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Monday 01st March 2010

Five Days returned for a second series at 9pm on BBC1. The five-part BBC crime drama that stars Suranne Jones, the first season of which was shown in 2007, is stripped across the week in the same timeslot. The first series averaged audiences of 6.1m (25.4%), but the Series 2 launch exceeded this by some margin, attracting 7.4m (28.9%) and a Performance Index of 133.4.

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Tuesday 02nd March 2010

Secrets for Sale, on BBC1 at 10.35pm, was a documentary looking at the world of “Real Life” magazines, which focus on the more bizarre stories around. Some of those featured on the pages of such publications shared their experiences for the BBC Wales programme. The audience of 1.8m (13.9%) gave a Performance Index score of 107.6.

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Wednesday 03rd March 2010

First Time Voters’ Question Time Live, on BBC3 at 8pm, was a special edition of the debate show that gave first-time voters the chance to direct topical questions at representatives from all the main political parties. The Mentorn Oxford production was hosted by Dermot O’Leary and attracted a below average audience of 199,600 (0.8%) for the timeslot, however this was a strong performance for a political programme on BBC3.

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Thursday 04th March 2010

How Safe Are Our Skies? Detroit Flight 253 was a documentary on BBC2 at 9pm examining the events which led up to a failed terrorist attack onboard a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day in 2009. An audience of 1.3m (5.3%) watched the Darlow Smithson production, gaining a Performance Index score of 72.2, in a challenging slot for the subject matter.

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Friday 05th March 2010

Five Days came to the end of its second series with the final programme at 9pm on BBC1. The police drama, run on consecutive evenings in the same timeslot, ended with 6.3m (25.6%) and a Performance Index of 118.4. This brought the average for the BBC production to 6.6m (26.2%), slightly up on the 6.1m (25.4%) average for the first series.

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Saturday 06th March 2010

Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, saw the celebrity talk show fronted by Piers Morgan return for a third series on ITV1 at 9pm. Simon Cowell was the guest for the opening episode, attracting an audience of 5.6m (23.6%) and a Performance Index figure of 102.1. This was a stronger performance than Morgan's recent interview with the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, that only managed an audience of 3.9m (21.8%) in a 10.15pm slot on a Sunday.

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Sunday 07th March 2010

Lambing Live, at 8pm on BBC2, was the first in a five-part series of programmes looking at one of the most important times of the year for many farmers, the lambing season. Presented by Kate Humble, who spent six months learning the skills of a shepherd, the first programme was watched by 2.2m (7.8%), giving a Performance Index figure of 65.5.

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Performance Index Scores:
150+ = Excellent, 110 - 150 = Above average, 90 - 110 = Average
70 - 90 = Below average, 50 - 70 = Poor, 0 - 50 = Very poor
Performance Index explained