Big Brother enjoys small ratings rise for Jackie Travers evictionThe fourth Big Brother eviction of the series saw a slight rise in viewing figures as the series’ oldest contestant Jackie Travers left the house.
According to Friday night’s viewing figures the 59-year-old’s departure was seen by an audience of around 1.56m – 80,000 more than tuned in to the previous week’s show when Wolfy Millington made her exit.
That gave the show an 8.6 per cent audience share, and also put it ahead of Channel 4′s Million Pound Drop – hosted by previous Big Brother presenter Davina McCall – which scored an audience of 1.15m.
Travers, who had been the hot favourite to leave the house, lost out in a five-way eviction which also saw housemates Callum, Dexter, Jack and Joe and Gina in the firing line.
Her daughter Charlie remains in the house, having entered with her mother as a separate housemate on launch night.
Next Friday’s show could produce one of the most tense evictions yet – as Sam Evans and Sophie Lawrence go head to head.
The pair – who are among favourites to win the show – will, unbeknown to them and the other housemates, face the public vote as a result of being voted into the safe house on Friday.
They will choose one other housemate to join them in there on Monday, who will also automatically be nominated.
Although eviction nights have been among the most watched shows of the series so far, viewing figures have still proven disappointing for the show this year.
The first eviction – which saw model Sallie Axl leave the house – attracted 1.8m viewers, while 1.5m tuned in to see Jemima Slade leave in the second week.
The figures for the launch night on June 13 were also down on previous years, with just under 2m watching the first group of housemates enter the compound.
Metro
