'Britain's Got Talent' Beats 'The Voice' In Ratings Battle AGAIN (PICTURES)

'BGT' Trumps 'The Voice' AGAIN
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'Britain's Got Talent' saw its audience drop by a million viewers on Saturday night but it remained way ahead of rival 'The Voice'.

The third episode of 'BGT' was seen by an average of 9.6 million on ITV (including viewers on its +1 catch-up channel), compared with the 10.6 million who watched a week earlier.

All the pictures from Saturday's BGT...

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But it was still almost two million ahead of BBC1's 'The Voice' which drew 7.7 million to the fifth programme of the 2013 series.

ITV said its edition of 'BGT' was on a par with the audience level for this stage of the contest last year.

Last year 'The Voice' was drawing almost 10 million viewers by this stage of the competition.

Britain's Got Talent - Press Launch
Britain's Got Talent - Press Launch(01 of44)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Simon Cowell arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon,Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden arrive at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Simon Cowell arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Mezhgan Hussainy arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Mezhgan Hussainy arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Amanda Holden arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Stephen Mulhern arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Stephen Mulhern arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
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Alesha Dixon arrives at a Britain's Got Talent Q&A at the ICA in London. (credit:PA)
Britain's Got Talent - Press Launch(21 of44)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon, Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden; Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden; Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden; Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden; Simon Cowell and Alesha Dixon attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell attend the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Amanda Holden attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 11: Alesha Dixon attends the press launch for the new series of 'Britain's Got Talent' at ICA on April 11, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)