Strictly Wins Ratings Battle

Strictly Come Dancing pulled in more viewers than The X Factor on Saturday night during the two programmes' overlap.

The Press Association reports that Strictly had 9.6 million viewers at the end of the programme (8.15pm). The X Factor, which was 30 minutes in, had 8.8 million.

A BBC spokesperson said: "It is great that more and more viewers keep tuning in to enjoy what is turning out to be a fantastic series."