Big Brother Not Getting Axed

[SimBrotherNetwork]

Not sure if anyone has seen this but yeah
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[Jarrod]

Brilliant news.

[Jake.]

Very good news

[Sam:)]

TBH I was hoping it would be cancelled so that Secret Story on a better station

[Jarrod]

TBH I was hoping it would be cancelled so that Secret Story on a better station

Secret Story would never be on UK TV. Where did you get that mental idea from anyway?

[michael21]

:nono: Published on 27 Sep 2011 not up-to-date news is it

[Sam:)]

Secret Story would never be on UK TV. Where did you get that mental idea from anyway?

IDK I just presume that it will, lets face it probably will in some format

[SimBrotherNetwork]

:nono: Published on 27 Sep 2011 not up-to-date news is it

Yep, thats why I did say many of you may already seen this, but I saw threads saying C5 wanted to axe it, and found this

[Samuel.]

Doesn't really mean anything. We know they'll be a summer Big Brother, beyond that though it doesn't look promising.

[Matt]

Secret Story would never be on UK TV. Where did you get that mental idea from anyway?

...why wouldn't it? It won't be around when Big Brother's on air, but it's obvious Endemol will shop it around once BB eventually does get axed

[Jarrod]

...why wouldn't it? It won't be around when Big Brother's on air, but it's obvious Endemol will shop it around once BB eventually does get axed

It's one of those programs that wouldn't work here. I know it's basically BB But yeah That's my opinion anyway. If it does, it does. But i just think it wouldn't work here.

[Stu]

Big Brother hasn't worked here for quite a long time. It's just us ****zos left watching it.

[Shasown]

TBH I was hoping it would be cancelled so that Secret Story on a better station

Secret Story will either air on another channel or it wont, it will be sold on its own merits. Its airing and possible success isnt dependant on the fate of Big Brother.

[CharlieO]

Big Brother hasn't worked here for quite a long time. It's just us ****zos left watching it.

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[Tregard]

There is no chance of it getting cancelled, it's one of Channel 5's most popular shows if not the most popular, and they get about 13 weeks worth of content every year.

[Jake.]

Look at the amount of times CBB8 destroyed Channel 4 and even BBC2 (sometimes) in the ratings and.audience share. Channel 5 was getting over double the share than what it is currently. So why would it be quickly cancelled?

[SSL2012]

Look at the amount of times CBB8 destroyed Channel 4 and even BBC2 (sometimes) in the ratings and.audience share. Channel 5 was getting over double the share than what it is currently. So why would it be quickly cancelled?

This ^^

[Tom]

Davina said it would run and run, 4 months later Channel 4 confirmed it was being axed.

BNf-63kee1w

Channel 5 will hardly say its going to be axed when they're just half way through their contract. I don't think Channel 5 will get rid of it completely though, I just think they'll drop the main series and have 2 celeb series per year

Look at the amount of times CBB8 destroyed Channel 4 and even BBC2 (sometimes) in the ratings and.audience share. Channel 5 was getting over double the share than what it is currently. So why would it be quickly cancelled?

That was just the novely of BB being back though, plus the public love celebrity based reality shows. The audience fell off a cliff during BB12 and was regularly beaten by the other 4 channels. Even a crap rating series of Million Pound Drop did better than most evictions when head to head. The last remotely popular series of Big Brother was BB9. Nothing can be done to save main BB but the celebrity one probably has another 2 or 3 series left yet.

[g17m]

I agree, channel 5 arent going to axe the show anytime soon, apart from looking stupid, they wouldnt want to have spent so much money getting the show to just let it fizzle out after two years. IMO they should have a CBB every summer for 3-4 weeks, for 4 or 5 years, (similar time to im a celebrity, which gets inmpressive ratings for how long the shows being going) then bring back normal BB, when people will want it back again, but until then people will have the CBB to watch and they will have more money to get better celebs.

[Jake.]

Davina said it would run and run, 4 months later Channel 4 confirmed it was being axed.

BNf-63kee1w

Channel 5 will hardly say its going to be axed when they're just half way through their contract. I don't think Channel 5 will get rid of it completely though, I just think they'll drop the main series and have 2 celeb series per year



That was just the novely of BB being back though, plus the public love celebrity based reality shows. The audience fell off a cliff during BB12 and was regularly beaten by the other 4 channels. Even a crap rating series of Million Pound Drop did better than most evictions when head to head. The last remotely popular series of Big Brother was BB9. Nothing can be done to save main BB but the celebrity one probably has another 2 or 3 series left yet.

Don't get me wrong, I understand that BB12's rating were not great. But they still boosted Channel 5's audinece share. I'm not saying ratings and beating off the other ratings from other channels are not important, but truth is, look at how many viewers Channel 5 is getting a night, without Big Brother on. I fully expect this next CBB to reach the ratings of CBB8, maybe even top them. Also, BB13 may not suffer as much, as this time around, viewers have some breathing space. And with this Celeb series to have some livefeed, even more could be back for the summer (aslong as ratings for the small live feed are high enough, that is).

