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FeaturesClever versus fun will be the new ratings battle
In a week when the England football team provided us with a lesson in how not to compete, we should spare a thought for channels that do not have schedules loaded with primetime jungle or song and dance contests. How should Channel 4 and Five react to this kind ...
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FeaturesQueen’s ‘huff’ proves a BBC ratings winner
It caused a trust crisis and the downfall of a controller, but BBC1’s troubled documentary series Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work was a ratings winner.
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NewsITV1’s football gives BBC1 a scare
ITV1’s live coverage of Manchester United against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League averaged a respectable 5.2m viewers (21.3%) last night, outperforming BBC1’s Spooks.
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NewsITV1’s Celebrities usurp Monarchy
BBC1 documentary series Monarchy got off to a strong start last night with 6.7m viewers (25.8%) but it was no match for ITV1 reality show I’m a Celebrity.
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NewsCranford still on top with 7.9m
BBC1 drama hit Cranford, with 7.9m viewers (28.7%), had the upper hand over ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity again last night but the gap between the two has narrowed.
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NewsCranford stays on top with 7.9m
BBC1’s drama hit Cranford once again had the upper hand with over ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity with 7.9m viewers (28.7%) but the gap between the two was narrowed, if only slightly.
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NewsBBC2 enhances the Power of the Planet
BBC2’s new science documentary Earth: The Power of the Planet got off to a fine start at 9pm last night with 2.8m viewers (11.3%).
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NewsRiver Cottage ends on 2.6m high
The final instalment of Channel 4’s food programme River Cottage: Gone Fishing ended strongly with 2.6m viewers (11.1%) last night at 8pm.
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News13.2m see England Euro failure
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 in a home match against Croatia was seen by a peak audience of 13.2m (48.3%) at 9.30pm last night.
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FeaturesStellar cast helps Cranford win its BBC1 9pm slot
Blimey, 8 million/29% share for Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford on BBC1 Sunday at 9pm, a costume drama with a stellar cast.
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FeaturesITV1’s bug-munching celebs still prove tasty
Celebrities eating cockroaches in the Australian jungle and the whiff of unlikely romance - it can only mean I’m a Celebrity - Get Me out of Here! is back for its seventh series.
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NewsThe One Show breaks 5m
BBC1 magazine programme The One Show gained 5.1m viewers (23.4%) at 7pm last night, its largest audience ever.
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NewsBBC1’s Cranford launches with 8m
BBC1’s latest literary adaptation, Cranford, started its run with a sizeable 8m viewers (29.2%) last night.
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NewsBBC1’s Cranford launches with 8m
BBC1’s latest literary adaptation, Cranford, started its run with a sizeable 8m viewers (29.2%) last night at 9pm.
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NewsViewers don’t buy into ITV1’s Sold
New ITV1 drama series Sold found itself gazumped by BBC1 at 9pm last night despite attracting 4m viewers (18.1%).
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NewsC4 looks good naked
How to Look Good Naked did the business for Channel 4 last night, returning with a substantial 3.4m viewers (14.3%), its highest ever audience.
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NewsBBC2 boosted by top rating fact ent trio
BBC2 shows such as Autumnwatch, Long Way Down and the ever-popular Top Gear have made a significant impression with viewers in recent weeks.
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FeaturesUnder the celeb radar, a doc that was remarkable
The following question posed at last week’s Sheffield Documentary Festival really annoyed the managing director of a well-known factual indie.
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NewsTrinny and Susannah lose their charms
The audience for last night’s Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation was two million down on the opening show, appealing to only 3m viewers (12.9%) and losing out to both of the BBC’s terrestrial channels.
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NewsI’m a Celebrity back with 8.7m
ITV1’s ratings blockbuster I’m a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! returned with an impressive 8.7m (37.8%) at 9pm last night.