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RatingsEngland despair brings 85% share
England’s pathetic World Cup defeat to Germany delivered an 85% share to the BBC yesterday afternoon.
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RatingsDoctor Who ends with 5m
Doctor Who ended on a low note on Saturday evening as BBC2’s Wimbledon coverage smashed and grabbed some of the drama’s viewers.
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RatingsPrinces attract 4.1m to ITV1
ITV1’s Tonight special with Princes William and Harry delivered 4.1m (21.6%) at 7.30pm last night, but the early stages of Denmark v Japan on BBC1 proved a bigger draw.
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RatingsLennon Naked strips away competition
BBC4’s latest biopic Lennon Naked pulled in 792,900 (4%) from 10.30pm last night.
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RatingsEngland victory delivers 74% share in big day for sport
Three out of four viewers were watching England’s victory over Slovenia at its peak on BBC1 yesterday afternoon, while John Isner and Nicolas Mahut’s record-breaking Wimbledon match built to 4.2m (17.2%) on BBC2 last night
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RatingsBarb is responding to the industry’s changing needs
The organisation may seem slow to act, but it has a duty to be rigorous, says Bjarne Thelin.
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RatingsITV’s Cup gamble pays off
The first two England games on ITV1 secured huge ratings as viewing skewed towards football.
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RatingsSuccess away from football
This week Channel 4 and BBC2 saw success at the two ends of the anti-World Cup spectrum - Big Brother for younger viewers and Springwatch for the discerning older crowd.
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RatingsPirates find TV treasure
World Cup bobbing and weaving can be seen in the digital world as broadcasters strive for alternative audiences. BBC3, for instance, used Pirates Of The Caribbean: At The World’s End, twice, to deflect football on two different channels.
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RatingsBudget banks 1.5m viewers
Live coverage of one of the most controversial Budget’s in recent history drew a peak audience of over 1.5m to BBC2 yesterday.
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RatingsBBC aces Wimbledon launch
The BBC served up its first helping of Wimbledon yesterday and netted a peak audience of nearly 2.5m during Roger Federer’s dramatic opening match.
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RatingsDoctor tackles ITV football
The penultimate episode in the latest series of Doctor Who managed to beat ITV’s World Cup coverage on Saturday evening.
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RatingsBrazil game peaks with nearly 10m
Brazil’s second match of the 2010 World Cup delivered an average audience of over 7m to the BBC last night.
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RatingsEngland game scores 21m for ITV
England’s crunch match in the 2010 World Cup scored a peak audience of over 21m for ITV on Friday night.
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RatingsMock the Week clubs Tiger Woods
Channel 4’s special documentary on disgraced golfer Tiger Woods was clubbed by BBC2’s Mock the Week last night.
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RatingsSouth Africa defeat peaks with 9m
The World Cup hosts South Africa were back in action last night and helped the BBC score a peak of over 9m viewers.
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RatingsBrazil's World Cup debut scores 9m
Brazil’s first appearance in the 2010 World Cup last night attracted a peak audience of more than 9m to ITV.
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RatingsGlee dances off with 1.8m
Glee ended its 22-week run on E4 with 1.8m (7.4%) last night, capping a strong run for the import, which has consistently scored ratings above 1m.
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RatingsFactual shows fight football
The World Cup continued to dominate the schedule last night, but could not stop factual shows on BBC2 and Five recording strong audiences.
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RatingsGermany v Australia hits 9m peak
The World Cup match between Germany and Australia scored a peak audience of more than 9m for ITV last night, easily trumping all competition.