Here's an update for the overnight series averages of ITV light entertainment shows so far this year (inc +1) as well as the y-o-y changes:
1 - 8.7m (40%) - Britain's Got Talent... (-6%)
2 - 8.1m (35%) - The X Factor*... (-9%)
3 - 6.6m (29%) - Saturday Night Takeaway... (-8%)
4 - 5.3m (21%) - Dancing On Ice... (-17%)
5 - 4.7m (18%) - All Star Family Fortunes... (-14%)
6 - 4.0m (19%) - Sunday Night At The Palladium... (NEW)
7 - 3.9m (18%) - Take Me Out... (-9%)
8 - 3.8m (20%) - Through The Keyhole... (-12%)
9 - 3.8m (19%) - Surprise, Surprise*... (-10%)
10 - 3.8m (18%) - Big Star's Little Star... (-2%)
11 - 3.8m (17%) - Splash!... (-30%)
12 - 3.7m (20%) - Catchphrase... (-19%)
13 - 3.7m (19%) - Celebrity Chase*... (+5%)
14 - 3.7m (18%) - Off Their Rockers... (-25%)
15 - 3.5m (16%) - The Cube... (-12%)
16 - 3.4m (18%) - All Star Mr & Mrs... (-10%)
17 - 3.1m (16%) - Amazing Greys... (NEW)
18 - 3.0m (17%) - Tipping Point: Lucky Stars... (-11%)
19 - 2.8m (13%) - Piers Morgan's Life Stories... (-24%)
20 - 2.7m (14%) - The Jonathan Ross Show*… (-15%)
21 - 2.7m (12%) - Celebrity Squares... (NEW)
Every single returning show down year on year besides Celebrity Chase. And even that will probably end up down y-o-y, if recent episodes are anything to do by, once the series is over. Some fairly strange ratings for their shows recently - for example The Jonathan Ross Show was getting 3.5m (inc +1) this time last year in pretty much the same slot so the first two episodes of this run have been down about 25%. Surprise Surprise earlier in the week had a poor rating considering it had a Corrie lead-in and aired against Waterloo Road, down from how it was rating last year in a slot with a much lower lead-in up against far tougher competition in the shape of Strictly Come Dancing.
Previous years' ITV LE overnight averages:
2013:
2012:
2011: