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| Jimmy Carr: Tax row sees Channel 4 ratings soar | Jimmy Carr: Tax row sees Channel 4 ratings soar |
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| Viewing figures for Jimmy Carr's Channel 4 show 8 Out of 10 Cats received a boost on Friday following the furore over his tax affairs. | Viewing figures for Jimmy Carr's Channel 4 show 8 Out of 10 Cats received a boost on Friday following the furore over his tax affairs. |
| An average 2.5 million viewers tuned in to see the comic taunted by panelists, peaking at 2.7 million. | An average 2.5 million viewers tuned in to see the comic taunted by panelists, peaking at 2.7 million. |
| The figure is almost double the ratings for the week before and is the show's highest figures since January 2010. | The figure is almost double the ratings for the week before and is the show's highest figures since January 2010. |
| It was Carr's first TV appearance since being widely condemned for taking part in a tax avoidance scheme. | It was Carr's first TV appearance since being widely condemned for taking part in a tax avoidance scheme. |
| Last week, an average 1.3 million viewers tuned in to the show, while the current series - which began in April - has attracted between 1.5 million and 1.7 million viewers. | Last week, an average 1.3 million viewers tuned in to the show, while the current series - which began in April - has attracted between 1.5 million and 1.7 million viewers. |
| Almost half of the 45-minute topical programme was taken up by jibes at Carr's expense, with team captain Sean Lock telling him: "We all like to put a bit of money away for a rainy day, don't we? But I think you're more prepared than Noah. | |
| "We can all now see why you work so hard - you get to keep all the money." | |
| In response to the ridicule, Carr said: "I hate to sound like I'm passing the buck, but I'll tell you who I blame for this whole mess - me. It's entirely my fault." | |
| He added: "There should be no sympathy for me at all." | He added: "There should be no sympathy for me at all." |
| The show was recorded on Thursday, the same day Carr said he "made a terrible error of judgement" by using the K2 tax avoidance scheme. He has now ended his involvement in it. | The show was recorded on Thursday, the same day Carr said he "made a terrible error of judgement" by using the K2 tax avoidance scheme. He has now ended his involvement in it. |
| A day earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron called Carr's use of the arrangement "morally wrong". | A day earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron called Carr's use of the arrangement "morally wrong". |
| Carr was also heckled at a gig in Stockport on Friday over his tax arrangements but told the crowd he had to take criticism on the chin. | Carr was also heckled at a gig in Stockport on Friday over his tax arrangements but told the crowd he had to take criticism on the chin. |
| In response to one person who called him a "tax dodger", he replied: "I've got to take that, I'm afraid. I've been dishing it out for years." | In response to one person who called him a "tax dodger", he replied: "I've got to take that, I'm afraid. I've been dishing it out for years." |