[Mrluvaluva]

Celebrity Big Brother will return for another series this year on Channel 5.





Following the ratings and critical success of the January series, which was won by Denise Welch, the broadcaster has ordered another run to air before the end of 2012.

Channel 5's original two-year Big Brother deal with Endemol included one celeb edition and one non-celeb edition of the show each year.

Amy Childs, Jedward, Kerry Katona, Frankie Cocozza and Bobby Sabel have been among the contestants on the reality show since it moved away from its original broadcaster Channel 4.

According to The Guardian, the non-celeb Big Brother has been cut back to ten weeks to accommodate the second celebrity series. However, the ten-week non-celeb run is still longer than last year's Big Brother.

The purchase of Celebrity Big Brother has generally been regarded as a smart move by Channel 5 as it has secured it some of its highest ratings in its history and helped the broadcaster regularly beat Channel 4 and even on occasions ITV1 and BBC Two in the 10pm timeslot.

Rumours about the new celeb series lineup have already begun circulating, with the Daily Star recently suggesting that footballer Freddie Ljungberg may be taking part in the show.


DS

[Jack_]

Overkill. And I don't like the fact the regular series has been shortened again in order to accommodate it, it's irritating.

How about instead of signing unnecessary deals like this one, they concentrate on signing a contract which'll keep the entire show on air for a few more years.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva

Rumours about the new celeb series lineup have already begun circulating, with the Daily Star recently suggesting that footballer Freddie Ljungberg may be taking part in the show.

Who ?

Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg (born 16 April 1977 in Vittsjö, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer. He is currently without a club after his contract with Shimizu S-Pulse was terminated by mutual consent.

Out-of-work and over-the-hill ?

[Mrluvaluva]

Freddie Ljungberg used to play for Arsenal.

Over the hill at 35? God help the rest of us...

[Brother Leon]

Originally Posted by Omah

Who ?



Out-of-work and over-the-hill ?

He was part of an Arsenal side that didn't lose through out the whole Premier League season.

More recognisable than all the HMs that were just in tbh.

[Marsh.]

I can't be arsed with it anymore. The regular series did need shortening by a good few weeks since it was bumped to 13/14 weeks but they're overdoing the CBB version.

Yes, it did pretty well for a channel 5 show but why don't they try to build longevity for the show to see a quality series every January instead of milking it all in the short term because the show won't have much longer if they insist on having BB all year round.
I won't be watching much of it, I need a BB break.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by King_Anton

He was part of an Arsenal side that didn't lose through out the whole Premier League season.

He's still past his prime and unemployed, apparently .....

Originally Posted by King_Anton

More recognisable than all the HMs that were just in tbh.

Well, C5 are scaping the barrel .....