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Celeb Big Brother...Is It Time To Pull The Plug?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I just read in the news that CBB has announced an all-female housemate cast for 2018.
Supposedly, this decision is intended to honour the centenary of women's suffrage, but I can't be the only person reading this who sees it as a cheap gimmick on the part of the C5 execs to justify another series of this crap show...
Let's look at the facts:
On C4, the average viewership for a series of 'regular' Big Brother ranged from 2.5 to 5.8 million...Since moving to C5, that figure has declined from 1.9 million to 1.2 million...
On C4, the average viewership for a series of Celeb BB ranged from 3.7 to 5.2 million...Since moving to C5, that figure has declined from 2.8 million to 1.8 million.
Just for the craic, let's that trend to Strictly Come Dancing:
Average viewership (launch, live shows and results shows):
Season One - 6.45 million
Season Eight - 11.23 million (current peak)
Season Fourteen - 11.09 million
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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago
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For me the original concept went a long time ago. The first few series people were excited to be part of the experiment. For a long time now it's been just a means for anyone to get there 15 minutes of fame and launch a career.
Also I think when you get someone who appeared on the normal one to join the celebrity one I think it's time to call it a day. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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I think there's a lot of so called 'celebrity' shows that could do with the plug being pulled to be honest - the latest 'I'm A Celebrity...' being a good point in case - when said "celebrities" not only have to announce themselves but also what they're famous for on the launch programme you really do start to think the bottom of the barrel is being well and truly scraped.
The only programmes of that ilk I watch and enjoy are Strictly and the celebrity version of Masterchef - both of which involve said celebrities learning/showing off skills you wouldn't otherwise associate them with.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I just read in the news that CBB has announced an all-female housemate cast for 2018.
Supposedly, this decision is intended to honour the centenary of women's suffrage, but I can't be the only person reading this who sees it as a cheap gimmick on the part of the C5 execs to justify another series of this crap show...
Let's look at the facts:
On C4, the average viewership for a series of 'regular' Big Brother ranged from 2.5 to 5.8 million...Since moving to C5, that figure has declined from 1.9 million to 1.2 million...
On C4, the average viewership for a series of Celeb BB ranged from 3.7 to 5.2 million...Since moving to C5, that figure has declined from 2.8 million to 1.8 million.
Just for the craic, let's that trend to Strictly Come Dancing:
Average viewership (launch, live shows and results shows):
Season One - 6.45 million
Season Eight - 11.23 million (current peak)
Season Fourteen - 11.09 million
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what were the figures for Ch4's final year of BB?
Because there was a marked improvement on Ch5.
Personally I only watch if there's someone interesting in there, which is a rarity. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"when said "celebrities" not only have to announce themselves but also what they're famous for on the launch programme you really do start to think the bottom of the barrel is being well and truly scraped."
As has been already said, the recruiting of winners of Regular BB as contestants for a series of Celeb BB is the EPITOMY of 'barrel scraping'...
Can't stand people who are famous simply for being famous (cough...the Kardashians)... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All should be axed celeb big brother and the jungle it's all boring same crap and not good celebs going in.which I don't blame them .It's all ones that are failing celebs doing it .  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"what were the figures for Ch4's final year of BB? Because there was a marked improvement on Ch5.
Personally I only watch if there's someone interesting in there, which is a rarity. "
Regular
Series 1 Channel 4 - 4.5 million
Final Series Channel 4 - 3.0 million
Peak Series Channel 4 - 5.8 million (Series 3)
Series 1 Channel 5 - 1.6 million
Latest Series Channel 5 - 1.2 million
Peak Series Channel 5 - 1.9 million (Series 14)
Celeb
Series 1 Channel 4 - 5.2 million
Final Series Channel 4 - 3.7 million
Peak Series Channel 4 - 5.2 million (Series 1)
Series 1 Channel 5 - 2.8 million
Latest Series Channel 5 - 1.8 million
Peak Series Channel 5 - 3.1 million (Series 13 & 15) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Time to pull the plug on the whole franchise! Never enjoyed watching it since it began!!!  "
To be honest, I meant to delete the 'Celeb' bit from the thread title...was referring to the whole BB franchise... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Time to pull the plug on the whole franchise! Never enjoyed watching it since it began!!!
To be honest, I meant to delete the 'Celeb' bit from the thread title...was referring to the whole BB franchise..."
In that case, get rid |
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