Big Brother's house party begins with 2.7m viewersChannel 5's reality TV series returns with a 12.4% audience share
Big Brother returned to Channel 5 on Tuesday night with 2.7 million viewers, beating ITV1, BBC2 and Channel 4 in its 9pm slot.
The second series of the regular version of the reality TV format attracted a 12.4% audience share over an hour and 45 minutes from 9pm.
Big Brother has made a successful transfer from Channel 4 to Channel 5, establishing itself as the network's most popular returning series.
Last year's first non-celebrity series of Big Brother on Channel 5 launched with 2.6 million viewers and a 12.5% audience share on 9 September.
Earlier in the evening, Big Brother: the Auditions averaged 1.2 million viewers and 5.3%; while Big Brother's Bit on the Side followed up from 10.45pm with 900,000 and 7.3%.
Guardian
