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RatingsX Factor back on top with 12m
SUNDAY: The X Factor reclaimed its crown as the biggest show on television after being usurped the previous night by Strictly Come Dancing.
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RatingsC5's Bachelor final tops 1.3m
FRIDAY: Welsh rugby star Gavin Henson chose a new girlfriend in the final edition of The Bachelor, drawing a series high for Channel 5.
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RatingsStrictly overtakes X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing dramatically overtook The X Factor to become the highest-rated show on Saturday night.
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RatingsBBC1's Hidden ends on low
THURSDAY: BBC1 drama Hidden bowed out with a series low audience of less than 3.7m.
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RatingsFrozen Planet debuts with 6.8m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s latest exploration of the natural world, with David Attenborough, broke the ice with an impressive audience on its debut.
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RatingsDeath in Paradise sets sail with 5.75m
TUESDAY: New crime drama Death in Paradise boosted BBC1’s usual audience by more than 15% on its debut - as a BBC2 doc about code-breakers beat ITV1 reality show 71 Degrees North.
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RatingsYoung Apprentice hires 4m
MONDAY: The new series of BBC1’s The Apprentice spin-off with young people failed to win over a big audience.
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RatingsDerren Brown's Assassin takes out 1.8m
FRIDAY: Derren Brown conjured up his biggest audience for Channel 4 in more than a year for a show in which he hypnotised someone into becoming an assassin.
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RatingsKiwi RWC victory scores 6.6m
SUNDAY: More than half the viewing population watched New Zealand clinch the Rugby World Cup.
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RatingsFinal Spooks spies 5.1m
SUNDAY: The final ever Spooks bowed out with a series high audience of more than 5m.
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RatingsX Factor down 2.5m on 2010
SATURDAY: A special rock themed night and in-fighting between the judges could not help revive The X Factor’s ratings - as Strictly Come Dancing closed the gap on the ITV1 show.
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RatingsGaddafi death boosts BBC News audience
THURSDAY: The death of Colonel Gaddafi drew BBC News at Six’s biggest audience since the London riots.
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RatingsPaul Merton returns to C5 with 2m
WEDNESDAY: Paul Merton returned to Channel 5 with one of his biggest audiences to date - as Arsenal’s victory in the Champions League stumbled for ITV1.
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RatingsBody Farm ends on a low
TUESDAY: BBC1’s Waking the Dead spin-off, The Body Farm, bowed out with a series low audience as the finale of Mary Portas’ latest Channel 4 show cashed in a ratings high.
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RatingsOrigins of Us unearths 2m
MONDAY: BBC2’s new series charting the origins of human existence delivered a debut audience of nearly 2m.
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RatingsRiver Cottage returns with 1.6m
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s new Sunday night factual line-up of River Cottage Veg and Secret Millionaire got off to a sturdy start.
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RatingsWales defeat peaks at 6.8m
SATURDAY: Nearly 60% of the viewing population watched Wales crash out of the Rugby World Cup in a close fought defeat to France.
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RatingsX Factor beaten by Strictly
SATURDAY: The X Factor continued its slide as the second live sing-off was more than 2m viewers down on last year - and was beaten by Strictly Come Dancing while the two shows were on air at the same time.
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RatingsComic Strip returns with 1.7m
FRIDAY: The Comic Strip returned to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof about a fugitive Tony Blair, tracking down an audience of nearly 1.7m.
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RatingsLumley’s Greek Odyssey draws 3.6m
THURSDAY: Joanna Lumley’s latest travelogue was nearly a Greek tragedy for ITV1 after it journeyed with just 3.6m.