Sharon Powers back in charge to produce BB10

[Tom]

It has been announced that Sharon Powers will continue to serve as executive producer on Big Brother this summer.

Big Brother 10 will be Powers’ fifth series as executive producer of the reality show, having previously worked in the post for BB6 and BB9 as well as the fourth and sixth Celebrity editions.

In addition, she was also a creative director for Big Brother 7.

Sharon is the first executive producer to hold the role for two consecutive years.

BB10 begins on June 4th at 9.00pm.

Stick with bbspy!

BBSpy (http://www.bbspy.co.uk/news/powers-to-produce-big-brother-10.html)

She knows how to make a good series. The only problem with CBB was the casting which on paper was good

Looking forward to it even more now :cheer2:

[DigitalSid]

Hmm. Let's hope she does a better job of it than last year. I'd prefer a more BB6 ish series this year than BB9.

[crossieKIDD]

WOW Great news!!

[MrGaryy]

GREAT! A lot of people give her slack for CBB6 but BB9 and BB6 were very decnt and the twists in both were simple and executed to perfection.

[Tom]

Originally posted by MrGaryy
GREAT! A lot of people give her slack for CBB6 but BB9 and BB6 were very decnt and the twists in both were simple and executed to perfection.

Aside from the non-continuation of the HOH, what I seen of CBB6 was actually quite well produced and the casting should have worked ... it just didn't. We were all quite excited about the line up with more actual celebrities and what should have been bigger personalities.

Originally posted by DigitalSid
Hmm. Let's hope she does a better job of it than last year. I'd prefer a more BB6 ish series this year than BB9.

What was wrong with last year? I personally thought it was one of the best series' and the best executed since BB6- her previous series.

[BIG-BRO-FAN]

Good news. She has a lot to live upto this summer, that's for sure.

[Benji]

No - i didnt enjoy last year as much as BB6.

Hopefully she will make the series a good one! :D

[DigitalSid]

Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by DigitalSid
Hmm. Let's hope she does a better job of it than last year. I'd prefer a more BB6 ish series this year than BB9.

What was wrong with last year? I personally thought it was one of the best series' and the best executed since BB6- her previous series.

For one figures dipped further after a massive loss the previous year which they should worked to reverse

and for two every imported idea they introduced last year (HOH, heaven and hell, etcetera) failed miserably due to half arsed attempts to impliment them here.

[Benji]

I agreee with the above post - things could be made better - but ideas are never exapanded on.

[crossieKIDD]

:cheer: i love her shes gonna make this year good :)
haha no pressure

[Tom]

Originally posted by DigitalSid
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by DigitalSid
Hmm. Let's hope she does a better job of it than last year. I'd prefer a more BB6 ish series this year than BB9.

What was wrong with last year? I personally thought it was one of the best series' and the best executed since BB6- her previous series.

For one figures dipped further after a massive loss the previous year which they should worked to reverse

and for two every imported idea they introduced last year (HOH, heaven and hell, etcetera) failed miserably due to half arsed attempts to impliment them here.

BB9 had the most consistent audience in BB history which was the key- they can build on that this year if none have been turned away by the Celeb BB fiasco (even though its two seperate audiences anyway). BB8 kind of just kept falling until the final week. Last year they did everything us fans that apparently know the show inside out to do and it failed.

And the ideas worked well. Could have been done better but they definitely added a different angle to the series. You don't know HOH won't be developed and last years was simply to introduce us to it.

[Benji]

Do u think that the BB teams houdl encorporate more Public say in what they do to the housemates? that way they may find extra veiwers etc.

I would like to have a say through ideas or votes or whatever on the bb website of what we could do to housemates and stuff....would be good.

[Tom]

Originally posted by Benji
Do u think that the BB teams houdl encorporate more Public say in what they do to the housemates? that way they may find extra veiwers etc.

I would like to have a say through ideas or votes or whatever on the bb website of what we could do to housemates and stuff....would be good.

America did something like that called America's Player where they got to control a housemate without the rest knowing. That could fit in quite well for a week over here, novelty could wear off

[JohnnyBB]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Benji]

Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by Benji
Do u think that the BB teams houdl encorporate more Public say in what they do to the housemates? that way they may find extra veiwers etc.

I would like to have a say through ideas or votes or whatever on the bb website of what we could do to housemates and stuff....would be good.

