[Mickey2009]

From Inside Big Brother

Day 53:

Kenneth’s interview on Friday night wasn’t a big draw for fans of the show, with just 1.8 million tuning in.

The first show, featuring highlights from the previous day, pulled in 2.0m (10%) at 9pm. The later interview show drew 1.8m (12%) at 10:35pm.

Note: These do not include viewers watching on C4+1. The confirmed rating including C4+1 viewers will be posted in a few days time.

Big Brother came third in the 9pm slot, beaten by BBC One and ITV1.

ITV1 came top for its second part of The Bill with 3.9m (20%). BBC One’s Hotel Babylon continued to struggle in the ratings with 2.9m (15%) tuning in, while a repeat of Top Gear on BBC Two entertained 1.8m (9%). NCIS came last in the slot with 1.4m (7%).

Based on C4-only figures, the 9pm show was down appoximately 700,000 viewers compared to last week, while the 10:35pm episode was down about a million