Crowd over the years...
 

How come the crowd got smaller over the years?

BB5,6,7 and 8 had a huge crowd! The later series had the smallest crowds and was terrible! I can remember watching bb9 and 10 launch just not bothered because there was not enough atmosphere!

Will channel 5 change this? or is it endemol....

The BB8 crowd was small actually and BB6 compared to BB5 was smaller aswell.

Last years crowd was huge.

I agree we need a big turnout for launch. Cram them all in i say lol

Big crowds are awesome, but I guess you can't see too much if the crowd is 10 rows thick and you're at the back

ii thought that bb8 was quite big...

bb6 was still bigger than 9,10 and 11

Yeah but when your watching at home that doesnt matter lol

We need a big crowd for launch it just makes it more exciting.

As long as they are not a bunch of ******* who boo at any given opportunity

No it wasnt last years crowd was the biggest since BB5 without a doubt.

Go watch it back lol

Yeah I agree big launch crowd would be great.

They could easily do it for the celeb BB cos everybody wants to see celebs! :D

I think they will try and make it look a big crowd, I swear I saw scaffolding on one of the new outdoor studio pics where the crowd will be on.

I think BB8's looked large because they were all crammed around the podium and under the stairs but when the housemates arrived in the cars you could see the crowd didn't stretch too far out.

And the scaffolding is always there every year. It's for lights and cameras.

Applause store have emailed saying there will be a smaller crowd space this year so doubtfull.

ohh :/ It does suck when it's a small crowd.

Biggest Big Brother my arse!

They need a massive launch crowd. I want a really excited atmosphere to be conveyed.

Need to keep fans at home so views dont plummet too much.

lol i like your avatar :joker:

Scrap health & safety, get to 500 then start squishing! If the ones against the barricade aren't screaming in agony there's still room! Lol.

This is what you call a crowd

Skip to 6:20 and watch till 6:46 when the camera pans out....EPIC



I love how the stage looks like the new eye :)

^ *Sigh* the glory days. I remember watching that when I was 10 and thinking how much of an amazing atmosphere there was.

It was like they'd just come back from the moon or something ha.

BB11 had a massive crowd, biggest since BB5/BB6 for sure.