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Top 10 ratings stories of 2024

2024-12-13T13:57:00+00:00

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The return of The Traitors, Gladiators and Philip Schofield are among this year’s top stories

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The Traitors hits all-time high

 

Renegade Nell

Streamers wield the axe on slow starters

 

Kyle Thomas and Pongo the fox we built a zoo

UK’s biggest TikToker lands quietly on BBC3

 

Kiri

Channel 4 drama gets political

 

Gladiators (11)

Gladiators gets going with 6m 

 

Phillip Schofield Cast Away

14m see Philip Schofield Cast Away

 

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BBC1 wins with election coverage but C4 delivers major upswing

 

Rivals

Rivals gets down and dirty with 441,000

 

Annika

UKTV in fine fettle for rebrand

 

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Mr Bates topples The Tourist in New Year’s Day drama showdown 

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