[Jamesy]

Aside from sites Big Brother related. I've found that forums as a whole have been on a steady decline in members and discussions over the past few years. I don't think Big Brother itself is to blame really, forums do generally seem to be more out of date these days with the rise in social media and apps that offer people other ways to communicate with friends and online friends and strangers.

But Big Brother related it does seem quieter than usual. Given the amount of manipulation the last few series of CBB and Big Brother have had it seems like a lot of fans have lost interest, and I don't blame them. I've struggled for years with C5's series to keep hooked on to a series and dedicate myself to a forum like this during on season.

It's just not the show it once was, they keep removing audience participation (and yes live feed is a part of that) and it's becoming more and more obvious it's a fabricated show that is controlled by the shows producers, not the viewers. The original concept of viewers deciding how the show works, watching live feed as they please to form opinions, watching highlights that are non-biased and a true picture seems to be out the window, and I think those are fundamentals that C5 have removed which has resulted in viewing figures dropping and fans losing interest.