America did something like that called America's Player where they got to control a housemate without the rest knowing. That could fit in quite well for a week over here, novelty could wear off


Yeah - but im talking more like:

What do you think the housemates should do next?

a. Painting task
b. Splitting the house up into groups Task
c. dancing task

things like that - but with a little more importance....I cant think of anything at thsi time - but...i think u will get th eidea.

[JohnnyBB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzpGvM3M-GY

from the devils mouth herself!

[ILoveTRW]

Best news possible as far as im concerned, she knows how to cast the best housemates, it was just a shame that most of the BB9 housemates were fake on their audition tapes

[BIG-BRO-FAN]

She has a lot of weight on her shoulders this year, most definately.

[Stentionhouse]

Powers and Edgar-Jones should have been given the boot long ago. No wonder BBUK is on its last legs.

[Firewire]

I hope she makes it a good series.

[BIG-BRO-FAN]

Let's hope she has some fresh ideas for tasks otherwise it's bye-bye to BB.

[Cody™]

She didnt do a very good job of it last year so for me, it makes no difference.

[President]

BB9 had the most consistent audience in BB history
What a load of bollocks.

Every series from BB1-BB6 saw rises throughout their series (BB6 saw an initial loss, but then rose). BB9 on the other hand dipped for the first few weeks, thenn stabilised at a low level.

It was a consistent audience at a low level. But it's not a good thing. Most other series saw RISES, but BB9 saw a dip then plateau.

BB8 kind of just kept falling until the final week. Last year they did everything us fans that apparently know the show inside out to do and it failed.
Once again, a load of bollocks. It did dip for the first 3 or so weeks, but like BB9 it then plateued out for the remainder of the series. It remained around the 3.9m mark running average for nearly the whole series. Just look at IBB's ratings tables for proof.

[Tom]

Originally posted by President
BB9 had the most consistent audience in BB history
What a load of ********.

Every series from BB1-BB6 saw rises throughout their series (BB6 saw an initial loss, but then rose). BB9 on the other hand dipped for the first few weeks, thenn stabilised at a low level.

It was a consistent audience at a low level. But it's not a good thing. Most other series saw RISES, but BB9 saw a dip then plateau.

BB8 kind of just kept falling until the final week. Last year they did everything us fans that apparently know the show inside out to do and it failed.
Once again, a load of ********. It did dip for the first 3 or so weeks, but like BB9 it then plateued out for the remainder of the series. It remained around the 3.9m mark running average for nearly the whole series. Just look at IBB's ratings tables for proof.

Yep, IBB's tables, and to show my point (and because I'm a saddo with nothing better to do) here shows BB8 and BB9 from week to week

http://i42.tinypic.com/2pzjxx2.jpg

That clearly shows that both BB8 and 9 had pretty much the same amount of people watching in the final week, BB9 just slightly down. BB8 seen a bigger drop and clearly it tailed off towards the end, not levelling out. BB9 stabalised the drop ending with just slightly fewer viewers.

BB9 didn't dip until the middle either and even then it was only by 0.1m (excluding the first week which is obviously going to see a drop because of the launch) and it levelled out pretty much straight away.

I know every other series saw a rise but BB9 was received much better critically (inc with audience appreciation figures) and definitely gave a good platform for BB10 to build on, well if CBB hasn't caused too much damage. Taking CBB into account if it can average 3.4m+ then I think it can be seen as a success, which I think it can do.

[President]

http://i42.tinypic.com/2pzjxx2.jpg

That clearly shows that both BB8 and 9 had pretty much the same amount of people watching in the final week, BB9 just slightly down. BB8 seen a bigger drop and clearly it tailed off towards the end, not levelling out. BB9 stabalised the drop ending with just slightly fewer viewers.

BB9 didn't dip until the middle either and even then it was only by 0.1m (excluding the first week which is obviously going to see a drop because of the launch) and it levelled out pretty much straight away.

The reason why BB8 had such a big drop near the beginnning was because it was up against Britain's Got Talent. If BB9 was up against BGT, the same thing would have happened.

Looking at the graph, there was no rise during BB9 but look at BB8 - there was a spike in week 6/7 due to the Fake Week twist.

Does your graph take into account that C4+1 was launched in the latter part of BB8? That would explain the dip towards the end, as you probably didn't include the C4+1 figures for the last few ratings.

I know every other series saw a rise but BB9 was received much better critically (inc with audience appreciation figures)
Once again, you're not getting the point. The Audience Appreciation figures obviously would be better for BB9 because there were fewer viewers watching the show compared to BB8. The viewers watching in BB9 would be more liekly to enjoy the show as they're sticking around, and the core fanbase enjoy the show.

