Big Brother Live Eviction was watched by over 1 million

Big Brother's latest eviction was seen by more than 1 million people on Friday (June 19) evening.



As Jade Lynch became the eighth housemate to be evicted, Big Brother: Live Eviction was seen by an average audience of 1.07 million (6%). It peaked with 1.15 million (6.2%).

A further 462k (6.8%) watched Big Brother's: Bit on the Side at 10.30pm, while 322k (4.4%) watched live footage from the house immediately after.

Featuring guests such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emilia Clarke, The Graham Norton Show was the evening's highest-rated programme outside of soaps.

An average audience of 3.45 million (27.4%) tuned in to watch the talk show at 10.35pm.

BBC One's evening kicked off with 2.97 million (19.4%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 2.47 million (14.7%) for Would I Lie to You immediately after.

Celebrity Masterchef continued with 3.34 million (18.1%) at 8.30pm, and peaked with 3.98 million (21.4%) at 9.45pm.

Over on BBC Two, Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial continued with 680k (4.2%) at 7pm, while Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites was seen by 1.8 million (10.1%) at 8pm.

Gardener's World aired to 1.89m (10%) at 8.30pm, with 1.62 million (8.9%) sticking around for Kate Humble: Living with Nomads at 9pm. With guests including Ronnie O'Sullivan, The Clare Balding Show aired to 780k (4.6%) at 10pm.

Gino's Italian Escape entertained 2.01 million (11.2%) at 8pm on ITV, while 1.72 (9.4%) watched Doc Martin at 9pm.

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown was Channel 4's highest-rated show with 1.19 million (6.5%). It was sandwiched between Shipping Wars UK with 470k (2.6%) and Sarah Millican Home Bird Live with 980k (6.5%).

Glastonbury Golden Greats was among the highest-rated multichannel shows. It was seen by 491k (2.7%) at 9pm.