Friday 25th April 2008
Benidorm, at 9pm on ITV1, was once again pitted against BBC1’s long-running satirical quiz from Hat Trick, Have I Got News for You, which last week won the slot. This week, however, the positions were reversed, and Tiger Aspect’s comedy Benidorm won the slot with 5.55m (23.9%), and an impressive TI™ of 180.4. The series is going from strength to strength.

Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Rock Rivals came to the end of its run last night. The show, produced by Shed, which on paper may have sounded like a sure-fire hit, featuring a blend of flashy drama and X-Factor-style setting, somehow failed to click with the ITV drama audience. The eight-part series bowed out to an audience of 2.4m (9.9%), giving a TI™ of 49.9 and a series average, based on overnights figures, of 2.5m (10.8%).

Tuesday 22nd April 2008
The eyes of the nation’s football fans were firmly on ITV1 last night for the live coverage of Liverpool’s clash with Chelsea in the Champions League, starting at 7.30pm. An exciting match with a knife-edge finish, that saw an own goal from Liverpool give a 1-1 result in the dying moments of the game, kept an excellent average audience of 8.1m (33.3%) glued to their sets, giving a TI™ of 144.9.

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