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The X Factor's Ratings Slip As Strictly Come Dancing Steps In

First Posted: 17/10/11 14:45 Updated: 19/10/11 17:14

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It has grown its audience year after year since it first appeared on ITV in 2004. But the latest series of The X Factor – and the first without Simon Cowell – was about 2 million viewers down on last year's show over the weekend.

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