View Full Version : Is Britain's Got Talent 5 times better than Big Brother?
President
30-05-2009, 01:26 PM
On the BB10 Ratings Thread, Spike said Britain's Got Talent got 15 million people yesterday.
Big Brother gets 3 million.
So why do 5 times more people watch BGT compared to BB? Is it really 5 times better than BB?
krayZ
30-05-2009, 01:31 PM
its because big brother is on every night for 3 months BGT is on every night for a week, and BGT is a family show, so more families watch it.
laurajane
30-05-2009, 01:31 PM
Thyre both as exciting as each other
President
30-05-2009, 01:32 PM
Originally posted by krayZ
its because big brother is on every night for 3 months BGT is on every night for a week, and BGT is a family show, so more families watch it.
But for Celeb BB, it was on for about 3 weeks. And it's still about 5 times less than BGT.
Is BGT a much much much much much better show?
krayZ
30-05-2009, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by krayZ
its because big brother is on every night for 3 months BGT is on every night for a week, and BGT is a family show, so more families watch it.
But for Celeb BB, it was on for about 3 weeks. And it's still about 5 times less than BGT.
Is BGT a much much much much much better show?
hell to the no Big Bro beats sex, but BGT is just one of those shows that are ABSOLUTELY HUGE. If Simon Cowell makes it, its very big, and also the family show thing.
President
30-05-2009, 01:35 PM
Originally posted by krayZ
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by krayZ
its because big brother is on every night for 3 months BGT is on every night for a week, and BGT is a family show, so more families watch it.
But for Celeb BB, it was on for about 3 weeks. And it's still about 5 times less than BGT.
Is BGT a much much much much much better show?
hell to the no Big Bro beats sex, but BGT is just one of those shows that are ABSOLUTELY HUGE. If Simon Cowell makes it, its very big, and also the family show thing.
Simon Cowell made Grease is the Word and that was rubbish.
Axiom
30-05-2009, 01:36 PM
Originally posted by President
Is it really 5 times better than BB?
Taking the last 2 years of BB into account, yes, BGT is 5 times better.
Beastie
30-05-2009, 01:36 PM
yeah! i love big brother! and BGT!! aww dont think of it has "its 5 times better"
to be honest 3 million viwers is not that bad....
but yeah many families watch BGT!! grandparents watch it!!!
krayZ
30-05-2009, 01:38 PM
lol, i mean TV shows, X Factor and BGT are watched in America too, anything like that is going to have great ratings, Big Brother is a young persons show, and its not as high profile outside of the UK. (soz i meant to qoute the grease thing)
Corkie
30-05-2009, 01:40 PM
But you've got to remember this BGT's 3rd year. While This is big brother's 10th series.
So of course people are going to watch the fresher show.
Spike
30-05-2009, 01:45 PM
This is BGT peak so compared to Big Brothers peak (BB3) they aren't far off each other
They have a different audience and there is more of a regular family audience watching TV than a 16-34 audience
BGT is an awful show and is easily 5 times worse than Big Brother but sometimes ratings don't reflect that. We have to remember Big Brother is old now and for many people its run its course whereas BGT isn't near that time of its lifespan just yet
President
30-05-2009, 01:45 PM
Originally posted by Corkie
But you've got to remember this BGT's 3rd year. While This is big brother's 10th series.
So of course people are going to watch the fresher show.
but BB in its 3rd series averaged about 5.5 million. That's still about 3 times less than BGT.
That's bad is it not?
WATERS
30-05-2009, 01:52 PM
No
Big Brother is better end of.
Spike
30-05-2009, 01:53 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Corkie
But you've got to remember this BGT's 3rd year. While This is big brother's 10th series.
So of course people are going to watch the fresher show.
but BB in its 3rd series averaged about 5.5 million. That's still about 3 times less than BGT.
That's bad is it not?
I think we should take major BB shows when comparing ratings
Its not fair to compare a week 4 Monday against a semi final with Susan Boyle.
Big Brother runs longer and you wont get 12million+ tuning into a 100 episodes over any series whether it be Big Brother of BGT
BGT is billed as event TV, every episode is an event because something major happens and thats not the same for Big Brother, only evictions, launch nights and finale nights can be compared to BGT. And as I have said before considering the target audience for both shows Big Brother isn't and wasn't doing badly
Corkie
30-05-2009, 01:54 PM
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Corkie
But you've got to remember this BGT's 3rd year. While This is big brother's 10th series.
So of course people are going to watch the fresher show.
but BB in its 3rd series averaged about 5.5 million. That's still about 3 times less than BGT.
That's bad is it not?
I suppose you could see it like that but also BGT is a family programe.
I doubt very many 7 year olds will want to watch big brother.
Originally posted by President
Originally posted by Corkie
But you've got to remember this BGT's 3rd year. While This is big brother's 10th series.
So of course people are going to watch the fresher show.
but BB in its 3rd series averaged about 5.5 million. That's still about 3 times less than BGT.
That's bad is it not?
BB is also on Channel 4, BGT is on ITV1. The highest rating Channel 4 has ever had is 10m, ITV gets that frequently.
