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RatingsBig Brother launch draws 5.4m
The launch of the final ever series of Big Brother peaked with 5.4m (24%) viewers to Channel 4 last night, but overall it was the show’s poorest curtain raiser since 2001.
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RatingsFather & Son beats Luther finale
ITV1 drama Father & Son lost over a million viewers last night but still beat the finale of BBC1’s gritty detective series, Luther.
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RatingsFather & Son bonds with 5m
Star-studded new drama Father & Son attracted over 5m viewers to ITV last night and Coronation Street returned with bumper ratings after being pulled from last week’s schedules.
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RatingsITV misses Corrie but still rules
ITV pulled Coronation Street for a third night in a row on Friday night, but again managed to win the ratings battle.
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RatingsBGT final peaks with 14m
The climax of Britain’s Got Talent out-shone all competition on Saturday night, but was easily the lowest-rated finale since 2007.
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RatingsSoccer Aid tackles TV Baftas
Charity football match Soccer Aid dominated the ratings last night, scoring ITV a peak audience of over 8m and trouncing BBC1’s coverage of the TV Baftas.
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RatingsITV prospers despite Corrie's absence
Coronation Street’s second evening out of the schedule did not hamper ITV1’s domination in the ratings last night, which also saw the last of Charlie Brooker’s C4 panel show postponed in the wake of the Cumbria shootings.
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RatingsTV Burp repeat wins at 9pm
ITV1’s hastily-scheduled TV Burp repeat drew 6m (25.4%) at 9pm last night – almost 4m less than Coronation Street enjoyed in the same slot the previous night.
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RatingsBGT and Corrie crush rivals
BBC1’s gritty drama Luther lost nearly a million viewers last night as ITV1’s winning line-up of Britain’s Got Talent and Coronation Street obliterated all competition.
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RatingsLewis beats new fact ent shows
Three new factual entertainment series launched on BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4 on Sunday night, but were all beaten by the finale of ITV1’s established drama Lewis.
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RatingsStrong start for Corrie HD
More than half a million viewers saw Coronation Street’s first broadcasts in high definition last night.
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RatingsEurovision entertains 8m peak
A peak audience of nearly 8m watched the climax of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night, but the BBC1 coverage was outperformed by Britain’s Got Talent on ITV1.
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RatingsJunior Apprentice hires record audience
The National Movie Awards failed to dazzle on ITV1 last night, as the Junior Apprentice hired its biggest audience of the series so far.
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RatingsGok Wan returns with 2m
Gok Wan returned with a new series on Channel 4 last night, but he could not hold off a blooming brilliant performance from the Chelsea Flower Show on BBC2.
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RatingsEngland game scores 7.5m as Chiles' debuts
Adrian Chiles made his first appearance on ITV last night to host coverage of England’s final game on home soil before this summer’s World Cup.
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RatingsLost finale finds 640,000
More than 640,000 dedicated fans of Lost watched the highly anticipated finale on Sky 1 yesterday - outperforming its usual Friday night primetime slot.
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RatingsBBC2 shortchanged by Money
BBC2 failed to cash in on new primetime drama Money last night, as ITV1’s rescheduled Britain’s Got Talent cleaned up earlier in the evening.
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RatingsAshes bows out with 6m
Time-bending police drama Ashes to Ashes bowed out with its highest-rated episode of the series on Friday night.
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RatingsNearly 7m reach end of the Rainbow
The sun took its toll on Saturday tea-time viewing this weekend, with ITV1 plunging below 2m - but audiences returned to TV for the climax of BBC1’s talent search Over the Rainbow, which enjoyed the best figures of its current run.
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RatingsAll at Sea leaks 300,000
ITV1’s new celebrity show All at Sea sprung a leak last night as around 300,000 viewers abandoned ship.