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RatingsNational TV Awards draw 6.5m
WEDNESDAY: The National Television Awards celebrated with an audience of nearly 6.5m on ITV1 as the cream of the industry were honoured.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings grabs 7m peak
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings invited more guests to the party, building its audience to more than 6m viewers on Channel 4 - and another million on C4+1.
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RatingsEpisodes loses 700,000
MONDAY: BBC2 comedy Episodes, starring Matt LeBlanc, has lost more than 700,000 viewers when compared with its debut.
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RatingsTop Gear returns with 6.25m
SUNDAY: The new series of Top Gear revved into action in front of more than 6m viewers across BBC2 and BBC HD - just 20,000 viewers behind BBC1 drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
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RatingsThe Chase catches 2.73m
FRIDAY: ITV1 gameshow The Chase continued its hot streak, posting its second best ratings of the series to date.
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RatingsBritish Comedy Awards amuse 2.5m
SATURDAY: The British Comedy Awards laughed along with more than 2.5m viewers in its new home on Channel 4.
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Ratings10 O’Clock Live launches with 1.4m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s satirical news show 10 O’Clock Live made a decent debut with 1.41m viewers – but was no match for Question Time.
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RatingsMary Portas' C4 debut draws 3m
WEDNESDAY: Mary Portas’ first outing for Channel 4 since defecting from BBC2 drew more than 2.7m viewers.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings ties knot with 6.36m
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings pulled in Channel 4’s biggest audience in more than two years and beat the combined viewers of BBC2, ITV1 and Channel 5 in the 9pm slot.
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RatingsLand Girls returns with 1.86m
MONDAY: BBC1’s World War Two drama Land Girls returned to battle with an audience of nearly 2m.
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RatingsPete Postlethwaite tribute draws 2.8m
SATURDAY: A tribute to late actor Pete Postlethwaite drew BBC2’s second biggest audience of the day.
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RatingsRamsay's shark film snaps up 2m
SUNDAY: Gordon Ramsay’s investigation into the shark fishing industry drew more than 2 million viewers to Channel 4.
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RatingsITV's new Jason Manford show struggles
FRIDAY: The debut of ITV’s new stand-up show starring former One Show host Jason Manford was more than 2 million viewers below the broadcaster’s usual figures.
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RatingsKidnap and Ransom snatches 5.65m
THURSDAY: New ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom, starring Trevor Eve, debuted with a strong audience and tussled with BBC1 comedy Come Fly With Me.
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RatingsMichel Roux serves up 1.64m
WEDNESDAY: Michel Roux Jr’s new BBC2 series on the art of service failed to impress, as Channel 5 beat Channel 4 at 8pm with a Second World War documentary.
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RatingsRatings slump for return of Taggart
TUESDAY: The return of Scottish drama Taggart failed to arrest a big audience for ITV as BBC1’s Silent Witness drew more than double the number of viewers.
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RatingsStrong debut for BBC2 comedy Episodes
MONDAY: Episodes, the new BBC2 comedy starring Matt LeBlanc, drew nearly 1.9m on its debut – but was beaten by the return of Shameless on Channel 4.
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RatingsDancing on Ice helps ITV to bumper night
SUNDAY: The return of Dancing on Ice and Wild at Heart helped ITV1 pull in big audiences on Sunday evening, but there was a low key start for Adrian Chiles’ new chat show.
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RatingsDerren Brown doc conjures 1.7m
SATURDAY: A documentary celebrating a decade of Derren Brown’s illusions conjured up an audience of nearly 1.7m for Channel 4 - while BBC1’s The Magicians held its audience.
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RatingsITV scores with FA Cup weekend
Manchester United and Liverpool’s eagerly anticipated FA Cup third round clash drew a massive peak audience of 7.6m in a big week for ITV sport, which included highlights of England’s Ashes victory.