Can Big Brother Survive on Another Channel?
 

-Inside Big Brother

tbh id rather it just ended

something makes me think that you didn't write this.

I didnt say I did LOL

Its from Inside Big Brother, I was posting it on here to see what others thought.
:)

yeah, i think [and hope] it can :D

oh ok lol.

No - its had its day! Nothing goes on forever!

Big Brother in other countries is still going on, ours is clearly the best and the most entertaining so I dont see why it cant go on.

So BB10 went into a dark hole of 1 Million per night, but CBB7 Proved it can be good again I just hope Five dont buy Celebrity Big Brother 8 and ignore Big Brother 12 :(

I think it's time to let it go. It was amazing the time it lasted but it ran out its time.

Clearly ours is not the best and most entertaining if it's still going on in other countries.

I think it's time to let it go.

Clearly it is. :p

Its just the fact C4 want to revamp their channel.

Big Brother isnt as big as it is in other countries as it is here, in America I dont even think they have BB News on their papers or anything.

In other countries its just a TV Show where as here its like a big thing every year.

No, it's had its day

Id rather if it wasnt continuing on C4 not go to another channel just incase it is complety killed. Its better to go off on a high on C4 and possibly return in a few years time.

Yeah, if another channel did get it, it wouldnt be BB as you know it

I would love it to go to another channel
but as others have said, i think if
it did, it just wouldn't be the same,
cause i think they would mess with format
in some way or another.

I think it needs to drop so many spin off shows. and it needs to take the contestants credit cards and charge them for food instead of depending ont asks and shopping lists.

It can barely survive on C4. Its had its time. Let it die, and bring it back in 10yrs!

What they actually want a housemate executed? :shocked:

If you could tune in to see a housemate die for real, would you watch?

Would they get anyone volunteering to go on this if there was the possibility they might be the one executed? Would they tempt people with a larger prize fund?

I would love to see the contract that would allow that, plus they might have to film it out side of UK waters as some lawyer might object to the deliberate killing of a contestant.

Or am I being a bit obtuse here :whistle:

he meant the series getting executed not a housemate

Nope,it's time for it to end now.

There IS still life in BB, I know there is. Another channel will trat it better, but it should come back in 2012 or 2013 after a 2/3 year rest IMO.

Look at all the other BBs which are controlled all by Endemol. The 10th edition of Italian BB (Grande Fratello) was the most watched series to date getting a peak of 10m in the finale and like a 60% share, with an average of 6-7m. When a few years ago (I think the 7th series) was getting less.

ITV would be the best to do it, But that wont ever happen. So either Sky1 or Five are the most possible.

Also its because i could have auditioned for a BB12 as i would be old enough, I always wanted to. Im a stable person, i wont break down with the popularity (or hatred)... because my family keeps me happy.

Yeah Salv, thats one of the reasons I would like it to return in a few years so I could audition, if it returns next year (Too early) it could fail and the other channel would remove it and that would well and truely be the end of it and we wouldnt get a chance to audition.


Does anyone else know if theres a possibility of Channel 4 ever taking it back in a few years time?

I know for sure another channel would be intrested in picking it up 2 or 3 years down the line but what about its original home C4 actually taking it back after a break?

Would they attempt that?

Well if all their replacement shows fail they would have to consider to have it back. The only C4 pullers at the moment are Embarassing Bodies, One Born a Minute, Location Location (and possibly CDWM).
When they are not on air, what will happen? I have read the details of the replacement shows, they look terrible. They could fail, like Unanimous did.

I think any show has potential to live on, especially something like Big Brother because it can be quite different every year.

If it was a question of "will they get their ratings back up again", i'd say no, but i really hope that Channel 5 or someone can take the show on because i can't stand the thought of this time next year, no BB being on :(

Yes it would nice be nice to see another station air BB if thats what you mean, whilst you post showed your loyalty for the show which is commendable, it also showed some strange idiosynchrasies.

The show didnt lose support because of a lack of advertising, the show lost viewers because its decided to turn it into a freak show as opposed to a show that had main stream appeal.

The original format doesnt bear too close a resemblance to the freak show they now have( Housemates allowed out of the house into the centre of London, last years partnership puke fest).

What do you mean the original format with decisive changes?

Its not about a channel supporting it, its about sponsors wanting to sponsor it in the hope the increased advertising they receive has a good effect on sales of their product.

It clearly isn't big here anymore Patrick. It had literally almost 0 media coverage last year.
Contrary to many countries, the UK version of BB isn't "the show" no one can miss, it got eaten alive by BGT, the X Factor, there's no fever anymore.

Take a look in Italy, in Spain, in the Philippines, in Germany...

Yes. Honestly, BBUK is the most wicked show ever! It'll do well anywhere ;)

IKR.

Even if it does get picked up, I cant see it all happening within a year.

I actually wont know what to do with myself come Summer 2011.. It will be dark times, dark times indeed.

That may seem incrediably sad to anyone who isnt a BB Fan but if you've spent Over 5 Years watching a show to the point it becomes part of your summer (Like im sure you all have) well then it feels really awkward and sad without it.

That's what happened to the few of us in here who loved Big Brother Australia. It felt so so empty when it got cancelled. It usually was held around april/may and something didn't feel right but you overcome this and you find something else to do. :hugesmile: I still miss it tho.

That's true, but it's because in America there are ACTUAL celebrities that people care more to hear about, unfortunely. I personally am so sick of our obsession over celebrities.

But it is still extremely popular, most of the people I know in my school all watch it and talk about it. And it does get media coverage in the beginning, and to some extent some of the people who have been on it experience some fame, like Jeff and Jordan from BB11.

Alot of people say ours is fake and edited to death, but really it's not and that's why people watch the live feeds. So you know EXACTLY what is going on, but most people tune into the real show to see the competitions because those don't air on the feeds. As a live feeds watcher, most of what is shown in the edited shows is true to what is actually occuring on the feeds. Although it can be in some cases where once CBS discovers a fan favorite, they are edited to be the "star of the show" since it's what people want to see.

One of the things that makes the show so popular is that it's heavily advertised. CBS is argueably the biggest and most powerful television station in the US, and the president of CBS' wife hosts the show. Therefore, it's probably not something that would be easily cancelled. But anyway, like every 20 minutes on the channel they show a commercial advertising the show. Like when Chima quit, it was SO heavily hyped and advertised that that episode became the highest rated of the series.

It is still popular in America, It did fantastic ratings there last year as far as i know.

I didnt say it wasnt.

Im not talking about USA.

I miss BBAU very much still LOL. But at least it went out on a high!

I know. I even came to the conclusion that I miss Gretel LMAO :hugesmile: I sometimes do watch random clips on Youtube. It was brilliant.

It will have lower raitings on another channel.

The thing is that the general public just don't care anymore, any other channel could pick it up and it'll be dropped after a series because the format is tired and old hat.

I think TV stations are trying to play down buying BB because it would seem to be uncool at the moment, the show isn't as it was before BUT.. when the time comes, I bet there will be bidding wars. BB is a guaranteed money-maker even if it never regains its original sky-high ratings.

Depends on BB11 Does and how much the other channel put effort into it.

I hope your right BL, i think maybe when BB starts in a few week we will here of different channel in bidding for it..BTBH i really dont see anyone taking it sadly:bawling: