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Pinder's eviction pulls in 3.5m

Almost 3.5 million tuned in to see Lucy Pinder become the first celebrity to be evicted from Big Brother on Friday.

An average of 3.45m (14%) tuned in for the latest update show, which included the announcement of Pinder's eviction, in the 9pm hour on Friday, with a further 311k (1.8%) watching on Channel 4+1. Pinder's subsequent post-eviction interview drew 2.23m (13.3%) between 10.35pm and 11.10pm, with 114k (1.4%) watching on timeshift.

Big Brother lost out in the 9pm hour to Trial & Retrubution, which began its 11th series on ITV1. The returning crime drama pulled in an impressive 5.83m (23.6%) to comfortably win the slot.

BBC One had 4.34m (17.2%) for a new series of QI, then a Vicar of Dibley repeat kept 3.07m (12.7%) until 10pm. BBC Two's Around The World In 80 Faiths managed 1.27m (5.1%).

Five had an impressive 2.38m (9.6%) for the first episode in a new season of NCIS at 9pm, then the premiere of Numb3rs season five appealed to 1.34m (6.9%).

Channel 4's new comedy Plus One - starring Duncan From Blue as himself - made a reasonable start at 10pm, drawing 2m (9.7%) between instalments of Big Brother.

Earlier in the evening, ITV1's Tonight programme - following a reporter living as a tramp - received a ratings boost, with 4.03m (16.3%) tuning in at 8pm.

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