3m is an average, 15m is a peak.
At its peak, Big Brother had the capability to treble the slot average for Channel 4; BGT does the same for ITV. Now BB only doubles it but once BGT has done over 700 shows you'd probably expect a similar decline.
Patrick
30-05-2009, 01:56 PM
HAHAHAHA
Dont make me laugh, Britains got talent is accually very unpopular yet Pers Morgan seems to make it out like its 10 times better than BB.
Britains got talent is only watched by ENGLAND really...
Thats why they have the flags all over the show which is why I cant stand looken at a union jack flag!
Scotland,Ireland and Whales and England all watch Big Brother and so do people around the world watch our version on the computer.
So if you add all the BB Hype together,, You would see BGT Has nothing compared to Big Brother. :thumbs:
Jaaaack.
30-05-2009, 01:56 PM
BGT appeals to more people due to the format, acts etc.
It is kinda' overrated though.
But like people have said; It is a younger, fresher show which will pull in a massive audience.
Big Brother is for a specific audience, BGT is for everyone.
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
HAHAHAHA
Dont make me laugh, Britains got talent is accually very unpopular yet Pers Morgan seems to make it out like its 10 times better than BB.
Britains got talent is only watched by ENGLAND really...
Thats why they have the flags all over the show which is why I cant stand looken at a union jack flag!
Scotland,Ireland and Whales and England all watch Big Brother and so do people around the world watch our version on the computer.
So if you add all the BB Hype together,, You would see BGT Has nothing compared to Big Brother. :thumbs:
When was the last time a housemates best bits got 100m hits on Youtube? To say BGT is less popular than BB is crazy and you're deluded.
All of the wannabes who have been in the big brother house over the years have given big brother a bad rep.
When big brother first started it was pretty much normal average people who were entering the house. Now every year the houe is full of fame hungry weirdos who will do anything to become famous and play up to the camera more and more. These people are the reasons why big brother becomes less and less popular every year. Most years the house is full of assholes, why would people want to watch a housefull of assholes everynight.
Patrick
30-05-2009, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by krayZ
lol, i mean TV shows, X Factor and BGT are watched in America too, anything like that is going to have great ratings, Big Brother is a young persons show, and its not as high profile outside of the UK. (soz i meant to qoute the grease thing)
Are you stupid?
X Factor is only done in UK
BGT Is only in the UK
Americas got Talent is what america watches
American Idol is what america watches
BIG BROTHER On the other hand is watched by Young and old people, It is the biggest reality show going, It has versions in nearlly every country!
So how the hell is it only watched in the UK And X Factor and BGT Are watched in America?
The only reason the americans even know who Susan Boyle is is because of Youtube!
Big Brother IS And ALWAYS Will be the daddy of reality TV end off.
And even BB UK Is watched in America, because the americans and Austrillians watch our version on the net.
They talk about it on Youtube and discuss what happened on the highlight shows even though they arent even in the UK.
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
Originally posted by krayZ
lol, i mean TV shows, X Factor and BGT are watched in America too, anything like that is going to have great ratings, Big Brother is a young persons show, and its not as high profile outside of the UK. (soz i meant to qoute the grease thing)
Are you stupid?
X Factor is only done in UK
BGT Is only in the UK
Americas got Talent is what america watches
American Idol is what america watches
BIG BROTHER On the other hand is watched by Young and old people, It is the biggest reality show going, It has versions in nearlly every country!
So how the hell is it only watched in the UK And X Factor and BGT Are watched in America?
The only reason the americans even know who Susan Boyle is is because of Youtube!
Big Brother IS And ALWAYS Will be the daddy of reality TV end off.
And even BB UK Is watched in America, because the americans and Austrillians watch our version on the net.
They talk about it on Youtube and discuss what happened on the highlight shows even though they arent even in the UK.
We get America's Got Talent and American Idol- both rate quite well for ITV2. And people watch our versions around the world too, you must be living under a rock if you haven't seen that this week.
Big Brother is a worldwide success but here we're talking exclusively about Big Brother UK and Britain's Got Talent. Britain's Got Talent is far more popular. And even around the world Talent outrates Big Brother in other countries.
Big Brother is quite a low key affair in America.
Twilight
30-05-2009, 02:54 PM
Originally posted by ***********
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
Originally posted by krayZ
lol, i mean TV shows, X Factor and BGT are watched in America too, anything like that is going to have great ratings, Big Brother is a young persons show, and its not as high profile outside of the UK. (soz i meant to qoute the grease thing)
Are you stupid?
X Factor is only done in UK
BGT Is only in the UK
Americas got Talent is what america watches
American Idol is what america watches
BIG BROTHER On the other hand is watched by Young and old people, It is the biggest reality show going, It has versions in nearlly every country!
So how the hell is it only watched in the UK And X Factor and BGT Are watched in America?
The only reason the americans even know who Susan Boyle is is because of Youtube!
Big Brother IS And ALWAYS Will be the daddy of reality TV end off.
