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| Full House for Channel Five Jason Deans, broadcasting editor Friday February 3, 2006 House: Hugh Laurie recently won a Golden Globe award for his role as an eccentric doctor Channel Five's US medical drama House matched its best-ever ratings for the network last night, bringing in 2.5 million viewers. House stars Hugh Laurie as a grumpy, eccentric doctor dealing with patients with unusual illnesses - a turn that recently landed the Brit actor a Golden Globe award. Last night's episode attracted 2.5 million viewers and a 14% audience share - matching House's previous best ratings performance on Five, back in August last year. House was up against BBC1's 10 O'Clock News, which drew 4.7 million viewers and a 24% audience share; and BBC2's Pets are People, which attracted 1.2 million. BBC1's glossy drama Hotel Babylon pulled further ahead of ITV1 rival Eleventh Hour in the 9pm slot, winning 5.9 million viewers and a 26% audience share over 60 minutes. |