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RatingsBest night yet for Paralympics as C4 tops 6m viewers
Jonnie Peacock’s victory in the showpiece event of the Paralympics helped Channel 4 to its biggest audience of the Games.
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RatingsDallas returns with 2.8m
Classic US drama Dallas returned to UK screens with nearly 2.8m viewers as ITV1’s new drama about train robber Ronnie Biggs underperformed.
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RatingsBake Off rises to high of 4.33m
The Great British Bake Off rose to another series high for BBC2 - as David Weir’s heroics in the Paralympics drew a peak of more than 3m to Channel 4.
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RatingsDaybreak draws 600k on relaunch
ITV breakfast show Daybreak relaunched with a boost to the audience as new hosts Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly took to the sofa.
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RatingsCitizen Khan loses 600k viewers
BBC1’s controversial sitcom Citizen Khan lost more than half a million viewers on its debut, as ITV1’s new drama A Mother’s Son launched with 4.5m.
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RatingsParade’s End loses 30% of debut audience
BBC2 drama Parade’s End lost more than 900,000 viewers on its strong opening episode.
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RatingsOscar Pistorius defeat draws nearly 4.2m
Oscar Pistorius’ surprise defeat in the men’s 200m T44 helped Channel 4 to its biggest audience of Paralympic Games so far.
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RatingsDoctor Who hits seven-year low
Doctor Who returned with its lowest series launch audience since the sci-fi franchise was rebooted in 2005 as The X Factor continued to underperform.
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RatingsParalympics peaks with 3.2m on first day
Channel 4’s first day of coverage of the Paralympic Games peaked with nearly 3.2m viewers as Team GB’s basketball team lost to Germany.
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RatingsParalympic opening ceremony peaks with nearly 11m
The extravagant Paralympic opening ceremony scored one of the biggest audiences in Channel 4’s 30-year history.
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RatingsAccused down 1.3m on debut
Jimmy McGovern’s criminal justice drama Accused fell to a new series low - meaning it has lost more than 1.3m viewers on its debut.
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RatingsCitizen Khan debuts with 3.41m
BBC1’s new post-watershed sitcom Citizen Khan made a strong start - topping the first ever episode of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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RatingsThe X Factor up 300k on debut - down 1.7m YoY
The X Factor grew its audience by around 300k on last week - but it was more than 1.7m viewers down on the equivalent episode in 2011.
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RatingsParade’s End tops 3m on debut
BBC2’s new period drama Parade’s End, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, managed to beat all-comers on its Friday night debut.
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RatingsWaterloo Road scores low marks after Scotland move
BBC1 school drama Waterloo Road has recorded its lowest launch figures to date after relocating to Scotland.
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RatingsCBB tops 2m with Jasmine exit
The live eviction of Jasmine Lennard from Celebrity Big Brother topped the 2m mark and drew the second highest audience of the run for the Channel 5 reality show.
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RatingsC4 scores 3.5m ratings high with Royal film
Channel 4 provided the surprise hit of the night with a documentary about the Queen’s mother-in-law - as BBC2’s Great British Bake Off rose to its second highest audience ever.
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RatingsIan Brady doc draws nearly 1.7m
Channel 4’s high profile documentary on child-murderer Ian Brady could only manage a below-par audience of 1.67m.
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RatingsBBC1 and C4 comedy struggle to raise a smile
A new series of BBC1 comedy In with the Flynns and Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight both failed to make an impact, falling short of their short averages.
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RatingsSilent Witness beats Last Weekend
Silent Witness thrashed ITV1’s three-part thriller The Last Weekend in the battle of the Sunday night dramas.