[Gavin]

Originally Posted by Patrick

No Competion whats so ever.

You wish. Wallandar and Poirot are two quality programmes which will get a combined audience of at least 10m.

Elvis Presley is a legend and I have that Aloha DVD, it's absolutely fantastic. That will get a good audience on BBC2.

Big Brother, on the other hand, is a tired old show with a dwindling fanbase due to poor decisions made by producers and Channel 4 over the course of the last 3 years. The launch on Sunday night will be the least popular for a CBB ever.

There is no hype or massive anticipation for this series like previous ones. It will end up a failure.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Gavin

Big Brother, on the other hand, is a tired old show with a dwindling fanbase due to poor decisions made by producers and Channel 4 over the course of the last 3 years. The launch on Sunday night will be the least popular for a CBB ever.

I wouldn't bank on it, CBB1 launched with about 4.5m

[Gavin]

Originally Posted by Tom

I wouldn't bank on it, CBB1 launched with about 4.5m

I don't think CBB7 launch will even get 4m when the overnights are released.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Gavin

I don't think CBB7 launch will even get 4m when the overnights are released.

Why not? The BB10 launch recovered well after the BB10 slump and with the new ad campaign, the new house and the new press interest whos to say CBB7 launch won't recover from the BB10 slump?

I think in general though it will rate somewhere inbetween CBB6 and BB10. I think it will launch with 4.6m

[Gavin]

Originally Posted by Tom

Why not? The BB10 launch recovered well after the BB10 slump and with the new ad campaign, the new house and the new press interest whos to say CBB7 launch won't recover from the BB10 slump?

I think in general though it will rate somewhere inbetween CBB6 and BB10. I think it will launch with 4.6m

I suppose what you say may happen. But I think some viewers have decided that enough is enough, and won't return to watching BB. I think all things considered, 4.7m would be a good rating for CBB launch.

But I'm not expecting anything higher than 4m.