I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! 2022 attracted 3,727 complaints to Ofcom during its time on air this year.
The final week of the ITV series saw viewers contact the communications regulator regarding their concerns about the show, with Matt Hancock's trial involving animals making up the bulk of the complaints.
The majority of general complaints listed under 'various' in Ofcom's latest report relate to the inclusion of former health secretary's in the series, with the total number of complaints about this is 1,890.
Other issues from this week's report note how 80 viewers complained to Ofcom regarding the welfare of the animals used during Mr Hancock's helmet trial on November 27.
Following I'm A Celebrity broadcasting on November 22, 50 viewers got in touch with Ofcom to complain about various concerns, including the dingo dollars questions (18 complaints) and the ‘grot yoga’ challenge (11 complaints).
The latest Ofcom reports follows the RSPCA begging ITV bosses to stop using live animals during Bushtucker Trials in the jungles.
The animal charity claimed last week that 17,000 of its supporters have complained to ITV with their animal welfare concerns, and claimed the complaints had been sent to ITV Viewer Services over the use and portrayal of live animals.
Last year, the RSPCA said more than 13,000 of its supporters complained about live animals and that nothing has changed this year.
It says ITV’s production team are putting sentient animals, such as reptiles, in distressing situations and that invertebrate animals have been at risk of being crushed during Bushtucker Trials.
RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood said last week: "Sadly, we are once again seeing many live animals on our TV screens put in situations that could compromise their welfare for a quick laugh.
“We are also concerned at the way the programme portrays animals; it risks trivialising their lives for the sake of light entertainment.
“With people discussing how scared they are, and animals portrayed in such a negative light, this programme is a long way from the RSPCA’s vision of a world where all animals are respected and treated with kindness and compassion.
“And now that animal sentience – the ability of animals to have positive and negative experiences like pain, distress or pleasure – is recognised in UK law, portraying live animals to UK viewers in this way in I'm a Celebrity is out of sync with this progressive step back home.
"We've previously urged the production company behind I'm a Celebrity to think again and entertain the animal-loving UK public without resorting to anti-animal Bushtucker Trials; and now thousands of supporters have written to ITV Viewer Services to back us too.
"It’s encouraging that a record 17,000 of our supporters have already written to ITV this year to air their views.
"We believe it is very possible to produce this programme without compromising the welfare of animals, so urge all those connected with 'I'm a Celebrity' to re-think and update this show in line with public opinion."
The RSPCA, which carried out a survey in which 36 million people described themselves as animal lovers, said it was concerned the programme may cause viewers to develop negative perceptions of certain animals, or that people may mimic the trials.
The Mirror has previously approached ITV for comment.
