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Has Big Brother been evicted? Reality show faces C5 axe

The channel was bought by Viacom in a deal worth £450m last month, and chief executive Philippe Dauman has hinted that the reality TV giant could be dropped from the schedules in a shake up

Big Brother moved to Channel 5 in 2011, after Channel 4 axed the series in 2010, and has proved a huge hit for the network, regularly helping it to beat Channel 4 in the ratings

However, the show has aired its last edition under its current deal with the conclusion of the most recent celebrity series, which saw Hollywood star Gary Busey crowned champion.

While host Emma Willis told viewers that the show would return in January 2015, Big Brother has not yet been officially renewed by Channel 5.

The show usually airs two celebrity editions a year as well as a regular civilian run.

ITV was rumoured to be interested in buying the rights to air Big Brother on its new reality-based channel ITVBe, which has become the new home of TOWIE.

However, the cost of the rights – thought to be about £20m a year – were said to be too high for the broadcaster to use on one of it’s digital channels.

Im thinking there may be some truth behind these rumours and im hoping its true even if its means BB has to be off our screens for a few years to go to a channel where its going to be looked after and not tarnished and run into the ground like it has been.

SOURCES

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/big-br...Channel-5-axed

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/10/is-big...bered-4900055/

http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/b...014-to-be-axed