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RatingsEurovision best in a decade
SATURDAY: The Eurovision Song Contest recorded its best performance in a decade, but was still beaten by Britain’s Got Talent over the 8pm hour.
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RatingsShadow Line loses 1m
THURSDAY: BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line lost nearly a million viewers but remained above slot average, as ITV1’s Long Lost Family recorded its second best audience of the series.
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RatingsNational Movie Awards lack sparkle
WEDNESDAY: The National Movie Awards failed to sparkle for ITV1 and was thrashed by The Apprentice and Channel 4’s new fixed camera show, 24 Hours in A&E.
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RatingsApprentice returns with 7.8m
TUESDAY: The Apprentice returned to BBC1 with its second strongest debut to date.
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RatingsStrangeways locks in 5.5m
MONDAY: ITV has recorded one of its highest-rated documentaries in a decade with new prison series Strangeways, as Channel 5’s Hotel Inspector beat Gordon Ramsay’s latest outing for Channel 4.
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RatingsLocal election coverage pulls 6%
FRIDAY: BBC2’s line-up of current affairs coverage of the local election results drew a 6% share of the audience.
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RatingsBBC1's Atlantis draws 5m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s epic CGI drama-documentary charting the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world pulled in more than 5m viewers.
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RatingsGot Talent records series high
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent recorded its biggest audience of the current series but was still more than 500,000 viewers down on last year.
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RatingsShadow Line debuts with 3m
THURSDAY: Hugo Blick’s new crime thriller The Shadow Line made an impressive start for BBC2, gripping more than 3m viewers.
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RatingsManchester United victory nets 8m peak
WEDNESDAY: ITV scored nearly 8m viewers as Manchester United put Schalke 04 to the sword in the Champions League semi final.
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RatingsExile bows out with 4.26m
TUESDAY: The final Exile won the primetime slot for the first time in its three-part run, just edging out competition from the last instalment of Case Sensitive.
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RatingsCase Sensitive debuts with 5.13m
MONDAY: ITV’s new detective double header Case Sensitive put BBC1’s Exile in the shade, as the World Snooker Championship peaked with more than 6.4m.
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RatingsDoctor Who loses more than 1m
SATURDAY: Doctor Who lost more than a million viewers following its worst launch since the franchise was rebooted.
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RatingsVera murders Exile
SUNDAY: ITV’s latest detective drama Vera out-sleuthed BBC1’s star studded psychological thriller Exile.
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RatingsRoyal wedding ties knot with 26m
FRIDAY: One of the biggest audiences in UK television history watched Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange vows during the royal wedding.
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RatingsMasterChef bows out with record ratings
WEDNESDAY: The MasterChef final served up a record performance, but was still edged out by ITV’s Champions League coverage of Real Madrid v Barcelona.
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RatingsRoyal doc falters on Secret Millionaire return
TUESDAY: A far from regal performance for an ITV documentary on Prince William and Kate Middleton helped a new series of The Secret Millionaire profit.
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RatingsMillion Pound Drop appeal falters
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s The Million Pound Drop Live returned to its lowest ever audience for the start of its longest run to date.
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RatingsLong Lost Family finds 4.5m
THURSDAY: A new series reuniting fractured families found a below par audience of just over 4.5m on ITV1.
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RatingsSuspicions of Mr Whicher arrests 6m
MONDAY: Period murder mystery The Suspicions of Mr Whicher arrested nearly 6m viewers for ITV, locking out competition from Derren Brown and MasterChef.