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  • The Force
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    C4 feels The Force as ITV1 struggles

    2009-10-14T11:18:00Z

    Channel 4’s feature length, ‘real life CSI’ doc The Force was a surprise hit last night, as ITV1’s Joan Collins makeover show floundered.

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    Viewers choose Life over murder

    2009-10-13T10:33:00Z

    Sir David Attenborough made a triumphant return to TV last night, with his latest BBC1 wildlife series Life enchanting 6.5m (26.4%) at 9pm.

  • Benidorm
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    Benidorm outshines Criminal Justice finale

    2009-10-12T11:36:00Z

    Criminal Justice ended its week-long run with a solid 4.4m (18.8% share) tuning in to BBC1 at 9pm on Friday night, but was no match for ITV1’s Benidorm.

  • Criminal Justice
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    Criminal Justice dips a further 200,000

    2009-10-09T10:58:00Z

    Criminal Justice lost another 200,000 viewers last night, but its average of 4.2m (18.4%) was still more than enough for BBC1 to snatch the 9pm crown from long-running ITV1 drama The Bill.

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    Criminal Justice picks up speed

    2009-10-07T10:27:00Z

    The second episode of BBC1’s stripped five-part Criminal Justice comfortably outperformed ITV1’s The Fixer with 4.7m viewers (19.9%) last night.

  • Emma
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    BBC1 lost in Austen as Doc Martin triumphs

    2009-10-05T10:26:00Z

    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.

  • Benidorm
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    Benidorm back with 6m

    2009-10-05T10:10:00Z

    Benidorm was back with a bang for ITV1 on Friday night with more than 6m tuning in for the launch of the latest season.

  • The X Factor
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    Kylie helps X Factor fend off Strictly

    2009-10-05T09:57:00Z

    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.

  • The Bill
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    Bill boosted by New Tricks no-show

    2009-10-02T11:48:00Z

    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.

  • Rooney
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    United's win gives ITV1 ratings victory

    2009-10-01T12:33:00Z

    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.

  • Richard Wilson: Two Feet in the Grave
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    Nearly 2m see Wilson put Two Feet in the Grave

    2009-09-30T10:24:00Z

    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%).

  • FlashForward
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    FlashForward peaks with 3.6m on Five

    2009-09-29T11:52:00Z

    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.

  • Dirty Dancing
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    Dirty Dancing gives Five the time of its life

    2009-09-28T11:18:00Z

    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.  

  • Derren Brown
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    Brown down as Spy event sags

    2009-09-28T10:41:00Z

    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.

  • The X Factor
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    Strictly closes on X Factor

    2009-09-28T10:24:00Z

    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.

  • Wounded
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    BBC1's Wounded soldiers doc reaches 2.9m

    2009-09-24T11:20:00Z

    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.

  • The Choir
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    The Choir finishes on high note for BBC2

    2009-09-23T11:46:00Z

    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.

  • Daredevils
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    Viewers give C4 Daredevil cold shoulder

    2009-09-22T10:19:00Z

    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.

  • Doc Martin
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    Doc Martin's return trumps Waking the Dead

    2009-09-21T11:04:00Z

    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.

  • Peep Show
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    Brown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings

    2009-09-21T10:39:00Z

    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.