Just pulled up the viewing figures for week June 10th - Jun 16th on Channel 5.
Figures (000's)
Thursday (21:01) 2,193
Friday (21:01) 2,203
Saturday (21:10) 1,476
Sunday (21:00) 1,625
Now I have not checked last years, but they would seem substantially down. If memory serves I think they were in the range 5000-9000
Which ever way you look at it, these are poor audience figures.
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When I read your comment I wanted to do my Craig Revel Horwood impression.
"Too much choreography darling". 
But it has been in decline for a number of years now. I think the viewers that are left are the die hards, the one's that hope the spark will return and we will see a series like the ones of old.
Roll on Strictly
I don't think the time slot chopping and changing between a 21.00 and 22.00 start does it any favours.
I don't think the time slot chopping and changing between a 21.00 and 22.00 start does it any favours.
No it does not do it any favours whatsoever, I for one think 10:00pm is way too late as I have an early start. 9:00pm should be the start time. I don't care so much for BBOTS and I can happily miss that.
But I suspect the GBP have fallen out of love with the BB show and format over the last few years. Even on this forum we see people who don't really watch anymore.
I don't think the time slot chopping and changing between a 21.00 and 22.00 start does it any favours.
No it does not do it any favours whatsoever, I for one think 10:00pm is way too late as I have an early start. 9:00pm should be the start time. I don't care so much for BBOTS and I can happily miss that.
But I suspect the GBP have fallen out of love with the BB show and format over the last few years. Even on this forum we see people who don't really watch anymore.
I reckon if BB went head-to-head against The Apprentice in the 21.00 Wednesday slot viewing figures could dip below the 1m mark.
Itâs tricky â I often watch the 22.00 show exhausted and out of loyalty â but I also suspect the GBP have fallen out of love with the show to an extent that many people donât even realise it is still running!
I don't think the time slot chopping and changing between a 21.00 and 22.00 start does it any favours.
No it does not do it any favours whatsoever, I for one think 10:00pm is way too late as I have an early start. 9:00pm should be the start time. I don't care so much for BBOTS and I can happily miss that.
But I suspect the GBP have fallen out of love with the BB show and format over the last few years. Even on this forum we see people who don't really watch anymore.
I reckon if BB went head-to-head against The Apprentice in the 21.00 Wednesday slot viewing figures could dip below the 1m mark.
Itâs tricky â I often watch the 22.00 show exhausted and out of loyalty â but I also suspect the GBP have fallen out of love with the show to an extent that many people donât even realise it is still running!
I agree with all that CS. The show has probably reached the end of it's shelf life now. There are too many other shows pulling in the big viewing figures and as you say would force the BB figures even lower in a head to head.
I know people at work who used to watch and discuss the previous night, but I am pretty much alone now. Not one person in my office watches (we are a team of 10 people, 6 men and 4 women).
I also don't think Channel 5 has the pull Channel 4 did. I knew many who watched Neighbours regularly (me included) when it was on the BBC. Again I can't find anyone who watches it and Neighbours only draws around 1M viewers
I agree with all that CS. The show has probably reached the end of it's shelf life now. There are too many other shows pulling in the big viewing figures and as you say would force the BB figures even lower in a head to head.
I know people at work who used to watch and discuss the previous night, but I am pretty much alone now. Not one person in my office watches (we are a team of 10 people, 6 men and 4 women).
I also don't think Channel 5 has the pull Channel 4 did. I knew many who watched Neighbours regularly (me included) when it was on the BBC. Again I can't find anyone who watches it and Neighbours only draws around 1M viewers
Ch5 did wrong by wanting to use a social media platform i.e Facebook - Twitter - BOTS exclusives and very little news on their website
The viewing figures have never been great once peeps have tuned in for a few days to see if CH5 have listened to them
LiveFeed 24/7 was the pull for CH4 - you didnt have to sit by your PC for long lengths of time to *watch* what they wanted you to see - housewives which I think pushed the figures up were able to watch/listen and carry on running the home - speaking personally when it was on Sky I used to have it tuned into all the TV's every day and could listen/watch from wherever I was in the house - when it went to live streaming I paid each year and streamed to the PC - turned the volume up and could still listen without being pinned down
This years 2 hours a night was never going to last long - they just didnt get that it was what peeps wanted so any excuse and it was pulled
Watching 24/7 live and just watching an hour a day of an edited show isnt and was never the same - it always seemed/seems you are watching a different show
Both the previous winners since CH5 took over have now watched back their year and have concurred what we see is so different to what really goes on in there from how the edited highlight show is scrambled together 
I agree with all that CS. The show has probably reached the end of it's shelf life now. There are too many other shows pulling in the big viewing figures and as you say would force the BB figures even lower in a head to head.
