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    BBC3 launch night fails to impress on BBC 2

    2003-02-10T15:13:55Z

    The BBC's decision to simulcast the launch of BBC3 on BBC2 last night looks to have backfired, as the two-hour taster on the corporation's second channel struggled to find a ratings foothold, writes Luke Satchell

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    The Last Detective opens to 5.9m

    2003-02-10T13:14:56Z

    ITV1's new four-part comedy-drama The Last Detective got off to an unspectacular start on Friday night (7 February), but still managed to see off BBC1's challenger Two Thousand Acres of Sky, writes Jon Rogers

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    Casualty shows Millionaire how it's done

    2003-02-10T12:15:08Z

    BBC1 claimed another peaktime victory on Saturday (8 February) with the channel's long-running medical drama Casualty putting the once invincible Who Wants To be A Millionaire? in its place, writes Luke Satchell

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    TWG and Emap win Stoke multiplex

    2003-02-07T16:01:10Z

    The Radio Authority has awarded the Stoke-on-Trent digital multiplex to TWG-Emap Digital Ltd, the second digital multiplex award for the joint venture in as many months, writes Luke Satchell

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    Titchmarsh digs up bumper audience

    2003-02-07T12:56:10Z

    Ever-reliable housewives' favourite Alan Titchmarsh returned to the nation's screens last night (6 February), picking up where he left off with the second series of How To Be A Gardener, writes Luke Satchell

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    Benn interview boosts Channel 4 News

    2003-02-05T12:31:23Z

    Channel 4's decision to spend a five-figure sum on Tony Benn's interview with Saddam Hussain paid off for the broadcaster yesterday evening, boosting the audience for Channel 4 News by around 500,000, writes Luke Satchell

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    Jacko interview draws 14.1 million

    2003-02-04T10:24:46Z

    Martin Bashir's ground-breaking one-on-one with troubled superstar Michael Jackson last night held a massive audience of 14.1 million people for nearly two hours, writes Luke Satchell

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    Newshounds boost Link figures

    2003-02-03T15:23:07Z

    BBC 1 learnt a valuable lesson on Saturday night - if you want a celebrity quiz show to be successful pack it with weather forecasters and newsreaders, writes Luke Satchell

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    New-look BBC politics show makes strong start

    2003-02-03T13:27:35Z

    The BBC's new style of presenting politics to the nation got off to a solid start with Jeremy Vine's new Sunday lunchtime show drawing in an average audience of 1.7 million, writes Jon Rogers

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    Midsomer Murders ends on a high

    2003-02-03T12:04:18Z

    Midsomer Murders, ITV 1's long-running drama series starring John Nettles, finished its latest run on Friday by dominating peaktime with an audience pushing 9 million, writes Luke Satchell

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    DIY SOS breaks 8 million mark

    2003-01-31T12:12:48Z

    BBC 1's home improvement show DIY SOS is fast becoming the runaway hit of the season, after breaking through the 8 million viewer barrier for the first time last night (30 January), writes Luke Satchell

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    Quiet start for Marion & Geoff

    2003-01-30T15:34:51Z

    The return of Rob Brydon to BBC 2 as downtrodden husband Keith in Marion & Geoff last night (29 January) failed to set the schedules alight, despite a new half-hour format, writes Luke Satchell

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    Wife Swap closes to 5.5 million

    2003-01-29T13:07:30Z

    Runaway Channel 4 ratings success Wife Swap finished its run last night with 5.5 million viewers (23 per cent share), down slightly on last week but still way ahead of its closest rivals, writes Luke Satchell

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    BBC 2 comedy proves ratings winner over C4

    2003-01-28T13:01:32Z

    BBC 2's Monday night comedy line up is proving a ratings success but providing few laughs for Channel 4, writes Luke Satchell

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    BBC scores with FA Cup

    2003-01-27T13:19:32Z

    BBC 1's investment in live FA Cup rights paid off again yesterday (27 January), as both Manchester United and Chelsea's easy fourth round victories pulled in the punters, writes Luke Satchell

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    RATINGS - New Rise unable to reach heights of Noddy.

    2003-01-27T12:51:22Z

    Channel 4's ailing breakfast show Rise, which relaunched this week with a new set and new

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    BBC 1 can't Trust Green

    2003-01-24T12:38:11Z

    BBC 1's legal drama Trust officially became a ratings flop last night (24 January), after it failed to reverse the decline in its audience for the second week running and saw the total number of viewers it has lost reach 1.3 million, writes Luke Satchell

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    Mammals loses out to Footballer's Wives

    2003-01-23T14:42:16Z

    ITV 1 left BBC 1 for dead in peaktime last night (23 January) as the channel's soaps once again pulled in the punters and Footballer's Wives reasserted its dominance over Life of Mammals, writes Luke Satchell

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    Wife swap becomes ratings giant

    2003-01-22T12:31:12Z

    Channel 4 documentary series Wife Swap last night (22 January) added a further 500,000 viewers to break the 5.5 million mark and relegate BBC 1's military drama Red Cap to the third place in the 21.00 slot, writes Luke Satchell

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    Lots of Xmas specials but very few crackers.

    2003-01-21T14:22:19Z

    tte Soccer Special Thu 18.00 0.61 Sky Sports 1