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RatingsApprentice cleans up against Soap Awards
BBC1’s ratings juggernaut The Apprentice once again took on all-comers at 9pm with 7.9m viewers (32.6% share), overshadowing ITV1’s The British Soap Awards which took 5m (21.5%).
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The tricky drama series mix
Channels need quietly steady performers to balance out their risky big hitters.
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BBC4's better sort of viewer
Critically acclaimed US drama Mad Men has hardly been a ratings goldmine for BBC4 but it has delivered in other ways.
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Maddie doc draws ratings
Madeleine McCann disappeared two years ago, and viewers are still interested in her story – witness the fact that Channel 4’s doc Madeleine was Here was the most-watched Cutting Edge programme so far this year.
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Flight of the Conchords takes off with 412,000
Cult BBC4 comedy Flight of the Conchords came of age yesterday at 10.30pm with the first instalment of the second series performing to a sizeable audience of 412,000 (2.9% share).
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ITV1 faces Holiday Showdown with viewers
The return of ITV1’s factual series Holiday Showdown failed to shine last night at 9pm as just 2.7m viewers (12.2% share) watched, fewer viewers than Five and BBC1 at the time.
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Victory for Ashes to Ashes with 5.4m viewers
BBC1’s drama series Ashes to Ashes once again dominated the 9pm slot with an average audience of 5.4m viewers (23.9% share), a slight fall from last week.
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Fawlty Towers re-opens to 350,000 viewers
Gold didn’t have any vacancies last night at 9pm as its two-hour documentary on classic sitcom Fawlty Towers gained 350,000 viewers (1.8% share), the channel’s highest-ever ratings for an original commission.
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Britain's Got Talent storms Saturday night with 11.1m
ITV1’s ratings blockbuster was back to full strength on Saturday night with the talent show averaging 11.1m viewers (48.4% share) at 8.15pm.
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Five solves The Da Vinci Code with 3.7m
The terrestrial premiere of The Da Vinci Code was a runaway popular success for Five last night as 3.7m viewers (16% share) tuned in from 8pm.
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Boy Meets Girl fails to attract
ITV1’s comedy drama Boy Meets Girl was dumped by the viewers on Friday as just 2.4m (11%) tuned in at 9pm.
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Madeleine McCann doc draws 2.3m to C4
Two years after the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a documentary in which her father revisited the Algarve resort where she was last seen drew an audience of 2.3m (10.5% share) for Channel 4 at 9pm.
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George Clooney woos 875,000 with ER return
The return of George Clooney to ER last night pulled in a total audience of 875,000 (5.2% share) at 10pm, the show's highest ever figures for More 4.
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The Apprentice hires 7.9m
BBC1's business reality show The Apprentice gained the second highest audience of the current run with an impressive 7.9m viewers (31.7%) at 9pm.
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Chelsea v Barcelona scores for Sky Sports 2
A bumper match average of 2.5m (12%) tuned in to Sky Sports 2 last night as Chelsea ultimately got knocked out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona.
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Viewers tire of their Heroes
US dramas can bring in big audiences for the broadcasters, but viewers can quickly tire of them.
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A bit of a drama on May Day
The bank holiday saw the terrestrial channels battle it out with an array of hard-hitting shows.
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Manchester Utd victory triumphs for ITV1
Manchester United's victory over Arsenal in the semi-final of the Champions League brought a bumper match average of 8.4m viewers (35%) to ITV1 from 7.45pm.
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Reggie Perrin falls by 800,000
After rising again on BBC1, Reggie Perrin has taken a fall as 800,000 viewers abandoned the revived sitcom.