TV Overnights: I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! wins 9.6m viewers

ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! attracted a peak audience of more than 9.6 million viewers during the all-important peak hour last night.

The 90 minute programme, which saw Gillian McKeith finally leave the Australian jungle, pulled in over 8.9 million average viewers and a 33% share between 8.30pm and 10pm, peaking with 9.6 million between 9pm and 9.30pm.

The reality show saw off competition from BBC One’s Accused, which secured a lower 3.8 million average viewers and a 14.1% audience share during the 9pm to 10pm slot.

Over on BBC Two, a decent audience of more than 2.5 million tuned in for Ian Hislop’s Age of the Do-Gooders – the first of a new three part series dubbed ‘Britain’s moral makeover’.

Elsewhere, Channel 4’s Coppers banked 1.3 million average viewers and a 5.1% share, while Channel 5’s Extreme Fishing with Robson Green settled on a low 784,000 viewers between 9pm and 10pm.

The soaps dominated the early evening slots, with ITV1’s Coronation Street claiming the highest ratings over Emmerdale and BBC One’s Eastenders (Corrie attracted a high of 10.5 million viewers compared to Eastenders 9.7 million peak audience).

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.