The first Big Brother eviction show drew an average of 1.69m (11%) for Channel 4 on Friday night, early figures suggest. The programme, which featured the eviction and interview of Sophia, is down around a million viewers on the equivalent eviction show from last year. It drew 2.87m (16.4%) on June 13, 2008. Earlier, in the 9pm hour, the latest highlights show put in a reasonable 2.66m (12.5%), with 104k (0.6%) on timeshift. E4's Big Brother's Big Mouth followed with 417k (4.4%) at 11.05pm. BBC One won the 9pm hour with 5.5m (25.6%) for Have I Got News For You and 3.58m (17.1%) for an Outnumbered repeat. Doc Martin took 3.59m (16.9%) for ITV1 and on Five, NCIS put in 1.57m (7.3%). BBC Two was last for the slot with My Life In Verse: Cerys Matthews, which managed 690k (3.2%). Gardeners' World Live delivered 1.89m
By Neil Wilkes

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