The top ten are as follows:
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1. Gary Lineker - BBC World Cup, Match Of The Day, Golf, Open Championship - 67%
2. Chris Tarrant - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, Tarrant On TV - 60%
3. Phillip Schofield - This Morning, Best Ever Muppet Moments, Dancing On Ice - 59%
4. Davina McCall - Big Brother, Davina, Sports Relief 06 - 56%
5. Noel Edmonds - Deal Or No Deal, National Lottery: Everyone's A Winner - 51%
6. Steve Rider - ITV World Cup - 50%
7. Kate Thornton - X Factor, The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live - 49.3%
8. Ant and Dec - Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Poker Face, Ant And Dec Meet The Three Princes - 48.3%
9. Tess Daly - Strictly Come Dancing, Just The Two Of Us - 47.9%
10. Fern Britton - This Morning, Soapstar Superstar, British Soap Awards - 47.7%
The article:
Gary Lineker is UK television's most watched presenter, new figures have shown.
The BBC's football anchor was seen by two-thirds of viewers (36.4 million) during 2006 - a figure boosted by the World Cup as well as his regular Match Of The Day appearances.
At second, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host Chris Tarrant was watched by 32.9 million. Top woman, despite her failed chat show, was Davina McCall. Thanks to Big Brother 7 she was watched by 30.7 million.
Media agency Media Planning Group, which released the figures, pointed out that five of the top six were men over 40.
Jim McDonald, head of broadcast, added: "This list gives us some fantastic insight into which personalities British TV viewers are tuning into watch. And they seem to know what they like, with tried and tested favourites commanding the top positions.
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:05 pm Author: justcause110 Post subject: Noel = 5th Most Watched Presenter
