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Sky1's The Cafe reopens with smaller audience
The return of Who Do You Think You Are? located 5m viewers for BBC1 on Wednesday as Sky1’s The Cafe reopened with an audience half the size of its series one debut.
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Luther finale underperforms
Luther bowed out with its second biggest audience of the series on Tuesday – but it failed to match the performance of its 2011 climax.
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Royal baby fails to outshine Corrie
News of the royal baby’s arrival failed to tear viewers away from Coronation Street on Monday evening.
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The Open hooks 2.5m on sporting Sunday
A lack of British success did not prevent the 2013 Open Championship scoring the biggest sporting crowd on a Sunday when fans were spoilt for choice.
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Big Brother brings in ratings boost
Big Brother’s latest live eviction on Friday night performed well for C5 on Friday, while ITV’s repeat of Doc Martin comfortably won the slot.
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Top of the Lake audience sinks by one third
Jane Campion’s BBC2 drama Top of the Lake lost a third of its audience on Saturday – as ITV entertainment show Your Face Sounds Familiar failed to beat Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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The Briefs courts 2m for ITV
The return of ITV’s fly-on-the-wall legal doc The Briefs courted over 2m on Thursday as BBC1’s benefit doc won the slot.
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2.2m admire Princess Diana's Dresses
Princess Diana’s Dresses performed well, while Luther continued to drop and Chris O’Dowd’s Family Tree disappointed.
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C4's Run sprints off with 1.5m
Channel 4 drama Run made a strong start on Monday night, while ITV’s Long Lost Family hit a series high.
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Proms falls to opening night low
A repeat of Doc Martin won Friday night beating a repeat of Sherlock, while The First Night of the Proms was well down on previous years.
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Top of the Lake makes strong start
Oscar-winner Jane Campion’s haunting BBC2 drama Top of the Lake made a splash with nearly 2m viewers on Saturday.
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Dynamo reappears with 845k
The return of Dynamo: Magician Impossible conjured up 30% fewer viewers than last year’s series opener – as Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford’s benefits show cashed in for BBC1 on Thursday.
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The Apprentice hires series high
The Apprentice hired a series high audience on Wednesday as the five candidates were whittled down to two finalists after a gruelling set of interviews.
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C4's Murder Trial attracts 1.89m
Channel 4’s one-off doc The Murder Trial proved compelling viewing performing well for Channel 4 on Tuesday, while Luther continued to drop and Robson Green failed to inspire.
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Andy Murray doc puts dent in Long Lost Family
A repeat of BBC1’s Andy Murray documentary put a dent in Long Lost Family on Monday – as BBC2 comedy Count Arthur Strong made a spluttering start.
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The White Queen continues with 4m
BBC1’s The White Queen sunk to a new low up against the fourth repeat of film Mamma Mia in two years on Sunday.
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Wimbledon semi-finals dominate Friday night
The two men’s semi-finals - including Andy Murray’s defeat of Jerzy Janowicz - dominated the ratings on Friday night, peaking with 13.2m viewers.
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Andy Murray's Wimbledon triumph nets 17.3m
Andy Murray’s historic Wimbledon triumph served up a peak audience of nearly 17.3m for BBC1 – nearly equalling the tournament’s biggest audience of all time.
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Your Face Sounds Familiar falls flat
Your Face Sounds Familiar lost nearly 19% of its audience and was dethroned as the highest-rating show on Saturday.
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Supermarket Secrets uncovers winning audience
BBC1 landed 9pm’s biggest audience audience on Thursday night as MasterChef judge Greg Wallace uncovered the supermarkets’ secrets.