Sree's 'Big Brother' eviction seen by 2.3m

The eviction of Sree from the Big Brother house was seen by 2.25m (13.3%) at 10.30pm on Friday night, according to early ratings figures.

The audience represented a growth of around 500k week-on-week but was down 1.5m on the equivalent episode from last year's run.

Earlier, the latest highlights show managed 2.26m (11.1%) for Channel 4 in the 9pm hour. It beat a rerun of Top Gear, with 1.77m (8.7%) for BBC Two, and Five's NCIS, seen by 1.41m (6.9%).

A repeat of Doc Martin won the hour, taking 3.82m (19%) for ITV1 and outrating BBC One's new episode of Hotel Babylon, which averaged 3.41m (16.7%).

At 8pm, Channel 4's A Place In The Sun: Home Or USA? picked up 1.13m (5.8%). Five's Air Force Afghanistan had 814k (4.2%) and BBC Two's Today At Wimbledon appealed to 840k (4.3%).

Airline claimed 2.84m (15.2%) for ITV1 between 8pm and 8.30pm, and in the second half of the hour, the latest visit to Celebrity MasterChef brought in 3.65m (18.3%) to BBC One.

Overall, ITV1 was ahead of BBC One in primetime with an average audience share of 23.1% to its rival's 22%. Channel 4 was third with 8.3% (+1: 0.6%), followed by BBC Two with 6% and Five with 4.6%.

A new episode of America's Got Talent was the most-watched multichannel programme of the day, averaging 651k (3.5%) for ITV2 in the 9pm hour and 112k (0.7%) on timeshift.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional