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RatingsLiverpool win nets 7.9m for BBC1
WEDNESDAY: Liverpool’s narrow victory over Manchester City in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final peaked with more than 8m viewers.
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RatingsEdwin Drood debuts with 3m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Charles Dickens adaptation The Mystery of Edwin Drood got off to a strong start - while ITV1’s latest high-concept gameshow The Exit List faltered.
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RatingsSherlock tops 10m viewers
CONSOLIDATED: Sherlock’s return to BBC1 was recorded by nearly 2m viewers, putting it just behind Pam St Clement’s exit from EastEnders as the most watched show of New Year’s Day.
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RatingsAbove Suspicion returns with 6.3m
MONDAY: Lynda La Plante’s Above Suspicion returned to ITV1 with its biggest audience in two years - while Nick Hewer failed to make a huge impact on his Countdown debut.
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.9m
SATURDAY: The Jonathan Ross Show returned to ITV1 with its second lowest ratings to date.
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RatingsDancing on Ice returns with 8.7m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice returned with more than 8.6m viewers - as Sherlock outwitted the new series of Wild at Heart.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother debuts with 3.5m
THURSDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with nearly 3.5m viewers - well short of its blockbuster debut last year.
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RatingsPublic Enemies debuts with 4m
WEDNESDAY: The debut of BBC1’s gritty drama Public Enemies was outclassed by ITV1’s second showing of film Mamma Mia! within a year.
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RatingsStephen Lawrence Panorama draws 2.6m
TUESDAY: A Panorama special on the Stephen Lawrence case could not prevent BBC1 from being outmanoeuvred by rivals in the primetime slot.
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RatingsEndeavour arrests 6.5m
MONDAY: Inspector Morse returned to UK television with more than 6.5m viewers - the highest audience for a new one-off ITV1 drama in five years.
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RatingsSherlock returns with 8.7m
NEW YEAR’S DAY: BBC1’s Sherlock trounced its own ratings record by 1.7m viewers on its return - while Pam St Clement’s emotional exit from EastEnders was seen by more than 11m.
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RatingsBBC1's New Year Live peaks at 12.8m
SATURDAY: Nearly 13 million viewers rang in the New Year with BBC1.
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RatingsGreat Expectations ends on 5.9m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s adaptation of Great Expectations drew to a close with nearly 6m viewers.
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RatingsGreat Expectations opens with 6.6m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s adaptation of Great Expectations managed to beat a new ITV1 drama by 2.7m viewers.
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Royal Bodyguard debuts with 7m
BOXING DAY: A bumper audience for EastEnders and a strong start for David Jason’s return to comedy helped BBC1 put ITV’s new Poirot mystery in the shade.
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RatingsEastEnders beats Downton Abbey in Christmas ratings clash
The Christmas Day ratings battle between EastEnders and Downton Abbey was won by the BBC’s long-running soap.
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RatingsOutnumbered breaks record
CHRISTMAS EVE: Family comedy Outnumbered eclipsed its previous ratings record with a festive special – helping BBC1 dominate the evening.
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RatingsJonathan Ross slumps to 3m
FRIDAY: ITV’s Jonathan Ross Christmas special, which axed an appearance by comedian Tim Minchin, was more than 2m down on last year’s Paul O’Grady special.
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RatingsBBC Sports Personality of the Year down 3m
THURSDAY: The decision to move the BBC Sports Personality of the Year from its traditional Sunday slot saw the annual awards ceremony lose nearly 3m viewers on last year.
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RatingsDownton doc draws 4.3m
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 held off the competition in primetime with a doc about hit period drama Downton Abbey and a tribute to the British armed forces.