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The eviction of Nicole boosted Big Brother ratings by almost 400,000 viewers last night (Friday), according to early figures.
The 9pm show, which included the eviction result and the latest house highlights, averaged 3.81m (17.8%) for the hour. The later eviction show, broadcast from 10.35pm, brought in 3.14m (18.6%), a rise from the 2.77m (17.4%) who tuned in for Stuart's interview last week. The two shows had respective audiences of 145,000 (0.9%) and 156,000 (2%) on Channel 4+1.
Sandwiched between Big Brother, comedy sketch series The Kevin Bishop Show had 1.88m (9.4%). A Place In The Sun: Home Or Away had earlier averaged a disappointing 1.21m (5.9%) in the 8pm hour.
Richard and Judy's final show for Channel 4 went out with a whimper, averaging just 1.5m (12.6%) at 5pm. It was comfortably beaten by The Weakest Link on BBC One, which had 2.48m (20.1%) from 5.15pm.
Coronation Street regained the lead over EastEnders, drawing audiences of 7.58m (39.9%) at 7.30pm and 7.21m (34.2%) an hour later. The BBC soap had 7.23m (36%) at 8pm, but added a further 493,000 (2.8%) through its later repeat on BBC Three.
Emmerdale managed 5.85m (33.7%) at 7pm, while on BBC One, Olympics highlights show Games Today put in 4.5m (24.7%).
Post-'Enders, BBC One's audience slowly slipped throughout primetime. DIY SOS retained 3.47m (16.4%) at 8.30pm, then Would I Lie To You? had 2.71m (12.6%). By 9.30pm only 2.28m (10.7%) were left to witness The Armstrong and Miller Show. ITV1 had a solid 3.97m (19.7%) for its two-hour Poirot repeat from 9pm.
BBC Two maintained a reasonably steady audience throughout primetime, starting with 2.13m (10.4%) for Gardeners' World in the 8pm hour. The Tudors had 1.87m (8.7%) at 9pm, then QI amused 1.74m (8.7%) from 10pm.
Five started with 791,000 (3.8%) for Superstars then grew to an all-day peak of 1.44m for NCIS (6.7%) at 9pm. Law & Order: SVU interested 962,000 (5.1%) in the 10pm hour.
Another interview with Nicole helped Big Brother's Big Mouth to 413,000 (4%) on E4 at 11.05pm.
ITV2 had success with its 7pm repeat of The X Factor, drawing 291,000 (1.9%). The Xtra Factor had 240,000 (1.4%) at 8pm, with an admirable 172,000 (0.9%) on ITV2+1. Movie City Slickers attracted 287,000 (1.7%) between 9pm and 11.15pm.
