All Ratings articles – Page 236
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Solid start for BBC4's Modus
BBC4 continued its particular Saturday night operandi with new Nordic thriller Modus.
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Top table for BBC2's chefs
Forty years ago, it fell to West Bromwich of all places to promote black footballers and take on racists. On Sunday, BBC2’s doc about a strange but significant football match in 1979 defeated Channel 4’s Humans, as it did quite a few low-watt humans at the time.
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The Apprentice stumbles to low
THURSDAY: The Apprentice fell to its lowest audience on record as it struggled against fierce competition from I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here.
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The Missing finds 5m
WEDNESDAY: The Missing bowed out with its second-highest performance of the series but struggled to match the success of the debut run.
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Rillington Place draws 3.7m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s three-part drama based on real-life serial killer John Christie launched behind slot average.
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MPs: Behind Closed Doors fails to rule for C5
MONDAY: Channel 5’s political ob-doc MPs: Behind Closed Doors got off to a slow start, while ITV’s I’m A Celebrity continued to dominate.
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Strictly hits 11.9m peak
WEEKEND: Ed Balls’ departure on Strictly Come Dancing helped the dancing format to its highest audience of the year, while Michael McIntyre continued to beat The X Factor.
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Westworld loses to Gold Rush
This week, Sky Atlantic’s more theatrical version of the Wild West wrestled the ‘real men’ of the gold rush to a standstill before the sheriff in the white hat (also known as the PVR) rode into town to restore order.
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Planet Earth II soars higher
This week, after the whole iguana/ snake fandango of the opening episode, viewers flocked, ran, leaped and swam to the second of BBC1’s Planet Earth II on Sunday.
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I'm A Celebrity...Jungle Extra sets up camp
This week, ITV2’s rebooted Extra Camp brand extension got into full swing and those additional tent poles and camp stoves seem to be doing nicely.
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C4 washed out at low tide
Beyond the shouty entertainment shows elsewhere, Channel 4 went all beachcombery on Saturday night — while BBC2,s arts strand was like Bargain Hunt on acid.
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X Factor shows its age
Once, like a colossus, ITV’s singing competition stood proudly across Saturday and Sunday nights, squishing all-comers.
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I'm A Celebrity takes bite out of The Apprentice
THURSDAY: The Apprentice fell to a series low against competition from I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! as Danny Dyer’s family history informed 4m for WDYTYA.
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This Time Next Year helps 3.3m
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s life challenge format remained steady with 3.3m last night, while BBC2’s Black and British history series rallied to 930,000.
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Martin Lewis banks 3.5m
TUESDAY: ITV’s Martin Lewis proved more popular than Channel 4’s Mary Portas in the battle of the finance shows.
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Guy Martin transports 2m to China
MONDAY: Guy Martin’s trip to China was unable to transport a bigger audience than his previous visit to India – as BBC2 notched up 1m for its trip to Brixton.
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Strictly retains 11m peak
SUNDAY: Strictly Come Dancing retained its 11m peak from last week as I’m a Celebrity and Planet Earth II fell slightly, while Andy Murray’s victory in the ATP’s World Tour Finals was watched by more than 5m.
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Planet Earth sequel beats original
As sequels go, BBC1’s returning Planet Earth was more of a Godfather II than a Grease 2.
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BBC wins storming Sunday
Ordinarily, Ed Balls’ Gangnam Style salsa would be the most terrifying thing you’re ever likely to see; well, that or a bobcat swimming towards you.
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I’m A Celebrity spin-off boosts ITV2
At the beginning of last week, BBC4 examined past American elections in the final day BT (Before Trump). Elsewhere, ITV2 changed the title of its brand extension and camped it up.