X Factor beats Strictly Come Dancing in ratings war
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ani-Staff
By Super Admin
London
(ANI):
'The
X
Factor'
reportedly
beat
the
ratings
of
BBC1's
'Strictly
Come
Dancing',
after
two
million
more
viewers
tuned
in
for
the
ITV
singing
contest.
Almost
11million
fans
tuned
in
to
see
the
X
Factor's
100th
episode,
stomping
all
over
BBC1's
celebrity
dance
show,
which
trailed
with
a
peak
audience
of
8.7m.
Strictly
Come
Dancing's
show
on
September
19
lost
nearly
a
million
viewers,
compared
to
its
launch
on
September
18,
with
fans
claiming
new
judge
Alesha,
30,
was
a
turn-off.
More
than
2,000
called
the
BBC
to
complain
about
her,
blaming
it
on
her
"wooden" performance
and
lack
of
real
dancing
knowledge,
and
they
even
called
for
her
to
be
dumped
and
for
former
judge
Arlene
Phillips,
66,
to
be
reinstated.
But
BBC
bosses
last
night
hailed
the
entire
weekend
as
a
success
for
Strictly,
and
it
will
refuse
to
back
down
and
move
the
show
so
that
it
does
not
clash
with
Cowell's
ratings
juggernaut.
"We
are
providing
a
fantastic
line-up
for
viewers,"
the
Daily
Star
quoted
a
BBC
spokesman
as
saying.
But
an
X
Factor
insider
said:
"It
just
shows
once
and
for
all
what
the
most
popular
show
on
the
box
is."