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The Life on Mars sequel earned a 29.1% share for BBC One at 9pm - compared with last year's slot average of 5m (22.3%). It also attracted about a third of ABC1s.
Its predecessor's first series made 7.1m (27.5%) on its opening night and a season average of 6.5m (25.5%).
ITV1's Trial and Retribution, at the same time last night, was about 1m viewers down on last week at 5.1m (21.1%). Channel 4's Cutting Edge was down nearly 2m on last week's instalment with 1.4m.
On BBC Two at 9pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks took 2.3m (9.4%) though Little Miss Jocelyn, at 9.30pm, continued to haemorrhage viewers with 968,000 (4%).
Five's Make Your Child Brilliant also attracted just 521,000 (2.1%) at 9pm.
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