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Top 10 ratings stories of 2023

2023-12-20T12:05:00+00:00

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The return of Big Brother and Channel 4 formats are among this year’s top stories

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Big Brother spied on by 2.5m

 

The Shamima Begum story

BBC2 tells the Shamima Begum story to 1m

 

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Scared of the Dark launch beats Rise and Fall

 

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Tempting Fortune cashes in with 1m

 

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Dispatches secures record audience share with Russell Brand

 

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Rise and Fall opens just ahead of Nick Knowles trip to Death Valley

 

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Quiet start for C4 celebrity prison format

 

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ITV’s Harry interview pipped by Happy Valley

 

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ITV1’s Deal or No Deal reboot unboxes 2.4m

 

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