Big Brother Viewing Figures - Channel 4

Here are the average viewing figures for each of the Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother series shown on Channel 4. The new series begins on Channel 5 with the launch of Celebrity Big Brother 2011 on Thursday 18th August 2011, although it is expected viewing figures will be much lower than Channel 4, fans are expected to stick with the reality programme.

Big Brother

Average viewers per series (share)
Series one – 4.7m (26.3%); series two – 4.6m (25.0%); series three – 5.8m (27.7%); series four – 4.6m (22.3%); series five – 5.1m (24.4%); series six – 4.5m (24.1%); series seven – 4.7m (22.0%); series eight – 3.8m (17.8%); series nine – 3.6m (15.6%); series 10 – 2.4m (10.8%); series 11 – 2.9m (13.7%); Ultimate BB – 3.1m (14.8%)

Celebrity Big Brother

Series one – 5.1m (20.0%); series two – 4.4m (19.1%); series three – 4.2m (16.9%); series four – 5.0m (20.1%); series five – 4.6m (18.2%); series six – 3.4m (14.1%); series seven – 3.7m (14.9%)

Source: Channel 4


*BB official website: www.channel5.com/bigbrother

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