That's why programmes with smaller viewing figures always get the top AIs. Because it's got a cult audience who enjoy the show.

Also, may I add: the AIs weren't too different between BB8 and BB9. It was only a couple of points in it, which is very little and can be explained by the reduction in viewership (which I have touched on above).

... and definitely gave a good platform for BB10 to build on
But it's not really a good platform because it was the worst ratings ever. In the past, after every drop, the following series has seen a rise. BB9 couldn't do that, suggesting that the series was relatively poor.

...well if CBB hasn't caused too much damage. Taking CBB into account if it can average 3.4m+ then I think it can be seen as a success, which I think it can do.
All the facts show that if CBB loses viewers, then summer BB will lose viewers. The highly likely scenario is that BB10 will be the worst rating summer series ever.

Sharon Powers is not good enough to EP a series. She used to be good for BB6 and CBB4, but her latest 2 efforts show that she's just past it. A new EP should have been appointed.

[WoopieGeorge]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Bring it on people!!

[Tom]

Originally posted by President

The reason why BB8 had such a big drop near the beginnning was because it was up against Britain's Got Talent. If BB9 was up against BGT, the same thing would have happened.

Looking at the graph, there was no rise during BB9 but look at BB8 - there was a spike in week 6/7 due to the Fake Week twist.

Does your graph take into account that C4+1 was launched in the latter part of BB8? That would explain the dip towards the end, as you probably didn't include the C4+1 figures for the last few ratings.

I'm aware of BGT which is why I never said anything about that, but it still didn't level out like BB9 did even after that drop. And they're from IBB, so the second half of the series is when C4+1 was launched. Its also worth noting that even though BB9 had the lowest audience ever, it still managed to win its slot on a number of occasions, or finish second to the news. I'm sure Channel 4 were quite happy with that.

Once again, you're not getting the point. The Audience Appreciation figures obviously would be better for BB9 because there were fewer viewers watching the show compared to BB8. The viewers watching in BB9 would be more liekly to enjoy the show as they're sticking around, and the core fanbase enjoy the show.

That's why programmes with smaller viewing figures always get the top AIs. Because it's got a cult audience who enjoy the show.
Also, may I add: the AIs weren't too different between BB8 and BB9. It was only a couple of points in it, which is very little and can be explained by the reduction in viewership (which I have touched on above).

A few points are actually quite a big difference in terms of AI figures. And in the grand scheme of things, 0.3m isn't really a big difference.

But it's not really a good platform because it was the worst ratings ever. In the past, after every drop, the following series has seen a rise. BB9 couldn't do that, suggesting that the series was relatively poor.

BB9 was enjoyed by most so I don't think it was poor ... and it was a good platform because it undid everything that BB8 and Hijack did (ruin the brand), they took on viewer advice to try and restore it and they got a solid fan base. If they return for BB10, which most will, and if they can get hold of new viewers then the ratings should be just the same as BB9, if not slightly better.

All the facts show that if CBB loses viewers, then summer BB will lose viewers. The highly likely scenario is that BB10 will be the worst rating summer series ever.

Facts also show that every even numbered series' becomes one of the worst rated series at the time whilst the odd series' becomes one of the top rated. BB9 bucked that trend so anything is possible. But anyway I think its inevitable that BB10 will be the worst rated ... Big Brother isn't what it was and people are losing interest. If BB10 was more controversial than BB7 I still doubt it would get good figures purely because the public have now had enough. Its time for it to become a proper cult show I think.

[President]

I'm aware of BGT which is why I never said anything about that, but it still didn't level out like BB9 did even after that drop. And they're from IBB, so the second half of the series is when C4+1 was launched. Its also worth noting that even though BB9 had the lowest audience ever, it still managed to win its slot on a number of occasions, or finish second to the news. I'm sure Channel 4 were quite happy with that.
I just did some research, and C4+1 launched in the last week of BB8. So you were right- the dip for BB8 was genuine.

But I don't think BB9 won its slot on that many occasions? Have you got proof to your claims? And obviously it would come second to BBC News because the other channels were showing crap programming. In fact, in previous years BB would beat the news.

A few points are actually quite a big difference in terms of AI figures. And in the grand scheme of things, 0.3m isn't really a big difference.
No no no. The AI figures only were different by a maximum of 3 or 4, which is very little. 0.3m isn't a big difference as you say, but it would affect the AIs. Of course, I have no doubt that BB9 was better than BB8 which was utterly rubbish. But it doesn't prove that BB9 was one of the best series, because according to all the facts it wasn't. Even BB6 had higher AIs than BB9.

