[Josy]

The radio presenter on Clyde 1 was talking about Dappy/CBB today, telling people to tune in!

[Brother Leon]

Whether you like Dappy or not, he's a very good signing. People would tune in just to see him make a fool of himself because they hate him or because they actually find him funny. Fair play to C5 for getting him.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Dappy isn't being himself.

Hes talking to himself and to the cameras.

He is totally pantomime.

[Josy]

He is definitely keeping people watching though, getting them talking, people I know that normally laugh when BB is mentioned are actually watching this time.

For now anyway.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Josy

He is definitely keeping people watching though, getting them talking, people I know that normally laugh when BB is mentioned are actually watching this time.

For now anyway.

Wow how fickle are those people and how sad for tuning in to watch Dappy lol.

I think the boys a joke but each to their own.

[Josy]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

Wow how fickle are those people and how sad for tuning in to watch Dappy lol.

I think the boys a joke but each to their own.

As do most of the people I have just mentioned.

And it's not really sad is it? people will watch anything with a celeb making a fool of themselves, that's why shows like 'The stupidest celebrity moments from 2013' etc do so well.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Josy

As do most of the people I have just mentioned.

And it's not really sad is it? people will watch anything with a celeb making a fool of themselves, that's why shows like 'The stupidest celebrity moments from 2013' etc do so well.

I was unaware they were ratings winners.

How many viewers do they get?

[Josy]

Originally Posted by daniel-lewis-1985

I was unaware they were ratings winners.

How many viewers do they get?

Not exactly sure but some must watch them, they are made all the time.

Edit: 1.20 Million on Channel 5

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by Josy

Not exactly sure but some must watch them, they are made all the time.

Edit: 1.20 Million on Channel 5

That's some hardcore facts you got to backup your comment there lol.

EDIT: That's actually really good figures.

Glad you agree though Dappy is just a fake housemate who lietrally wears his foreskin on his head (foreskin being his floppy hats).

But to be fair if people tune in to watch him and it bumps up the ratings im happy.

[Loukas]

just read this on the guardian website..

Although it was down on the 6 million-plus viewers who used to watch the show in its heyday on Channel 4, Celebrity Big Brother was more than double (107%) Channel 5's slot average over the past three months.

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and this on the Radio Times website..

Celebrity Big Brother 13 ratings prove the show still has legs

Channel 5's latest line-up, which includes boxing legend Evander Holyfield, TOWIE star Sam Faiers, controversial columnist Liz Jones and N-Dubz bad boy Dappy, pulled in 3.4m viewers for Channel 5 at launch

You might think that Celebrity Big Brother should have been buried in a very deep hole along with the final episode of Lost and England’s hopes of ever winning a major football tournament at the end of the noughties – but love it or hate it… it still pulls in the punters.

OK, it doesn’t attract the 6 or 7 million for the launch show that the programme once did on Channel 4 in its heyday – but that said, 3.4 million viewers (15% share) for the opening exchanges of CBB 13 on Friday night proves the show still has legs on Channel 5 – some might even say it’s an inspired purchase by the commercial channel.

The numbers are up on the August edition of the show (as you would expect) and only a little down on last year's January run of the programme despite increasing competition.

Yes, CBB has to work a little harder than it used to for its punters in a world where every other show sees celebrities doing something far more energetic and exciting than just sitting in a house. (See Tom Daley’s Splash! tonight, and Channel 4’s upcoming The Jump; where Anthea Turner will face off against Tara Palmer Tomkinson at ski jumping in Austria. Alan Partridge, have you spoken to your lawyers?)

But CBB seems equal to the challenge.

The bookers have been working overtime for the 2014 run to attract a line-up that not only contains names that you don’t need an encyclopaedia of 80s pop music to recognise – but who potentially will clash at every juncture for our entertainment.

The added twist of modelling the whole house on the set of Eyes Wide Shut, and handcuffing unlikely pairings together (Liz Jones and Dappy from N Dubz/ Jim Davidson and, anyone) offers just enough ritual humiliation of the celebs to ensure the Great British public get their pound of flesh from the series.

Emma Willis’s almost seamless transition into Davina 2.0 (let’s forget the Brian Dowling thing ever happened) gives CBB 13 all the factors it needs to hold the best part of two million people for the next three weeks. (And of course keep the Daily Star’s front pages filled with gossip and titillation)

As long as it can do this – Channel 5 (and their advertisers) will stay happy… and just like many of the other regular reality shows we say “must” be ready to die (X Factor and BGT, recently signed for 3 more years on ITV) – it will stay with us for many series to come.

Remember, before you write it off… it’s not just Big Brother watching you - plenty of people are still watching him.

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[Gypsy]

CBB got 2.30m


Better ratings than The Taste on C4 which had 1.82m

[mrmattybeck1]

Ratings very stable poor for the taste through

[Raph]

it's always nice when Big Brother beats whatever is being played on Channel 4

[Samm]

Big brother beating C4 new reality Program

[Black Dagger]

I quite like Nigella though, bittersweet

[mrmattybeck1]

[QUOTE=Sam rubs hands in delight

[mrmattybeck1]

Originally Posted by Barker

it's always nice when Big Brother beats whatever is being played on Channel 4

Which is most things these days

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Is that with or without plus 1.

No offence but it annoys me when people post the ratings not saying what it got at the main time it was on.

[Jake.]

Good ratings, glad that it beat 4

[Loukas]

The share was 9.5% for last night, i don't know if that rating included +1 or not

There's loads of good press around this series! Today in The Sun newspaper CBB has a full page spread on page 7. I haven't seen a full page of BB news in a newspaper for years!

[*mazedsalv**]

2.05m excluding and it wad 2.31m including +1. Shame it went down, but tonight's fake eviction will be up!

The same ep of CBB11 was just under 2m so it was up on that again!

[Jake.]

this series is doing rather nicely!

[JohnnyBB]

Celebrity Big Brother had 2.31million viewers last night, beating Channel 4's The Taste (1.82million

i cannot beleave big brother beat the taste last night, it had nigellas first proper appearance since all her drama i was sure was was going to rate high!

[zakman440]

This is great, especially since The Taste had so much promo. This series is doing so well, and it's getting positive press reviews.

[Loukas]

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