[Calderyon]

Big Brother tops Ofcom’s 2013 ‘most complained’ list

Big Brother has topped Ofcom’s list of most complained about shows for the second year running with its ‘Secrets & Lies’ series, while the Celebrity version has also made the top ten.

According to figures released by the media regulator yesterday, a total of 965 complaints were logged regarding this year’s civilian edition of the long-running reality show.

The majority of these concerned housemate Jemima Slade’s warning for unacceptable language after she told Gina Rio that she wouldn’t ‘go’ for black men as romantic partners, with 305 viewers suggesting that producers had unfairly portrayed Slade as racist.

Elsewhere, 244 people accused Rio of ‘bullying’ Hazel O’Sullivan, and 166 were unhappy that footage of Daley Ojuederie’s violent behaviour towards O’Sullivan was broadcast.

The boxer was removed from the house after slapping the model and clasping his hands around her neck in an incident that he later described as a ‘play fight’.

However, the overall figure was down considerably on the 2,088 complaints made over Big Brother 13 last year, which were dominated by Conor McIntyre’s threats of physical and sexual violence towards Deana Uppal.

Meanwhile, August’s twelfth Celebrity edition came in at five on the list on 438 complaints, with some viewers claiming that it had demonstrated ‘animal cruelty’ when Abz Love ran Courtney Stodden’s toy bunny through the mangle.

Other shows that charted include The X Factor in second with 734 complaints – mostly concerning a raunchy guest performance from Lady Gaga – and ITV News in third on 574 due to a report covering the tragic death of Lee Rigby that contained graphic footage.

The single most controversial incident of 2013 was Rowan Atkinson’s parody of the Archbishop of Canterbury for Comic Relief, which drew 487 complaints.

Ofcom’s ten most complained about shows of 2013 are as follows:

Big Brother 2013: Secrets & Lies (Channel 5) – 965 complaints
The X Factor 2013 (ITV) – 734
ITV News – 574
Comic Relief (BBC One) – 492
Celebrity Big Brother 12 (Channel 5) – 438
Britain’s Got Talent 2013 (ITV) – 422
Emmerdale (ITV) – 376
BBC News – 354
Downton Abbey (ITV) – 252
Coronation Street (ITV) – 225

http://www.bbspy.co.uk/bb14/news/121...ned-about-show

Big Brother top trending TV show on Google in 2013

Google has named Channel 5′s Big Brother Secrets & Lies as its fourth most searched for and its biggest trending TV show of 2013 in the UK.

The internet’s most popular search engine today released its annual ‘Zeitgeist’ list, which charts the terms that its millions of users have been looking for over the past twelve months.

In the ‘most searched’ TV shows category, Big Brother came fourth, behind juggernaut soaps EastEnders and Coronation Street – at one and three respectively – and American hit Breaking Bad, which finished second.

Big Brother did even better in the ‘trending’ TV shows category, which according to Google lists the terms that have had the largest increase in search volume over the ‘previous period’.

It topped this chart, with the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent coming second and ITV’s breakout crime drama Broadchurch in third.

Oddly, the Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss – which is broadcast in the UK on cable and satellite channel Colors – came fourth, beating the likes of The X Factor and The Apprentice.

The news comes after rival company Yahoo! revealed that Big Brother was its most searched for TV show and eleventh most searched for term overall over the last twelve months.

Google UK’s most searched for TV shows of 2013 are as follows:

EastEnders
Breaking Bad
Coronation Street
Big Brother 2013
Strictly Come Dancing
Emmerdale
Hollyoaks
Daybreak
Top Gear
The Voice

Google UK’s biggest trending TV shows of 2013 are as follows:

Big Brother 2013
Britain’s Got Talent
Broadchurch
Bigg Boss 7
The White Queen
Mr Selfridge
The X Factor 2013
Under The Dome
Peaky Blinders
The Apprentice

http://www.bbspy.co.uk/cbb13/news/12...google-in-2013

[Headie]

If they air the Indian version in the UK... why can't they air Big Brother Africa on the Africa Channel? I'd love to watch that on my TV, especially as it starts the build up to BBUK as well.

[*mazedsalv**]

It's hilarious because BB could be controversy free completely if there is a dull series with no confrontation whatsoever, but they will always come out top because people make a habit of complaining about BB... I mean, over 400 complaints about Abz running a toy bunny through the mangle... please.

BB4 would air nowadays and it would generate 1,000 complaints... just because it's Big Brother.

[Me. I Am Salman]

if they don't put an American reality star in CBB13 it's xenophobic nd I'm gonna file a complaint
ofcom here I come

[Black Dagger]

Their Impact

[Black Dagger]

Meanwhile, August’s twelfth Celebrity edition came in at five on the list on 438 complaints, with some viewers claiming that it had demonstrated ‘animal cruelty’ when Abz Love ran Courtney Stodden’s toy bunny through the mangle.

Sad sad sad twats.

IT'S A ****ING TEDDY.

[Samm]

Some people still trying to ruin the show most likely old ****ers who have nothing to do

[sampvt]

Originally Posted by Sam <3

Some people still trying to ruin the show most likely old ****ers who have nothing to do

Have a bit of respect for your elders or do you represent the youth of today that we see constantly in the papers.

[Me. I Am Salman]

11th most search term on yahoo? That's quite impressive

[Samm]

Originally Posted by sampvt

Have a bit of respect for your elders or do you represent the youth of today that we see constantly in the papers.

I have a lot of respect for my olders if you must know I see my grandparents every week, it was directed at something else not old people.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by sampvt

Have a bit of respect for your elders or do you represent the youth of today that we see constantly in the papers.

It's funny to see someone who throws insults like 'slag' and '******' around like a 12 year old demanding respect

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Originally Posted by sampvt

Have a bit of respect for your elders or do you represent the youth of today that we see constantly in the papers.

So you think someone in their late teens/twenties would complain about a pretend bunny being pushed through a mangle? LOL

Start reading posts, become an active forum member who actually contributes valid opinions and not glance over a post, see what may be offensive or cause an attention seeking reply.

IT WAS A BUNNY!!!

Also stop with your prejudice against "youth".

Elders actually fought for us to have our own opinions so they achieved that.

[james130]

Originally Posted by sampvt

Have a bit of respect for your elders or do you represent the youth of today that we see constantly in the papers.

Ugh, people like you really irk me.
Always tarnishing everyone with the same brush. Your'e just as bad as the media-folk who enforce those stereotypes.