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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother opens with 6.1m
The launch of the final Celebrity Big Brother was all-conquering last night, peaking with 6.1m (23.3%) for Channel 4 as viewers tuned in to meet the new housemates.
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RatingsBBC1 floors ITV1 in Saturday night battle
BBC1’s Saturday night line-up for 2010 began with a bang, with So You Think You Can Dance? and a celebrity special of Total Wipeout flooring ITV’s gameshow offerings.
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RatingsCranford beats Fattest Man
BBC1 comfortably won the heavyweight drama battle on Sunday night, with the first in a two-part Cranford Christmas special beating ITV1’s The Fattest Man in Britain at 9pm.
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RatingsStrictly ends on a high with 11.9m peak
Strictly Come Dancing climaxed with a series-best 5-minute peak of 11.9m viewers on Saturday night, grabbing a 45.4% share against ITV1’s repeat of the movie Love Actually.
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RatingsBBC2 outguns ITV1 with Victorian Farm
The second festive special of sleeper hit Victorian Farm brought 2.8m viewers to BBC2 on Friday night, outgunning ITV1’s romantic comedy drama Mr Eleven.
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RatingsRoyal Variety outshines Jamie and Waterloo Road
The Queen, Lady Gaga and Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe Diversity helped steer ITV1 to ratings victory last night, with The Royal Variety Performance crushing Waterloo Road.
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RatingsJamie's Family Christmas cosies up to 4.1m
Jamie Oliver whipped up a huge crowd for C4 at 8pm last night, with his new Christmas cooking show attracting more than 4m viewers.
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RatingsLife ends with 5m
David Attenborough’s Life bowed out with 5m viewers (21.9%) last night, beating ITV1’s Amanda Holden vehicle Out of My Depth.
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RatingsMister Eleven jilted for BBC1 stalwarts
Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan failed to save ITV1 on Friday night, with her comedy Mister Eleven falling flat against the BBC1’s double act of Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo.
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RatingsStrictly slips against X Factor's 14.5m
Strictly Come Dancing’s semi final took a tumble in the face of The X Factor on Saturday night, with 800,000 fewer viewers tuning in.
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RatingsJoe's X Factor win watched by 19.1m
An incredible peak audience of 19.1m viewers tuned in last night to see Joe McElderry win this year’s The X Factor.
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RatingsGavin & Stacey nicks The Bill
BBC1’s comedy combination of Gavin & Stacey and QI nicked The Bill’s audience last night, as the Sun Hill police drama returned to ITV1 after a four-week hiatus.
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RatingsViewers return to Waterloo Road and Spooks
BBC1 dramas Waterloo Road and Spooks both enjoyed an upswing last night with the end of I’m a Celebrity… taking the pressure off in the mid-week ratings.
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RatingsITV1 struggles with Robson Green doc
Robson Green barely made a splash at 9pm last night, with the first of his two-part Wild Swimming Adventure pulling in just 2.5m (11.1%) for ITV1 in a poor night for peak-time TV viewing.
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RatingsMan on Earth debuts with 1.4m
Tony Robinson’s new environmental history series Man on Earth proved no match for David Attenborough’s Life last night, with 1.4m (5.8%) tuning in from 9pm on Channel 4 - a third of the audience watching BBC1.
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RatingsStrictly results take 8m
Strictly Come Dancing’s first separate results show of the season pulled in a peak of 8.1m viewers on Saturday night, but it wasn’t enough to match the might of The X Factor.
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RatingsSmall Island sails with 5m
Small Island made a decent splash last night for BBC1, but it wasn’t quite enough to topple Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear.
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RatingsI'm a Celebrity ends with 11m
Celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo’s jungle win on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! roped in a tasty 11m viewers for ITV1 on Friday night.
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RatingsCeleb proves a trial for Gavin & Stacey
The penultimate episode of ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! was on fighting form last night, giving BBC1 comedies Gavin & Stacey and QI a ratings bloody nose.
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RatingsBig Top is big flop
BBC1’s gamble of playing comedy at 7.30pm failed to pay off last night, with circus sitcom Big Top enjoyed by just 3.3m (14.8%).