TV ratings: The X Factor hits Saturday high note
The see-saw ratings battle between Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor once again saw the ITV1 singing reality show take the lead on Saturday, October 4.
ITV1's The X Factor pulled in 9.8 million viewers and a 41% share between 7.45pm and 9.15pm compared with 9.2 million and 40% for BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing between 6.45pm and 8pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.
For the 15 minutes that the two shows overlapped, Strictly had the upper hand with 9.1 million viewers and a 37% share compared with The X Factor's 7.3 million and 30%.
Last week, Strictly was the winner with 8.7 million viewers and a 41% share between 6.45pm and 8.05pm, compared with The X Factor's 8.2 million and 36% between 7.45pm and 9.15pm.
The week before that, The X Factor had been in charge with 9.3 million viewers and a 42% share between 7.30pm and 8.30pm, compared with the BBC1 show's 8 million and 43% between 6.10pm and 7.30pm.
ITV2's spin-off show The Xtra Factor picked up 1.2 million viewers and a multichannel share of 6.8% between 9.15pm and 10.15pm last night.
The third episode of BBC1's fantasy drama Merlin drew 5.8 million viewers and a 29% share between 6pm and 6.45pm - up from last week's 4.9 million.
BBC2's history strand Timewatch pulled in 1.6 million and a 7% share in the 8pm hour with a look at the enormous Somerset flood of 1607 in the second edition of the new series.
This was down on the 2.1 million who watched an investigation into Stonehenge last week.
BBC2's biggest hitter of the night was Have I Got Old News for You, which drew 1.7 million viewers and a 7% share between 9pm and 9.30pm.
Channel 4 did best with a repeat of the film The Core, with 1.3 million viewers and a 7% share between 9pm and 11.35pm – a further 128,000 watched on the digital catch-up service Channel 4 +1 an hour later.
Channel Five's night of US drama saw a double bill of NCIS pick up 1.1 million viewers and a 4% share at 7.45pm and 1.4 million and 6% at 8.40pm, with a repeat of CSI pulling in 1.4 million and 7% at 9.40pm.
A repeat of Law and Order: Criminal Intent attracted 900,000 viewers and a 6% share between 10.40pm and 11.40pm.
source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/06/tvratings.television1
ITV1's The X Factor pulled in 9.8 million viewers and a 41% share between 7.45pm and 9.15pm compared with 9.2 million and 40% for BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing between 6.45pm and 8pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.
For the 15 minutes that the two shows overlapped, Strictly had the upper hand with 9.1 million viewers and a 37% share compared with The X Factor's 7.3 million and 30%.
Last week, Strictly was the winner with 8.7 million viewers and a 41% share between 6.45pm and 8.05pm, compared with The X Factor's 8.2 million and 36% between 7.45pm and 9.15pm.
The week before that, The X Factor had been in charge with 9.3 million viewers and a 42% share between 7.30pm and 8.30pm, compared with the BBC1 show's 8 million and 43% between 6.10pm and 7.30pm.
ITV2's spin-off show The Xtra Factor picked up 1.2 million viewers and a multichannel share of 6.8% between 9.15pm and 10.15pm last night.
The third episode of BBC1's fantasy drama Merlin drew 5.8 million viewers and a 29% share between 6pm and 6.45pm - up from last week's 4.9 million.
BBC2's history strand Timewatch pulled in 1.6 million and a 7% share in the 8pm hour with a look at the enormous Somerset flood of 1607 in the second edition of the new series.
This was down on the 2.1 million who watched an investigation into Stonehenge last week.
BBC2's biggest hitter of the night was Have I Got Old News for You, which drew 1.7 million viewers and a 7% share between 9pm and 9.30pm.
Channel 4 did best with a repeat of the film The Core, with 1.3 million viewers and a 7% share between 9pm and 11.35pm – a further 128,000 watched on the digital catch-up service Channel 4 +1 an hour later.
Channel Five's night of US drama saw a double bill of NCIS pick up 1.1 million viewers and a 4% share at 7.45pm and 1.4 million and 6% at 8.40pm, with a repeat of CSI pulling in 1.4 million and 7% at 9.40pm.
A repeat of Law and Order: Criminal Intent attracted 900,000 viewers and a 6% share between 10.40pm and 11.40pm.
source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/06/tvratings.television1
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