[KKBL]

i hope its this date because thats just when i get my Summer hoilidays from school,and im glad it finishes on the week i go back to school.

[Jackie]

I hope it's June my daughters due date is May 26th.

[Spike]

I don't mind a June launch, it would be better for the show with less competition.

[KKBL]

a June 6th/5th launch is now probobaly definetly going to happen.

[housem8]

Originally posted by Mr.Glass
a June 6th/5th launch is now probobaly definetly going to happen.

I think it is more likely to be early June by niow as for a 13 week affair they cant let it go on too late in the year cause otherwise there will be too much other tv programme competition

[Princess]

Oooooh my exams finish a week after that! Yay!

[Barbie]

i cant see how the launch date matters to us.... delaying the start to avoid a clash with BGT is clever and as for the original post well yes each years opening week is important for the future of the series as it usually gives an indication of how well it will do... although if they shake this year up viewers may be pulled back to BB

[GiGi]

Originally posted by Princess
Oooooh my exams finish a week after that! Yay!

me too!! r u doing the LC or the JC? I have Irish Orals this week... ohh pooo!!

BTW... i dont really care when it starts... just as long is is bloody excellent this year. Though Im so excited that itll be hard to wait until June!

[Hugo]

I'm glad it's a June launch....more hype and less compitition

[jimmytubbs]

i herd bb9 was starting Thursday 22nd may

* Launches Thursday 22 May
* 93 days
* Monday-Thursday 10pm, Friday-Sunday 9pm
* Caroline Flack/Steve Jones presenting BBLB
* Bigger house; bigger garden; no house next door
* Public vote to follow Aus system: vote to save/evict
* Prize fund £250,000; personal banks of up to £10,000
* Live challenges on Weds E4; presented by Flack
* Eviction the day after launch; 3 ‘or more’ up depending on how they fare in a launch night task


reality fan

[BBDodge]

Originally posted by jimmytubbs
i heard bb9 was starting Thursday 22nd may

* Launches Thursday 22 May
* 93 days
* Monday-Thursday 10pm, Friday-Sunday 9pm
* Caroline Flack/Steve Jones presenting BBLB
* Bigger house; bigger garden; no house next door
* Public vote to follow Aus system: vote to save/evict
* Prize fund £250,000; personal banks of up to £10,000
* Live challenges on Weds E4; presented by Flack
* Eviction the day after launch; 3 ‘or more’ up depending on how they fare in a launch night task


reality fan

That rumour originated on Inside Big Brother claiming to have come in an email from an Endemol insider which began "You might not believe me, if I was in your position I too would be sceptical, but it’s still worth a try.”

Sounds more than fishy to me. In fact it reads like a fan's wishlist.

[Loukas]

Big Brother 9 will launch on June 5 to avoid a ratings battle with Britain's Got Talent, according to reports today.

The Channel 4 reality series traditionally kicks off towards the end of May, but the network is believed to have delayed this year's launch because a clash with Talent would be too risky. Ratings for Big Brother 8 dropped below 3 million viewers when it competed against the ITV1 show last summer.

The new series is expected to last for 13 weeks, with the final airing on September 5.

Insiders have admitted that this year's run could be "make or break" for the show, though suggestions that the 2007 series was a flop have been played down.

One source told the Daily Star: "Last year was a success. We had superbitch Charley, the Ziggy and Chanelle romance, the sexy 'Samanda' twins and of course dopey Brian who ended up winning. But that was last summer. The new show is what matters. Big Brother 9 is make or break."

Source: Digital Spy

[Glenn.]

We have just got to think what is best for Big Brother at the end of the day. We cant be impatient, we must be vigilant. A later launch might be what BB needs.