Overnight Ratings
The game may be changing, but will that boost the Big Brother 2016 ratings? You’re in the right place to find out!
Below are the overnight viewing figures for the main show, alongside their corresponding audience share percentages. These account for viewers who watched episodes on the day they were originally broadcast.
UK (Channel 5)
The table below lists ratings for Channel 5 in the UK. All numbers include data from Channel 5+1, except those marked with an asterisk*.
Episode cells are colour-coded to indicate how the amount of viewers compares to the equivalent day from the previous regular series.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 1.04m 6.0% |
862k 6.0% |
850k 4.6% |
718k 4.0% |
1.12m 7.3% |
870k 5.0% |
816k 5.0% |
|
| Sunday | 1.20m 5.4% |
1.09m 4.1% |
1.00m 4.6% |
1.01m 4.5% |
1.00m 4.0% |
1.10m 5.4% |
1.20m 6.0% |
|
| Monday | 1.11m 4.8% |
1.10m 6.4% |
920k2 3.5% |
1.18m 5.5% |
1.24m 6.0% |
1.17m 7.6% |
1.30m 8.1% |
|
| Tuesday | 1.60m 8.4% |
1.20m1 5.6% |
1.05m 5.3% |
1.17m 5.9% |
1.17m 6.0% |
1.40m 7.2% |
1.22m 6.9% |
1.50m 8.6% |
| Wednesday | 1.45m 9.7% |
1.25m 7.8% |
1.14m 7.0% |
1.27m 8.0% |
1.12m 7.2% |
1.36m 8.0% |
1.20m 7.6% |
|
| Thursday | 1.20m 6.1% |
1.10m 5.2% |
1.08m 5.4% |
1.11m 5.3% |
1.10m 4.7% |
1.40m 7.6% |
1.35m 8.5% |
|
| Friday | 1.05m 5.1% |
1.20m 6.1% |
1.04m 5.8% |
917k 4.1% |
1.11m 6.0% |
1.20m 6.5% |
1.05m 5.8% |
|
|
Green – No. of viewers flat with or up on BB16
Red – No. of viewers down on BB16 Grey – N/A |
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| Week Average | 1.22m 6.4% |
1.05m 5.7% |
1.03m 5.1% |
1.06k 5.4% |
1.25m 6.7% |
1.14m 6.7% |
1.20m 6.9% |
|
| Running Average | 1.22m 6.4% |
1.15m 6.1% |
1.12m 5.8% |
1.11m 5.8% |
1.13m 5.9% |
1.13m 6.0% |
1.14m 6.1% |
|
| Series Average | 1.14million 6.1% |
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Notes
- 1: This episode was immediately followed by a live streaming special named ‘Live Twist Revealed’, which attracted 950,000 viewers (including +1).
- 2: This episode was up against the Euro 2016 England vs. Iceland match, which averaged 15.3million viewers
Ireland (TV3)
- Launch: The launch show averaged 142,000 viewers for TV3 (including +1), up over 40,000 viewers on the Timebomb launch – although that was partly broadcast on digital channel 3E.