*The CBB7 Ratings Thread* (Merged)
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Confirmed start date of the last ever Celebrity Big Brother from Davina: 3rd January. A Sunday. Good decision I think, I have suggested a Sunday launch for years.
Too late for good ideas though.
Dancing On Ice won't start then will it? :eek:
*The BB10 Ratings Thread*
CBB6 Ratings Thread
CBB6 Series Average (Official): 3.3m (down 1.3m on CBB5)
BB10 Series Average (Official): 2.5m (down 1.1m on BB9)
I do think BB11 could do better than BB10 but unless there's some mega-signing, I can't see CBB7 halting the decline.
Too late for good ideas though.
Dancing On Ice won't start then will it? :eek:*The BB10 Ratings Thread*
CBB6 Ratings Thread
CBB6 Series Average (Official): 3.3m (down 1.3m on CBB5)
BB10 Series Average (Official): 2.5m (down 1.1m on BB9)
I do think BB11 could do better than BB10 but unless there's some mega-signing, I can't see CBB7 halting the decline.
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If it can stay above 2m then I'll say it's been a roaring success.
All Monday-Thurday episodes in the first week are at 10pm,. Recently, 10pm episodes haven't rated as well as 9pm ones.
As for live feed (sorry to bring it up!), there's just one hour in daytime on E4 around 1-2pm. There's the night feed as well, but that's pretty useless as I bet the celebs will be asleep by then.
The only thing that can save it will be if there is someone REALLY famous and well known in there.
The woman behind BB5? I'm not sure even she can turn it round now. Though that has raised my expectations a little.
Has Shirley Jones been in charge of a series since BB5? Much of BB5's success was down to the cast, in CBB there's less control over who goes in.. I doubt there's enough candidates for them to be choosy over who goes in! It can't be any worse than CBB6 though, the only time I've genuinely given up on a series. They should make the celebs earn their fee somehow - even if that means the chance of getting any proper celebs is diminished.
They must have nearly bottomed out now but it can be seen from some of the poorer BB10 ratings that less than 2m people will always watch BB.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429251/
Produced 2 of my all time favourite series' (BB5 and CBB3). I don't think this will make much difference to viewing figures though. I reckon it'll hover around the same level as BB10 (2.4/2.5) or maybe a bit lower.
The only thing that might help win back a bigger audience is the return of constant live streaming or a very big name going in.
The Celebrity series always has more chance than the main series because the names can be a draw so you do have a slight chance of bringing people through the door (so to speak). Realistically, history shows us that they won't stick around!
Shirley Jones obviously has an encouraging background having done BB5 and CBB3. But then again, Sharon Powers and Phil Edgar-Jones oversaw those series as well, so it's no guarantee!
It really comes down to new ideas. Sharon has run a decent production since she took over again, it hasn't been the shambles of BB8. But it has also been stale and repetitive hence the continued decline.
It'll be interesting to see if they even bother changing things. At this point, I can't see much movement in the ratings.
It's been years since the tabloids have been all over BB but The News of the World, The People and The Star (that's the ones I've seen) are all carrying CBB as their front page. The NOTW have an interview with Alex Reid with the headline "ALEX: DANE SAID HE'D KILL ME" with Alex saying Dane is "Lucky not to be dead" :eek: after the NY bust up.
The People: Jordan's Fears For Lovers: Celeb Big Brother beefs up security
The Star: Ex-SAS bodyguards poised as.. Big Bruv hit by security threat.
Clearly this is one very big publicity stunt but why not? 6m for tomorrow? Definitely over 5m.
I'd be incredibly happy with over 5m. If it is a strong launch, I'd give it a series average of about 3m
As long as they don't balls it up with an awful launch twist like BB10. I could see this CBB acheiving around 2.5m-3m average depending on what it's like. Judging by who the exec. is I;d say it's gonna be a decent series, despite how much C4 try to destroy it.
A lot of young viewers will be watching Top Gear and The Simpsons Movie until 9pm.
The pressure is off really. Doesn't matter what it gets.
The Simpsons Movie is on before it, it's FREEZING outside i assume people will be huddled in the living room lol, curious of the celebs and the fact its the last ever CBB.
Prediction for tonight : 3.8mil, peaking at 4.2mil