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BRITs beaten by Big Fat Gypsy Weddings in ratings battle
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 17 February 2011
So, more people watched ‘Big Fat Gypsy Weddings’ on Channel 4 on Tuesday night than tuned into the BRIT Awards on ITV1. Nearly two million more, according to the almost entirely made up TV ratings from that night. In fact, the awards ceremony came in third, after ‘Holby City’ on BBC One.
The BRITs averaged 4.8 million viewers, while ‘Big Fat Gypsy Weddings’ took 6.5 million. Which is reasonable, I suppose. The BRITs may allow you to satisfy various deeply held prejudices in the safety of your own home, but not on the level ‘BFGW’ manages. Also, last week Channel 4 showed people bare knuckle fighting, while the BRITs just threatened that Jessie J might sing her acceptance speech. No contest, really.
