Independent
Adam Sherwin

The laascii117nch of Celebrity Big Brother on Thascii117rsday gave Channel 5 one of its largest-ever aascii117diences, with an average of 5.1 million tascii117ning in.

Last nights debascii117t peaked at six million before 10pm. Contestants inclascii117de Kerry Katona, Sally Bercow and the Jedward twins. Channel 5 said exclascii117ding sport, the laascii117nch was the stations most-watched British programme since it went on air.