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If Celebrity Big Brother in January is a ratings hit getting a 3-4m average, do you think Channel 4 would un-axe the show? BBC1 axed Not Going Out and ITV1 axed Primeval but both those decisions have been reversed after replacement shows such as Big Top and Demons did rubbish. Maybe Channel 4 could do the same thing and bring back Big Brother?

Look at Channel 4's top ratings for the second week in December:

FILM: ELF (2003) (SUN 1746) 4.94
2 KIRSTIE'S HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS (WED 1959) 3.13
3 KIRSTIE'S HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS (TUE 1959) 2.97
4 PAUL O'GRADY (FRI 1659) 2.50
5 PAUL O'GRADY (MON 1659) 2.48
6 DEAL OR NO DEAL (MON 1611) 2.41
7 PAUL O'GRADY (TUE 1659) 2.41
8 THE SIMPSONS (MON 1759) 2.34
9 PAUL O'GRADY (WED 1659) 2.31
10 KIRSTIE'S HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS (THU 1959) 2.28

Apart from ELF (which they can only show once or twice a year), it's mainly a crap list. Paul O'Grady is leaving them so they'll have even worse shows on. Even though Big Brother 11 was getting low ratings compared to past series, its ratings were good compared to what Channel4 get usually.

Maybe Channel 4 should save the show?