News article - Big Brother: Time Bomb Launch grabs 1.8 million viewers

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Big Brother launched with 1.8 million viewers last night, according to reports. A total of 1.7 million watched live, with an additional 100K opting to see the housemates enter one hour later on 5+1. This marks the lowest launch rating in the shows history. Last year grabbed 2.1 million viewers,.....

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[andybigbro]

Oh dear. Maybe revealing the housemates early had something to do with the lower ratings :think:

[Pete.]

Slay

[VanessaFeltz.]

they got what they deserved. What they did to simon was the worst thing ever i hope it gets axed.

[Rob!]

they got what they deserved. What they did to simon was the worst thing ever i hope it gets axed.

:umm2:

[Babayaro.]

they got what they deserved. What they did to simon was the worst thing ever i hope it gets axed.

You make it sound as if they beheaded him live on TV

[Jøsh]

You make it sound as if they beheaded him live on TV

This :laugh:

[Jason.]

I'm surprised but not surprised at the same time.
I knew it would rate low, but I didn't expect it to rate that low.

I thought it would get 1.8m excluding +1. But, 1.8m including +1 is bad.
I'm upset it rated the same as BB15's dire second launch. But TBH this launch screamed of low-ratings.

No promotion. None whatsoever.
Revealing housemates before launch
First May Launch, since 2007. As opposed to recent years when launched in June.
BB15

Weird to think it's over 1m down on BB13's launch and 0.6m down on BB15's first launch.

[reece(:]

BB's Lotus era

[Benjamin]

oop

[Jake.]

Ireland's showing of BB got nearly 540,000 viewers

[Pete.]

It'll reach 2 million by the time the BARB ratings are announced