The X Factor Triumphs With Over 10.4m Viewers

The X Factor attracted more than 10.4 million viewers to ITV1 on Saturday night, dominating the weekend viewing figures once again.

The swing night special, which saw Scott get booted off the show, pulled in over 9.6 million average viewers with a 39.6% audience share between 7.45pm and 9.25pm.

The X Factor‘s BBC One rival, Strictly Come Dancing, banked slightly less on Saturday, with an average of 9.2 million viewers and a 39.3% audience share between 6.35pm and 8.05pm.

However, Strictly Come Dancing managed to up its viewers on Sunday, pulling in around 10.4 million people in the last 15 minutes of the show between 7.45pm and 8pm.

Strictly‘s Sunday results show gained an impressive 38.4% audience share with over 9.6 million average viewers.

Meanwhile, The X Factor‘s results, on at the later time of 10.10pm on Saturday night, attracted a peak of more than eight million viewers and a 38% average audience share.

Elsewhere, the last in the series of A Touch of Frost with David Jason on ITV1 gained a peak of over eight million viewers and a 29% average audience share on Sunday evening between 8.15pm and 10.15pm.

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