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RatingsBBC viewers 'stolen' by ITV
SUNDAY: A gritty BBC1 drama about human trafficking was no match for ITV1’s final instalment of detective series Scott & Bailey.
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RatingsNovak Djokovic's Wimbledon win nets 8.7m
SUNDAY: Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon winning performance against defending champion Rafael Nadal netted more than 8m viewers for BBC1 – as the women’s final on Saturday scored nearly 5m.
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RatingsMarriage Ref beaten by HIGNFY repeat
SATURDAY: An old repeat of Have I Got News for You on BBC2 has managed to beat struggling ITV1 entertainment show The Marriage Ref.
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RatingsAndy Murray's Wimbledon ends with 9.4m
FRIDAY: Andy Murray crashed out of Wimbledon in front of a peak audience of more than 9m on BBC1.
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RatingsMilly Dowler Crimewatch special draws 2.9m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Crimewatch special on murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler drew nearly 2.9m viewers on a night of low audiences in primetime.
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RatingsMurray victory nets 7.2m peak
WEDNESDAY: Live coverage of the men’s quarter finals at Wimbledon attracted a peak audience of 7.25m to BBC1 during an afternoon which saw Andy Murray and Raphael Nadal through to the semi-finals.
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RatingsBBC1's Luther arrests 5.4m
TUESDAY: Luther continued to murder the competition as the penultimate instalment drew 5.37m (23.5%).
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RatingsSirens debuts with 1.6m
MONDAY: Sirens, Channel 4’s new comedy drama about a team of paramedics, made a strong start in the 10pm slot.
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RatingsTop Gear returns with 5.13m
SUNDAY: Top Gear returned at 8pm with a slot winning performance - but was one of the show’s lowest rating debuts in five years.
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RatingsLee Mack’s All Star Cast loses nearly 1m
SATURDAY: Lee Mack’s All Star Cast lost nearly a million viewers for BBC1 – as The Marriage Ref built its audience marginally.
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RatingsMurray victory thrashes competition
FRIDAY: Andy Murray’s third round victory at Wimbledon served up a high of nearly 9m viewers on BBC1 - as U2’s headlining set at Glastonbury drew a peak of more than 1.6m to BBC2.
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RatingsIt’s not about the ratings
This week, both Channel 4 and BBC2 proved that TV can still stir important things up. Elsewhere, a fine drama ended and Channel 4 tried to get a comedy Friday up and running.
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RatingsTraffic Cops arrests 4.21m
THURSDAY: Traffic Cops outmanoeuvred its factual rivals in the 9pm slot, including a solid performance from new Channel 5 documentary Walking the Amazon.
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RatingsMurray and The Apprentice triumph
WEDNESDAY: Andy Murray’s second round Wimbledon victory netted a peak of nearly 4m viewers, as The Apprentice clocked up its second biggest audience of the series.
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RatingsThree Men Go to Venice draws 2.75m
TUESDAY: The latest series of BBC2’s Three Men travelogue strand nearly outwitted ITV1 documentary Baby Hospital last night.
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RatingsMurray victory serves up 5m
MONDAY: Wimbledon swung back into action with a peak of more than 5m viewers as Andy Murray eased into the second round of the tennis contest.
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RatingsSlow start for Marriage Ref
SATURDAY: New ITV1 show The Marriage Ref, based on a US format created by Jerry Seinfeld, debuted with just 2.2m viewers - nearly beaten by a BBC2 repeat of Have I Got News for You.
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RatingsPopstar to Operastar slumps
SUNDAY: ITV1 talent competition Popstar to Operastar reached the mid-point of the competition with its lowest audience of the series.
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RatingsKennedys wins 2.6m votes
FRIDAY: A controversial US miniseries based on the Kennedys rise to power debuted with more than 2.6m viewers on BBC2.
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RatingsShadow Line finale draws 1.9m
THURSDAY: BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line bowed out with one of its biggest audiences of the series.