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...but was a hit in Ireland.

Big Brother 2015: Timebomb has cemented its status as the show’s lowest rating series to date, with an official average of less than 1.4million viewers.

The latest consolidated ratings released by BARB today – which, unlike overnights, account for factors such as recorded and timeshifted viewing – reveal that Timebomb averaged just 1.36million viewers across its 66 episodes on Channel 5 in the UK.

This is up 230,000 viewers on the overnight average of 1.13million.

The figure includes the Channel 5+1 ratings that BARB has made public for 37 episodes, although it is unlikely that the missing +1s would provide more than a marginal increase.


Elsewhere, the Timebomb final drew an official average 1.37million viewers – which is less than last year’s Power Trip final had in the overnights (1.60million).

This latest data continues a year of mixed ratings fortunes for Big Brother on Channel 5.

While the latest civilian series hit a new low, January’s Celebrity edition narrowly managed to become the broadcaster’s most watched to date – beating a record set just one year earlier.

However, while it may not have done well in the UK, Timebomb was a big hit in the Republic of Ireland – with TV3 claiming it managed to reach almost 60% of the population.


Read more: http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb16/news/072...#ixzz3hCK0eHsy

That's good news for Ireland, but really bad news for Channel 5. Perhaps now the bosses will realise that constant twists/forced drama doesn't make for good ratings and will give BB the revamp that it so badly needs.