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"The Choir sang its way to a new series high on BBC Two last night (Thursday), the latest overnight data indicates. The Gareth Malone talent search, which found yet more viewers, averaged 2.84m (12.8%) in the 9pm hour, extending its lead over Homefront which sunk to 2.34m (10.6%) on ITV1 (+1: 160k/0.9%).  BBC Two&amp;#039;s new Jewish sitcom Hebburn, which has received rave reviews from critics, launched with 1.81m (9.6%) in the 10pm slot after The Choir. The comedy had competition courtesy of Channel 4&amp;#039;s documentary My Tattoo Addiction, which gained significant interest with 1.68m (10.3%) tuning in live and 229k (2.7%) catching it on +1.  Despite winning the 9pm hour, Hunted drew an unspectacular 3.44m (15.5%) for BBC One, while 1.55m (7%) watched Embarrassing Bodies on Channel 4 (+1: 196k/1.2%). Elsewhere, movie Pale Rider (914k/5%) salvaged Channel 5&amp;#039;s night and helped it to regain its fifth ranking above ITV2. Overall, BBC One led the way in primetime with 19.8%, ahead of ITV1&amp;#039;s 17.1% (+1: 0.8%). BBC Two claimed third place with an impressive 9.6%, while Channel 4 averaged 6.9% (+1: 0.9%), and Channel 5 had 3.6% (+1: 0.1%). &amp;gt; Soap ratings: Emmerdale&amp;#039;s Carl King death aftermath pulls 7.6m  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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