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Originally Posted by Beetlejuice

I didn't say he was in charge of it. But he was certainly someone who felt the show needed it.



It could mean anything frankly. Channel 4 wanted rid of BB that series (BB10). It announced it being axed that series. It had clearly had enough. That series was awful frankly, regardless of some of the housemates being good.



The viewing figures were up for BB11. I know you'll say that was because it was the last series and maybe you're right, but the fact remains the lowest rated series of BB on Channel 4 was BB10, the highest rated series of BB on Channel 5 was BB14. So the series with reduced live coverage was the worst rating ever on Channel 4. And the series with extra live coverage was the best rating ever on Channel 5.

Again, the show is in dire straits, and they have to do something with it. To continue using a format that is destroying the show is lunacy, and the only other option they have is a return to a format the fans of the show have been asking for, for 5 years. They could actually earn some good will for themselves by doing that. To run the show in the ground as they are doing however will ultimately lead to the collapse of the whole franchise in my view.

Some of you would rather they just axe the show than return to that original format for one series for some reason I cannot even begin to fathom.

But BB10 having the lowest is what lead to its axe. BB10 followed a pattern from BB8. Dwindling down. It was just no longer what it was after 2007.

You can say BB10 (no feed) = least popular BB14 (some feed) = most popular but there's nothing suggesting feed had anything to do with either considering BB8 and 9 didn't do too much better than 10 and the live feed for 14 had next to no viewers hence the reason it too was axed. Not to mention the worst on channel 4 and the best rated on channel 5 are still separated by a wide margin. Therefore the problem is over and above live feed.

The feed was axed because it no longer attracted viewers.

I don't want to axe the entire show instead of trying a back to basics approach. But after nearly 5 years I'm tired of waiting for them to do so. If they're not then bye bye BB.