All Ratings articles – Page 591
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NewsEight out of 10 viewers pick BBC1 for World Cup final
The World Cup final between France and Italy, shown live on both ITV1 and BBC1 on Sunday (9 July), hit a combined peak audience of 21.2 million - just over a third of the entire population of the UK - at 9.15pm.
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NewsITV ratings slump to all-time low
ITV1 slumped to its worst ever all-hours weekly audience share last week as BBC1 capitalised on its World Cup and Wimbledon coverage.
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NewsNot much love for ITV1's reality island
ITV1's reality series Love Islandhad a tough time on its opening night with a lowly 3.2 million (15%) tuning in to the start of the second series at 9pm - forcing it into third place behind other reality offerings from BBC1 and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC1's Doctor Who ends with 8.3m
The climactic ending to BBC1's Doctor Whopeaked with a strong 8.3 million (44.7%) at 7.30pm on Saturday night.
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NewsBBC1 slaughters ITV1 in the World Cup final
BBC1 was the clear favourite for the World Cup final with the corporation taking a peak audience of 17 million (60.8%) compared to ITV1's 3.6 million (11.3%) during the penalty shootout at 9.15pm.
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NewsITV1's The Bill only arrests 3.8m
ITV1's long-running cop drama The Billstruggled last night in the face of tough competition from BBC1 picking up just 3.8 million (20.1%) viewers.
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NewsWorld Cup watch: 10.3m see France kick Portugal out of competition
BBC1's coverage of the absorbing semi-final between France and Portugal scored a huge number of viewers; 10.3 million (44.9%) on average tuned in from the kick-off at 8.00pm for the match, which resulted in a 1-0 victory for France.
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NewsWhat the armchair fan looks like
The World Cup's archetypal armchair fan is a working class London man who is watching the match with his kids - while his wife does something else.
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NewsWorld Cup watch: 12.5m see Italy through to the final
ITV1's coverage of the thrilling semi-final between Germany and Italy peaked with a massive 12.5 million (54%) viewers at 10.20pm as two late goals secured Italy's place in the final.
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NewsMurray defeat gives BBC1 an easy victory
British tennis star Andy Murray might have lost in straight sets yesterday but his last-sixteen match gave BBC1 a comprehensive win in the afternoon ratings with a peak of 3 million (37.4%) at 4pm.
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NewsMovies 24 makes solid debut for Sparrowhawk
Movies 24, the new digital channel from Sparrowhawk, owner of the Hallmark international business, got off to a solid start over the weekend helped by its film The Hostage Negotiator.
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NewsMurray's victory nets 3.9m for BBC2
Andrew Murray's straight-set win against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon on Saturday secured a 3.9 million (22.7%) peak audience at 8.15pm and averaged 2.7 million for the match between 6pm and 8.30pm.
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NewsWorld Cup Watch: 19m see England knocked out
England's defeat by Portugal in the quarter finals of the World Cup was seen by a peak audience of 19 million (84.3%) as the match ended in a nerve-racking penalty shootout between 6.30pm and 6.45pm.
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NewsFive's House is full up with 2.3m
The current run of Five US drama import Housecame to an end last night at 9pm with 2.3 million (10.9%).
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NewsRamsay's F Word cooks up 4.3m
Channel 4 took full advantage of a break in the World Cup as Gordon Ramsay's F Wordgrabbed 4.3 million (21%), helping the broadcaster to record its second highest all-hours share of the year so far.
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NewsBBC1 inches ahead in World Cup contest
BBC1 has established only a slender lead over ITV1 in the battle for World Cup viewers.
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NewsWimbledon sunshine nets 2.9m for BBC2
The second day at Wimbledon proved to be more of a success as the rain stayed away and the evening's coverage of the tournament on BBC2 peaked at 2.9 million (15.9%) at 7.30pm.
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NewsWorld Cup Watch: French fightbackbrings ITV1 a peak of 10.8m
France's hotly contested game against Spain, which saw the French side snatch a victory towards the end of the match, gave ITV1 a peak audience of 10.8 million (45%) in the last five minutes of the game.
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NewsWimbledon wash out still brings 1.3m to BBC2
In traditional British fashion Wimbledon opened yesterday with a downpour and play was limited to only 44 minutes. But, despite the heavens opening, 1.3 million (7.2%) still tuned in to BBC2 to catch a glimpse of the first day's matches.
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NewsWorld Cup Watch: Italy's last minute penalty secures peak of 7.4m for ITV1
The closely fought match between Italy and Australia bought ITV1 a commanding peak audience of 7.4 million (48%) at 5.45pm as the European side won with a penalty in injury time.