TV ratings: X Factor wins reality battle with 8.9m

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The X Factor won the battle of the reality show for the second week running on Saturday, 26 September, beating BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing by a million viewers.

ITV1's singing reality show pulled in 8.9 million viewers and a 36% share between 8pm and 9.15pm while Strictly drew 7.9 million and a 33% share between 7.25pm and 9.05pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The X Factor peaked at 9.6 million viewers and a 38% share for the 15 minutes from 8.45pm while Strictly hit a high of 8.5 million and 37% for the quarter hour from 7.45pm.

Last week, the ITV1 show averaged 9.3 million viewers and a 38% share while Strictly drew 7.7 million and 33%.

BBC1 launched new series of Hole in the Wall and Merlin, with the gameshow picking up 3.6 million and a 23% share at 6.10pm while the fantasy drama scooped 5.1 million and 27% between 6.40pm and 7.25pm. Later, Casualty drew 5.3 million viewers and a 24% share between 9.15pm and 10.05pm.

ITV1's The Cube claimed 4.7 million viewers and a 22% share in the 7pm hour, while When Piers Met Sir Cliff attracted 4.6 million and 21% between 9.15pm and 10.15pm.

BBC2 did best with the Championship clash between Ipswich Town and Newcastle United, with Match of the Day Live drawing 2.2 million viewers and a 14% share between 5.05pm and 7.35pm.

Channel 4's movie repeat The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers pulled in 1.6 million viewers and a 7% share between 7pm and 10.20pm, with a further 221,000 on Channel 4 +1 an hour later.

Channel Five's highest ratings of the day came with a repeat of CSI with 1.3 million viewers and a 7% share between 10.05pm and 11.05pm.

Earlier, qualifying for the Singapore formula one grand prix brought 2.2 million viewers and a 25% share to BBC1 between 12.15pm and 1pm.



Source: guardian