BBC chiefs celebrate 200,000 more viewers for The Voice UK..

The BBC cheered on Saturday night as their £20 million show The Voice UK enjoyed 200,000 more viewers than the series opener.
The talent show also saw the people watching peak at 8.8 million while their competitor Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway had 7.5 million viewers at the most.
However, the series finale of the ITV entertainment show averaged 6.8 million viewers in total, 400,000 more that The Voice UK.

 

Celebration time! The Voice UK secured 200,000 more viewers on their second episode

Still strong! Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway still averaged 400,000 more viewers than The Voice UK

 

The BBC are happy with the upward direction the ratings of their singing competition are taking especially with the new series of Britain's Got Talent starting next Saturday on April 13th.

 

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Simon Cowell's talent show will air at 7pm until 8.35pm, the exact time The Voice UK begins, so the British Broadcasting Company have rearranged their schedule to have their show begin at 6.45pm in the hopes viewers will remain on their channel.
A source told the Daily Mirror: 'ITV's move is disappointing.'

Topped: The talent show also peaked 8.8 million viewers compared to the 7.5 million secured by Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

 

Keep it up: The Voice UK faces off competition from Britain's Got Talent next week

Drop: Doctor Who lost one million viewers for the second episode of the new series

It's not in the best interests of viewers. BGT started at 8pm last year so viewers could watch both shows. It's a shame they can't this year.'
According to ITV, the earlier time for Britain's Got Talent was to allow younger fans of the show to be able to tune in.
However, the younger audience seemed to be tuning out of Doctor Who, which saw their viewers drop by a whopping one million.
The second episode of the new series secured 5.7 million viewers compared to last weeks 6.7 million.
Saturday's episode was the first written by Neil Cross, a new writer to the team who is famed for scripting the award-winning Luther series.
Despite his credentials, fans complained the sci-fi series had moved in the wrong direction, tweeting their complaints as the programme aired.
The Rings Of Akhaten episode featured the Time Lord's new companion Clara Oswald, and a BBC spokesperson said 'the series is in fine form and Jenna-Louise [Coleman] is a big hit with viewers.'

 

New blood: The Rings of Akhaten episode was written by Neil Cross, the writer of award-winning series Luther

Following Doctor Who, judges Jessie J, will.i.am, Danny O'Donoghue and Tom Jones continued their search for the best singers the UK has to offer in the second round of blind auditions.
While Ant Macpartlan and Declan Donnelly ended their series in spectacular fashion.
They have been romantically linked since their chemistry on I'm A Celebrity set tongues wagging last year.

 

Pussycat: Ashley Roberts helped the Geordie duo with their live stunt

 

 

Keeping an eye on him: The former Pussycat Doll watched Ant and Dec as they were shot up into the sky for their high wire challenge
Joined by Ashley Roberts, the Geordie duo performed a  live high wire stunt.
Pulling the lever than shot the pair up into the sky, she looked on as they tried to complete their challenge.
The former Pussycat Doll, who was dressed in a racy leather dress for the early evening show, proved her chemistry with Dec who she is rumoured to be dating.

 

Chemistry? Ashley seemed completely comfortable with the 37-year-old presenter, who she met while filming I'm A Celebrity last year

 

 

Blast off: The presenters were shot skyward, as the pop star pulled the lever

 

 

Can't keep away: It seems that the two stars can't get enough of each other, and have stayed in touch since the jungle
The pair, who met while in the Australian outback are yet to speak out about the speculation that they are dating, but certainly did nothing to play it down on Saturday.
Dec, 37, made no secret of the fact that he had a crush on the pop star after she came runner-up on the ITV series last year.
'Oh my gosh. Everything I want to say is unbroadcastable or illegal – or career-ending. Let’s calm down,' Dec said on the show.

 

 

Skyscraper: Ant and Dec had to compete against each other in the live challenge, to see who could make it to the top first

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winner: Ant seemed ecstatic abut his win, while Ashley had to console Dec who lost out