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RatingsHotel Inspector trampled by Doc Martin
MONDAY: The return of The Hotel Inspector suffered in the path of ITV1’s juggernaut drama Doc Martin.
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RatingsThe X Factor hits new high
SUNDAY: The X Factor recovered from a below-par Saturday performance to record a series high of more than 11.5m viewers as the finalists were unveiled.
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RatingsDoctor Who ends with 6m
SATURDAY: The series finale of Doctor Who beamed up more than 6m viewers as The X Factor fell to a series low at the judges’ houses stage of the competition.
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RatingsStrictly returns with 8m
FRIDAY: The Strictly Come Dancing competition waltzed into action with nearly 8m viewers - more than a million down on last year.
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RatingsBBC2’s Shirley draws 2.8m
THURSDAY: A BBC2 drama about the early career of Welsh diva Shirley Bassey was seen by nearly 2.8m viewers.
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RatingsMadeley's family tree uproots Chelsea match
WEDNESDAY: A glimpse into Richard Madeley’s family history proved more popular than Chelsea’s Champions League clash with Valencia.
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RatingsBBC2’s Bake Off burns new Gok Wan series
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Great British Bake Off has cooked up its biggest audience to date, beating Channel 4’s new fashion series with Gok Wan.
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RatingsExposure debuts with 1.1m
MONDAY: ITV1 launched its new investigative journalism strand Exposure with just over a million viewers.
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RatingsX Factor boot camp draws 10m
SATURDAY: As The X Factor competition surged forward to boot camp its audience fell its lowest point of the series so far.
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RatingsDownton widens Spooks gap
SUNDAY: The gap between Downton Abbey and Spooks widened as the latter lost nearly half a million viewers compared with last week.
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RatingsBig Brother eviction drops 300k
FRIDAY: Big Brother is struggling to maintain the form of its celebrity incarnation after the show’s second eviction lost more than 300,000 viewers.
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RatingsEducating Essex registers 1.4m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s new show set behind the scenes of a school in Essex registered 1.4m on its debut.
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RatingsFresh Meat debuts with 1.5m
WEDNESDAY: Fresh Meat, Channel 4’s new comedy drama from the writers of Peep Show, started solidly and helped the station butcher competition from Big Brother.
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RatingsBritish Bake Off continues rise
TUESDAY: The Great British Bake Off continues to go from strength to strength, rising to its biggest audience of the series.
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RatingsDale Farm doc draws 1.62m
MONDAY: A Dispatches investigation into the relationship between travellers and their local community performed well for Channel 4 on the day gypsies delayed their eviction from Dale Farm.
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RatingsJonathan Ross hits ITV high
SATURDAY: Appearances from Peter Kay and Hugh Jackman helped ITV’s Jonathan Ross Show to its biggest audience yet.
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RatingsDCI Banks returns with 4.4m
FRIDAY: ITV1’s detective drama DCI Banks returned with its lowest ratings to date in its new Friday night slot.
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RatingsDownton Abbey returns with double Spooks' audience
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey enticed nearly double the audience Spooks in a ratings battle billed as one of the biggest of the year.
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RatingsTorchwood ends on 3.9m
THURSDAY: BBC1 sci-fi drama Torchwood managed to pick up its best audience in five weeks for an action-packed finale.
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RatingsPlanet Dinosaur eclipsed by football
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s new CGI dinosaur series was outmanoeuvred by ITV1’s coverage of a Manchester United match.