All Overnight ratings articles – Page 224
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RatingsMatt Smith's Doctor Who debuts with 8m
Matt Smith first turn as Doctor Who was watched by 8m (35.3% share) on BBC1 last Saturday (3 April).
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RatingsJordan beats Lohan in ratings clash
Lindsay Lohan’s investigation into child trafficking for BBC3 was hammered in the ratings by viewers looking for more feelgood fare on ITV2 with model Katie Price.
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RatingsAshes returns with 5.5m
BBC1 drama Ashes to Ashes returned for its third and final run on Good Friday with its lowest series debut to date.
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RatingsFrost ends with 8.3m
Long-running ITV1 crime drama A Touch of Frost bowed out with 8.3m (34%) last night, its best audience in more than three years.
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RatingsArsenal clash scores 7.8m for ITV1
ITV1’s coverage of last night’s Champions League clash between Arsenal and Barcelona aggressively tackled all comers, peaking at 7.82m (31%).
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RatingsC4 maternity series delivers 3.1m
Channel 4 documentary series One Born Every Minute ended its eight-part run with 3.1m (12.8%) last night.
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RatingsChancellors debate draws 1.67m
Channel 4’s live debate between Chancellor Alistair Darling and his two would-be successors drew 1.67m (6.6% share) at 8pm last night.
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RatingsHarry Hill trumps Over the Rainbow
Harry Hill managed to prevent BBC1 from dominating Saturday night with his ITV1 shows You’ve Been Framed and TV Burp.
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RatingsBBC1 sends 4.3m Over the Rainbow
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s quest to find a new Dorothy for his Wizard of Oz extravaganza bowed with 4.3m viewers (20% share) on BBC1 on Friday night.
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RatingsDancing On Ice ends on 8.8m
Dancing on Ice skated to a big finish on ITV1 last night as former Emmerdale actress Hayley Tamaddon was crowned the winner.
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RatingsThe Bill arrests 4.5m
The Bill recorded its highest audience of the current series last night, ahead of ITV1’s decision to axe the long-running police drama.
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RatingsDahl debuts with 2.4m
Sophie Dahl’s new cookery show failed to serve up a healthy audience for BBC2 last night while Channel 4 filled up with Supersize v Superskinny.
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RatingsFlashForward returns with 2m
US drama FlashForward made a reasonable return to Five at 9pm yesterday, in an otherwise fairly unremarkable night for ratings.
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RatingsITV1's Button boosted by BBC rugby
BBC1 and ITV1 were nip and tuck on Saturday as the corporation’s rugby marathon gave Push the Button the chance to improve its performance.
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RatingsStephen Gately tribute draws 7.5m
BBC2’s Wonders of the Solar System and Channel 4’s Restoration Man were strong factual performers on Sunday night, but ITV1’s Boyzone: a Tribute to Stephen Gately led the way.
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RatingsBumper BBC1 ratings for Fake Britain
Fake Britain helped BBC1 to its highest 9.15am ratings since 2004 last week, when the Dom Littlewood series was stripped across a week.
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RatingsKatie Price beats BBC2 and C4
Katie Price’s ITV2 reality show scooped its highest audience to date last night, beating BBC2 and Channel 4 in the process.
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RatingsBBC1 enjoys Life of Riley with 5.8m
Caroline Quentin sitcom Life of Riley returned with 5.8m (27.5%) on BBC1 last night, its biggest audience to date.
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RatingsHammond wins 9pm with 4.3m
Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds launched with 4.3m (17.6%) on BBC1, delivering the biggest 9pm audience of the night.
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RatingsClint makes Five's day
Five’s strategy of showing old Clint Eastwood westerns paid dividends again last night, as ITV1 relationship drama Married Single Other lost out to a repeat of BBC1’s New Tricks.