Rev beats Big Brother but World Cup most watched

Channel 4's 'Big Brother' lost out to the new BBC Two comedy 'Rev,' starring 'The Thick of it" actor Tom Hollander on Monday night, according to unofficial overnight figures.

World Cup: still delivering high viewing figures
World Cup: still delivering high viewing figures
‘Rev’, the first in the six-part series, was watched by an average of 2.237 million people between 10pm and 10.30pm across BBC One and BBC HD, an 11% share of the available audience.
Hollander stars in the comedy as a vicar in a rundown east London parish.

Monday night’s episode of ‘Big Brother’ was watched by 2.048 million people on Channel 4 with a further 135,400 watching on Channel 4+1. Channel 4’s share of the available audience was 11.6%.

The final series of ‘Big Brother’ has failed to captivate audiences as in previous years. The show's opening night audience, when more than five million viewers tuned in, marked a nine-year record low for 'Big Brother'.

Despite England’s early departure from South Africa, the World Cup continues to deliver strong audiences, with an average of 5.88 million viewers between 7pm and 9.30pm, a 27.3% share of the TV watching audience.

BBC One’s cop drama ‘New Tricks’ beat the live football show ‘James Corden’s World Cup’ between 9.30pm and 10pm: ‘New Tricks’ was watched by an average of 3.925 million people, compared with the 3.165 million who watched ITV1.

‘New Tricks’ is an hour-long show and an average of 3.576 million people watched the programme between 9pm and 10pm, a 15.5% share of the TV-watching audience.

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