And even BB UK Is watched in America, because the americans and Austrillians watch our version on the net.
They talk about it on Youtube and discuss what happened on the highlight shows even though they arent even in the UK. :love:
basically u bum big brother and u cant face britains got talent mite be better :love:
DigitalSid
30-05-2009, 03:12 PM
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
HAHAHAHA
Dont make me laugh, Britains got talent is accually very unpopular yet Pers Morgan seems to make it out like its 10 times better than BB.
Britains got talent is only watched by ENGLAND really...
Thats why they have the flags all over the show which is why I cant stand looken at a union jack flag!
Scotland,Ireland and Whales and England all watch Big Brother and so do people around the world watch our version on the computer.
So if you add all the BB Hype together,, You would see BGT Has nothing compared to Big Brother. :thumbs:
The union jack is NOT the English flag :rolleyes:, it is the flag of the United Kingdom. The saint George's cross is the English flag and even if BGT was only watched in England, it would still get more viewers than any show watched by everyone in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland put together.
What a silly post.
DigitalSid
30-05-2009, 03:13 PM
There are a lot of foreign BBUK fans (the site got 8 million individual vistors last year or the year before that's almost thrice as many as people who watch) but nowhere near enough to equal BGT's popularity.
Originally posted by DigitalSid
There are a lot of foreign BBUK fans (the site got 8 million individual vistors last year or the year before that's almost thrice as many as people who watch) but nowhere near enough to equal BGT's popularity.
Some peoples' ip's change daily (mine does) so technically I am a unique visitor every day, plus a lot of people on here don't like BB anymore and just stay in the general section
*mazedsalv**
30-05-2009, 03:20 PM
1. BB is on every day for 3 months. BGT is one every week and then a semi final every day.(about BGT has 12 shows, BB has 93-95 in 1 series)
2. BGT is on ITV, BB is on C4
3. BGT is a family show and is on before watershed (mostly) BB is watched by teens and younger adults, as there is swearing and nudity.
4. BGT has been on for 3 years, BB has been on for 10 years.
DanielJordan1991
31-05-2009, 12:34 AM
I think Susan Boyle has a lot to do with BGT's ratings this year. She has millions of fans around the world and a lot of America are following her.
With regards to which is better - BGT is about actual talent and (most) of the contestants actually have a talent to share with the world - unlike Big Brother. That being said I still think Big Brother is a better, more entertaining show :wink:
DigitalSid
31-05-2009, 12:45 AM
Originally posted by Tom
Originally posted by DigitalSid
There are a lot of foreign BBUK fans (the site got 8 million individual vistors last year or the year before that's almost thrice as many as people who watch) but nowhere near enough to equal BGT's popularity.
Some peoples' ip's change daily (mine does) so technically I am a unique visitor every day, plus a lot of people on here don't like BB anymore and just stay in the general section
I'm referring to the official site and your IP only changes if you turn off your router each day which is a silly, pointless thing to do and most people don't.
ren1977
31-05-2009, 07:21 AM
Originally posted by President
On the BB10 Ratings Thread, Spike said Britain's Got Talent got 15 million people yesterday.
Big Brother gets 3 million.
So why do 5 times more people watch BGT compared to BB? Is it really 5 times better than BB? It mite be that Big Brother is on every night and for 90 days and it is the start of the summer so it is realy for big Brother fans but it dose depend on who`s is in house !
Lauren
31-05-2009, 07:27 AM
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
Britains got talent is only watched by ENGLAND really...
Thats why they have the flags all over the show which is why I cant stand looken at a union jack flag
My god. You did not just do that.
Let's just go through this nice and slowly.
The show... is called... BRITAIN'S got talent.
BRITAIN.
BRITAIN.
Britain is... a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
AND.
"the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."
Not England. BRITAIN. Hence why they have "the flags" up everywhere. The show is called Britain's Got Talent, and that's the British flag.
TheMac
31-05-2009, 07:53 AM
Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
Britains got talent is only watched by ENGLAND really...
Thats why they have the flags all over the show which is why I cant stand looken at a union jack flag
My god. You did not just do that.
Let's just go through this nice and slowly.
The show... is called... BRITAIN'S got talent.
BRITAIN.
BRITAIN.
Britain is... a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
AND.
"the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."
Not England. BRITAIN. Hence why they have "the flags" up everywhere. The show is called Britain's Got Talent, and that's the British flag.
I laughed so hard reading that. Calm down :tongue: But yeah, seriously, that was quite stupid on their part.
BBDodge
31-05-2009, 08:26 AM
Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by pmccaff2009
Britains got talent is only watched by ENGLAND really...
Thats why they have the flags all over the show which is why I cant stand looken at a union jack flag
My god. You did not just do that.
Let's just go through this nice and slowly.
The show... is called... BRITAIN'S got talent.
BRITAIN.
BRITAIN.
Britain is... a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
AND.
"the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."
Not England. BRITAIN. Hence why they have "the flags" up everywhere. The show is called Britain's Got Talent, and that's the British flag.
I wouldn't dispute the "Britain's got..." part of the title.
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