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'Daisies' drops 1m for 'second' episode

Published Monday, Apr 21 2008, 17:51 BST | By Dave West
'Daisies' drops 1m for 'second' episode
ITV1's second instalment of Pushing Daisies - actually the third in the series - was watched by 1m fewer viewers than the opening episode.

ITV decided not to air the second episode of the US drama to make space in its schedules for Euro 2008 football. The move sparked an angry reaction from fans on the Digital Spy forums. The broadcaster had claimed that it was the only instalment that could be dropped "without spoiling the storyline".

Saturday night's show was watched by 4.7m, 28% of the viewing audience, at 9.05pm - down from 5.7m the previous week and falling below ITV's 5.1m (23.4%) slot average.

Earlier on the channel won a huge audience of 10.3m (43.3%) for Britain's Got Talent. The average for the 8pm slot is 5.8m (26.8%).

The rest of the terrestrial pack were far behind. BBC One's latest National Lottery vehicle, 1 vs 100, was watched by 4.8m (20.1%) while BBC Two's world snooker championship coverage drew 1.1m (5%) from 7.30pm.

On Channel 4, 749,000 (3.1%) watched ER and Five movie The Cable Guy attracted 590,000 (2.6%) from 7pm.

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