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Channel 4’s digital time-shift service Channel 4 +1 pulled in its highest audience since launching in August last year when more than 700,000 viewers tuned in to the Big Brother highlights show last night, Thursday June 19.
The episode, which included coverage of Big Brother housemate Alexandra De-Gale’s removal from the show on Wednesday evening for allegedly threatening behaviour, brought 703,000 viewers and a multichannel share of 4.4% to Channel 4 +1 between 10pm and 11pm, according to unofficial overnight figures.
The time shift channel benefited from viewers switching over from the end of ITV1’s coverage of the Euro 2008 quarter final match between Germany and Portugal, which ended at 10pm, clashing with Channel 4’s Big Brother broadcast.
Channel 4 +1’s previous highest rating was also for a Big Brother episode first broadcast against Euro 2008 football on Channel 4 on Thursday last week. The Channel 4 +1 repeat scored 530,000 viewers in the 10pm hour.
Big Brother’s first showing last night on the main Channel 4 service attracted 3.5 million viewers and a 15% share between 9pm and 10pm.
On Channel 4 the dramatic instalment held its own against ITV1’s Euro 2008 match, with the reality show peaking at 4.4 million viewers for the 15 minutes from 9.45pm.
Wednesday night’s Big Brother picked up 3.2 million viewers and a 20% share in the later 10pm hour, with a further 238,000 watching an hour later on Channel 4 +1.
ITV1’s live coverage of the Euro 2008 game, which saw Germany progress to the semi-finals, winning 3-2 against Portugal, peaked at 8.3 million viewers and a 36% share for the 15 minutes from 9pm.
Live match coverage attracted 7.3 million viewers and a 33% share between 7.45pm and 9.45pm – the highest rating so far for the tournament.
The event’s previous high came with the France v Italy match on BBC1 on Tuesday, which attracted 6.8 million viewers for live match coverage.

guardian.co.uk