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RatingsBirmingham victory draws 8.6m
SUNDAY: Birmingham City’s surprise victory over Arsenal in the League Cup final scored a peak audience of more than 8.6m for BBC1.
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RatingsOutcasts down to 1.5m after move
SUNDAY: BBC1’s decision to reschedule struggling sci-fi drama Outcasts led to a drop of 3 million viewers, compared to its debuted.
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RatingsSix Nations peaks with over 9.5m
SATURDAY: England’s victory over France in the Six Nations Rugby tournament gave BBC1 a peak audience of more than 9.5m.
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RatingsBenidorm returns with biggest audience to date
FRIDAY: Comedy drama Benidorm returned to ITV with its highest ratings to date - while new Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner served up a strong starter.
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RatingsMarchlands marches on with 5.6m
THURSDAY: ITV1’s supernatural drama Marchlands continued its consistent performance, spooking its second highest audience of the series so far.
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RatingsReal King’s Speech draws 2.8m
WEDNESDAY: The real story behind award-winning film The King’s Speech proved a major hit for Channel 4 – but its new Model Agency series struggled.
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RatingsSilk makes its case with 5.3m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s new six-part legal drama Silk made its case in front of a strong audience of more than 5m, as Channel 4’s Shameless drew one of its lowest audiences to date on a busy night of news
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RatingsOutcasts struggles ahead of move
MONDAY: BBC1 drama Outcasts continued to suffer in primetime, helping the smaller terrestrials gain ground in the 9pm slot.
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RatingsLet’s Dance for Comic Relief raises 7.6m
SATURDAY: Charity series Let’s Dance for Comic Relief returned to BBC1 with more than 30% of the primetime audience.
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RatingsSouth Riding debuts with 6.6m
SUNDAY: BBC1 drew a strong audience for its debut of period drama South Riding, adapted from Winifred Holtby’s 1930s novel.
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RatingsBBC1's Hustle falters at finale
FRIDAY: BBC1 drama Hustle ended its current series with a surprising drop in audience.
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RatingsMasterChef loses half a million
THURSDAY: MasterChef’s new format is struggling to bed-in after it lost nearly half a million viewers on Wednesday, as ITV enjoyed a strong night with Marchlands.
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RatingsArsenal triumph scores 8.5m peak
WEDNESDAY: Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Barcelona peaked with more than 8.5m viewers for ITV, as a new series of BBC1’s MasterChef served up nearly 5m.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings beats Brit Awards
TUESDAY: The final instalment of Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings managed to beat ITV1’s live coverage of the Brits by more than 2m viewers.
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RatingsOK! TV launches with 450,000
MONDAY: New celebrity magazine show OK! TV opened its pages to nearly half a million viewers, kicking off a big night for Channel 5.
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RatingsC4 beats ITV with Million Pound Drop Live
FRIDAY: Channel 4 had a strong start to the weekend as Embarrassing Bodies and The Million Pound Drop Live drew more viewers than ITV1.
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RatingsBaftas draws biggest crowd since 2004
SUNDAY: A bumper night for British film The King’s Speech helped BBC1’s coverage of the Baftas to its biggest audience since 2004.
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RatingsPush the Button returns with 5.7m
SATURDAY: Ant & Dec’s Push the Button returned with more than 5.7m viewers - nearly a million below its previous series debut.
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RatingsMiriam O’Reilly ageism probe attracts 3.2m
Miriam O’Reilly, the former BBC presenter who defeated the corporation at an employment tribunal, was watched by more than 3 million viewers on ITV last night in her first programme since her victory .
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RatingsEngland victory nets 8m peak
WEDNESDAY: The England football team’s victory over Denmark netted a peak audience of more than 8m viewers for ITV1.