[LukeB]

The ratings are bad

But they didn't promote it enough, i had messages from people saying wtf big brother is on etc

So it was obvious it was going to be low

[MB.]

Hopefully that's just the casual viewers who stop watching after the launch anyway who've given up on it this year... because otherwise, so long BB18

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by LukeB

The ratings are bad

But they didn't promote it enough, i had messages from people saying wtf big brother is on etc

So it was obvious it was going to be low

i mean people have been saying "huh it's back?" for years and the launches still did *ok*. even with a better ad campaign you can't let everyone in the country know it's on, i think people just don't care anymore.

[Rob!]

I mean I know this doesn't help us but apparently Eastenders was the highest rating of the day yesterday and that only got 5.93m which really isn't that high.
Still, there's no spinning that figure.

[MB.]

How does the share compare to previous launches?

[Rob!]

I would imagine not well

[MB.]

Well bugger

[Oaker]

Let's hope this series does a BB14 and brings in more viewers as it goes

(Even though this is really unlikely)

[MB.]

Originally Posted by Oaker

Let's hope this series does a BB14 and brings in more viewers as it goes

(Even though this is really unlikely)

Isn't that what BB16 did?

[Oaker]

BB16 actually did get a boost in viewers after 4in4out, I just checked

[RichardG]

c5 to bring back helen again?

[Oaker]

Let's just hope this a good series and not worry too much about the ratings tbh

[Samm]

Could of been better if they promoted it more, but meh you see overnight figures for shows dropping more and more every year, it's the officials that matter the most

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by RichardG

lol how long before they axe it? the hotel inspector is beating the launch night

I never understand why fans laugh at low ratings and it possibly being axed....Why are you even watching? Actually stay it needs the extra viewers lol even if they are trolls!

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

I never understand why fans laugh at low ratings and it possibly being axed....Why are you even watching? Actually stay it needs the extra viewers lol even if they are trolls!

i love bb and would hate it to be axed

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by *mazedsalv**

Well, we don't know what the +1 figure, with a 1.4m excl it will be a ~1.6m.

But your point still stands, if BB16 launched at 1.8m like it did, and then dipped to 0.9-1.0 the first weekend, then we can certainly expect that this year.

IMO, last night got 1.58m incl +1, and tonight will get 1.21m.

I didn't expect massive ratings its not an event anymore but why do we see 1.6 million basically as a disaster when its still slaying all the other reality shows barr I'm a celeb.

TOWIE gets about 500k and I think its highest was only ever 1.7 but is seen as a phenomenon and all its cast turned into stars same with Geordie Shore that gets under 1 million in overnights I believe and Love Island? 700k.

What did BOTS get? God I had to switch that off it was just all about orgies and ******* it was like an episode of EuroTrash.

[MB.]

-asks why people even watch BB if they dare to criticise it or acknowledge that it isn't doing brilliantly well-

-goes on to immediately criticise BOTS-

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by MB.

-asks why people even watch BB if they dare to criticise it or acknowledge that it isn't doing brilliantly well-

-goes on to immediately criticise BOTS-

No I wonder why people LAUGH at it doing bad and BOTS is a different show.

[Rob!]

I saw the last ten minutes or so of BOTS last night before the live feed and it was absolutely awful. Poor Debbie McGee having to deal with the death of her husband and Tiffany in the space of a few months

[RichardG]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

No I wonder why people LAUGH at it doing bad and BOTS is a different show.

i'm not laughing? i'm not happy that the ratings are poor? do you want me to post a crying emoji instead, would that make you feel better?

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by RichardG

i'm not laughing? i'm not happy that the ratings are poor? do you want me to post a crying emoji instead, would that make you feel better?

Oh sorry I was confused by you posting LOL!

"lol how long before they axe it?"

[RichardG]

perhaps you shouldn't take everything so seriously, i wouldn't still be watching the show after so many years and posting about it on a dedicated forum if i didn't care about it would i?

[crazycolaist]

Official will get it to 2m we hope

[crazycolaist]

does overnights incl recordings or is that officials?

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by RichardG

perhaps you shouldn't take everything so seriously, i wouldn't still be watching the show after so many years and posting about it on a dedicated forum if i didn't care about it would i?

Look if you make a comment laughing how my fav show didn't perform well its like a fan laughing at your fav football team losing lol.

I just don't get why fans find it funny (not just you a lot of members genuinely laugh at it when it fails which I don't understand) when it doesn't do as well as expected especially when with all the effort producers put in.

Ive been watching 16 years its my baby lol.