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Launch night ratings disaster: what went wrong?
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Big Brother launched with its lowest ever ratings last night (2.13m/9.95%) being thrashed in the ratings by a BBC Two Horizon special about cats.
After all the buzz around the new series, what went wrong?
After all the buzz around the new series, what went wrong?
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That can't have anything to do with the launch night ratings. What was the figure in 2012?
The public want normal people, C5 give us circus freaks yet again. if it fails then they have brought it on themselves
Back to basics my backside.
It's not a boring and negative post - it's a fact. BB gained its lowest ever viewership for a launch show. Surely something is going wrong somewhere?
I agree that going back in time to when BB was a fresh, new concept and TV wasn't saturated with reality shows would definitely help the BB brand
Still 2million is pretty good for channel 5.
I know it isn't what the forum wants to hear, but I think Celebrity BB is the ratings puller and the superior show.hence why they now do it twice a year.
The civilian series simply does not appeal to the wider audience anymore.
Interesting point. What do you all think then? Will we see the end of civilian BB soon? Do you think C5 will pull the plug and keep Celeb BB going?
Maybe have cameras attached to the housemates colllars.
And cuter housemates.
I agree with you.
There's not been that much publicity around the start date and the overall hook of the "secrets and lies" theme was so vague and samey it was hardly going to draw people in. BB's never going to get a big launch again unless they do something completely different at the start.
Stunts like this has killed BB.
I dont like this Secrets and Lies, which to me is a turn off, if they want to go back to Eco Friendly and stuff, just let it happen.
Brian fans maybe not have been interested in watching, what did Brian ever do wrong nothing in my eyes.
I found the Life Savers programme on BBC1, more interesting, and with Davina returning with Million Pound Drop tonight, be interesting, to see how ratings are
It is boring and negative. The reason for the launch night figures is obvious. No one, except die-hard fans (us, in other words), gives a flying *&^k about BB. It's old news. No one talks about it in the pub or office anymore. Its glory days are gone forever. The fact that it's still on our TV screens is a minor miracle in itself. So stop harping on about viewing figures and concentrate on the show.
I can't see how that would really affect launch night ratings.
I can see that the viewing figures were poor last night but if we continue to get interest from the red tops and the series keeps this higher profile in the written press it is possible that the figures may improve.
As for the housemates, yep there are certainly some wannabees in there but to me the they have a feel of BB 5,6, 7 housemates and these were generally considered to be 'good' series. So some cautious optmism there..........
Early early days yet
Think Brian got slated far too quick.
Did viewers not bother giving it a chance or did they have a peek and not like what they saw?
Also I don't watch Channel 5 so it was only through this site that I found out it was on. They should have advertised on other channels again.