I know people at work who used to watch and discuss the previous night, but I am pretty much alone now. Not one person in my office watches (we are a team of 10 people, 6 men and 4 women).
I also don't think Channel 5 has the pull Channel 4 did. I knew many who watched Neighbours regularly (me included) when it was on the BBC. Again I can't find anyone who watches it and Neighbours only draws around 1M viewers
Ch5 did wrong by wanting to use a social media platform i.e Facebook - Twitter - BOTS exclusives and very little news on their website
The viewing figures have never been great once peeps have tuned in for a few days to see if CH5 have listened to them
LiveFeed 24/7 was the pull for CH4 - you didnt have to sit by your PC for long lengths of time to *watch* what they wanted you to see - housewives which I think pushed the figures up were able to watch/listen and carry on running the home - speaking personally when it was on Sky I used to have it tuned into all the TV's every day and could listen/watch from wherever I was in the house - when it went to live streaming I paid each year and streamed to the PC - turned the volume up and could still listen without being pinned down
This years 2 hours a night was never going to last long - they just didnt get that it was what peeps wanted so any excuse and it was pulled
Watching 24/7 live and just watching an hour a day of an edited show isnt and was never the same - it always seemed/seems you are watching a different show
Both the previous winners since CH5 took over have now watched back their year and have concurred what we see is so different to what really goes on in there from how the edited highlight show is scrambled together
That is a very interesting point. It begs the question "how do we know the opinions we have formed about people are correct"?
Are we as viewers being completely manipulated?
Do Channel 5 know who they want in the final and possibly who they want as a winner?
Are some of the stories about contestants being friends with presenters just the tip of the iceberg?
Will Stacey finally see Brad for the love rat he is?
Queue the theme tune for Soap...
That is a very interesting point. It begs the question "how do we know the opinions we have formed about people are correct"?
Are we as viewers being completely manipulated?
Do Channel 5 know who they want in the final and possibly who they want as a winner?
Are some of the stories about contestants being friends with presenters just the tip of the iceberg?
Will Stacey finally see Brad for the love rat he is?
Queue the theme tune for Soap...
well last weeks noms and comments from housemates definately see Dexter differently from us viewers
the answer to most of your BB questions I think is a big YES
cant help you with Stacey and Brad as I dont do soaps
It died a lingering death on CH4 , mainly because of the manipulation, not of the HM's but of the viewers, Nikki going back in and Pete's 'dream' and strangely times relationship with Nikki.I remember watching that and it was like you were reading a book and suddenly feeling you had missed a chapter..
I think CH4's snotty attitude towards it's fans, their forum and being a part of the show' helped it along it's way.
I don't think that even during the most scripted period of CH4 , it has ever come close to being as scripted as CH5's from day one.
CH4 lost interest in the show a long time before they could get out of the contract period and it showed, so CH5 took over a dying duck and then held it's head under water.
It died a lingering death on CH4 , mainly because of the manipulation, not of the HM's but of the viewers, Nikki going back in and Pete's 'dream' and strangely times relationship with Nikki.I remember watching that and it was like you were reading a book and suddenly feeling you had missed a chapter..
I think CH4's snotty attitude towards it's fans, their forum and being a part of the show' helped it along it's way.
I don't think that even during the most scripted period of CH4 , it has ever come close to being as scripted as CH5's from day one.
CH4 lost interest in the show a long time before they could get out of the contract period and it showed, so CH5 took over a dying duck and then held it's head under water.
the lose of the forum lost a lot of die hard viewers before the 1st series even started on CH5
Not very good if they are wanting to keep going with it. I wonder how long before they attract less than 1M viewers.
Wednesday - 1,935
Tuesday - 1,917
Monday - 1,890
Sunday - 1,863
*Friday - 1,817
Thursday - 1,788
Saturday - 1,378
One would assume that eviction nights would attract the most viewers, but that's not the case. Also we have to assume that they make money from the phone votes, if these are reducing too that's just one more reason to doubt it's ability to survive.
In general Channel 5 don't seem to have very good viewing figures, there are programmes that figure higher than BB. The figures could be inflated - who knows, but that would not be good for Channel 5 if they were.
If they just did CBB could have bigger figures give the celebrity angel. TBF I don't watch it as a rule because all the 'celebrities' as Z-listers at best.
