Jungle Reality Is Ratings Hit

Nearly 10 million viewers tuned in to the launch of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! last night.

The audience peaked at 9.8 million and averaged 8.7 million.

Both figures were 200,000 down on last year's opener.

The ITV1 reality show hosted by Ant and Dec trounced its nearest rival, Stephen Poliakoff's BBC2 drama Capturing Mary, which drew three million viewers.

The ratings helped ITV1 to its best Monday performance in a year.

ITV2 spin-off I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here Now!, presented by Matt Willis and Emma Griffiths, pulled in 703,000 viewers.