Big Brother watched by 1 million on Channel 5

The latest episode of Big Brother attracted an audience of more than 1 million last night (June 30), according to overnight figures.



The Channel 5 reality show was watched by 1.04m (5.3%) from 10pm, with 500k (4.4%) sticking around for Bit on the Side.

ITV's coverage of Germany vs Algeria averaged 6.37m (33.9%) from 8.30pm, peaking at 8.71m (45.5%) around 10.30pm as the match was nearing the end of normal time.

On BBC One, Mrs Brown's Boys took 3.22m (14.2%) from 9.30pm.

Coverage of Wimbledon on BBC Two averaged 1.85m (15.3%) between 11.30am and 9.30pm. Police Under Pressure followed with 760k (3.5%).

Meanwhile, Channel 4 aired Dispatches at 8pm (1.04m/4.9%), Jamie's Money-Saving Meals at 8.30pm (1.14m/5.2%) and The World's Best Diet at 9pm (1.63m/7.3%).

Channel 5's Angry Brits: Caught on Camera grabbed 1.08m (5%) from 8pm. Afterwards, Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole took 1.92m (8.4%).

On the multichannels, Midsomer Murders was seen by 1.02m (4.6%) on ITV3 from 8pm. Dave's Storage Hunters appealed to 505k (2.3%) from 8.30pm.

There was spectacular drop in viewers on Channel 5 between the end of Benefits Britain and the start of Big Brother, almost 50% of the audience.