 2.9m
BBC1 documentary Wounded, which focussed on injured soldiers following their return from Afghanistan, drew 2.9m viewers at 9pm last night but was no match for ITV1’s cosy crime stalwart Midsomer Murders.
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The Choir finishes on high note for BBC2
Conductor Gareth Malone hit a ratings high note for BBC2 last night, drowning out Five’s ratings banker CSI: Miami, and globetrotting chef Jamie Oliver.
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Viewers give C4 Daredevil cold shoulder
Not even the sight of a half-naked man running a marathon around the Arctic was enough to make viewers warm to Wim Holf, with just 1.2m (5%) tuning in to watch the madcap adrenaline junkie.
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Doc Martin's return trumps Waking the Dead
The return of Doc Martin triumphed for ITV1 last night over BBC1’s Waking the Dead, with a peak of 8.2m (32%) tuning in for the start of the fourth series.
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Brown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings
C4 had a bumper ratings night on Friday, with Derren Brown’s second experiment peaking with 3.4m viewers, and the return of Peep Show scoring record ratings.
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Katie Price edges out terrestrials
Former glamour model Katie Price helped ITV2 to bumper ratings on an otherwise slow night, with her latest reality show edging out C4, BBC2 and levelling with Five.
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Secret Millionaire returns with 2.8m
Channel 4 held its own against BBC1 last night, with the return of The Secret Millionaire attracting 2.8m viewers.
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Marple loses half a million viewers
Miss Marple failed to hold favour with viewers last night, with half a million fewer viewers tuning in to the second episode of the series.
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X Factor hits high note with 12.1m on ITV1
The X Factor continued to dominate Saturday night for ITV1 with a peak audience of 12.1m (54.9%) watching Saturday’s audition show.
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Derren Brown magics up 5.5m to C4
A total of 5.5m watched illusionist Derren Brown on Friday night as he explained how he correctly predicted the lottery, giving Channel 4 one of its best rating programmes of the year.