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It is the first time since 2012 his figures have dropped below nine million.
Zoe Ball previously beat her in the race to the top job.
But she says she is "very, very happy" with what the BBC is paying her.
She's the first woman to ever host the Radio 2 breakfast show on a permanent basis.
According to reports, Zoe is at the top of the list for the gig.
Campaigners including Stephen Fry and Zoe Ball have called for an end to stigmatising language.
Sara Cox has already emerged as a frontrunner, but who else would be suitable?
Coxy began trending on Twitter soon after it was revealed Chris was leaving.
'I’m not sure I’d have survived intact had it had not been for my sobriety.'
The cameraman took his own life last year.