Strictly Come Dancing waltzes past The X Factor

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The ongoing battle for Saturday night viewers heated up further as BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing pulled ahead of its arch-rival The X Factor for the first time in the current series with an average of 7.8 million (38.5%) at 6.20pm.

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