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RatingsFinal Spooks spies 5.1m
SUNDAY: The final ever Spooks bowed out with a series high audience of more than 5m.
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RatingsX Factor down 2.5m on 2010
SATURDAY: A special rock themed night and in-fighting between the judges could not help revive The X Factor’s ratings - as Strictly Come Dancing closed the gap on the ITV1 show.
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RatingsGaddafi death boosts BBC News audience
THURSDAY: The death of Colonel Gaddafi drew BBC News at Six’s biggest audience since the London riots.
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RatingsPaul Merton returns to C5 with 2m
WEDNESDAY: Paul Merton returned to Channel 5 with one of his biggest audiences to date - as Arsenal’s victory in the Champions League stumbled for ITV1.
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RatingsBody Farm ends on a low
TUESDAY: BBC1’s Waking the Dead spin-off, The Body Farm, bowed out with a series low audience as the finale of Mary Portas’ latest Channel 4 show cashed in a ratings high.
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RatingsOrigins of Us unearths 2m
MONDAY: BBC2’s new series charting the origins of human existence delivered a debut audience of nearly 2m.
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RatingsRiver Cottage returns with 1.6m
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s new Sunday night factual line-up of River Cottage Veg and Secret Millionaire got off to a sturdy start.
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RatingsWales defeat peaks at 6.8m
SATURDAY: Nearly 60% of the viewing population watched Wales crash out of the Rugby World Cup in a close fought defeat to France.
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RatingsX Factor beaten by Strictly
SATURDAY: The X Factor continued its slide as the second live sing-off was more than 2m viewers down on last year - and was beaten by Strictly Come Dancing while the two shows were on air at the same time.
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RatingsComic Strip returns with 1.7m
FRIDAY: The Comic Strip returned to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof about a fugitive Tony Blair, tracking down an audience of nearly 1.7m.
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RatingsLumley’s Greek Odyssey draws 3.6m
THURSDAY: Joanna Lumley’s latest travelogue was nearly a Greek tragedy for ITV1 after it journeyed with just 3.6m.
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RatingsTracey Emin turns off viewers
WEDNESDAY: Tracey Emin explored her roots in the final Who Do You Think You Are? of the current series but drew the smallest audience of the run.
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RatingsJeremy Kyle's High Stakes debuts with 2.2m
TUESDAY: ITV1’s new big money gameshow hosted by Jeremy Kyle got off to a shaky start - beaten by Scotland’s defeat by Spain on BBC2.
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RatingsTwincredibles deliver 1.5m
MONDAY: A BBC2 documentary about twins born with differing skin tones intrigued nearly 1.5m viewers.
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RatingsLive X Factor underperforms
SATURDAY: The X Factor live rounds sprung into action with a peak of just over 12 million viewers - more than 1.5m down on the equivalent episode last year.
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RatingsDownton continues domination
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey continued its Sunday night domination for ITV1, despite press and viewers criticising its volume of commercial breaks.
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RatingsAutumnwatch returns with 2.2m
FRIDAY: Autumnwatch returned to BBC2 with more than 2m viewers as ITV1’s DCI Banks suffered mixed fortunes against BBC1’s comedy hour.
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RatingsBBC1's Hidden finds 5.2m
THURSDAY : BBC1’s new conspiracy thriller starring Philip Glenister launched with more than 5m viewers.
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RatingsRab C Nesbitt return draws 2m
WEDNESDAY: Rab C Nesbitt, the long running Scottish sitcom, returned to BBC2 with 1.99m (10.43% share), almost double the audience for Channel 4’s comedy drama Fresh Meat.
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RatingsBake Off final serves 4.6m
TUESDAY: The final of this year’s Great British Bake Off cooked up one of BBC2’s biggest audiences of the year to date.