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RatingsBritish Grand Prix peaks with 6.7m
SUNDAY: Fernando Alonso’s victory in the British Grand Prix took the chequered flag with a peak audience of more than 6.7m.
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RatingsEngland women's football defeat scores 3.2m
SATURDAY: The England women’s football team crashed out the World Cup on penalties in front of a peak audience of more than 3.2m.
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RatingsSteve Coogan helps NotW Newsnight top 1m
FRIDAY: Another day of revelations in the phone hacking scandal helped Newsnight top a million viewers for the third time in a week.
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RatingsNotW hacking gives Newsnight year high
WEDNESDAY: Newsnight drew its biggest audience of the year as further allegations were revealed in the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
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RatingsApprentice scores series high
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice hired its biggest audience of the current series as the candidates were narrowed down to the final five.
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RatingsNotW phone hacking scandal boosts Newsnight
TUESDAY: The News of the World phone hacking scandal helped Newsnight to its biggest audience of the year.
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RatingsLuther ends on high
TUESDAY: Luther, the BBC1 detective drama starring Idris Elba, ended its second series with its biggest ever audience.
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RatingsNew Tricks returns with 8.3m
MONDAY: Crime drama New Tricks conjured up its biggest launch audience in three years on its return to BBC1.
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RatingsBBC viewers 'stolen' by ITV
SUNDAY: A gritty BBC1 drama about human trafficking was no match for ITV1’s final instalment of detective series Scott & Bailey.
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RatingsNovak Djokovic's Wimbledon win nets 8.7m
SUNDAY: Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon winning performance against defending champion Rafael Nadal netted more than 8m viewers for BBC1 – as the women’s final on Saturday scored nearly 5m.
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RatingsMarriage Ref beaten by HIGNFY repeat
SATURDAY: An old repeat of Have I Got News for You on BBC2 has managed to beat struggling ITV1 entertainment show The Marriage Ref.
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RatingsAndy Murray's Wimbledon ends with 9.4m
FRIDAY: Andy Murray crashed out of Wimbledon in front of a peak audience of more than 9m on BBC1.
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RatingsMilly Dowler Crimewatch special draws 2.9m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Crimewatch special on murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler drew nearly 2.9m viewers on a night of low audiences in primetime.
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RatingsMurray victory nets 7.2m peak
WEDNESDAY: Live coverage of the men’s quarter finals at Wimbledon attracted a peak audience of 7.25m to BBC1 during an afternoon which saw Andy Murray and Raphael Nadal through to the semi-finals.
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RatingsBBC1's Luther arrests 5.4m
TUESDAY: Luther continued to murder the competition as the penultimate instalment drew 5.37m (23.5%).
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RatingsSirens debuts with 1.6m
MONDAY: Sirens, Channel 4’s new comedy drama about a team of paramedics, made a strong start in the 10pm slot.
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RatingsTop Gear returns with 5.13m
SUNDAY: Top Gear returned at 8pm with a slot winning performance - but was one of the show’s lowest rating debuts in five years.
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RatingsLee Mack’s All Star Cast loses nearly 1m
SATURDAY: Lee Mack’s All Star Cast lost nearly a million viewers for BBC1 – as The Marriage Ref built its audience marginally.
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RatingsMurray victory thrashes competition
FRIDAY: Andy Murray’s third round victory at Wimbledon served up a high of nearly 9m viewers on BBC1 - as U2’s headlining set at Glastonbury drew a peak of more than 1.6m to BBC2.
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RatingsIt’s not about the ratings
This week, both Channel 4 and BBC2 proved that TV can still stir important things up. Elsewhere, a fine drama ended and Channel 4 tried to get a comedy Friday up and running.