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RatingsBB celebs take the crown
There must have been a first time: “Trust me my lieblich, a tree in the house for a fortnight is a gut idea. It vill catch on.”
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Ratings2013 line-ups take shape
BBC1’s dynamic duo of Miranda and Mrs Brown win New Year while ITV1 has an impressive Sunday
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RatingsA year of two halves
With viewing figures for last year skewed heavily by the London Olympics and Paralympics, Stephen Price takes a look at the performance of the main broadcasters pre and post Games.
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RatingsThe New Normal boosts E4 audience by one-third
US sitcom The New Normal got underway on E4 with an audience 33% larger than the slot average, as the channel aired the day’s top six multichannel shows.
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RatingsSilent Witness back with over 6m
Silent Witness returned with a slot-winning performance on Thursday, but the crime drama had 800k fewer viewers than last year’s series launch.
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RatingsDeath in Paradise enjoys record return
BBC1’s Death in Paradise returned for a second series with its biggest audience on record.
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RatingsOld Skool weekend draws CITV's biggest ever audience
A nostalgic weekend of children’s programmes from the CITV archive proved to be a ratings hit for the commercial broadcaster’s kids channel.
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RatingsMiranda and Mrs Brown outwit Lewis
Miranda and Mrs Brown’s Boys took a post-Christmas tumble for BBC1 on Monday, but still had enough to outwit a new series of Lewis on ITV1.
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Ratings8 Out of 10 Cats victorious in C4 Mash Up
The second year of the Channel 4 Mash Up, which saw the broadcaster’s talent swapping programmes for an evening, drew its biggest audience as the 8 Out of 10 Cats stars played Deal or No Deal.
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RatingsMr Selfridge makes strong debut for ITV1
ITV1’s new period drama Mr Selfridge opened its doors to nearly 7.4m viewers on Sunday – beating the second part of BBC1’s Ripper Street.
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RatingsSplash! takes the plunge with 6m peak
Celebrity diving format Splash! created waves for ITV1 – soaring above BBC1’s Britain’s Brightest to become the highest rated show of the day.
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RatingsBorgen returns with best ever audience
BBC4 Danish political drama Borgen secured its highest ever audience for the return of its second series - drawing close to 1m viewers.
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RatingsWalking Dead top US cable series of 2012
FX UK and Channel 5’s The Walking Dead was the most popular cable series in the US in 2012, but UKTV is the British home for four of the top ten.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother back with a bang
Celebrity Big Brother pulled in its second biggest launch audience ever for Channel 5 on Thursday night.
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RatingsComedy Central records festive ratings blitz
Pay TV channel Comedy Central has recorded its best year bolstered by strong Christmas ratings.
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RatingsAfrica makes strong start for BBC1
David Attenborough’s latest natural history series for BBC1, Africa, launched with nearly 6.5m viewers on Wednesday.
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RatingsDownton bounces back in Christmas ratings battle
Downton Abbey has stolen a march on Call the Midwife in the Christmas Day ratings stakes after the final set of festive viewing figures were released.
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RatingsPVRs help EastEnders retain Christmas crown
EastEnders retained its Christmas Day crown after recorded viewing pushed its audience up to 11.2m (34% share) – as Call the Midwife was the biggest mover.
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RatingsMiranda scores 9m on New Years Day
Miranda looks set to become one of BBC1’s biggest comedies of the year after it attracted 9m viewers to its second outing on the channel as part of a day of top ratings for the broadcaster.
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RatingsBBC1's New Year celebrations peak with 13m
More than 13.3m viewers welcomed in the New Year with BBC1 - the celebration’s biggest crowd in at least seven years.