BBC tops Christmas Day ratings
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BBC tops the Christmas Day ratings, with EastEnders and the Vicar of Dibley leading the way.
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In the   most-watched bout of the new fall season, Grey's Anatomy knocked   down CBS heavyweight CSI. Per Nielsen Media Research estimates,   the ABC doctor drama won the 9-10 p.m. time slot with 25.1 million   viewers; CSI trailed with 22 million.
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The much-heralded Christmas Day  matchup between Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille  O'Neal's Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season  basketball game on television in nearly seven years,  broadcaster ABC said on Monday.
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ESPN, ABC and the NBA are hoping that a drama-laden doubleheader makes a nice Christmas Day basket for all concerned. Both nationally televised games have potential drawing power.
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UK retail sales are better than expected in November as Christmas shoppers flock  to the High Street.
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The BBC News website look at the variety of European traditions at Christmas and New Year.
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The Band Aid 20 charity single remains top of the charts, leaving it on course to be the Christmas number one.
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The vast majority of Britons oppose moves to secularise Christmas, according to a new poll.The survey found that 80% believe celebrating the birth of Christ remains an important part of the festival.The study ...Comment
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The much-heralded Christmas Day matchup between Kobe Bryant&#39;s Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O&#39;Neal&#39;s Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season basketball game on television in nearly seven years, broadcaster ABC said on
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The much-heralded Christmas Day matchup between Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O'Neal's Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season basketball game on television in nearly seven years, broadcaster ABC said on Monday.
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CBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the nightâs top-rated show, a two-hour edition of âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,â which averaged 13.6 million total viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimates. CBS, meanwhile, got a boost at 7 p.m. from â60 Minutes,â the nightâs most-watched show (14.4 million), followed by âSharkâ at 8 (11.1 million) and the made-for-TV movie âThe Russell Girlâ from 9 to 11 (12.7 million). Fox ranked third for the night but ahead of CBS in second place in the 18-to-49 segment thanks to its comedy lineup, including âThe Simpsonsâ at 8 (7.6 million) and âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (7.5 million). NBC, in fourth place, broadcast back-to-back specials, the âU.S. Figure Skating Championshipsâ from 7 to 9 (4.8 million), followed by the âGuinness World Records: Top 100â from 9 to 11 (6.3 million).
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BAND Aid 20&#39;s Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas? is set to be No1 in the charts this week - and the best-selling single of the year.
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Less than half of British children between the ages of seven and 11 are aware that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus, according to a BBC poll.
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Viewers skip swarms to join streams The BBC's Flash-based streaming service has gifted a massive traffic boost to the iPlayer site since it went live in mid-December, independent figures have revealed.â¦
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Execs play Jesus on bonding course Embattled BBC execs have cheered themselves up with a bizarre quasi-religious bonding course. Reports say top brass and presenters were required to wash jelly off each others' feet as part of a day of strategy boutique imagineering.â¦
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The new Band Aid single, Do They Know It's Christmas? is played on BBC Radio 1 for the first time on Tuesday.
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Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.