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RatingsDavid Tennant drama raises 5m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s new drama Single Father, starring David Tennant, failed to raise as large an audience as ITV’s period drama Downton Abbey.
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RatingsLive X Factor draws 13m
SATURDAY: The X Factor live rounds sparked into action with a peak audience of more than 13 million, as Harry Hill and Piers Morgan returned with new series - completing a heavyweight Saturday night line-up on ITV1.
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RatingsSong of Lunch plays to 1.3m
FRIDAY: One-off BBC2 drama The Song of Lunch, starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, played to an audience of more than 1.3m.
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RatingsApprentice move proves mixed bag
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice’s move from spring to autumn had mixed results as its return went up against Grand Designs and Midsomer Murders.
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RatingsC5 surge sinks C4 shows
TUESDAY: Channel 4 was beaten by all other terrestrial channels as new format The Wedding House, Gordon Ramsay’s latest series and the rescheduled Seven Days all underperformed.
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RatingsDCI Banks closes case with 5.8m
MONDAY: ITV’s new detective drama DCI Banks: Aftermath locked in more than 5.8m viewers – outgunning BBC1’s Spooks.
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RatingsITV1 scores Sunday double
SUNDAY: ITV celebrated a double whammy, with The X Factor peaking with an audience of 16.2m and Downton Abbey adding an extra 1m viewers.
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RatingsX Factor invites 12m into judges homes
SATURDAY: ITV1 continued to draw significant audience numbers as The X Factor entered the final audition stages – outshining Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1.
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RatingsStrictly returns with 9m
FRIDAY: The first live show of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing managed to waltz off with more than 9m viewers.
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RatingsTrinny & Susannah doc tops 1m
THURSDAY: A one-off spoof documentary starring fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah drew more than 1m viewers to Channel 4.
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RatingsITV nets 5.8m with Man Utd match
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 scored a peak audience of nearly 5.8m viewers with coverage of the Champions League clash between Manchester United and Valencia CF.
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RatingsWhites debut cooks up 2.5m
TUESDAY: The launch of new comedy Whites and the return of Harry & Paul served up a strong night for BBC2.
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RatingsDCI Banks outwits Spooks
MONDAY: ITV’s new detective drama DCI Banks: Aftermath arrested more than 5.6m viewers - locking out competition from BBC1’s Spooks.
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RatingsDownton Abbey debuts with 7.7m
SUNDAY: ITV’s grandiose new period drama Downton Abbey pulled in more than 7.6m viewers on a strong night for the commercial broadcaster, which also saw The X Factor score a record peak.
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RatingsX Factor boot camp draws 11.3m
SATURDAY: The biggest boot camp sessions in X Factor’s history drew its largest Saturday night audience of the current series.
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RatingsMore4 Miliband drama polls 130,000
FRIDAY: A satirical docudrama about the Miliband brothers drew a low turnout to More4 - the night before Ed Miliband was named the new leader of the Labour Party.
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RatingsCharles draws princely 2m for BBC2
THURSDAY: Alan Titchmarsh’s tour of Prince Charles’ home and gardens welcomed nearly 2 million viewers to BBC2.
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RatingsSeven Days debut pulls 1m
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s high profile new reality series Seven Days launched with just 1m viewers.
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RatingsLost tigers find 4.8m on BBC1
TUESDAY: BBC1’s new wildlife series about a near-extinct population of mountain tigers clawed in 4.85m (20.7%) viewers at 9pm.
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RatingsSpooks returns with 5.6m
MONDAY: BBC1 spy drama Spooks returned for a ninth series and retained its loyal audience of followers, while Channel Five managed to beat BBC2 and Channel 4 with a new travel series.