[Kaz]

Found this article in today's Sun Online:

Big Bruv KOs Fame Academy

FLOP BBC1 talent show FAME ACADEMY is running scared after it was re-scheduled to avoid a clash with CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER.

The Beeb’s £30million programme is screened on Friday when viewers find out who has been kicked out.

But its Channel 4 rival, which starts on November 20, comes to a head on Friday, November 29.

Beeb bosses fear they will be slaughtered in the ratings battle - so have switched that week’s episode to the following Sunday.

A BBC source said: “We’re not stupid. We know if we went up against Big Brother we would get annihilated.”

Fame Academy viewing figures have dipped to 3.3million.

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The BBC don't appear to have much faith in Fame Academy, do they?

I have to say I think it's getting much better and the students are definitely improving by leaps and bounds - but I think the BBC made a big mistake in not broadcasting a half hour programme every evening to keep the public updated and involved, like the C4 BB programmes.

The final of Celeb. Big Brother would definitely win for me, though.