[daniel-lewis-1985]

**** me

[karezza]

There was crap on the other channels.

[Doogle]

Wow wasn't expecting that!

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

That is amazing viewing figures.

[LaLaLand]

WOW. That's excellent!

[rSlavenx]

Amazing, i did think it was going to be bigger than expected as it was trending all over twitter and my timeline was full of BB.

[LaLaLand]

That means BB is 5's most viewed program ever by a mile, beating the Euro 2000 qualifier (5, 630, 000)

:O

[Boothy]

Jesus. That's ridiculous. I expected about 3/4 maximum.

[Smithy]

[LaLaLand]

If BB got 8 million then it's 5's biggest ratings in the history of the channel.

Beating the Euro 2000 Qualifier (which had 5,630,000) which was 5's record rating.

GREAT JOB BB!

[HBB1508]

I'm speechless for once that's pretty impressive just hope they can keep some of those viewers.

[georgehudson]

This list is from DS:

Channel 5's Official Top 50 Programmes of All-Time (Excluding duplicates)

# Programme Date Time Audience (Millions)
1 Euro 2000 Qualifier: Poland v England Wed 8 September 1999 1900 5,630,000
2 World Cup Qualifier: Albania v England Wed 28 March 2001 1900 5,590,000
3 Independence Day Tue 7 September 1999 2100 5,410,000
4 The Rock Tue 8 February 2000 2100 5,050,000
5 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Sun 14 November 2004 2100 4,950,000
6 Miracle on 34th Street Sun 7 December 2003 1755 4,850,000
7 UEFA Cup 2002/3: Celtic v Liverpool Thu 13 March 2003 1945 4,610,000
8 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Tue 17 March 2009 2100 4,550,000
9 Joey Sun 13 February 2005 2035 4,530,000
10 Euro 2000 Qualifier: Luxemburg v England Wed 14 October 1998 1900 4,380,000
11 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Sun 24 July 2005 1810 4,320,000
12 Erin Brockovich Mon 10 March 2003 2100 4,260,000
13 Gladiator Sun 19 October 2003 2100 4,260,000
14 FlashForward Mon 5 October 2009 2100 4,250,000
15 CSI: Miami Tue 30 June 2009 2100 4,220,000
16 The Mentalist Thu 26 March 2009 2100 4,210,000
17 Terminator 2 Sun 27 July 2003 2100 4,160,000
18 The Da Vinci Code Sun 10 May 2009 2000 4,090,000
19 Ransom Mon 10 April 2000 2100 4,040,000
20 Armageddon (Part 2) Tue 19 March 2002 2200 4,010,000
21 Braveheart Tue 22 February 2000 2100 3,990,000
22 Mrs Doubtfire Sun 22 October 2000 1645 3,970,000
23 CSI Trilogy Tue 23 February 2010 2100 3,960,000
24 Michael Jackson's Face Sun 29 September 2002 2100 3,950,000
25 The Matrix Wed 21 May 2003 2100 3,950,000
26 Euro 2000 Qualifier: Bulgaria v England Wed 9 June 1999 1925 3,910,000
27 Speed Sun 26 March 2000 2100 3,900,000
28 CSI: New York Tue 29 August 2006 2200 3,810,000
29 Enemy of the State Mon 17 February 2003 2100 3,730,000
30 UEFA Europa League 2009/10: Liverpool v Atletico Madrid Thu 29 April 2010 1930 3,680,000
31 The Bone Collector Mon 24 February 2003 2100 3,660,000
32 Con Air Tue 24 October 2000 2100 3,650,000
33 Air Force One Tue 7 November 2000 2100 3,630,000
34 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Sun 17 December 2006 1715 3,620,000
35 Broken Arrow Tue 23 March 1999 2100 3,600,000
36 U.S. Marshals Tue 30 January 2001 2100 3,600,000
37 Men in Black II Sun 10 December 2006 2100 3,550,000
38 Matilda Sun 18 November 2007 1700 3,520,000
39 UEFA Cup 2004/5: Sporting Lisbon v Middlesbrough Thu 14 April 2005 2000 3,510,000
40 UEFA Cup 2003/4: Olympique Marseille v Liverpool Thu 6 May 2004 1945 3,480,000
41 Rambo: First Blood II Thu 5 November 1998 2135 3,430,000
42 Mercury Rising Sun 9 May 2004 2100 3,430,000
43 Extraordinary People: Half Man Half Tree Mon 14 April 2008 2100 3,400,000
44 Long Kiss Goodnight Tue 12 October 1999 2100 3,380,000
45 Absolute Power Tue 9 May 2000 2100 3,370,000
46 Home and Away Thu 2 August 2001 1800 3,350,000
47 Charlie's Angels Sun 21 March 2004 2000 3,340,000
48 The Negotiator Mon 11 November 2002 2100 3,320,000
49 Peter Kay Live at the Top of the Tower Thu 5 May 2005 2200 3,300,000
50 Lethal Weapon Tue 18 January 2000 2100 3,280,000

list compiled by me using data from www.barb.co.uk

So if CBB peaked at 6M and reached 8M that would mean it's the highest ever rated programme on Channel 5 wouldn't it?

[LaLaLand]

Just posted a thread on this.

[Stu]

No. You don't count the peak in that list. It's the highest rated non sports broadcast on Channel 5 but not the highest ever.

[Stu]

The peak isin't the rating.

[Smithy]

The 5.6 will have been the average, not the peak

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jonnii

If BB got 8 million then it's 5's biggest ratings in the history of the channel.

Beating the Euro 2000 Qualifier (which had 5,630,000) which was 5's record rating.

GREAT JOB BB!

Celebrity Big Brother bounces back with 5.1 million viewers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...ty-big-brother

Guardian say 5Million
which is still big for Ch5.

[georgehudson]

Originally Posted by arista

Celebrity Big Brother bounces back with 5.1 million viewers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...ty-big-brother

Guardian say 5Million
which is still big fot Ch5.

Well Gaurdian is wrong...

[LaLaLand]

OH I'm baffled now lmao, so it's the most-watched non sport show on the channel but not EVER?

[Iceman]

Merged a few threads there, I think they all come under the same bracket.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by georgehudson

Well Gaurdian is wrong...

No they aren't. You are. 5.1 million is the official rating.

[arista]

Originally Posted by georgehudson

Well Gaurdian is wrong...

No the Media Guardian supplys DS with updates

[*mazedsalv**]

Rounding up, it received 5.2m.

21:00- Celebrity Big Brother Launch: 5.16m (22.3%)
* 5-min peak: 6.0m (25.72%) at 21:55
* 21:00 to 21:15 - 4.49m (18.2%)
* 22:00 to 22:15 - 5.59m (26.1%)
* 22:15 to 22:30 - 4.77m (23.3%)
* C5's 4th highest-rated broadcast ever (overnights)
* highest rated summer BB series launch since 2008
* 4 times above slot average of 1.29m (5.81%)

22:30- Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side: 1.82m (13.2%)
* almost 3 times above slot average: 804k (5.77%)

[Marc]

Hope that's true

[Locke.]

It done really well. Brian should have said that two more housemates are going in tonight though, it would have kept more viewers up hoping for Charlie Sheen.

I reckon it'll drop about 1.5-2.5 million now.