Channel 5 Ratings - Press Release
 

Channel 5 celebrates record weekend ratings success for Celebrity Big Brother

**For Immediate Release: 19th January 2015**

Following a very strong launch on 7th January (which consolidated at 3.6 million viewers and 16 per cent share*), Channel 5 is delighted to announce Celebrity Big Brother’s highest performing weekend on record, since the series moved to the channel in 2011.

On Friday 16th January, 2.9 million viewers (13.2 per cent share) tuned in to watch Chloe Goodman get evicted and awaited the shock arrival Katie Price.

On Saturday 17th January, 2.5 million viewers (11.4 per cent share) witnessed the clash between Perez Hilton and Alexander O’Neal.

On Sunday 18th January, 3.2 million viewers (13.2 per cent share) watched Alexander O’Neal choose to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House.

This explosive series has also been the number 1 tweeted about television show each day since launch.

All weekend figures are based on BARB live data including Channel 5 +1 and Channel 5 HD. *Launch figure taken from consolidated BARB data including Channel 5 +1 and Channel 5 HD.

News article - Weekend ratings success for Celebrity Big Brother
 

Josy has posted a new TiBB frontpage article.

[quote]Press Statement from Channel 5 regarding Celebrity Big Brother Ratings..

Excerpt of article quoted above. Read full article here - http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/cele...g-brother.html

impressive and great for Gumtree and their half decent adverts

:clap1: and so they should be thrilled.. they've left the housemates to get on with it and as a result we've been left with the best series in years. Good on them.

:clap2: finally showing that they can do it!

I hope the ratings stay consistent, I thought they would begin to drop after Friday but last nights figure is amazing. :flutter:

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What's really funny is if C5 were to read many of the messages here and kick out the disruptive HM's, most notably Perez & Katie, then ratings would be approaching zero and the same people would be on here complaining that this is the most boring CBB ever.

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A round of applause for Perez and the housemates obsessed with him for making people tune into this series

I'll piss myself if he's evicted as many are hoping for and the ratings decrease

Yes Ch4
Crying Is Good

Yes on Friday
they all want him out
Done Deal


But with ITVs J Kyle
who needs perezzzy

:clap1: fantastic news. Let's hope for news on a renewal soon.

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Perez going would effect nothing, there's loads of big characters to keep the show going :umm2:

Great Ratings just shows that no forced drama by showing housemates DR clips of other housemates and over tacky editing doesn't work

Hope the ratings success continues in the summer

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But all the other 'big characters' get along and wouldn't nearly be as 'big' as they are now without Perez. Nadia and Alicia don't seem to get along with the others but they rarely ever say it to their face tbh.

Perez, Katie H, Michelle, Nadia, Alicia and Cami are all responsible for these current ratings IMO (plus Katie P obviously, but for different reasons) and without them it would be dire like BB4 or something

Perez makes them all "big characters" pretty much. We going to act like Katie Hopkins has zero purpose without him. Even the launch night, which was made completely for her wasn't enough for her to make a true impact.

Katie & Alicia did get along in the first few days? Anything can happen

Yes Perez needs to be saved.

Phenomenal news.
I'm pleased it's doing so well. I'm hooked this year, and have loved it from start to finish.
I hope they put just as much effort on the summer BB, as they do CBB.
I think if they do, they could nudge up Civilian Big Brother to 2M. BB14 nearly managed to.

That's brilliant!

Does anyone have the figures from last few years just to compare?

They need to keep Perez or the ratings will drop. Who wants to watch a happy House? :sleep: