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RatingsJohn Bishop’s Sport Relief Hell raises 5.2m
THURSDAY: Comedian John Bishop’s arduous Sport Relief challenge smashed BBC1’s usual audience figures and left ITV1 drama Love Life in the dust.
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RatingsThe Apprentice misfires
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice returned with its lowest series debut audience since 2008, but still comfortably beat competition from Midsomer Murders.
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RatingsHit the Road Jack stumbles
TUESDAY: Fresh Meat star Jack Whitehall’s new Channel 4 comedy was beaten by a repeat of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on BBC2, as ITV1’s Falklands doc finished in last place at 9pm.
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RatingsScott & Bailey conquers Empire
MONDAY: ITV1 drama Scott & Bailey lost around half a million viewers but continued to conquer BBC1 factual series Empire.
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RatingsMillionaire scores three-year high
SUNDAY: A celebrity special of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? drew its biggest audience in more than three years.
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RatingsWales's grand slam tackles 5.88m
SATURDAY: Wales clinched a historic grand slam in the Six Nations in front of a peak audience of 5.88m, as the Let’s Dance final wiped the floor with the competition.
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RatingsCelebrity Bank Job locks in 1.08m
FRIDAY: Guest appearances from the likes of Amy Childs and Alex James failed to lift The Bank Job to a notable high.
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RatingsFirst Sky F1 race peaks with 1m
SUNDAY: The first live race on Sky Sports F1 drew a peak of more than a million viewers as Jenson Button claimed the chequered flag in Australia.
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RatingsSian Williams leaves BBC Breakfast on a high
THURSDAY: Sian Williams’ final appearance on BBC Breakfast helped the show to its biggest audience of the year.
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RatingsMasterChef final peaks at 6.2m
THURSDAY: The MasterChef final scorched the competition with series high of 5.6m, beating the debut of ITV1’s new drama Love Life.
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RatingsChelsea lifts ITV1's Champions League coverage
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 secured its biggest Champions League audience of the season as Chelsea progressed to the quarter final of the tournament.
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RatingsBiggest Loser down 2m on last year's finale
TUESDAY: ITV1 slimming show The Biggest Loser ended more than 2m viewers down on last year’s finale.
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RatingsScott & Bailey returns with 6.8m
MONDAY: ITV1 crime drama Scott & Bailey returned with its second biggest audience on record - more than double the crowd of BBC1’s Empire.
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RatingsIreland victory peaks with 4.5m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s coverage of Six Nation’s Rugby peaked with 4.59m (23%) viewers at 6.30pm as a late try from Fergus McFadden sealed an Irish victory over Scotland.
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RatingsEngland’s Six Nations victory tops 6m
SUNDAY: England’s narrow win over France in the penultimate match of the Six Nations Rugby tournament was seen by more than 40% of the viewing population.
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RatingsSecret Policeman's Ball drops to audience low
FRIDAY: The Secret Policeman’s Ball entertained its lowest TV audience in at least six years as it was staged outside of the UK for the first time.
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RatingsMan Utd defeat nets 5m for C5
THURSDAY: Manchester United’s shock defeat to Athletic Bilbao helped Channel 5 triumph over David Walliam’s Sport Relief swim and BBC2’s new drama White Heat.
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RatingsMasterChef heats up with 4.5m
WEDNESDAY: The competition heated up in the MasterChef kitchen as the cookery show clinched the honours at 9pm.
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RatingsPrisoners’ Wives ends sentence with 4.3m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s ensemble drama Prisoners’ Wives bowed out with its third biggest audience of the series, as Big Fat Gypsy Weddings won the 9pm slot.
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RatingsFrank Foster's death lifts ITV1
MONDAY: Coronation Street’s second best performance of the year and a strong finale for Whitechapel helped ITV1 bulldozer the competition.