[officialleafan]

And i want to know what your THINK, not want.

[dupin]

No way.

[leeprice07]

No, channel 4 and endemol have made an agreement to make 2 more series. So there will be atleast 10 series of BB including BBLB, BBBM, CBB

[DavinaRocks]

It's already been picked up till season 11 right?

[Matt]

It's been confirmed until 2010 (BB11).

[leeprice07]

OH I got confused with 2010 and BB11 if you get me. I should have said series 11

[Callum]

No this is definitly not the last BB

[Ruth*Star]

Nope, its so not the last BB.

[vesavius]

C4 have nothing, and I mean *nothing*, to replace the revenue this show still generates.

15% of it's total income? Whats gonna replace that?

hehe nah, BB is here for a few more

[Matt]

Originally posted by leeprice07
OH I got confused with 2010 and BB11 if you get me. I should have said series 11

The way I remember it is:

The current series number of BB is one higher that the last number of the year it is shown in.

e.g. 2005 - BB6
2006 - BB7
2007 - BB8

[rororo06]

Even if channel 4 do let it go some other channel will swoop on it ! and as people are saying they wont have to let it go till at least 2011

[Emilee]

Noo BB will be on forever lol.

[leeprice07]

ITV was competing against C4 for it this year but C4 would'nt let it go.

[geoking66]

It's on until 2010 from what I've heard last year.

[Glenn.]

Are you stupid? Of course its not the last of BB!

[spacebandit]

I think C4 now regard BB as an albatross around its neck.

they may indeed be a contract for more series, but that contract WILL have a get out clause, namely ratings.

C4 have killed series in the past, a case in point would be NYPD Blue, and they have used the same method serveral times,

its quite simple, you keep switching a programmes start times. this automatically loses a good percentage of viewers, then you switch the show to a regular [but short lived slot] later than previous series, then you fiddle with that start time, adding or subtracting a few minutes and up to an hour - diehard fans check the times, the vast majority of viewers do not - they get into a routine, and once the routine is interrupted the viewing habit for a show gets broken, ratings drop further.


Once viewing figures drop below a certain point - you will then have a choice of re-negotiation of price or cancellation of the next series, and I think c4 will favour cancellation.

All TV show contracts with channels have this clause, that is how and why US networks cancel so many shows, they can cite the ratings, the same exists in C4's contract for BB.

I reckon if the HL how for this series starts being pushed back to a 10.30 - 11.00 PM start, thats the signal, and the next series of BB will not be on C4