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25 Nov 2013
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.
28 Oct 2013
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.
20 Sep 2013
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.
27 Aug 2013
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.
28 May 2013
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.
18 Apr 2013
Coming straight from the Cold Feet stable of 'I can't believe this is on ITV', new eight-part drama series Broadchurch proved to be somewhat of a ratings smash for the commercial broadcaster.
26 Mar 2013
The return Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, after a four year absence, proved that the pint sized Geordies are still the nation's favourite light entertainment presenters.
19 Feb 2013
Miranda Hart is the star of the month with both of her BBC One shows pulling in over 10 million viewers each.
21 Jan 2013
The BBC has an excellent Christmas with Doctor Who, Miranda and Strictly Come Dancing dominating the festive TV battles.
18 Dec 2012
The return of the reality show juggernaut I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! brought some much needed ratings cheer for ITV1 last month.
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