Celebrity Big Brother watched by 2.16 million on Channel 5

Celebrity Big Brother was seen by an average audience of 2.16 million (9.4%) at 9pm on Friday (January 9) evening.



The Channel 5 reality show peaked with 2.25 million (9.8%) at 9.45pm. Celebrity Big Brother: Nomination Face-Off followed with 1.78 million (8.8%) at 10pm, while Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side dropped to 838k (5.7%) at 10.30pm.

Earlier in the evening, Channel 5's Race to the Pole was seen by 317k (1.5%), while Ice Road Truckers played to 791k (3.4%).

ITV's 9pm showing of Benidorm was once again the evening's highest-rated show outside of soaps with 4.44 million (19.3%) viewers. It was preceded by The Martin Lewis Money Show with 2.88 million (12.7%) at 8pm.

The One Show kicked things off on BBC One with 4.09 million (19.7%) viewers at 7pm, followed by 3.59 million (16.4%) for A Question of Sport and 3.38 million (14.5%) for Room 101 at 8.30pm.

The Musketeers would go on to entertain 3.64 million (15.8%) at 9pm, while The Graham Norton Show wrapped things up with 3.51 million (25.4%) at 10.35pm.

Over on BBC Two, Great British Garden Revival was seen by 1.18 million (5.5%) at 7pm, followed by an evening high of 2.28 million (10.1%) for Mastermind at 8pm.

Viewers dipped to 1.73 million (7.4%) for Food & Drink at 8.30pm and 1.66 million (7.2%) for The Big Allotment Challenge at 9pm. The 10pm showing of QI finished the evening off with 1.58 million (7.9%).

The return of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown was Channel 4's most-viewed show with 1.91 million (8.3%) at 9pm.

It was sandwiched between Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast and The Last Leg, which attracted respective audiences of 1.33 million (5.8%) and 1.15 million (6.3%).

Agatha Christie's Marple was among the most popular multichannel broadcasts, reeling in 524k (2.3%) at 8pm.

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