Sunday Mail wrote:
STRICTLY Come Dancing was on the verge of a stunning victory in last night's battle of the reality TV shows after more than 23million viewers tuned in for the showdown of the year.
Around 12million watched Jill Halfpenny, Denise Lewis and Julian Clary strut their stuff on the dance floor, narrowly pipping the 11.2million who saw Steve take on G4 in the X Factor.
The two month-long battle to see who pulls in most viewers has even overshadowed the result of the two competitions themselves.
Sunday Mail