The weekend’s rating race between The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing threw up such a close result that both sides are claiming victory.

The Strictly Come Dancing launch show on Saturday attracted 7.5 million viewers – the same number as rival reality programme The X Factor.

On Sunday evening the two shows again competed for viewers, with The X Factor edging ahead with 7.5 million viewers compared to Strictly Come Dancing’s 7.4 million.

However the BBC One celebrity dance programme insists it beat The X Factor, arguing that the two show’s time slots were slightly different and that when they were head-to-head Strictly Come Dancing out-rated Simon Cowell’s ITV 1 talent show.
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Fans of X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing are set to lose out as the television rivals go head-to-head next week in a nightmare scheduling clash, it was revealed.

Strictly Come Dancing launches on Saturday with a preview show at 6pm, with X Factor bosses scheduling two shows starting at 6.05pm and 8.30pm.

Next week when the competition begins for the celebrities, including actress Kelly Brook, Rod Stewart’s wife Penny Lancaster and R’n'B singer Aleesha Dixon, the X Factor’s ‘Judges’ Houses’ episode will be shown in a direct clash with Strictly for 45 minutes, forcing fans to choose.
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