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UK TV Ratings: ‘Gladiators’ Back With A Bang For BBC As Reboot Makes Light Work Of ITV’s ‘The Masked Singer’


Gladiators came back with a bang to British TV screens on Saturday, making light work of ITV’s The Masked Singer. In the latest line of UK TV reboots, the series in which members of the publi…

In the latest line of UK TV reboots, the series in which members of the public take on the gladiators in challenges was watched by more than 6M viewers with a 38% share, comfortably becoming the BBC ‘s most-watched new show of the year and topping the weekend ratings chart. Gladiators is the most successful of the recent UK TV reboots, comfortably besting Survivor and Big Brother from late last year on the BBC and ITV respectively. The series, which has brought the post office scandal to the forefront of the British news agenda, is the top-rated new drama across all channels since the BBC’s Bodyguard in 2018, ITV said.

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