{"id":8484,"date":"2016-10-02T10:33:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T04:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/the-x-factor-loses-to-strictly-come-dancing-in-tv-ratings-battle\/"},"modified":"2016-10-02T16:27:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T10:27:55","slug":"the-x-factor-loses-to-strictly-come-dancing-in-tv-ratings-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/the-x-factor-loses-to-strictly-come-dancing-in-tv-ratings-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"The X Factor loses to Strictly Come Dancing in TV ratings battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
Strictly Come Dancing waltzed over The X Factor on Saturday night in the first head-to-head clash this series between the rival shows \u2013 notching up 9.2 million viewers.<\/p>\n
The BBC ballroom-dancing show featured Ed Balls completing an energetic Charleston, with a tie at the top of the leaderboard between ex-Hollyoaks actor Danny Mac and former Eternal singer Louise Redknapp.<\/p>\n