[Jason.]

BB15 launch did better because it came after the most successful civilian series on C5 - BB14 which pulled in some new viewers, hence the 1.9m so they probably tuned in for BB15's launch to see if it was as good (it wasn't hence the big drop in BB15's second launch). And the media attention and success of CBB13 earlier in the year probably made people more aware of BB in the summer too.

[Oaker]

Originally Posted by Jason.

BB15 launch did better because it came after the most successful civilian series on C5 - BB14 which pulled in some new viewers, hence the 1.9m so they probably tuned in for BB15's launch to see if it was as good (it wasn't hence the big drop in BB15's second launch). And the media attention and success of CBB13 earlier in the year probably made people more aware of BB in the summer too.

That makes sense.

I think they really shot themselves in the foot doing a 2 part launch for BB15, the only person who stood out on the first launch night was Pauline and everyone else felt (and looked) exactly the same. The second part actually had much more interesting people who weren't just business men/women in suits but by that point people had already given up.

[Kai Anders]

I genuinely feel like Power Trips first few weeks killed BB. Even BB13 was doing very well before a dramatic slip. At least the ratings were strong at the beginning of the series, whereas Powertrips ratings imo definitely reflected the poorer choice of housemates that we'd seen.