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RatingsBBC1 sends 4.3m Over the Rainbow
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s quest to find a new Dorothy for his Wizard of Oz extravaganza bowed with 4.3m viewers (20% share) on BBC1 on Friday night.
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RatingsDancing On Ice ends on 8.8m
Dancing on Ice skated to a big finish on ITV1 last night as former Emmerdale actress Hayley Tamaddon was crowned the winner.
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RatingsThe Bill arrests 4.5m
The Bill recorded its highest audience of the current series last night, ahead of ITV1’s decision to axe the long-running police drama.
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RatingsDahl debuts with 2.4m
Sophie Dahl’s new cookery show failed to serve up a healthy audience for BBC2 last night while Channel 4 filled up with Supersize v Superskinny.
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RatingsFlashForward returns with 2m
US drama FlashForward made a reasonable return to Five at 9pm yesterday, in an otherwise fairly unremarkable night for ratings.
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RatingsITV1's Button boosted by BBC rugby
BBC1 and ITV1 were nip and tuck on Saturday as the corporation’s rugby marathon gave Push the Button the chance to improve its performance.
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RatingsStephen Gately tribute draws 7.5m
BBC2’s Wonders of the Solar System and Channel 4’s Restoration Man were strong factual performers on Sunday night, but ITV1’s Boyzone: a Tribute to Stephen Gately led the way.
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RatingsBumper BBC1 ratings for Fake Britain
Fake Britain helped BBC1 to its highest 9.15am ratings since 2004 last week, when the Dom Littlewood series was stripped across a week.
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RatingsKatie Price beats BBC2 and C4
Katie Price’s ITV2 reality show scooped its highest audience to date last night, beating BBC2 and Channel 4 in the process.
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RatingsBBC1 enjoys Life of Riley with 5.8m
Caroline Quentin sitcom Life of Riley returned with 5.8m (27.5%) on BBC1 last night, its biggest audience to date.
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RatingsHammond wins 9pm with 4.3m
Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds launched with 4.3m (17.6%) on BBC1, delivering the biggest 9pm audience of the night.
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RatingsClint makes Five's day
Five’s strategy of showing old Clint Eastwood westerns paid dividends again last night, as ITV1 relationship drama Married Single Other lost out to a repeat of BBC1’s New Tricks.
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RatingsChannels sink below 3m in peak Friday slot
The five main channels struggled to reach 3m viewers at 9pm on Friday night, with C4 and BBC1 out in the lead and Five’s The Mentalist edging ahead of ITV1’s Michael Winner’s Dining Stars.
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RatingsCameron's ITV1 appearance falls short of Brown's
David Cameron’s in-depth interview with Trevor McDonald drew just 1.6m viewers last night - less than half the audience that tuned in for Piers Morgan’s chat with Gordon Brown last month.
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RatingsAnt and Dec fail to push buttons
Ant and Dec failed to push viewers buttons at the weekend, losing 850,000 viewers on Saturday night.
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RatingsPosh School rules for 2.2m
Documentary Too Poor for Posh School earned an A+ crowd for C4 last night, but it was ITV1 stalwart The Bill which was top of the terrestrial class.
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RatingsJohn Lewis opens its doors to 3.1m
BBC2’s behind–the–scenes look at John Lewis pulled a huge opening crowd last night, with a peak of nearly 3.1m viewers.
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RatingsLambing Live delivers meaty audience
Lambing Live drew its highest share so far last night, with a peak of more than 3m viewers - just a million less than the 4m that tuned into Larry Lamb’s BBC1 show, Famous, Rich and Jobless.
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RatingsBBC2's Solar System proves ratings wonder.
The Wonders of the Solar System proved a wonder for BBC2 last night, with the new documentary series falling only 1m viewers short of BBC1’s Seven Ages of Britain.
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RatingsThe Mentalist catches lacklustre Winner
ITV1 and Five were neck-and-neck at 9pm on Friday night, with Michael Winner’s Dining Stars and US drama The Mentalist both watched by 2.1m.