{"id":40078,"date":"2023-11-20T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1929923"},"modified":"2023-11-20T15:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:18:43","slug":"im-a-celebrity-viewing-figures-drop-by-2-million-with-2023-launch","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/im-a-celebrity-viewing-figures-drop-by-2-million-with-2023-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m a Celebrity viewing figures drop by 2 million with 2023 launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s launch show was watched by 7 million viewers, according to overnight ratings. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 20 November 2023 at 13:04 PM<\/p>

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The launch show for I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here!<\/a> 2023 aired last night (Sunday 19th November), and while it scored an average of 7 million viewers according to overnight ratings, this was a substantial drop-off from last year\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

The 2022 launch show was watched by an average of 9.1 million, with that season featuring a cast including Jill Scott, Owen Warner and Matt Hancock. That year\u2019s premiere was also up around 2 million from the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This drop in ratings came as some fans threatened to boycott the show, with #BoycottImACeleb trending on Twitter, which has recently been rebranded as X, amid the controversy surrounding the casting<\/a> of former UKIP and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before entering the jungle, Farage described himself as \u201ca hero for some people and an absolute villain to millions\u201d.<\/p>\n

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