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RatingsTraffic Cops beats The Bill
BBC1’s Traffic Cops led the way at 9pm last night with 4.2m (17.3%), ousting their fictional Sun Hill counterparts in a night that saw rival channels struggle to reach 3m in the key peaktime slot.
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RatingsBlitz Street blasts off with 1.8m
Channel 4’s new factual series Blitz Street landed with a total audience of 1.8m last night, but was eclipsed by the unstoppable rise of US high school musical drama Glee on sister channel E4.
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RatingsCountryfile trumps Survival's return
Iconic wildlife strand Survival returned to ITV1 after 14 years last night with just 2.3m (10.8%) – with BBC1 picking up almost three times as many viewers.
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RatingsGot Talent peaks with 12.2m
Britain’s Got Talent was welcomed back to ITV1’s Saturday night schedule with a peak audience of 12.2m (49%), but less than a quarter of these viewers stuck around for the end of blockbuster drama The Prisoner.
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RatingsElection debate peaks with 10.3m
The UK’s first television election debate peaked with 10.3m viewers last night (40% share) – with ITV1 holding on to an audience of more than 9m for almost all of its 90-minute running time.
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RatingsMidsomer wins again with 4.9m
ITV1 scored another midweek victory last night, with the latest Midsomer Murders investigation striding ahead of Waterloo Road to reach 4.9m (21%).
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RatingsThe Bill slumps in new slot
The Bill’s audience sunk to a new low last night, attracting just 2.8m (11.8%) in its new Tuesday home at 9pm.
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RatingsLumley takes 4.8m down the Nile
Joanna Lumley enticed 4.8m viewers (19.8%) to take a journey down the Nile on ITV1 last night, fending off competition from New Tricks, FlashForward and new shows on BBC2 and Channel 4.
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RatingsFoyle's War trumps Billie Piper drama
Billie Piper-starring 1950s drama A Passionate Woman delivered 4.7m (18.6%) viewers to BBC1 last night, but more viewers opted to stay in the 1940s with Foyle’s War on ITV1.
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RatingsGrand National delivers 57% share
The Grand National was a runaway success for BBC1 on Saturday afternoon, building to a peak of 7.6m (57.2%) as the horses got their starting orders.
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RatingsOutnumbered returns with 5.4m
BBC1 sitcom Outnumbered returned with 5.4m (22.1%) in its new Thursday night home last night, its second best performance to date.
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RatingsMan U tackles MasterChef final
MasterChef ended its current run with 5.6m (21.8%), but was dwarfed by the action at Old Trafford, with ITV1’s live Champions League coverage peaking with 8.5m (32.3%).
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RatingsHeston's Feast ties with hospital doc
BBC2 and Channel 4 were neck and neck at 9pm last night, with the return of Heston’s Feasts and a look inside Great Ormond Street tied with 2.4m (9.8%).
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RatingsMatt Smith's Doctor Who debuts with 8m
Matt Smith first turn as Doctor Who was watched by 8m (35.3% share) on BBC1 last Saturday (3 April).
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RatingsJordan beats Lohan in ratings clash
Lindsay Lohan’s investigation into child trafficking for BBC3 was hammered in the ratings by viewers looking for more feelgood fare on ITV2 with model Katie Price.
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RatingsAshes returns with 5.5m
BBC1 drama Ashes to Ashes returned for its third and final run on Good Friday with its lowest series debut to date.
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RatingsFrost ends with 8.3m
Long-running ITV1 crime drama A Touch of Frost bowed out with 8.3m (34%) last night, its best audience in more than three years.
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RatingsArsenal clash scores 7.8m for ITV1
ITV1’s coverage of last night’s Champions League clash between Arsenal and Barcelona aggressively tackled all comers, peaking at 7.82m (31%).
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RatingsC4 maternity series delivers 3.1m
Channel 4 documentary series One Born Every Minute ended its eight-part run with 3.1m (12.8%) last night.
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RatingsChancellors debate draws 1.67m
Channel 4’s live debate between Chancellor Alistair Darling and his two would-be successors drew 1.67m (6.6% share) at 8pm last night.