Ratings for the launch episode of the latest series of The Great British Bake Off were the biggest for any programme – excluding films – to be shown on Channel 4 since 1985.
According to the broadcaster, consolidated viewing figures for the series 11 debut were 10.8 million. It was also the biggest overnight launch audience for the series since its move from the BBC, with overnight ratings averaging 6.9 million viewers.
The TV premiere of the film Four Weddings And A Funeral on Channel 4 in 1995 attracted a higher audience of 12.4 million. The biggest-ever audience in Channel 4’s history remains 13.9 million, which was for the mini-series A Woman Of Substance in 1985.
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