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Overnight Ratings


The ‘civilian’ version may have suffered a ratings crash this summer, but will Celebrity Big Brother meet a similar fate for its milestone 20th edition?

Below is a handy table listing 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. 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 summer Celebrity series.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
Saturday 813,000
7.2%
974,0001 2
6.3%
835,0001 3
6.0%
Sunday 1.14million
5.2%
1.24million
6.3%
1.34million
6.6%
Monday 1.29million
6.5%
1.33million
6.9%
1.38million
7.3%
Tuesday 1.80million
10.8%
1.30million
6.4%
1.47million
7.7%
1.42million
7.3%
Wednesday 1.61million
8.4%
1.31million
6.6%
1.47million
7.7%
1.39million
7.1%
Thursday 1.54million
7.8%
1.38million
7.1%
1.40million
7.5%
1.40million
7.6%
Friday 1.17million
6.0%
1.12million
5.6%
1.02million
5.4%
1.58million
9.2%
Green – No. of viewers flat with or up on CBB18
Red – No. of viewers down on CBB18
Grey – N/A
Week Average 1.32million
7.1%
1.27million
6.8%
1.34million
7.3%
Running Average 1.32million
7.1%
1.30million
7.0%
1.31million
7.1%
Series Average 1.31million
7.1%

Notes

  • 1: As a result of Channel 5’s commitment to primetime football highlights on Saturdays, these episodes were given ‘first look’ premieres at 9pm on 5STAR, ahead of their regular 10.30pm broadcasts on C5. The table lists the combined total viewing figures for both showings, including +1 channels.
  • 2: This episode averaged 381,000 viewers (2.0%) on 5STAR and 593,000 (4.3%) on Channel 5, both including +1.
  • 3: This episode averaged 258,000 viewers (1.5%) on 5STAR, and 577,000 (4.5%,) on Channel 5, both including +1.