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Docudramas and soaps continue to dominate the schedules: only (a repeated) Men Behaving Badly makes any inroads. Bubbling under: Fawlty Towers at number 18, with 6.14m viewers Programme Total (millions)
1 EastEnders (Thu/Sun) 14.40
2 EastEnders (Tue/Sun) 14.23
3 EastEnders (Mon/Sun) 14.12
4 Changing Rooms 9.04
5 Neighbours (Mon) 8.91
6 Vets in Practice 8.14
7 Lakesiders 8.05
8 Men Behaving Badly 7.91
9 Neighbours (Tue) 7.75
10 Neighbours (Thu) 7.60
ITV
Not that ITV has anything to shout about: the usual mix of soaps, broken up by the mid-week cod-roulette Wheel of Fortune. Could try harder: Babes in the Wood, at number 22 (5.88m viewers) Programme Total (millions)
1 Coronation St (Mon) 16.01
2 Coronation St (Wed) 14.25
3 Coronation St (Fri) 13.13
4 Coronation St (Sun) 11.15
5 Emmerdale (Tue/Wed) 10.36
6 Emmerdale (Thu) 9.99
7 Emmerdale (Wed) 9.85
8 Wheel of Fortune 8.45
9 Inspector Morse 8.35
10 Home and Away (Mon) 8.22
SKY 1
But at least the big two terrestrial broadcasters have some (however dubious) indigenous programming: only one of Sky 1's Top 10 is home-grown. And it's all about Brits abroad... Programme Total (millions)
1 Greece Uncovered 1.21
2 Star Trek Voyager 0.73
3 Stargate SG1 0.66
4 The Simpsons (Sun) 0.63
5 Friends 0.56
6 The Simpsons (Mon) 0.55
7 The X-Files 0.51
8 The Simpsons (Tue) 0.50
9 The Simpsons (Sun) 0.45
10 World's Scariest Police Chases 0.44
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