Strictly Come Dancing brushes off The X Factor in format battle

Strictly Come Dancing

SUNDAY: BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing returned with one of its highest launches in years to beat ITV’s The X Factor after the two formats went head-to-head.

BBC1 show launches 600,000 viewers ahead

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