All articles by Stephen Price
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RatingsITV1 leads the 9pm drama battle
Returner Unforgotten remains on top, with Playing Nice and Protection the best of this year’s new titles
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RatingsGilded Age adds up to a winner
Third series is ahead of previous run after all showings are counted, while Love Island also improves on last year
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RatingsIn Flight takes off from launch
Drama is C4’s second best so far this year, with an average of 2.5 million after 28 days
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RatingsITV’s detective duo hold up well
Karen Pirie and Ridley return with solid ratings, though both are down on their 2022 debut runs
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RatingsCelebrity Traitors goes from strength to strength with 6.9 million
This week’s two episodes average 4.4 million/60% for ABC1s and 1.1 million/76% for 16-34s
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RatingsRiot Women makes winning start as Celebrity Traitors tops 12 million
Sally Wainwright’s latest is BBC’s biggest drama launch of the year
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RatingsITV1’s World Cup qualifier kicks lumps out of rivals
The Great British Bake off and Murder Before Evensong take a hit as England v Latvia game draws 3.2 million
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RatingsMarried At First Sight UK averages 727,000 in best week so far
Show is up 90,000 on last week, with 42,000 for 16-24s
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RatingsQuest and Yesterday car repair shows rev up nicely
Shed And Buried: Classic Cars and Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics both up on last week
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RatingsCracking the cosy crime genre
The Thursday Murder Club’s debut of 6.6 million shows the pull of light-hearted mysteries is as strong as ever
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RatingsBookish writes new chapter for U&Alibi
Series launch is channel’s best so far for a single episode, while Netflix’s Untamed is its best since Dept. Q
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RatingsThe Celebrity Traitors launch conquers all with 6.1 million
Series debut is the best so far and the second highest-rating episode of all
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RatingsBlue Lights goes back on patrol with 3.7 million
Series launch is BBC1’s second best for a 9pm drama in 2025 despite being below previous runs
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RatingsMarried At First Sight UK maintains lead over Big Brother
E4 show’s 640,000 average beats ITV2 rival’s 448,000, but both are down on last year
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RatingsThe Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked lures 1.3 million faithful
First two episodes are BBC2 spin-off show’s best yet
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RatingsSister Boniface improves on launch with 284,000
Second episode of U&Drama crime yarn is 42,000 ahead of opener
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RatingsLive Aid locks in older viewers
Three-part doc attracts a decent crowd of those who remember the concert, but far fewer younger viewers
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RatingsX marks the spot for BBC1 in peak
Destination X makes a bright start, while Noel Edmonds proves a match for ITV1’s previous roving celebs
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RatingsStrictly launch trots off with 5.4 million
Series opener is on par with last year but slightly behind 2023
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RatingsMichael Palin heads to Venezuela with 727k
Latest journey for 5 is a little behind previous outings