BB9 was enjoyed by most so I don't think it was poor ... and it was a good platform because it undid everything that BB8 and Hijack did (ruin the brand), they took on viewer advice to try and restore it and they got a solid fan base. If they return for BB10, which most will, and if they can get hold of new viewers then the ratings should be just the same as BB9, if not slightly better.
They didn't execute the format changes properly. The HoH was a half-arsed attempt. Heaven and Hell was crappy as well. They could have been good, but weren't.

After a terrible series like BB8, of course it's easy for the following series to be better. But the fact of the matter is that BB9 had less viewers than BB8 because it wasn't engaging enough, and people that watched it thought it was OK but that's it. If it was a great series, there would have been a rise in figures created by word of mouth. That didn't happen.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

This is really good news i really enjoyed BB6 & especially BB9 last year, so hopefully this year's BB will just as good, if not better:thumbs:

[President]

Originally posted by BigBrotherfan4ever
This is really good news i really enjoyed BB6 & especially BB9 last year, so hopefully this year's BB will just as good, if not better:thumbs:
Did you enjoy CBB6?

Sharon Powers was EP of that as well.

[Tom]

Originally posted by President

I just did some research, and C4+1 launched in the last week of BB8. So you were right- the dip for BB8 was genuine.

But I don't think BB9 won its slot on that many occasions? Have you got proof to your claims? And obviously it would come second to BBC News because the other channels were showing c**p programming. In fact, in previous years BB would beat the news.

I just remember reading it in a few ratings reports, if you find the BB9 ratings thread on here then that might have some kind of reference to it.


No no no. The AI figures only were different by a maximum of 3 or 4, which is very little. 0.3m isn't a big difference as you say, but it would affect the AIs. Of course, I have no doubt that BB9 was better than BB8 which was utterly rubbish. But it doesn't prove that BB9 was one of the best series, because according to all the facts it wasn't. Even BB6 had higher AIs than BB9.

I'm not saying it proves it was one of the best, I'm just saying a lot of people enjoyed it more than the previous couple of series' (CBB5, BB8, Hijack) and suggested a return to form ...

They didn't execute the format changes properly. The HoH was a half-arsed attempt. Heaven and Hell was crappy as well. They could have been good, but weren't.

After a terrible series like BB8, of course it's easy for the following series to be better. But the fact of the matter is that BB9 had less viewers than BB8 because it wasn't engaging enough, and people that watched it thought it was OK but that's it. If it was a great series, there would have been a rise in figures created by word of mouth. That didn't happen.

But the fact is they took on board what fans said. No silly house next door variation, small tweaks to the format to make it harder (tokens etc), format changes which they can easily develop for BB10, no pointless twists etc .............

Figures won't be created by word of mouth anymore. That aspect of BB has long gone. Noone talks about it anymore.

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Originally posted by President
Originally posted by BigBrotherfan4ever
This is really good news i really enjoyed BB6 & especially BB9 last year, so hopefully this year's BB will just as good, if not better:thumbs:
Did you enjoy CBB6?

Sharon Powers was EP of that as well. Yeah i thought it was all right not the best.

[Tom]

Originally posted by President
Originally posted by BigBrotherfan4ever
This is really good news i really enjoyed BB6 & especially BB9 last year, so hopefully this year's BB will just as good, if not better:thumbs:
Did you enjoy CBB6?

Sharon Powers was EP of that as well.

But in fairness CBB6 on paper was good. If you think of the opening week twist (HOH secretly picking people to fit into bad categories to face eviction and all that revealed live) and the line up (which most of us was actually quite excited about) then its not really her fault that the housemates never lived up to what people expected. Plus she was also behind BB6 and CBB4 which imo are the two best series' ever.

[Cletus]

http://images.heaven666.org/p/1/naked-fat-chick.jpg

[ren1977]

if she puts my boyfriend in then it will be the best bb ever!!

[Glenn.]

I hope she does a cracking series like BB6 if she doesnt she can die a slow painful death:hugesmile:
Edit: Joke:thumbs:

[President]

Originally posted by Glenn
I hope she does a cracking series like BB6 if she doesnt she can die a slow painful death:hugesmile:
Harsh, but I like your thinking :thumbs:

[Glenn.]

Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Glenn
I hope she does a cracking series like BB6 if she doesnt she can die a slow painful death:hugesmile:
Harsh, but I like your thinking :thumbs:

I am joking:wink: