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- ↑ "'One Born Every Minute' trumps Celebrity Big Brother in ratings", Digital Spy , 18 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "National Television Awards 2013 dazzle 5.6m on ITV", Digital Spy , 24 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ricky Gervais's Channel 4 sitcom 'Derek' watched by 1.4m", Digital Spy , 31 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 June 2014.
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