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RatingsEastEnders beats Downton Abbey in Christmas ratings clash
The Christmas Day ratings battle between EastEnders and Downton Abbey was won by the BBC’s long-running soap.
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RatingsOutnumbered breaks record
CHRISTMAS EVE: Family comedy Outnumbered eclipsed its previous ratings record with a festive special – helping BBC1 dominate the evening.
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RatingsJonathan Ross slumps to 3m
FRIDAY: ITV’s Jonathan Ross Christmas special, which axed an appearance by comedian Tim Minchin, was more than 2m down on last year’s Paul O’Grady special.
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RatingsBBC Sports Personality of the Year down 3m
THURSDAY: The decision to move the BBC Sports Personality of the Year from its traditional Sunday slot saw the annual awards ceremony lose nearly 3m viewers on last year.
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RatingsDownton doc draws 4.3m
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 held off the competition in primetime with a doc about hit period drama Downton Abbey and a tribute to the British armed forces.
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RatingsLife’s Too Short ends on 1m
TUESDAY: Life’s Too Short, the latest comedy from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, drew to a close with less than half of its debut audience.
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Millionaire outfoxes Young Herriot
MONDAY: BBC1’s Young James Herriot lost 28% of its debut audience on its second outing - beaten by ITV’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
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RatingsYoung James Herriot draws 6m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s prequel to All Creatures Great and Small was vetted by nearly 6m viewers on its debut.
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RatingsBritish Comedy Awards amuses 1.7m
FRIDAY: The British Comedy Awards were no laughing matter after losing nearly a million viewers to post one its worst audiences on record.
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RatingsStrictly final peaks with 13.3m
SATURDAY: The Strictly Come Dancing finale waltzed off with the show’s biggest audience of the series - but could not match last year’s record ratings.
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RatingsWithout You loses 1m
THURSDAY: The second part of ITV1 drama Without You lost more than a million viewers.
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RatingsRoyal Variety show worst since 2006
WEDNESDAY: The Royal Variety Performance pulled in its lowest audience in at least five years for ITV1.
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RatingsGypsy Christmas unwraps 5m
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings returned to Channel 4 with a vengeance and paved the way for the successful comeback of Shane Meadows’ drama This Is England.
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RatingsYoung Apprentice final hires 4.3m
MONDAY: BBC1’s Young Apprentice bowed out with a series high but was more than half a million down on the previous run.
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RatingsBee Gees celebration draws 4m
FRIDAY: A special show celebrating the music of the Bee Gees performed to nearly 4m viewers on ITV1.
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RatingsStrictly completes Saturday triumph
SATURDAY: The X Factor suffered its final humiliation after its concluding sing-off was again beaten by Strictly Come Dancing.
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RatingsX Factor final hits 15.3m
SUNDAY: The X Factor final drew its lowest concluding audience since 2007 as Little Mix became the first group ever to win the competition.
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RatingsWithout You drama hit for ITV1
THURSDAY: Bleak drama Without You got off to an impressive start - becoming ITV1’s second best drama launch of the year.
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RatingsFinal Frozen Planet draws 6.8m
WEDNESDAY: Frozen Planet bowed out with its third biggest audience of the series, meaning Manchester United’s Champions League exit felt the chill.
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RatingsHigh Stakes, new low
TUESDAY: High Stakes, ITV1’s new game show fronted by Jeremy Kyle, has dropped to a new ratings low - outdone by BBC2’s MasterChef spin-off.