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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.
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RatingsBBC2 unites 2.9m for Busby Babes drama
SUNDAY: BBC2’s drama based on the story of the Manchester United “Busby Babes” and the tragic air crash united 2.89 million viewers (12.8% share) from 9pm to 10.35pm.
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RatingsDoctor Who returns with 6.5m
SATURDAY: Doctor Who returned with its lowest overnight launch audience since the series was resurrected in 2005, as Britain’s Got Talent also lost viewers.
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RatingsThe Crimson Petal and the White continues decline
WEDNESDAY: BBC2’s critically acclaimed period drama, The Crimson Petal and the White, continued to shed viewers with only half its debut audience tuning in for the penultimate episode.
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RatingsCandy Cabs and Reckoning end on lows
TUESDAY: Rival dramas Candy Cabs and The Reckoning bowed out with disappointing audiences on an underwhelming night for the terrestrial channels.
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RatingsMeet the Middletons draws 1.98m
MONDAY: A documentary charting the family history of future Queen Kate Middleton failed to put in a regal performance for Channel 4.
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RatingsLondon Marathon peaks with 3.3m
SUNDAY: The BBC’s coverage of the London Marathon peaked with more than 3.3m viewers.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent returns with 9.9m
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent returned with its third biggest launch audience to date.
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RatingsPaul O'Grady returns to prime time with 3.9m
FRIDAY: Paul O’Grady returned to ITV1 with an audience of 3.9m viewers (17.25%) tuning in across the 9pm hour.
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RatingsMonroe ends with 4.3m
THURSDAY: ITV’s new medical drama about a neurosurgeon suffered brain drain, ending with its second lowest audience of the series.
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RatingsJamie’s Dream School ends with 1.2m
WEDNESDAY: Jamie Oliver’s classroom of high profile teachers failed to hold viewers’ attention as Dream School bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series.
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RatingsCandy Cabs loses 1.2m
TUESDAY: New BBC1 series Candy Cabs lost more than a million viewers compared with last week’s debut.
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RatingsWaking the Dead ends on 5.8m
MONDAY: BBC1 closed the case on the last ever Waking the Dead, half a million viewers above the broadcaster’s usual audience.
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RatingsMcIlroy’s Masters collapse draws 3.38m
SUNDAY: A combined 3.38m viewers saw Rory McIlroy’s challenge for The Masters collapse as South African Charl Schwartzel clinched victory in the famous US golfing tournament.
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RatingsGrand National races off with 9.2m peak
SATURDAY: BBC1’s coverage of the Grand National peaked with more than 9.2m viewers and scored its biggest audience in three years.
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RatingsHIGNFY stutters on return to Friday night
FRIDAY: Have I Got News for You returned to Friday night with a below average audience of nearly 4.5m.
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RatingsDad’s Having a Baby raises 1.6m
THURSDAY: A Channel 4 doc about a transgender man having a baby delivered an audience of nearly 1.6m.
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RatingsMan Utd victory scores 9.6m peak
WEDNESDAY: Manchester United’s slim victory over Chelsea in the Champions League netted ITV a peak audience of 9.6m.
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RatingsCandy Cabs clocks up 5.5m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s new comedy drama Candy Cabs got off to a flying start, outwitting the UK Border Agency in ITV1’s Smugglers.
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RatingsLambing Live returns with 2.4m
MONDAY: Lambing Live delivered an audience of more than 2.4m on its return to BBC2.