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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Charlotte McLaughlin

Red Nose Day loses a million viewers in a year, according to overnight figures

Comic Relief’s charity fundraiser Red Nose Day has lost a million TV viewers compared to the previous year.

An average audience of 2.6 million viewers watched the BBC programme, according to overnight figures, as Comic Relief celebrated its 40th anniversary with comedy sketches on Oasis reforming, Strictly Come Dancing, Gladiators and Beyond Paradise.

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