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RatingsPlanet Dinosaur eclipsed by football
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s new CGI dinosaur series was outmanoeuvred by ITV1’s coverage of a Manchester United match.
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Ratings71 Degrees returns with 2.3m
TUESDAY: Celebrity reality show 71 Degrees North received a chilly reception on its return to ITV1, beaten by BBC1’s Waking the Dead spin-off and BBC2’s Hairy Bikers.
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RatingsDoc Martin treats 8.4m
MONDAY: ITV drama Doc Martin returned with one of its biggest audiences to date.
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RatingsStrictly returns with 7.6m
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing returned to BBC1 with a launch show that beat last year – but could not come close to the X Factor
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RatingsC5’s Big Brother launches with 2.6m
FRIDAY: Channel 5’s first batch of Big Brother housemates drew 2.63m viewers on its launch night.
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RatingsITV’s Hero debuts with 2.8m
SUNDAY: New ITV1 quiz show Holding Out for a Hero failed to top the 3 million mark on its debut on a day that saw audiences flock to the broadcaster’s Rugby World Cup coverage and The X Factor.
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RatingsCBB final peaks with 3.7m
THURSDAY: Celebrity Big Brother confirmed its status as a ratings hit for Channel 5 as 3.7m watched Paddy Doherty voted the series winner.
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RatingsRed or Black? takes another tumble
WEDNESDAY: ITV game show Red or Black? has continued to lose viewers, with the results show beaten by BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are?.
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RatingsEngland’s victory over Wales nets 9m
TUESDAY: A peak audience of nearly 9 million viewers watched England beat Wales in ITV’s coverage of the Euro 2012 qualifiers.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Red or Black?
MONDAY: Big money game show Red or Black? experienced a night of mixed fortunes for its first weeknight editions.
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RatingsJonathan Ross debuts ITV chat show with 3.9m
SATURDAY: Jonathan Ross launched his new ITV chat show with 800,000 more viewers than his previous series on BBC1.
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RatingsRed or Black? loses 2m
SUNDAY: Red or Black?, ITV1’s new million-pound game show from Simon Cowell, lost nearly 2 million viewers on its second night.
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RatingsDavina beaten by Big Brother
FRIDAY: Davina McCall returned with a new series of The Million Pound Drop Live but could not match the pulling power of her old gig as Celebrity Big Brother continued its strong run on Channel 5.
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RatingsITV1 remembers 9/11 with 5m
THURSDAY: ITV1’s inside account of the terrorist attacks on New York in 2001 drew more than 5m viewers in primetime.
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RatingsC4's 9/11 firemen doc draws 2m
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s documentary on the firemen involved in the 9/11 rescue efforts drew nearly 2m viewers, as broadcasters gear up their coverage for the tenth anniversary of the New York attacks.
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RatingsITV1 suffers again at 9pm
TUESDAY: ITV1 suffered another difficult night in the ratings after it was beaten by all the other terrestrials in the 9pm slot for the second Tuesday on the trot.
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RatingsBig Brother threatens BBC/ITV drama
BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY: BBC1 and ITV1 struggled with crime drama both old and new as Celebrity Big Brother continued a strong run on Channel 5.
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RatingsPage Eight turns over 4m
SUNDAY: Star-studded spy thriller Page Eight caputured BBC2’s second biggest audience for a single drama in five years.
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RatingsDoctor Who returns with 6.23m
SATURDAY: A controversial return for Doctor Who could not save it from a dip in audience numbers.
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RatingsSally Bercow's CBB eviction draws 3.2m
FRIDAY: A peak of more than 3.2m viewers watched Sally Bercow become the first person to be evicted from Channel 5’s Big Brother house