Without +1 Utopia was 273k.
Anyway, last night was at 1.09m excl +1, so around 1.15-1.18m I would predict with +1, shame it has dropped again. But I do see a small lift across the week leading to the double.
People may think BB is in trouble, but when you look at how badly 10pm on Ch4 does, there really is nothing to worry about.
In fact, just like BB14 it has grown from around the same point than it did last year. Officials week by week:
Week 1- 1.65m (three +1 missing)
Week 2- 1.54m (three +1 ratings missing)
Week 3- 1.55m (one +1 rating missing)
Week 4- 1.46m (one +1 rating missing). This was the lowest week because of clashes.
Week 5- 1.57m (less World Cup matches to clash with)
Week 6- 1.62m (the week where World cup ended)
Week 7- 1.64m
Current running average (with a total of 8 +1 ratings missing) is 1.58m. It may increase a tiny bit as Week 8 officials should be in the 1.60m range too, so could climb to 1.59m. With all the +1, it is comfortably at 1.60m+ so at this point, we can safely say that it shouldn't average 1.54m or below overall. If its at 1.55m+ then it would be rounded up to 1.6m and be the same rated as BB12 and BB13. Hence no reason to panic surely?
So despite people panicking, looking at the officials, in general (even though the early weeks have some +1 missing), the show has increased.
Ash,
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