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The chart shows the average daily viewing figures for Channel One News over a 12-month [1] The figure for the 1pm News remained fairly stable, [2] at around 1.3 million throughout the year. The figure for the 6pm News began the year at 4.8 million. It [3] , but the general [4] was downwards, and it ended the year at 3.4 million. The figure for the 9:30 News gradually increased from 3.2 million viewers per day in January to a [5] of 3.8 million in May. However, this month saw the introduction of the 11pm News, and the figure for the 9:30 News [6] , hitting a low-point of 1.1 million in August. In the same period, the figure for the 11pm news [7] from 0.2 million to 4.1 million. At this point, the trend reversed. From August onwards, the figure for the 9:30 news grew [8] , reaching 3 million by the end of the year. [9] , the figure for the 11pm News declined sharply, and in December fell below the 1 million mark.