ITV show had highest peak of any programme over the weekend with a 9.6 million average and 37.6% share during 8pm to 9pm
The X Factor attracted an average of 9.6 million viewers for its second weekend outing on Sunday night.
ITV's flagship entertainments show had a 37.6% share of viewing between 8pm and 9pm.
The average audience fell by 300,000 viewers compared to the previous Sunday, but was up by more than 1 million on the 4th episode of the 2012 series.
ITV said that X Factor's Sunday night show managed a five-minute peak audience of 10.7 million, the highest peak audience of any show over the weekend.
On Saturday night the return of Strictly Come Dancing narrowly beat The X Factor in the ratings.
BBC1's celebrity dancing show drew an average audience of 8.4 million, narrowly ahead of The X Factor which managed 8.3 million.
*Vera keeps them gripped*
ITV's Brenda Blethyn drama Vera continued its reliable ratings run, drawing an average of 5.1 million viewers and a 25.1% share between 9pm and 11pm.
It comfortably beat BBC1 rival What Remains, which managed 3.7 million and a 16% share between 9pm and 10pm.
On BBC2 Simon Schama's documentary The Story of the Jews shed 800,000 viewers on its second outing.
The five–part series managed an average of 1.4 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm on Sunday night, down from the 2.2 million opener.
Channel 4's two-parter The Rise of Hitler debuted with 1.5 million viewers and a 5.8% share between 8pm and 9pm.
The network's terrestrial movie premiere, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, averaged 1.3 million and a 7% share from 9pm.
Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother averaged 1.8 million and 8% in the 9pm hour.
**All ratings are **Barb** overnight figures, including live, +1 (except for BBC channels) and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, or other – unless otherwise stated. Figures for BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 generally include ratings for their HD simulcast services, unless otherwise stated**
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The X Factor attracted an average of 9.6 million viewers for its second weekend outing on Sunday night.
ITV's flagship entertainments show had a 37.6% share of viewing between 8pm and 9pm.
The average audience fell by 300,000 viewers compared to the previous Sunday, but was up by more than 1 million on the 4th episode of the 2012 series.
ITV said that X Factor's Sunday night show managed a five-minute peak audience of 10.7 million, the highest peak audience of any show over the weekend.
On Saturday night the return of Strictly Come Dancing narrowly beat The X Factor in the ratings.
BBC1's celebrity dancing show drew an average audience of 8.4 million, narrowly ahead of The X Factor which managed 8.3 million.
*Vera keeps them gripped*
ITV's Brenda Blethyn drama Vera continued its reliable ratings run, drawing an average of 5.1 million viewers and a 25.1% share between 9pm and 11pm.
It comfortably beat BBC1 rival What Remains, which managed 3.7 million and a 16% share between 9pm and 10pm.
On BBC2 Simon Schama's documentary The Story of the Jews shed 800,000 viewers on its second outing.
The five–part series managed an average of 1.4 million viewers between 9pm and 10pm on Sunday night, down from the 2.2 million opener.
Channel 4's two-parter The Rise of Hitler debuted with 1.5 million viewers and a 5.8% share between 8pm and 9pm.
The network's terrestrial movie premiere, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, averaged 1.3 million and a 7% share from 9pm.
Channel 5's Celebrity Big Brother averaged 1.8 million and 8% in the 9pm hour.
**All ratings are **Barb** overnight figures, including live, +1 (except for BBC channels) and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, or other – unless otherwise stated. Figures for BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 generally include ratings for their HD simulcast services, unless otherwise stated**
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