Channel 5 to AXE Big Brother due to Ratings Crisis?

[Lord Gavin]

Big Brother ratings are in crisis this series, with audiences falling under 1 million viewers (excluding +1).

Big Brother has been beaten by ITV2's Love Island, a show made on a fraction of the budget Big Brother has and on a much smaller chance.

Younger viewers are deserting Big Brother, with viewers aged 16 to 35 preferring Love Island and European football coverage.

Reports suggest Channel 5 will AXE the civilian version of Big Brother and are already trying to sabotage the show by airing Monday's episode against a huge England football match.

Insiders at Channel 5 say VIACOM who own the channel want to get rid of the normal BB version and bring fresh new shows into the schedule.

[Jay28jay2]

Considering they have been better this year than last... Try again, new account

[waterhog]

Big Brother ratings are in crisis this series, with audiences falling under 1 million viewers (excluding +1).

Big Brother has been beaten by ITV2's Love Island, a show made on a fraction of the budget Big Brother has and on a much smaller chance.

Younger viewers are deserting Big Brother, with viewers aged 16 to 35 preferring Love Island and European football coverage.

Reports suggest Channel 5 will AXE the civilian version of Big Brother and are already trying to sabotage the show by airing Monday's episode against a huge England football match.

Insiders at Channel 5 say VIACOM who own the channel want to get rid of the normal BB version and bring fresh new shows into the schedule.


if true - very sad. I love the show and find it so much better then love island etc etc.

[Lord Gavin]

Considering they have been better this year than last... Try again, new account
Overnight ratings have been down but more importantly fewer young people are watching. Advertisers have held talks with Channel 5 about their discontent with the ratings, and are demanding a big twist is put in place soon to increase viewing figures.

[Jamesy]

Ratings crisis was last year sorry

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[Lord Gavin]

Ratings crisis was last year sorry

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Ratings have dipped below 1 million viewers (excluding repeats) 3 days in a row.

[Jamesy]

Ratings have dipped below 1 million viewers (excluding repeats) 3 days in a row.
And?

[Nicky91]

i would say yeah, Axe BB this year :)

[Lord Gavin]

And?
Only 760,000 watched yesterday, worst audience so far.

[arista]

Big Brother ratings are in crisis this series, with audiences falling under 1 million viewers (excluding +1).

Big Brother has been beaten by ITV2's Love Island, a show made on a fraction of the budget Big Brother has and on a much smaller chance.

Younger viewers are deserting Big Brother, with viewers aged 16 to 35 preferring Love Island and European football coverage.

Reports suggest Channel 5 will AXE the civilian version of Big Brother and are already trying to sabotage the show by airing Monday's episode against a huge England football match.

Insiders at Channel 5 say VIACOM who own the channel want to get rid of the normal BB version and bring fresh new shows into the schedule.


We will See but
Big Brother is Not Gone From Viacom / Ch5 / MTV

[Jamesy]

Only 760,000 watched yesterday, worst audience so far.
So? Saturday's always suffer duh

[Smithy]

Where is the source for this article if you don't mind me asking?

[Lord Gavin]

We will See but
Big Brother is Not Gone From Viacom / Ch5 / MTV
Not yet

So? Saturday's always suffer duh
Yeah but yesterday was the worst so far

[armand.kay]

It's done better that last year and the shares and officials are good. Flop thread close it mods.

[LemonJam]

damn some of y'all are rude.

[Lord Gavin]

It's done better that last year and the shares and officials are good. Flop thread close it mods.
Ratings are now down from last year. look at the facts

[Yaki da]

Where is this story from?

[Lord Gavin]

Where is this story from?
I have read on Twitter and Digital spy

[Smithy]

So no actual source, some of y'all are some dumb

[waterhog]

I have read on Twitter and Digital spy

well if it says it on this twit thing - its fact NOT :joker:

[Mitchell]

Where is this story from?

His arse

[iloveaisleyne]

Hasnt it been confirmed it will continue until at least 2018?

[Tom4784]

BB is still C5's flagship show, if it didn't get cancelled last year it won't get cancelled this year when ratings are generally up.

[Lord Gavin]

Hasnt it been confirmed it will continue until at least 2018?
Thast the Celebrity version. They havent commented about the normal one

[sampvt]

I hope it is true and it gets closed down. The CH5 can sell it back to CH4 for peanuts and let them do the show properly with BBLB and with proper presenters and proper producers.

[Tom4784]

I'm gonna close the thread, the article isn't real and it's only going to get messy.