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| The Voice beats Splash! in battle for TV audiences | The Voice beats Splash! in battle for TV audiences |
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| The first episode of revamped talent show The Voice has easily beaten its rival Splash! according to overnight TV viewing figures. | The first episode of revamped talent show The Voice has easily beaten its rival Splash! according to overnight TV viewing figures. |
| The Voice attracted an average 8.4m viewers, while ITV's celebrity diving show netted an audience of 3.7m, down from last week's 4.9m viewers. | The Voice attracted an average 8.4m viewers, while ITV's celebrity diving show netted an audience of 3.7m, down from last week's 4.9m viewers. |
| The third series opener of The Voice, with new judges Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson, peaked at more than 10m. | The third series opener of The Voice, with new judges Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson, peaked at more than 10m. |
| The BBC One and ITV shows went head-to-head in Saturday night's schedules. | The BBC One and ITV shows went head-to-head in Saturday night's schedules. |
| The Voice saw the start of blind auditions, in which singers perform to the four coaches who have their backs to the stage. | |
| Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am have returned to the programme, while Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Wilson have replaced Jessie J and The Script's Danny O'Donoghue. | Sir Tom Jones and will.i.am have returned to the programme, while Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs frontman Wilson have replaced Jessie J and The Script's Danny O'Donoghue. |
| Critics have largely warmed to the addition of Minogue in her first TV talent show role, with the Daily Telegraph's Ed Power calling her "a natural on the coach's recliner". | Critics have largely warmed to the addition of Minogue in her first TV talent show role, with the Daily Telegraph's Ed Power calling her "a natural on the coach's recliner". |
| But he added that "a sense of volatility" was missing between the new line-up and wondered if "sparks are ever going to fly". | But he added that "a sense of volatility" was missing between the new line-up and wondered if "sparks are ever going to fly". |
| Metro's Alice Wright deemed the Australian star "a revelation", describing her as "full of fun and mischief". | Metro's Alice Wright deemed the Australian star "a revelation", describing her as "full of fun and mischief". |
| Episode two of the second series of ITV's Splash! saw another batch of famous faces including actor and Boyzone singer Keith Duffy compete from the diving board. | Episode two of the second series of ITV's Splash! saw another batch of famous faces including actor and Boyzone singer Keith Duffy compete from the diving board. |
| The show features Olympic medallist Tom Daley as a mentor and coach. Its first season last year picked up a regular audience of six million people. | The show features Olympic medallist Tom Daley as a mentor and coach. Its first season last year picked up a regular audience of six million people. |
| Its co-host Gaby Logan has shrugged off concerns that ratings have slipped compared to the first series, saying it "was only down ever so slightly". | Its co-host Gaby Logan has shrugged off concerns that ratings have slipped compared to the first series, saying it "was only down ever so slightly". |
| "I think across the board telly on the night wasn't watched as much as it was this time last year," she added. | "I think across the board telly on the night wasn't watched as much as it was this time last year," she added. |
| The first episode of The Voice's second series last year was seen by 7.4 million viewers, while the finale - which was won by partially sighted singer Andrea Begley - pulled in an audience of 7.9 million. | The first episode of The Voice's second series last year was seen by 7.4 million viewers, while the finale - which was won by partially sighted singer Andrea Begley - pulled in an audience of 7.9 million. |