ewerk 31600 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Big Brother to bow out next year Channel 4's final series of reality TV show Big Brother will be broadcast next year, it has announced. The station, home of the programme since it began in 2000, will honour its deal to screen series 11 next summer. Channel 4's director of television Kevin Lygo said the show "had reached a natural end point on Channel 4 and it's time to move on". