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If the latest series of The Apprentice (BBC One, 9pm) has been lacking any vital ingredients it has been large amounts of alcohol. God knows, this year’s candidates needed a little confidence boost and last night’s episode saw them swim in the seas of blissful toxicity. It was fairly cruel of Lord Sugar to have… Continue reading TV Overnights: Candidates lack of fizz secures biggest audience for BBC One

With ITV1 grabbing all the attention over the past week last night saw BBC One turn things around with with its double whammy of drama, securing the largest audience from 7:30 onwards.

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Last night’s prime time schedule was overrun with documentaries across all channels, providing a welcome break from scripted drama and reality programming.

ITV1 reigned supreme all weekend as the unrelenting juggernaut that is BGT came to a successful close. The variety show, Corrie and a repeat helped the channel beat BBC One.

TV audiences seem to be lapping up Britain’s Got Talent while they can, with 8.7 million viewers turning out to see the semi-final.

BT Vision has surpassed the 700,000 mark after it added 28,000 new subscribers in the quarter, up 23% year on year.

A fairly non-remarkable month was dominated once again by the battle of the two major reality shows. Coming out on top was BBC One’s The Voice UK, with the 14 April episode proving to be the most-watched single edition of the month with just under 12 million viewers.

The top shows of Wednesday night offered an equal balance of scripted drama, ‘reality’ television & sport with Britain’s Got Talent securing 8.9m