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RatingsLip Sync Battle hits right notes for C5
FRIDAY: Channel 5’s latest entertainment format Lip Sync Battle got underway in front of a crowd of 1.8m as the final series of Mr Selfridge settled into its new slot.
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RatingsThe Voice stammers on return
SATURDAY: The Voice UK failed to get a boost from its new coaches, as the BBC1 show returned for its fifth run with a nearly million fewer viewers than last year.
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RatingsDeath In Paradise murders Jericho
THURSDAY: Death In Paradise was on murderous form for its fifth series after it arrested double the audience of ITV’s ambitious “wild west” drama Jericho.
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RatingsMidsomer Murders on song for ITV
WEDNESDAY: Midsomer Murders returned with more than 5m viewers to stick the knife into the competition, as Lucy Worsley’s trip to Russia reeled in almost 1m for BBC4.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother returns with 2.8m
TUESDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with just under 3m viewers, as ITV’s disaster series Saved lost out to Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of Everything.
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RatingsSilent Witness edges Ant and Dec doc
MONDAY: BBC1’s Silent Witness edged Ant and Dec’s Prince Charles documentary on a strong night for TV viewing.
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RatingsFestive ratings highlights: Sherlock, Dickensian & Fungus
BBC dramas And Then There Were None, Dickensian and Sherlock performed strongly over the festive period, as ITV’s scripted efforts struggled and Fungus The Bogeyman helped Sky 1 to its best audience of 2015.
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RatingsWar and Peace starts with over 6m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s flagship period drama War and Peace reeled in over 6m viewers, twice as many as ITV’s Beowulf – as Channel 4’s German-language thriller Deutschland 83 started confidently in a busy night for drama.
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RatingsDownton Abbey wins Christmas Day ratings battle
CHRISTMAS DAY: Downton Abbey’s swansong clinched the Christmas evening ratings battle, but it was the Queen’s Speech that ultimately took the honours.
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RatingsThe top 10 ratings stories of 2015
The success of Channel 4’s Humans, BBC1’s The Great British Bake Off and Sky 1’s You, Me and the Apocalypse were among the shows to hit highs in our ratings coverage over the past 12 months.
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RatingsBBC2 triumphs with Dad's Army Story
TUESDAY: We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story reeled in BBC2’s biggest audience for a single drama of the year.
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RatingsJohn Bishop outperforms Downton Abbey tribute
MONDAY: John Bishop’s evening of festive entertainment won the 9pm slot as 2.5m tuned in to Bafta’s tribute to Downton Abbey on ITV.
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RatingsText Santa fails to deliver ratings goods
FRIDAY: Gordon Ramsay and Gok Wan auditioning for Downton Abbey could not help ITV’s charity telethon beat its previous five instalments.
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RatingsApprentice final hits 10-year low
SUNDAY: The Apprentice bowed out with its second lowest finale audience on record, as a controversial Sports Personality of the Year peaked with more than 10m.
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RatingsStrictly final up 800,000 on last year
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with a peak of more than 12m viewers as boyband star Jay McGuiness took home the trophy.
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RatingsFirst Dates proposal helps C4 beat ITV
THURSDAY: First Dates helped Channel 4 beat ITV and BBC2 at 9pm, while Hunderby crashed out with 11,000 viewers.
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RatingsPeep Show ends on low
WEDNESDAY: Peep Show’s final ever episode went out with a ratings whimper, as The Apprentice semi-final comfortably won the 9pm slot.
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RatingsLuther makes steady return
TUESDAY: Luther was on consistent form on its return to BBC1, as 4m watched Tim Peake blast off into space on BBC2.
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RatingsBack In Time For Christmas feeds 2.7m
MONDAY: BBC2’s Back In Time For Christmas special outperformed the format’s debut, while Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald slipped by 1m viewers.
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RatingsCitizen Khan closes on 2.3m
FRIDAY: Citizen Khan drew to a close on BBC1 with fewer viewers than last year despite a strong start to the series.