Just to explain a little further where my post was coming from. I am no expert on viewing figures, I really don't understand how viewers are calculated by surveys. I'm going by experience as I was once asked to take part in this survey.
My original post was that I believe people's viewing habits have changed over the years. Before technology such as on-line viewing and Sky+ was available, I assumed most people watched shows when they originally aired. I know I did and most of my family and friends did.
I have asked if online, catch-up and Sky + were included in the ratings and on many occasions I was informed they were not included.
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What in the living hell have audience figures from 20 years ago got to do with the price of fish?
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Living hell..?
Price of fish..?
While that statement might make you feel better I was genuinely asking a question over how (before Sky+ etc) the ratings were around the 19 million mark. I thought (or was hoping) you might have had another explanation for this decline.
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The truth is nearly 80% of the audience have vanished in just over a month.
(cbb premiered with 5.1 million)
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That's an interesting comment, do you have a link where I could view these statistics. Again I lack knowledge on this or where to begin looking, so a link would prove useful.
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P.S. bb's audience share will suffer further in the officials due to their being a lack of +1 so let go of that little hope.
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What is this +1 you speak of, is it the channel plus one hour ? If so was this available for the first week of BB if not, how will it suffer without it ?
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Name another show that has flopped so badly to lose nearly 80% of its audience in such a short time.
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I can't I was basing my original post on what I had seen over the last couple of decades.
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Im done with this thread the facts speak for themselves burying your head in the sand doesnt help anyone especially not c5 or bb.
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That's a shame I was hoping you may have educated me more on the subject.
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To who ? Are you implying I'm burying my head in the sand over my actual knowledge on the topic ? Because I'm far from doing that, where would that get me ?