All Ratings articles – Page 426
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RatingsSelf and the self-publicists
Without a synapse or two snapping, it’s hard to imagine Will Self wandering in to Essex’s jaunty TV world, but it would be a sight to behold. Instead we have to content ourselves with them both being represented on TV in the same week.
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RatingsITV1 sounds retreat
Skirmish with The Voice over after four weeks as BGT sensibly opts to boost its impacts.
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RatingsChelsea victory scores 9m for ITV1
WEDNESDAY: Chelsea’s victory over Barcelona peaked with nearly 9m viewers, forcing The Apprentice to drop to a series low.
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RatingsUndateables bows out with 2.3m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s The Undateables bowed out with its second biggest audience of the series - giving Trevor McDonald’s Mississippi a run for its money.
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RatingsBBC3’s ‘Woke Up Gay’ doc pulls 456k
TUESDAY: A documentary about a rugby player that suffered a stroke and woke up gay proved a draw for BBC3.
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RatingsBBC2 relives the 70s with 2.6m
MONDAY: BBC2’s retrospective on the 1970s flared into life with nearly a million more viewers than slot average.
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RatingsO Briain’s maths show schools 400k
MONDAY: Comedian Dara O Briain drew more than double Dave’s usual audience figures with his new series about maths.
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RatingsStrong return for Have I Got News for You
FRIDAY: Have I Got News for You returned for a new run on BBC1 with more than a million more viewers than last year’s series opener.
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RatingsTOWIE returns with 1.2m
SUNDAY: The Only Way is Essex returned for a new series with its biggest audience of the year to date.
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RatingsTitanic sinks with 3.52m
SUNDAY: The final sinking of the Titanic failed to have a significant impact on the ITV1 drama’s ratings, as Chelsea’s controversial FA Cup win peaked with nearly 8m.
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RatingsThe Voice takes BGT crown
SATURDAY: The Voice UK finally overtook Britain’s Got Talent to become the most watched Saturday night show.
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RatingsGrand National reins in 11m
SATURDAY: BBC1 drew its biggest audience for the Grand National in at least six years.
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RatingsBBC3's Russell Howard scores record return
THURSDAY: Russell Howard delivered good news to BBC3 with his biggest series debut to date – while ITV2’s Celebrity Juice nearly beat new Ricky Gervais comedy Derek.
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RatingsRicky Gervais’ Derek draws 1.85m
THURSDAY: Ricky Gervais’ offbeat C4 comedy drama Derek amused 1.85m, as Long Lost Family returned with its biggest audience on record.
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RatingsThat sinking feeling
Titanic hits new low as Silent Witness beats Scott & Bailey in the battle of the Monday crime dramas.
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RatingsNo match for Undateables
C4’s The Undateables and BBC2’s Our Food come under the spotlight in this week’s ratings overview.
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RatingsMad Men doubles audience on catch up
US drama Mad Men failed to draw significant numbers in its new home on Sky Atlantic but has seen its audience double following PVR viewing.
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RatingsAd men miss their target
Over the years, Oxford saw more than its fair share of murders, but spare a thought for Sicily; it’s just as bad there, as BBC4 points out, with subtitles. Elsewhere, the dragons and dungeons in made-up worlds returned, apparently infinitely more palatable than advertising execs.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes
Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 2-8 April and browse the top 100.
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RatingsTop 30 BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5
Find out the top 30 programmes on BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 from 2-8 April as well as the performance of all the terrestrials across week 14.


















