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Top Gear's return attracts 5m viewers | Top Gear's return attracts 5m viewers |
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Top Gear returned for a new series on BBC2 with nearly 5 million viewers, making it Sunday night's most popular programme on any channel outside of BBC1's Countryfile. | Top Gear returned for a new series on BBC2 with nearly 5 million viewers, making it Sunday night's most popular programme on any channel outside of BBC1's Countryfile. |
The motoring show starring Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, had 4.7 million viewers, a 20.3% share, between 8pm and 9pm. | The motoring show starring Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, had 4.7 million viewers, a 20.3% share, between 8pm and 9pm. |
It beat ITV's celebrity edition of gameshow The Cube, which could only manage 3.1 million viewers, a 13.4% share, as well as Channel 4's Time Team which had 1.8 million viewers (7.6%), also between 8pm and 9pm. | It beat ITV's celebrity edition of gameshow The Cube, which could only manage 3.1 million viewers, a 13.4% share, as well as Channel 4's Time Team which had 1.8 million viewers (7.6%), also between 8pm and 9pm. |
But Top Gear's petrolheads proved no match for the rural charms of BBC1's Countryfile, which held onto number one spot with 5.4 million viewers, a 23.3% share, between 8pm and 9pm. | But Top Gear's petrolheads proved no match for the rural charms of BBC1's Countryfile, which held onto number one spot with 5.4 million viewers, a 23.3% share, between 8pm and 9pm. |
ITV did better with its Ben Shephard gameshow, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, which with 3.2 million viewers (16.5%) between 7pm and 8pm was its most popular programme of the night. | ITV did better with its Ben Shephard gameshow, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, which with 3.2 million viewers (16.5%) between 7pm and 8pm was its most popular programme of the night. |
White Queen v Michael Buble | White Queen v Michael Buble |
BBC1's much-anticipated Philippa Gregory drama The White Queen lost some of its audience for the third week in a row. The Wars of the Roses epic had 4.2 million viewers for Sunday's third outing, down from 4.6 million last week and 5.3 million for its debut two weeks ago. | BBC1's much-anticipated Philippa Gregory drama The White Queen lost some of its audience for the third week in a row. The Wars of the Roses epic had 4.2 million viewers for Sunday's third outing, down from 4.6 million last week and 5.3 million for its debut two weeks ago. |
It was up against ITV's Michael Buble's Day Off, which had 3.2 million viewers, a 14.1% share, between 9pm and 10pm. | It was up against ITV's Michael Buble's Day Off, which had 3.2 million viewers, a 14.1% share, between 9pm and 10pm. |
All ratings are Barb overnight figures, including live, +1 (except for BBC channels) and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, or other – unless otherwise stated. Figures for BBC1, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 generally include ratings for their HD simulcast services, unless otherwise stated | All ratings are Barb overnight figures, including live, +1 (except for BBC channels) and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, or other – unless otherwise stated. Figures for BBC1, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 generally include ratings for their HD simulcast services, unless otherwise stated |
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