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T* 14-06-2017 11:26 AM

If ratings go below 500K could BB be pulled before finishing?
 
Just thinking about it and how it's at the low end of 800K including plus one and the high end of 700k without it... If it keeps dipping and dipping it won't be worth the money they put in and they might just can it and split the money up with however many housemates remain?

Tom4784 14-06-2017 11:28 AM

Doing that would be more damaging to it's reputation then it would to just see it out and wait to recuperate the costs with CBB.

At best we'll only have one more CivBB series though, C5 will only go for celebrity series if the Civ series continues to tank.

Niamh. 14-06-2017 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 9359753)
Doing that would be more damaging to it's reputation then it would to just see it out and wait to recuperate the costs with CBB.

At best we'll only have one more CivBB series though, C5 will only go for celebrity series if the Civ series continues to tank.

It's half full with the same type of reality stars that go on CBB anyway so it's no big loss at this stage. We lost normal BB years ago

T* 14-06-2017 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dezzy (Post 9359753)
Doing that would be more damaging to it's reputation then it would to just see it out and wait to recuperate the costs with CBB.

At best we'll only have one more CivBB series though, C5 will only go for celebrity series if the Civ series continues to tank.

That's true, I also feel kinda like they wouldnt risk doing another Civ one and just do CBB

snail69 14-06-2017 11:37 AM

I can't see that happening. Not mid series anyway.

What could happen though is it could be declared as the last one if it continues to plummet.

What should happen though is they should change how they do certain things.

Mainly -

How they pick the house mates.

Not changing the voting system every week.

Allow it to be a bit edgier again(not just swearing and vulgsrity).

No evictions in the first week!

Just these few things might bring back some older fans perhaps, I don't know.

Thing that bugs me is Emma claims to be a super fan yet she seems on board with all this rubbish. I like Emma but it's not what it was no matter how much she claims it is!

However, I have enjoyed it so far this series but I enjoy it most years despite all this. I guess you could say I'm like a drug addict getting my fix because it's all I know!

Gusto Brunt 14-06-2017 11:46 AM

The highlights should be on at 9pm.

It's the 10pm slot that's losing ratings..

Glenn-C 14-06-2017 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snail69 (Post 9359774)
I can't see that happening. Not mid series anyway.

What could happen though is it could be declared as the last one if it continues to plummet.

What should happen though is they should change how they do certain things.

Mainly -

How they pick the house mates.

Not changing the voting system every week.

Allow it to be a bit edgier again(not just swearing and vulgsrity).

No evictions in the first week!

Just these few things might bring back some older fans perhaps, I don't know.

Thing that bugs me is Emma claims to be a super fan yet she seems on board with all this rubbish. I like Emma but it's not what it was no matter how much she claims it is!

However, I have enjoyed it so far this series but I enjoy it most years despite all this. I guess you could say I'm like a drug addict getting my fix because it's all I know!

In fairness to Emma though, she can't exactly go about saying she hates the way the show is doing things when she's the face of it

Niamh. 14-06-2017 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt (Post 9359791)
The highlights should be on at 9pm.

It's the 10pm slot that's losing ratings..

and then 9 at the weekend when most people don't have work or whatever the next day :facepalm:

Crimson Dynamo 14-06-2017 11:51 AM

all the ads would have been booked so no

snail69 14-06-2017 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Defizo (Post 9359793)
In fairness to Emma though, she can't exactly go about saying she hates the way the show is doing things when she's the face of it

Well maybe she shouldn't be the face of it then. If she feels for it as she says then don't be a part of it.

She could easily get another, more lucrative job in my opinion.

snail69 14-06-2017 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt (Post 9359791)
The highlights should be on at 9pm.

It's the 10pm slot that's losing ratings..

The time is killing it to be fair. I like to be all ticked up and in the land of nod by 21:30.

I watched the first few episodes on Catch up but what fun is it always being behind and having to avoid things all day until you see it?!

Channel 5 is trash anyway so surely they can pick their slot?!

bots 14-06-2017 11:55 AM

its unlikely to be pulled, but they could ramp back on production costs considerably. Shelve bots for a start, then reduce the nightly highlights to twice a week for example.

Vanessa 14-06-2017 11:56 AM

It should be on at 9 pm every night, not at 10 pm when people go to bed.

Niamh. 14-06-2017 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 9359810)
its unlikely to be pulled, but they could ramp back on production costs considerably. Shelve bots for a start, then reduce the nightly highlights to twice a week for example.

It would be pointless even watching if they did that

vesavius 14-06-2017 11:57 AM

I get the feeling that this is the last Civ BB anyhow. They might as well just let it run the 9 weeks.

T* 14-06-2017 11:57 AM

I guess they could even move it all to 5Star to burn off the rest of the series :worry:

bots 14-06-2017 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 9359819)
It would be pointless even watching if they did that

Thats what they did in the Aussie BB when the ratings fell on its last series. It would be the end of the show though in terms of future seasons, that's a given.

Vanessa 14-06-2017 12:03 PM

They have ruined the normal series anyway. Reality tv stars should only be on cbb, not normal bb. Says a lot when the only normal guy in the is our Raph.

rph 14-06-2017 12:04 PM

Give Raph the win then you can cancel it :P

Vanessa 14-06-2017 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rph (Post 9359834)
Give Raph the win then you can cancel it :P

:clap1:

sampvt 14-06-2017 12:19 PM

when it goes out isnt a factor, its simply crap, run by idiots and too lgbt and pc sensitive.

Cherie 14-06-2017 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gusto Brunt (Post 9359791)
The highlights should be on at 9pm.

It's the 10pm slot that's losing ratings..

I think that would be worse as it would go up against ITV/BBC dramas

Gusto Brunt 14-06-2017 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 9359798)
and then 9 at the weekend when most people don't have work or whatever the next day :facepalm:

I would have the highlights at 8pm.

However it's the swearing and abuse that prevents that. :eek:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 9359880)
I think that would be worse as it would go up against ITV/BBC dramas


Well burying it away at 10pm isn't working either.

Rob! 14-06-2017 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sampvt (Post 9359875)
when it goes out isnt a factor, its simply crap, run by idiots and too lgbt and pc sensitive.

It would be like a day without caffeine

Marsh. 14-06-2017 01:22 PM

They might bring the final forward but they wouldn't just pull it off the air.

They'd hold out hope that cbb makes some of their investment back and then just cancel civilian between seasons.


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