Could the reveal of HM's early effect the launch rating?
 

I think it could as a lot people seem to just watch to see what HM are like then don't watch again, what do you think!

I think it will as if the housemates are too samey and sound repulsive then people won't bother tuning in.

I think that's one of the reasons why BB15's second launch flopped in terms of ratings.

I think the point is to get people interested in the housemates before the launch and therefore increase the ratings. Whether that works or not, we'll just have to wait and find out.

It could work that way too.
I think it depends on the cast, TBH.

If it's a diverse cast, as promised then I don't see why it won't raise interest. Though, I'm waiting till launch, as I want to be surprised.

as long sash HM are what Rylan said then it should draw people in

I think it will. It's pointless.

The meeting the housemates is the best part of launch.

They will have to have something VERY exciting happen on launch to redeem themselves. But I t will be a rubbish twist as per usual.

This could stop the good ratings before it starts as they see a Helen Wood type and go not again.

I think the line up will feature ex-housemates and it's being revealed early to help improve launch night ratings.

This would make sense

I don't think it will affect it too much, the real fans will look up the housemates but will still watch the launch, whereas the casual viewer probably doesn't even know that the housemates are being revealed so will still watch the launch. I can't see it being affected all that much

I doubt the general public will even know about the housemates being revealed before.

I think they're doing it this year because of ex-HMs as people have said and that will increase ratings. Don't think they'll do it again though

Who cares international versions have done it for years glad to see bbuk get with the times

I'm bored of all this housemates re-entering talk that's taken over the forum over the past 48 hours.

I just want this **** series to start already.
I'm sick of waiting.

It's starting on Tuesday:shrug:

I know but the forums have been boring for the last few days and I want something new to talk about. Literally the top 15 threads on the BB16 forum are about ex-housemates re-entering or the housemates being revealed.

It's boring when your waiting till launch night, to find out.

Well I only tune in on laucnh night to see the new HM's. This year as they are revealing them early I will most probably just tune in to the next highlight show instead.

Lets not forget that we met the HMs before the last BB on C4. They weren't even in hiding, but all out and about doing press interviews.

We had met them, but there was a large pool of them and we didn't know who was going in and who wasn't!

I think the housemate reveal will cull the raitings.

Think it won't affect them now because its a good cast by the looks of things.

Let's hope the people's names released today aren't the ones going in, and that the real ones are in hiding. :D

They wouldn't bother doing something like that. Anyway I am quite excited about a few of them.

Don't think it will, the only people who will look are the ones who want to watch... I don't know anyone who was planning on watching and is now not going to because of the line-up

Anything lower than BB15's launch (2.3-2.4m) is deemed as failure, IMO.