Celebrity Big Brother's ITV Reboot Launch Attracts Biggest Audience In Over A Decade And 1.3 Million More Viewers Than Last Channel 5 Series

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The launch episode of ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother attracted its biggest audience for over a decade, consolidated figures show.

The reboot series started on Monday, March 4 and attracted 3.8 million viewers across all devices, up 1.3 million viewers from its last launch.

The celebrity spin-off of the reality show last aired on Channel 5 in 2018, but was axed after ratings for both versions fell.

The first episode of the final celebrity Channel 5 series drew 2.1 million viewers, peaking with a total of 2.5 million viewers.

The ITV series has proved a ratings hit and has already been streamed over 7 million times on ITVX.

The launch episode of ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother attracted its biggest audience for over ten years, consolidated figures show

The reboot series started on Monday 4 March and attracted 3.8 million viewers across all devices, up 1.3 million viewers from the last launch

The ITV series has proved a hit with viewers and has already been streamed over 7 million times on ITVX, while the launch got 2.8 million viewers a night, beating the civilian series.

The launch got 2.8 million viewers on the night, peaking at 3.2 million and meaning ITV1 had more than twice as many viewers as any other channel during its linear time, according to overnight reports.

It also beat the launch of the civilian series, which aired in October and saw 2.5 million people tune in to see the show return to screens.

It comes after MailOnline exclusively revealed that Sharon Osbourne will leave the Celebrity Big Brother house on Tuesday night during the show’s second live adjournment.

The former X Factor judge, 71, joined the cast as Big Brother’s ‘lodger’, living in his own accommodation complete with private toilet, and has spent a total of eight days in the TV house.

She had previously revealed she could only stay on the ITV series for a short period due to the need to return to husband Ozzy Osbourne, 75, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019.

The ‘original reality star’ has been vocal about her opinions since starring on the show, making scathing remarks at the likes of singer Adele and former talk show host James Corden.

Her departure from the series will take place during Tuesday night’s live final, with either Louis Walsh, Lauren Simon or Fern Britton being voted off by the public.

A source close to the show told MailOnline: ‘Tuesday will be Sharon’s last day in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

It comes after MailOnline exclusively revealed that Sharon Osbourne will leave the Celebrity Big Brother house on Tuesday night during the show’s second live adjournment.

The former X Factor judge, 71, joined the cast as Big Brother’s ‘lodger’, living in his own accommodation complete with private toilet and spending a total of eight days in the TV house

Since her arrival in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Sharon has been given special privileges such as living in her own bedroom away from her co-stars

“She had made it clear from the beginning that she was only staying on the show for a short period of time, but she has definitely made a lasting impact.

“As always, family comes first and Sharon will be back with her husband Ozzy, but she will be missed by her housemates, especially as they say goodbye to another celebrity during tonight’s eviction.”

Since her arrival in the Celebrity Big Brother house, Sharon has been given special privileges, such as living in her own bedroom away from her co-stars.

But on Monday, her VIP treatment reached new heights and she was allowed to listen to nominations, unbeknownst to her housemates, who are strictly forbidden from discussing who they are putting up for public voting.

Big Brother gave the TV veteran the chance to save one of the nominated celebrities, with Sharon choosing influencer Zeze Millz, 34, but her decision came at a price and she had to replace her with another cast member.

Sharon chose Fern Britton, 66, based on her belief that the former This Morning host didn’t get on as well with the rest of the group because of her older age.

She also predicts that the voting public will choose to save her close friend and former X Factor co-star Louis, as well as Fern and Lauren will be evicted.

The mother of three will be remembered for her celebrity anecdotes and put-downs.

Fans were shocked after Sharon was given the choice to save one of the celebrity nominees from the public vote and instead of choosing friend Louis Walsh, she chose Zeze Mills

She also chose Fern Britton based on her belief that the former This Morning host didn’t get on as well with the rest of the group due to her older age

Sharon claimed singer Adele uses a “fake cockney accent” and slammed James Corden for relentlessly calling names and showing off her designer assets.

Sharon explained before entering the house that she could only complete one week of the show’s 19-day run due to the need to be there for her sick husband.

She said: ‘I don’t want to be away from Ozzy for too long. We are incredibly close as a family.

‘I can’t remember a time when I went a week without talking to any of them. Through all our fights and feuds we have maintained communication and this separation will undoubtedly be the longest.’

Celebrity Big Brother: Late & Live continues tonight at 22:30 on ITV2 and ITVX