Highlights from January’s TV schedule include Sherlock, The Musketeers and the return of Birds of a Feather after 16 years.
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From Gary Barlow’s Big Ben Bash to Matt Smith’s farewell as the Time Lord, the BBC dominated the Christmas TV schedule.
November saw Doctor Who, I’m a Celebrity and Last Tango in Halifax win the nation’s heart.
The inexplicable rise of BBC Two’s twee Great British Bake Off proves to be the stand out performance of the month, giving Auntie Beeb’s second channel its only appearance in the top programmes list.
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BBC One’s new big budget fantasy drama Atlantis got off to flying start this month as peachy-buns-german-baumschnecken helped The Great British Bake Off cook up ratings success.
The return to the fold of original judge Sharon Osbourne, has had a positive affect on the ratings for the tenth series of long running karaoke show The X Factor.
July saw 12.3 million viewers tune in to the Wimbledon Men’s Final to see Murray’s historic win, as the birth of a future king sparked a news battle between ITV and the BBC – one of the rare occasions when the commercial channel came out on top.
April saw the return to ITV of Simon Cowell’s other cash cow TV project, Britain’s Got Talent, proving there is still an appetite for watching members of public make fools of themselves, as original drama has a great month across all the major channels.