[g17m]

Don't get me wrong, I understand that BB12's rating were not great. But they still boosted Channel 5's audinece share. I'm not saying ratings and beating off the other ratings from other channels are not important, but truth is, look at how many viewers Channel 5 is getting a night, without Big Brother on. I fully expect this next CBB to reach the ratings of CBB8, maybe even top them. Also, BB13 may not suffer as much, as this time around, viewers have some breathing space. And with this Celeb series to have some livefeed, even more could be back for the summer (aslong as ratings for the small live feed are high enough, that is).

I agree, we're gonna have to watch the **** out of that hours LF

[Stu]

Well unless you have a BARB box that measures ratings all that watching will get you nowhere.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Well unless you have a BARB box that measures ratings all that watching will get you nowhere.

Happy little chappie you are.

I read somewhere that revenue from advertising had increased by like 70% or something because of Big Brother?

[Jake.]

Happy little chappie you are.

I read somewhere that revenue from advertising had increased by like 70% or something because of Big Brother?

I read something similar, it has been a good year for 5

[Tom]

Don't get me wrong, I understand that BB12's rating were not great. But they still boosted Channel 5's audinece share. I'm not saying ratings and beating off the other ratings from other channels are not important, but truth is, look at how many viewers Channel 5 is getting a night, without Big Brother on. I fully expect this next CBB to reach the ratings of CBB8, maybe even top them. Also, BB13 may not suffer as much, as this time around, viewers have some breathing space. And with this Celeb series to have some livefeed, even more could be back for the summer (aslong as ratings for the small live feed are high enough, that is).

Last night on C5:

World's Strongest Man- 1.08m
The Mentalist: 1.29m

So more or less what BB was getting. In fact last nights flop show for C5 was Amy Childs BB spin off show that got 398,000 viewers. Channel 5 don't need Big Brother like Channel 4 needed it. I honestly can't see how they'll give it another series after this next one and its either going to air at a weird time of year again or right up against the Olympics/Diamond Jubilee/Euro 2012 which isn't going to help.

[Jake.]

Last night on C5:

World's Strongest Man- 1.08m
The Mentalist: 1.29m

So more or less what BB was getting. In fact last nights flop show for C5 was Amy Childs BB spin off show that got 398,000 viewers. Channel 5 don't need Big Brother like Channel 4 needed it.

But CSI and The Mentalist (now along with Big Brother) are 5's top of the top shows. When CBB and CSI are on on the same night, it goes well for 5.

[Tom]

I'm not talking about CBB though, I agree that does well for Channel 5 and I think it will outlive normal BB. My point is about ordinary BB and I can't see there being another one after this years, but I think they'll opt to put CBB on in the summer as well from 2013

[SSL2012]

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1103714/

"Nick Bampton, who joined Channel 5 as sales director in December last year, said ‘Big Brother’ has been a "game changer" for the broadcaster.

"With massive audience increases in these slots particularly against younger audiences and ground breaking commercial partnerships with Freederm, Dominos, Lucozade, Disney, 888, Jadeworld and Paramount Pictures, we are changing the way TV works."

Article i found, 6 weeks old.

Doesn't sound like it's getting axed at all. Quite cleary they are discussing the normal version, not celeb.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1109765/Desmonds-Channel-5-ad-revenue-rockets-27-2011/

Another article quite clearly, proving BB has been a success. Even with the declining figures compared to it's chn 4 days.

[RichardG]

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1103714/

"Nick Bampton, who joined Channel 5 as sales director in December last year, said ‘Big Brother’ has been a "game changer" for the broadcaster.

"With massive audience increases in these slots particularly against younger audiences and ground breaking commercial partnerships with Freederm, Dominos, Lucozade, Disney, 888, Jadeworld and Paramount Pictures, we are changing the way TV works."

Article i found, 6 weeks old.

Doesn't sound like it's getting axed at all. Quite cleary they are discussing the normal version, not celeb.

That article and this one >(http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/dec/18/channel-5-ad-revenues-soar) both seem to suggest they're happy with the outcome of Big Brother last year so personally I think if they can at least maintain the same amount of viewers, though preferably get a bit more watching which might be possible now CBB is back in the winter and BB back in the summer, then they'll prrobably keep it for a few more years at least.

Last night on C5:

World's Strongest Man- 1.08m
The Mentalist: 1.29m

Those ratings are great for the channel too and you're right, they're fairly similar to BB's ratings. The only thing is they're not on every night whereas Big Brother is. I think a combination of BB's ratings every night + days with BB and those shows on the same day = ratings winner for C5.

The only way I see them cancelling Big Brother soon is the price. It's very expensive buying the show and we know from when they first tried to buy it that Endemol seem very against allowing the price to drop so perhaps C5 will say it's too expensive and just put repeats of the Worlds Strongest Man on TV every night, because I bet it's a lot cheaper!