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RatingsBBC1 enjoys Life of Riley with 5.8m
Caroline Quentin sitcom Life of Riley returned with 5.8m (27.5%) on BBC1 last night, its biggest audience to date.
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RatingsHammond wins 9pm with 4.3m
Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds launched with 4.3m (17.6%) on BBC1, delivering the biggest 9pm audience of the night.
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RatingsClint makes Five's day
Five’s strategy of showing old Clint Eastwood westerns paid dividends again last night, as ITV1 relationship drama Married Single Other lost out to a repeat of BBC1’s New Tricks.
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RatingsChannels sink below 3m in peak Friday slot
The five main channels struggled to reach 3m viewers at 9pm on Friday night, with C4 and BBC1 out in the lead and Five’s The Mentalist edging ahead of ITV1’s Michael Winner’s Dining Stars.
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RatingsCameron's ITV1 appearance falls short of Brown's
David Cameron’s in-depth interview with Trevor McDonald drew just 1.6m viewers last night - less than half the audience that tuned in for Piers Morgan’s chat with Gordon Brown last month.
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RatingsAnt and Dec fail to push buttons
Ant and Dec failed to push viewers buttons at the weekend, losing 850,000 viewers on Saturday night.
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RatingsPosh School rules for 2.2m
Documentary Too Poor for Posh School earned an A+ crowd for C4 last night, but it was ITV1 stalwart The Bill which was top of the terrestrial class.
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RatingsJohn Lewis opens its doors to 3.1m
BBC2’s behind–the–scenes look at John Lewis pulled a huge opening crowd last night, with a peak of nearly 3.1m viewers.
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RatingsLambing Live delivers meaty audience
Lambing Live drew its highest share so far last night, with a peak of more than 3m viewers - just a million less than the 4m that tuned into Larry Lamb’s BBC1 show, Famous, Rich and Jobless.
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RatingsBBC2's Solar System proves ratings wonder.
The Wonders of the Solar System proved a wonder for BBC2 last night, with the new documentary series falling only 1m viewers short of BBC1’s Seven Ages of Britain.
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RatingsThe Mentalist catches lacklustre Winner
ITV1 and Five were neck-and-neck at 9pm on Friday night, with Michael Winner’s Dining Stars and US drama The Mentalist both watched by 2.1m.
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RatingsLet's Dance sidelines Ant and Dec
BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sports Relief pushed all the right buttons for viewers on Saturday night, leaving Ant and Dec’s new ITV1 gameshow in its wake.
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RatingsClint hangs BBC2 and C4 out to dry
Docs and comedy on BBC2 and Channel 4 lost out to a Clint Eastwood western from 42 years ago on Five last night.
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RatingsITV1 scores with England win
Just under 10 million viewers cheered England to victory over Egypt last night, out gunning BBC1 drama Five Days.
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RatingsFive Days grips 6.8m
BBC1 ended its Tuesday blues last night, with drama Five Days holding onto 6.8m (27%) of its viewers for its second episode.
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RatingsFive Days murders Married Single Other
BBC1’s stripped crime drama Five Days launched with a huge 7.4m viewers last night, as the audience for ITV1’s Married Single Other plummeted to just 4m.
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Carling Cup final peaks with 7m
BBC1’s live coverage of the Carling Cup final between Aston Villa and Manchester United scored a peak of 7m (37.2%) on Sunday afternoon.
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RatingsDining Stars no winner for ITV
The debut of Michael Winner’s Dining Stars failed to shine on Friday night, beaten by Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies and Wales’ rugby showdown with France on BBC1.
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RatingsAnt & Dec neck and neck with Let's Dance
ITV1’s new Ant & Dec gameshow Push the Button was level pegging with BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sport Relief on Saturday night.
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RatingsLawrence's last CCTV image seen by 4.2m
Missing chef Claudia Lawrence’s last sighting, captured on CCTV cameras, was played out to 4.2m people last night on BBC1’s Crimewatch.