[markofthebeast]

in terms of ratings, which has been the best/ most watched series, because i heard BB6 had very low ratings, but BB6 was the best series

[Tom]

From IBB:

Regular Series:

* Series 1 (2000) - 4.5m
* Series 2 (2001) - 4.5m
* Series 3 (2002) - 5.8m
* Series 4 (2003) - 4.6m
* Series 5 (2004) - 5.1m
* Series 6 (2005) - 4.6m
* Series 7 (2006) - 4.7m
* Series 8 (2007) - 3.9m

Celebrity Series:

* Series 1 (2001) - 5.2m
* Series 2 (2002) - 4.4m
* Series 3 (2005) - 4.3m
* Series 4 (2006) - 4.9m
* Series 5 (2007) - 4.6m

Regular Series

* Most Watched Series: 5.8m (BB3, 2002)
* Least Watched Series: 3.9m (BB8, 2007)
* Most Watched Launch: 7.2m (BB5, 2004)
* Least Watched Launch: 3.5m (BB2, 2001)
* Most Watched Final: 10.0m (BB3, 2002: Kate Wins)
* Least Watched Final: 5.6m (BB8, 2007: Brian Wins)
* Most Watched Eviction: 8.0m (BB3, 2002: Tim Evicted)
* Least Watched Eviction: 3.0m (BB9, 2008: Belinda Evicted)
* Most Watched Highlights Show: 7.2m (BB3, 2002: Wednesday Week 8)
* Least Watched Highlights Show: 1.9m (BB1, 2000: Friday Week 1)

Celebrity Series

* Most Watched Series: 5.2m (CBB1, 2001)
* Least Watched Series: 4.3m (CBB3, 2005)
* Most Watched Launch: 7.6m (CBB2, 2002)
* Least Watched Launch: 4.6m (CBB1, 2001)
* Most Watched Final: 6.1m (CBB4, 2006: Chantelle Wins)
* Least Watched Final: 5.4m (CBB2, 2002: Mark Wins)
* Most Watched Eviction: 8.8m (CBB5, 2007: Jade Evicted)
* Least Watched Eviction: 3.8m (CBB5, 2007: Carole Evicted)
* Most Watched Highlights Show: 5.9m (CBB5, 2007: Thursday Week 3)
* Least Watched Highlights Show: 2.3m (CBB2, 2002: Saturday Week 2)

[jonsep]

last night got 3.8 million

[Jackie]

Originally posted by jonsep
last night got 3.8 million

Thats good

[SiaSiaSia]

hmmm BB9 has had reeeally bad ratings

[Spike]

BB9 has been worst in terms of ratings but it was expected after 3 bad series
I expect if we get a great CBB6 that BB10 will get about the same ratings as BB6.
This series is a success though because it has been good sustained its audience and has probably got more people interested in BB again. It needed a good series, it got it and with a great CBB6 it will do better

[Tom]

Originally posted by Spike
BB9 has been worst in terms of ratings but it was expected after 3 bad series
I expect if we get a great CBB6 that BB10 will get about the same ratings as BB6.
This series is a success though because it has been good sustained its audience and has probably got more people interested in BB again. It needed a good series, it got it and with a great CBB6 it will do better

Its still pulling in the same amount of 16-34 year olds as a couple of years ago and that is the audience the advertisers are interested in regardless of whether the show gets 3m or 30m.

Its also been quite high for Channel 4 and is still really cheap, so the show is really profitable. I don't think we'll get another series over 4m again because ratings are down for everything, not just BB. Noone compares the ratings of Corrie from 5 years ago to now and says thats a failure atm.

But people are talking about Big Brother again, I heard a few people today discussing last night.

[poppy]

oh i think its been a good one much better than last year!

[Chrizzle]

My favouites have been BB7, BB5 and BB9. Ratings mean nothing to me. I just watch the show.

[Rory]

Big Brother has turned into an expected reality show. The hype has died down and it's settled into it's place of around 4 million viewers, which is fantastic for any C4 show.

You can't really compare it to BB1-3 because that was when it first started and all the hype was up, of course there'd be massive hype over that since it was a never before seen format. It's no longer "Big Brother: The Social Experiment" but simply "Big Brother" where its found its place and has remained there since BB5 pretty much.