Strictly beats X Factor by biggest ever margin in ratings Strictly Come Dancing beat The X Factor in the TV ratings war on Saturday, with a record two million extra viewers tuning into the dance competition over Simon Cowell's singing contest. The BBC show - which saw Jerry Hall voted off - attracted a peak audience of 11.3million viewers compared to ITV's 9.3million for the singing contest. Saturday's episode of The X Factor had 200,000 viewers fewer than the week before, and 1.5million less than the equivalent show in 2001. A BBC source said: "There has never been such a big gap between Strictly and The X Factor before now - it's fantastic news for our show, and proves we've got the format spot on this year." On Sunday's results show, Hall became the second celebrity to leave Strictly in a dance-off with former cricketer Michael Vaughan. Jerry said: "I am a woman of a certain age and did find the training exhausting, so I am relieved to be putting my feet up." In the X Factor, Louis Walsh's act MK1 - comprising of singer Charlie Rundle and rapper Simeon Dixon - went up against Gary Barlow's act Kye Sones in the sing-off. MK1 were the first group to leave this year's X Factor after the judges' vote went to deadlock. Presenter Dermot O'Leary revealed the public vote, which meant that the urban band had to leave the show since they had the fewest votes. ITV bosses have also noticed a major divide between the number of people tuning in for the Saturday live show and the Sunday night results episode, with many preferring to watch on Sunday just to see which contestant is axed and to see the show's special guests.