X Factor viewing figures drop to six million for opening night
The return of Simon Cowell's ITV talent contest drew an average of six million viewers (32% share), peaking with 6.9 million (36%).
It is a drop from last year's opener when an average of 6.8 million and a peak of 7.5 million peak tuned in.
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Hide AdThe figures make it the lowest launch since the programme began in 2004, when 4.9 million watched the opening night.
But The X Factor was still by far the most watched programme of the night, with the next-highest-rating show being Casualty on BBC1 with 3.5 million viewers.
The 14th series of The X Factor began last night, a week before the return of BBC1 rival Strictly Come Dancing.
The show continues tonight, when viewers will see a singer who lost 5st, a dinner lady called Gaga and a grandmother who brings Simon Cowell fish fingers.
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Hide AdNumbers include those from ITV+1, but are set to rise when consolidated figures are calculated for viewers watching on catch-up.
This year's judging panel includes Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh.