2 million tune in for BB nominations

Last night's Big Brother highlights show pulled in 1.99m (11.7%) for Channel 4, according to the latest viewing figures.

The equivalent episode from the last series, which aired on Monday, June 16, 2008, was seen by 3.33m (18.8%), representing a decline of 40% year-on-year.

The episode, in which Cairon and Halfwit learned that they face eviction on Friday, followed on from the 9pm screening of I'm Running Sainsbury's, which managed 1.46m (6.7%).

Also at 9pm, BBC One's new James Nesbitt drama Occupation opened to 4.39m (20.1%), and the penultimate episode of CSI's ninth season had a respectable 2.78m (12.7%) for Five.

Ladette To Lady took its lowest ratings for the series so far with 2.46m (11.2%) for ITV1, while the final instalment of BBC Two's Mary, Queen Of Charity Shops attracted 2.4m (10.9%).

Holby City led the 8pm hour, pulling in 5.36m (26.6%) for BBC One. Its nearest rival, BBC Two's Great British Menu Banquet, logged 2.52m (12.5%).

The third and final instalment of ITV1's Nature's Fury: Fire Storm put in 1.88m (9.3%), and 1.85m (9.2%) watched Channel 4's Property Snakes And Ladders. Five was last for the hour with Secrets Of Egypt: Scorpion King, which had 973k (4.8%).

Overall, BBC One dominated primetime with an average share of 23.5% to ITV1's 14.4%. BBC Two was third with 9.3%, followed by Channel 4 with 7.8% (+1: 0.8%) and Five's 7.2%.

Elsewhere, BBC Three's new dramedy Personal Affairs averaged 382k (1.9%) at 9pm, beating Living's Ghost Whisperer, which pulled in 360k (1.8%) and Sci Fi's screening of the new Dollhouse episode, which managed 143k (0.71%).

Earlier on Sci Fi, Knight Rider interested 168k (0.91%) during the 8pm hour.

Ratings data supplied by Attentional