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				 Michael Jackson steals viewers 
 
			
			
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		| The outcome of Michael Jackson's child molestation trial appeared to drag down ratings for Big Brother last night. 
 The extended episode, broadcast at 10pm, averaged just 2.9 million viewers and a 13.8% share of the available audience. BBC One's live coverage of the MJ verdict drew a significantly higher 7.61 million (34.5%) between 10pm and 10.35pm.
 
 Earlier, ITV's Celebrity Love Island had pulled in 4.18 million (18.4%).
 
 Spinoff shows BBLB and Big Mouth put in their usual numbers, with first-run audiences of 1.2 million (9.6%) and 279,000 (2.2%) respectively.
 |  Article from Digital Spy |