{"id":69438,"date":"2023-11-25T13:01:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=69438"},"modified":"2023-11-25T13:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:01:13","slug":"im-a-celeb-dealt-huge-ratings-blow-as-furious-viewers-boycott-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/tv-movies\/im-a-celeb-dealt-huge-ratings-blow-as-furious-viewers-boycott-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Im A Celeb dealt huge ratings blow as furious viewers boycott series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! preview<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! has reportedly lost more than two million viewers on Sunday&#8217;s debut of the new series after hundreds complained they wouldn&#8217;t be tuning in after Nigel Farage was cast as a contestant.<\/p>\n<p>An average of seven million tuned in to watch the first episode of series 23 on Sunday, according to overnight ratings, with ITV reporting a peak audience of 7.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s first episode of the 2022 series saw an average of 9.1 million with a peak viewership of 10.3 million, according to ITV&#8217;s overnight ratings.<\/p>\n<p>While last year also sparked a backlash with the casting of Matt Hancock, the former health secretary didn&#8217;t join the show until later in the series.<\/p>\n<p>He came in third place despite many criticising the show for having him in the line-up.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>ITV I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8217;s Nigel Farage takes on show&#8217;s first eating challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-A-Celebrity-ITV-has-seen-a-drop-on-ratings-in-this-year-s-opening-show-5075823.jpg?r=1700496749788\"><\/p>\n<p>The popular show has, in the past, been a ratings success each year for ITV.<\/p>\n<p>According to overnight figures, 2019 also saw 10 million tuning in for the first episode.<\/p>\n<p>The year prior saw 11 million people watching the series debut, which was the most-watched launch since 2013 when 12 million people tuned in.<\/p>\n<p>Many long-established fans of the show expressed their disappointment in the casting of Farage, who was once the leader of UKIP.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8217;s Nigel Farage takes on show&#8217;s first eating challenge[VIDEO] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>GB News hits back &#8216;they can&#8217;t stop&#8217; after I&#8217;m A Celeb swipe[REACTION] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>ITV I&#8217;m A Celeb fans in hysterics as Ant and Dec take brutal swipe at GB News[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/I-m-A-Celebrity-Many-fans-have-decided-not-to-tune-in-to-this-year-s-show-5075822.jpg?r=1700496749847\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, fans continued to slam the decision by ITV and many kept to their word, with a significant drop in ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one former viewer wrote: &#8220;@ITV and @AntDecITV I\u2019ve watched every series #ImACelebrity #ImACeleb . It\u2019s the only one of the reality shows I watch. I will not watch it this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>@thatchamdad added: &#8220;The inclusion of Nigel Farage is a key reason why I\u2019m not bothering with #ImACeleb this year. It seems I\u2019m far from alone &#8211; although the show will always pull in big ratings, I doubt advertisers will be happy with this\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not this year. I thought Matt Hancock was an all time low &amp; I&#8217;m pleased to say I didn&#8217;t like him anymore after the show than I did before. But Farage? No! No! No! #ImACeleb #Bycott,&#8221; @Maheri7 shared. (sic)<\/p>\n<p>@jonloveridge83 fumed: &#8220;All dreadful a***holes. I usually enjoy #ImACeleb it\u2019s a guilty pleasure, even tolerated Hancock last year, but not this time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>@Laurafinmil commented: &#8220;I have loved @antanddec in everything they have ever done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was even a teen member of their fan club, back when those were a thing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But even they are not enough to make me watch #ImACeleb this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Farage should not be allowed a platform, this was a very unwise signing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone felt the same though, with @antanddec_fp posting: &#8220;I don&#8217;t care what anyone says, I absolutely loved last night&#8217;s episode of #ImACeleb. It made me happy. So I&#8217;m going to watch it again tonight. It&#8217;s as simple as that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! continues on Monday at 9pm on ITV.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1837062\/Im-A-Celebrity-two-million-loss-boycott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! preview I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230; Get Me Out Of Here! has reportedly lost more than two million viewers on Sunday&#8217;s debut of the new series after hundreds complained they wouldn&#8217;t be tuning in after Nigel Farage was cast as a contestant. 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