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RatingsMurray and The Apprentice triumph
WEDNESDAY: Andy Murray’s second round Wimbledon victory netted a peak of nearly 4m viewers, as The Apprentice clocked up its second biggest audience of the series.
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RatingsThree Men Go to Venice draws 2.75m
TUESDAY: The latest series of BBC2’s Three Men travelogue strand nearly outwitted ITV1 documentary Baby Hospital last night.
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RatingsMurray victory serves up 5m
MONDAY: Wimbledon swung back into action with a peak of more than 5m viewers as Andy Murray eased into the second round of the tennis contest.
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RatingsSlow start for Marriage Ref
SATURDAY: New ITV1 show The Marriage Ref, based on a US format created by Jerry Seinfeld, debuted with just 2.2m viewers - nearly beaten by a BBC2 repeat of Have I Got News for You.
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RatingsPopstar to Operastar slumps
SUNDAY: ITV1 talent competition Popstar to Operastar reached the mid-point of the competition with its lowest audience of the series.
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RatingsKennedys wins 2.6m votes
FRIDAY: A controversial US miniseries based on the Kennedys rise to power debuted with more than 2.6m viewers on BBC2.
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RatingsShadow Line finale draws 1.9m
THURSDAY: BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line bowed out with one of its biggest audiences of the series.
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RatingsApprentice fires ITV’s Marple
WEDNESDAY: The latest Miss Marple mystery failed to make an impact and was trounced by The Apprentice at 9pm.
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RatingsLuther returns with 5.6m
TUESDAY: BBC1 detective drama Luther returned with a strong performance, arresting more than 5.6m viewers.
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RatingsC4 Sri Lanka doc draws 800,000
TUESDAY: A hard-hitting investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka drew more than 800,000 viewers to Channel 4.
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RatingsTerry Pratchett's euthanasia doc draws 1.7m
MONDAY: The controversy surrounding Sir Terry Pratchett’s euthanasia documentary failed to convert into substantial viewing figures.
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RatingsButton F1 victory seen by 8.5m
SUNDAY: Coverage of Jenson Button’s victory in the Canadian Grand Prix peaked with nearly 8.5m viewers as rain delays forced the race into BBC2 primetime.
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RatingsTitchmarsh's Love Your Garden unearths 3.6m
FRIDAY: Alan Titchmarsh’s new gardening series sprung into life with a respectable audience for ITV1.
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RatingsSo You Think You Can Dance final draws 3.5m
SATURDAY: So You Think You Can Dance limped out of the BBC1 schedule as the grand finale drew 2.3m fewer viewers than last year.
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RatingsIn With the Flynns debuts with 4m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s new pre-watershed comedy In With the Flynns launched with a respectable audience of more than 4m.
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RatingsJunior Doctors ails on BBC1
TUESDAY: A repackaged version of hit BBC3 series Junior Doctors failed to impress on its transfer to BBC1 while ITV1 drama Injustice lost more than a million viewers.
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RatingsInjustice debuts with 5.3m
MONDAY: Anthony Horowitz’s new ITV1 drama Injustice opened with more than 5.3m viewers.
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RatingsMr T pities fools on BBC3
MONDAY: Mr T, the former star of The A-Team, boosted BBC3’s usual audience figures with his new comedy clip show.
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RatingsCase Histories opens with 5.4m
SUNDAY: Case Histories, BBC1’s new crime drama starring Jason Isaacs, debuted with more than 5.4m viewers - but was beaten by the second episode of ITV’s Scott & Bailey.
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RatingsGot Talent final peaks with 14m
SATURDAY: The finale of Britain’s Got Talent was the lowest-rated since 2007, despite peaking with almost the same number of viewers as last year.