TV Overnights: Big Brother Final wins the peak slot with 4.6 million viewers

Channel 4’s Big Brother: The Final won the peak slot of 9pm to 10pm last night.

The final episode of Big Brother 11 aired from 8pm to 10.50pm, attracting an average of just under 4 million viewers and a share of 17.7%, and peaking at 4.6 million viewers and a 24.4% share.

This was despite competition from ITV1’s The Bill, which was the first of a two-part series finale. It managed to secure 3.3 million viewers, and a 14.2% share.

BBC One’s The Deep, which had won the peak slot for the last two weeks, fell into third place. Last night’s episode drew in an audience of 3.2 million and a 13.6% share.

Elsewhere, BBC Two’s Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons attracted 2 million viewers and an 8.6% share, and Five’s CSI Trilogy: Part One secured 1.6 million viewers and a 6.6% share.

Earlier in the evening, BBC One won the 8pm to 9pm slot with Holby City managing an audience of 4.9 million, and a share of 21.1%.

BBC One’s Eastenders won its 7.30pm to 9pm slot, with 8.1 million viewers and a 38.8% share, and ITV1’s Emmerdale won its 7pm to 7.30pm slot, with 5.9 million viewers and a 30.9% share.

BBC One dominated throughout the morning, with BBC Two briefly taking over in the afternoon as usual.

Overnight data is available each morning in mediatel.co.uk’s TV Database, with all BARB registered subscribers able to view reports for terrestrial networks and key multi-channel stations.