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| ITV's Victoria continues ratings reign over BBC's Poldark | |
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| ITV’s Victoria has narrowly pipped BBC1’s Poldark by just 200,000 viewers to keep its crown in the battle of the Sunday night period dramas. | ITV’s Victoria has narrowly pipped BBC1’s Poldark by just 200,000 viewers to keep its crown in the battle of the Sunday night period dramas. |
| The penultimate episode of the eight-part royal drama drew 4.8 million viewers and a 21.9% share of total TV viewing between 9pm and 10.05pm. | The penultimate episode of the eight-part royal drama drew 4.8 million viewers and a 21.9% share of total TV viewing between 9pm and 10.05pm. |
| Poldark drew 4.6 million viewers and a 20.7% share of TV viewing between 9pm and 10pm with the fifth episode of the second series. | Poldark drew 4.6 million viewers and a 20.7% share of TV viewing between 9pm and 10pm with the fifth episode of the second series. |
| Louis Theroux’s documentary exploring Jimmy Savile’s past, 15 years on from his film When Louis Met Jimmy, drew 2.7 million viewers and a 12.3% share, a strong performance given the competition in the 9pm slot. | Louis Theroux’s documentary exploring Jimmy Savile’s past, 15 years on from his film When Louis Met Jimmy, drew 2.7 million viewers and a 12.3% share, a strong performance given the competition in the 9pm slot. |
| Meanwhile, earlier in the evening BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing drew 8.1 million viewers. The results show, which saw DJ and TV presenter Melvin Odoom leave without a dance-off as the other lowest-placed contestant, Anastacia, could not compete due to an injury, drew a 36.6% share of total TV viewing between 7.15pm and 8pm. | Meanwhile, earlier in the evening BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing drew 8.1 million viewers. The results show, which saw DJ and TV presenter Melvin Odoom leave without a dance-off as the other lowest-placed contestant, Anastacia, could not compete due to an injury, drew a 36.6% share of total TV viewing between 7.15pm and 8pm. |
| It easily outperformed Simon Cowell’s The X Factor which attracted 6.4 million viewers and a 27.9% share of TV viewing between 9pm and 10pm. | It easily outperformed Simon Cowell’s The X Factor which attracted 6.4 million viewers and a 27.9% share of TV viewing between 9pm and 10pm. |