It seems both FA and Pop Idol had good veiwing figures last night
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Rival talent shows Pop Idol and Fame Academy were both happy with their ratings after last night's head-to-head clash.
The first show in the second series of Pop Idol, on ITV1, attracted an average of five million viewers, a spokeswoman for the programme said.
It had an average share of the viewing public of 35.4%, peaking at 41.7% (6.3 million), she said.
"We are delighted that Pop Idol got off to such a good start," she said.
Fame Academy, on BBC1, said its average figure had gone up from 3.3 million viewers last week, to 3.4 million, a 26.6% share of the viewing public. It peaked at 4 million, a 34.3% share.
"We are really pleased with the figures. We've said from the beginning that it is a show that picks up viewers as it goes along," a spokeswoman for the programme said.
"When the shows were actually head-to-head, for 15 minutes, Fame Academy's share was 0.1% ahead of Pop Idol at 28.1%," she added.
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