The X Factor final on Sunday night attracted an average of just over 9 million viewers – the lowest audience for a decade for the ITV talent show.
The second of the two-part grand final of the show’s eleventh series, won by Ben Haenow, scored an average of 9.1 million and a 34.5% audience share from 8pm.
The first part on Saturday night was seen by 8.3 million – a 36.9% audience share.
Sunday night’s final was up on the 8.3 million who watched the show last week but was the lowest rating for the final of The X Factor since the series began in 2004 and down on the 10 million who watched Sam Bailey win it last year.
The previous lowest was in 2005 when 9.2 million tuned in to see Shayne Ward win.
By contrast, Strictly Come Dancing pulled in 9.6 million for its results show at 7.20pm on BBC1 on Sunday night and 9.7 million for the main show on Saturday night, which aired between 6.50pm and 8.25pm.
Despite being up against The X Factor, this year’s Sports Personality of the Year awards was watched by an average of 6 million viewers and a 23.8% audience share on Sunday night at 8pm.
All ratings are Barb overnight figures, including live, +1 (except for BBC channels) and same day timeshifted (recorded) viewing, but excluding on demand, or other – unless otherwise stated. Figures for BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 generally include ratings for their HD simulcast services, unless otherwise stated
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