I’m a Celebrity live: ITV viewing figures revealed for 2024 launch show
Ratings were on a par with last year’s series – but down two million from 2022
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2024 cast of I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! have not had an easy start, with the launch episode landing them right in the action.
Among this year’s contestants are N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos, Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall and Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse. Others include McFly singer Danny Jones, boxer Barry McGuigan and Coleen Rooney, who is the show’s highest-paid star in its history.
ITV revealed on Monday (18 November) that the first episode was watched by a peak of eight million, and an average of seven million. This is on a par with last year’s launch, with both respective episodes down from the nine million viewers reached in 2022.
The first episode of the new series saw the cast take part in a series of challenges, with Contostavlos and Halsall emerging victorious after a heated race involcing cockroaches, capsized canoes, and blended fish eye cocktails
Fans singled out Dean McCullough as an early favourite after the BBC Radio 1 presenter made a “hilarious” joke about fellow campmate Rooney’s “Wagatha Christie” trial the moment he met her.
In the first vote of the series, viewers have selected GK Barry to take part in the next episode’s Bushtucker Trial, which is called Vile Volcano.
New episodes of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! airs on ITV1 and ITVX every night at 9pm.
The first two have paired up!
1. Danny picks Barry
2. Tulisa picks Alan
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Some positive affirmations from Oti Mabuse
“I am brave, and I am .strong!” – that’s the spirit!
Thirty minutes down and already two major challenges
In less than half an hour, five contestants have endured a Bushtucker food trial and a skydive...
Uh-oh!
Look like Dean may be backing out of the skydive as he tells cameras: “I don’t think I can do it...”
Bit late for that!
Dean why did you go on I’m a Celeb if you can’t jump off a helicopter? That’s a stable on the first day #ImACeleb
— 𝓑 𝓮 𝓽 𝓱 (@Beth_Snape_) November 17, 2024
Who will pick who?
Those on the beach are waiting to be picked by their counterparts in the helicopters... can’t help but feel sorry for the one who’s picked last!
Hugs all around!
Barry and Barry are joined on the beach by Colleen Roney, Coronation Street star Alan Halsall, Radio 1 DJ and presenter Melvin Odoom.
Barry meet Barry!
Former boxing champion Barry McGuigan meet Loose Women star and content creator GK Barry – real name Grace Keeling.
“We Barry’s have to look out for each other,” says McGuigan upon meeting his namesake on the beach.
We love a bit of honesty from our campmates...
GK Barry: “I’m not good with animals... I’m not actually good with anthing that this show entails...”
Another gem: “What do I bring to the camp? F*** all.”
What do the camp mates win for this first challenge?
The pair who win the race will win the coveted title of the first leaders of camp, unlocking the perks of being able to sleep in the comfort of the Leaders’ Lodge as well as being exempt from the first Bushtucker trial.
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