Neighbours finale nets its largest audience on Channel 5 since 2008

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The last episode of Neighbours on 29 July was watched by an average overnight audience of 2.5 million, the show’s largest audience since Channel 5 began broadcasting the show in 2008.

The show’s audience peaked at 2.96 million, a 36% higher audience than Love Island on ITV2 which was watched by 1.84 million viewers.

It gained a 10.3% peak of all individuals, Channel 5’s biggest daily share of commercial viewing since Christmas 2020.

Channel 5 said 2.1 million viewers were reached who had not previously seen a Neighbours episode on Channel 5 this year prior to the finale.