[Amy]

7 million fans (36% of people watching television at that time) watched the new housemates enter the BB house last night!

The opening show for the sixth series, also attracted an average of almost 6 million viewers and a 29% audience share.

Channel 4 commissioning editor for Big Brother, Angela Jain said, “This is a fantastic start to the series. Channel 4 and Endemol have worked hard for months to assemble a brand new bag of tricks to test this year’s participants. We are committed to making this year’s Big Brother as entertaining as ever for fans.”