Big Brother premiered with 5.16 million viewers (22.3%) of the UK audience. It was the 4th best broadcast in Channel 5's history.
Really can't see those numbers staying that high for very long. I think Channel 5 are going to feel a bit gutted in the massive drop in ratings over the next few weeks.
Hey, ho, good start for them I guess. Channel 4 are probably kicking themselves.
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i hope it's a success.........i was gutted when it was cancelled.........even if it drops a few million....it'll still be good figures nightly for c5
i think some people want it to fail though
It apparently peaked at 6 million!
I think viewing figures will drop to average between 4 to 4 Â― million.
I think it was, as most opening nights, most viewers watched only to see who went in.
Still, pretty decent figures for BB nowdays.
22.3% that's almost one in four - funny how (apart from on here) no one seems to admit to watching BB 
Well, the launch show for BB11 got 5.8 million, so 5.1 million is pretty good when you consider that they'd expect lower figures anyway because of the station change (C5 generally does poorer than C4) and it's the celebrity version (which generally does worse than the "proper" BB).
The real question is how many viewers stick with the show. My guess is that the figures will drop dramatically very quickly. Remember that some of the "casual" viewers last night will have been expecting the likes of Charlie Sheen and Pamela Anderson, and there has also been a huge amount of hostility on F*c*book regarding the lack of Live Feed.
The Star will do its bit in drumming up interest, of course, but continually putting Amy Childs on the front page can only do so much. There have been suggestions that the success of the launch show will encourage other, non-Desmond tabloids to cover the show, but I doubt it. If CBB doesn't get an online "vibe" going either: well, we'll see...
I think tonight more people will be watching my kettle boiling than watching BB. And I don't have a kettle.
I think tonight more people will be watching my kettle boiling than watching BB. And I don't have a kettle.
I doubt I will be sticking with it to be honest,I miss live feed.I dont like soap operas.
I just got a message on facebook
Thankyou so much to the 8 million people who watched Celebrity Big Brother last night and kicked the series off with a bang! ... Continues tonight at 9pm.
