Celebrity Juice returns with over 700,000 viewers on ITV2

Celebrity Juice's return was down from its last series opener on Thursday evening, overnight data reveals.



The ITV2 show entertained 726,000 (4.6%) on average at 10pm (119k/1.3% on +1), down from March's opening of 1.1 million (7.1%).

The 12th series opener was the worst-rated since September 2010, and the first time since February 2011 that it launched to less than a million viewers.

Earlier, Bad Bridesmaid launched with 400k (1.9%) at 9pm.

On BBC One, DIY SOS: The Big Build interested 4.52m (21.8%) at 8pm, while Mary Berry's Who Do You Think You Are? topped the night overall with 4.91m (23.3%) at 9pm. Scotland Decides intrigued 1.59m (15.1%) at 10.35pm.

BBC Two's Operation Stonehenge brought in 2.22m (10.7%) at 8pm, followed by Penguins on a Plane with 1.31m (6.2%) at 9pm. Mock the Week amused 1.51m (8.8%) at 10pm.

On ITV, Paul O'Grady's For the Love of Dogs attracted 3.47m (15.4%) at 8.30pm (172k/0.8%), while drama Chasing Shadows dipped by around 700k to 2.66m (12.7%) at 9pm (180k/1.2%).

Channel 4's Location, Location, Location appealed to 1.36m (6.6%) at 8pm (261k/1.2%), followed by Educating the East End with 1.46m (6.9%) at 9pm (270k/1.8%).

On Channel 5, Police Interceptors gathered 732k (3.5%) at 8pm. Celebrity Big Brother continued with 1.49m (7.1%) at 9pm (180k/1.2%), while Dallas was seen by 516k (3.3%) at 10pm.

BBC Three's Cuckoo tickled 447k (2.6%) at 10pm, followed by Siblings with 288k (2.1%) at 10.30pm.