[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Everyone acknowledges C5 prefer CBB over BB though

You'd think five years into C5's tenure with the show it would be obvious to everyone (I mean it was from the very start) but again, it's not the case!

Read some of the threads from the last week back. People seem to like deluding themselves into thinking that C5 promoting CBB more, providing more live feed for it and various other things is because 'it's more popular', as if that just happens on its own

[TomC]

Originally Posted by Jack_

People seem to like deluding themselves into thinking that C5 promoting CBB more, providing more live feed for it and various other things is because 'it's more popular', as if that just happens on its own

Well to be fair it kind of does. Every year from 2006 onwards on C4, CBB rated higher than the BB that followed that year, and I'd imagine that this is because of the fact more people watch TV in January, it's less of a commitment than normal BB, and celebs bring their own fanbases to the show.

[Greg!]

And at the moment CBB is a far better show than BBUK

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by TomC

Well to be fair it kind of does. Every year from 2006 onwards on C4, CBB rated higher than the BB that followed that year, and I'd imagine that this is because of the fact more people watch TV in January, it's less of a commitment than normal BB, and celebs bring their own fanbases to the show.

Well the race row started that off and the civilian show's gradual decline from BB8 onwards only continued the trend. I'm not saying C5's promotion of CBB is the only reason it's more popular, there are other factors like a celebrity-obsessed culture at play, but it certainly helps.

They should be throwing promotion and money and their flagging shows, not the ones that are already successful, this really should go without saying for any channel. The reason they don't do this for the civilian series has absolutely **** all to do with money or ratings, it is because they do. not. care. about it.

Originally Posted by Greg!

And at the moment CBB is a far better show than BBUK

Because C5 ensure it is!!! Why can't you people see this

They do not and have never cared about the civilian series

[Greg!]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Because C5 ensure it is!!! Why can't you people see this

They do not and have never cared about the civilian series

Are you saying they deliberately make the normal BB crap? I don't get it like what could they possibly gain from that. Yes they've made some awful decisions regarding BB but in their eyes it was to try and improve the show. If BBUK got the same ratings as CBB they'd be loving it.
Also lets be real BB17 has had far better promotion than CBB17, all CBB17 had was short 10 second adverts and one billboard poster on the day of the launch, BB17 has had promoted tweets and a decent advert that was on the front page of YouTube and got more than 600k views on Facebook

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Are you implying they deliberately make the normal BB crap? I don't get it like what could they possibly gain from that. Yes they've made some awful decisions regarding BB but in their eyes it was to try and improve the show. If BBUK got the same ratings as CBB they'd be loving it.
Also lets be real BB17 has had far better promotion than CBB17, all CBB17 had was short 10 second adverts and one billboard poster on the day of the launch, BB17 has had promoted tweets and a decent advert that was on the front page of YouTube and got more than 600k views on Facebook

He's not saying they're purposely sabotaging it.

They just don't put as much effort behind it as they do CBB. I think originally they only wanted CBB but Endemol said that both come as a package deal.

Hopefully this new set built etc is showing some new found support for it though.

[T*]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Are you implying they deliberately make the normal BB crap? I don't get it like what could they possibly gain from that. Yes they've made some awful decisions regarding BB but in their eyes it was to try and improve the show. If BBUK got the same ratings as CBB they'd be loving it.

Also lets be real BB17 has had far better promotion than CBB17, all CBB17 had was short 10 second adverts and one billboard poster on the day of the launch, BB17 has had promoted tweets and a decent advert that was on the front page of YouTube and got more than 600k views on Facebook

whoosh

[Greg!]

Originally Posted by Tom*

whoosh

ok loov

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by Greg!

And at the moment CBB is a far better show than BBUK

yes, i usually find the housemates to be much more entertaining

kinda why i secretly wouldn't mind them sticking celebs into bb17 as was rumoured

[Samm]

Originally Posted by Jack_

You'd think five years into C5's tenure with the show it would be obvious to everyone (I mean it was from the very start) but again, it's not the case!

Read some of the threads from the last week back. People seem to like deluding themselves into thinking that C5 promoting CBB more, providing more live feed for it and various other things is because 'it's more popular', as if that just happens on its own

I said in the other thread that, they only prefer it since it gets more interest from the GP, and i'm sure if it was the other way round they'll focus on BB more.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Samm

I said in the other thread that, they only prefer it since it gets more interest from the GP, and i'm sure if it was the other way round they'll focus on BB more.

It's a cycle.

CBB was more popular so they put more work into it.

They put more work into it so its popularity was kept.

CBB remains more popular so they put more work into it.

And round and round it goes.