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RatingsSherlock tops 10m viewers
CONSOLIDATED: Sherlock’s return to BBC1 was recorded by nearly 2m viewers, putting it just behind Pam St Clement’s exit from EastEnders as the most watched show of New Year’s Day.
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RatingsAbove Suspicion returns with 6.3m
MONDAY: Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion returned to ITV1 with its biggest audience in two years - while Nick Hewer failed to make a huge impact on his Countdown debut.
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RatingsBBC3 Sex Season begins with 610k
MONDAY: BBC3’s new season about sex and sexuality boosted the channel’s usual audience by more than 30%.
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.9m
SATURDAY: The Jonathan Ross Show returned to ITV1 with its second lowest ratings to date.
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RatingsDancing on Ice returns with 8.7m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice returned with more than 8.6m viewers - as Sherlock outwitted the new series of Wild at Heart.
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RatingsSky1’s Stella opens with 720k
FRIDAY: Stella, the new comedy drama from Ruth Jones, debuted with double Sky1’s usual audience.
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RatingsManchester FA Cup derby nets 8m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s coverage of the dramatic Manchester FA Cup derby peaked with more than 8m viewers and nearly half the total viewing population.
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RatingsLaw & Order beats Public Enemies
FRIDAY: The return of ITV1’s Law & Order: UK beat the final part of BBC1 crime drama Public Enemies - as Celebrity Big Brother lost around 1m viewers.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother debuts with 3.5m
THURSDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with nearly 3.5m viewers - well short of its blockbuster debut last year.
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RatingsUniversity Challenge specials put BBC2 ahead
In the Christmas week up to and including Boxing Day, Channel 4 pinched the top spot, BBC2 will be pleased with its haul and Channel 5 kept its powder dry for this week’s return of Celebrity Big Brother.
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EastEnders success fails to translate to BBC3
Christmas Day was business as usual for BBC3’s EastEnders repeat, writes Stephen Price
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RatingsPublic Enemies debuts with 4m
WEDNESDAY: The debut of BBC1’s gritty drama Public Enemies was outclassed by ITV1’s second showing of film Mamma Mia! within a year.
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RatingsBBC4’s Musicals opens with 1m
TUESDAY: A look behind the curtain of British musicals gave BBC4 the night’s biggest show in multichannel.
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RatingsStephen Lawrence Panorama draws 2.6m
TUESDAY: A Panorama special on the Stephen Lawrence case could not prevent BBC1 from being outmanoeuvred by rivals in the primetime slot.
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RatingsEndeavour arrests 6.5m
MONDAY: Inspector Morse returned to UK television with more than 6.5m viewers - the highest audience for a new one-off ITV1 drama in five years.
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RatingsSky1’s Treasure Island lands 900k
MONDAY: Sky1’s swashbuckling adaptation of Treasure Island unearthed the biggest audience on multichannel over the Bank Holiday.
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RatingsSherlock returns with 8.7m
NEW YEAR’S DAY: BBC1’s Sherlock trounced its own ratings record by 1.7m viewers on its return - while Pam St Clement’s emotional exit from EastEnders was seen by more than 11m.
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RatingsBBC1's New Year Live peaks at 12.8m
SATURDAY: Nearly 13 million viewers rang in the New Year with BBC1.
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RatingsGreat Expectations ends on 5.9m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s adaptation of Great Expectations drew to a close with nearly 6m viewers.
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RatingsGreat Expectations opens with 6.6m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s adaptation of Great Expectations managed to beat a new ITV1 drama by 2.7m viewers.