Huge album sales may elude her, yet one thing is certain – folk certainly pay attention when the subject pertains to Rihanna‘s private life.

For, in what comes as excellent news for both she and the esteemed folk over at Oprah‘s OWN, it has emerged that her interview with the mogul pulled in record breaking ratings on Sunday night.

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The Voice UK blazed out of the gate last week with impressive ratings upon its debut on BBC One.

It’s an upwards trajectory which shows no sign of slowing after last night’s episode saw a rise in viewers.

The show, which sees Jessie J, will.i.am, Tom Jones and Danny O’Donoghue serve as “coaches”, pulled in almost 9 million viewers (8.9 million) – besting last week’s tally (8.4 million) by a marked margin.

And while the Dutch format was again bested by rival ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ – which pulled in 10.3 million viewers- it beat the ITV1 show during the 20-minute window in which they overlapped; to the the tune of 2 million more viewers to be exact. A fact which lends credence to suggestion that in their respective bids to out-do each other, both shows are actually helping one another.

In any case, we’re loving the show? Are you?

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Click here to watch the latest episode of The Voice UK!

The ratings are in!

Hyped to the heavens, all eyes were naturally on how well ‘The Voice UK’ would deliver following its debut last night.

And yet deliver it did.

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In what comes as little surprise, Oprah’s highly anticipated interview with the family of late pop icon Whitney Houston was a ratings winner – earning a record viewership for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).  As reports swarmed the media that Winfrey’s channel was suffering from a series of ratings slumps, the 90 minute showing, much like her very talked about 2009 interview with the pop legend herself, proved to be a ratings goldmine with initial reports indicating over 3.5 million  tuned in to see Bobbi Kristina and co. speak about the aftermath of their family life since Whitney’s passing.

Earning O a guaranteed spot in the top 5 of Sunday night’s ratings, Winfrey, the first to score an interview with the family despite less than a month passing since the untimely death of the beloved singer, is set to follow with more high profile interviews – namely pop megastar Lady Gaga.

Those who missed the interview with the Houston family can see it in its entirety here.

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A surprise hit.

Indeed, that’s the title NBC’s ‘The Voice’ was christened with upon launching last April.

Tossing it’s wig into the ever growing ring that is the TV talent arena, the show was viewed by many as an inferior American Idol. And yet fast forward a year, and the series (now in its second season) is being hailed as Idol’s conquerer.

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As reported, season 2 of ‘The Voice’ kicked off to its highest ratings yet this Sunday, after being launched alongside Super Bowl XLVI.

And yet it’s this strategic piggy-banking which left many analysts cautious about hailing the show’s heightened success. At least until the ratings of last night’s “regular-slot” episode rolled in.

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After a full-on media campaign, NBC and the cast of The Voice can breathe easy and breath happy. For season two of the hit talent-search drew a huge audience following its premiere last night.

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Season 5 of The Game kicked off in fine form last night, earning BET its biggest audience in months.

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Ciara may have found shifting her own projects difficult, but ‘Hellcats‘ may have her to thank for the influx of viewers that tuned in to watch her appearance on the show this week.

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Christina Aguilera finally has a reason to celebrate. After a catastrophic year packed with low album sales, embarrassing live performances and personal upsets, NBC’s new show, ‘The Voice’, has scored a major victory for the former ‘it’ girl.

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BET and the cast of ‘The Game’ will no doubt be celebrating today. For the show’s much anticipated 4th season premiere (and BET debut) last night has made ratings history.

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Scantily clad singer Trey Songz may not see his BET reality show ‘My Moment’ renewed for another season – if it’s latest viewing figures are anything to go by.

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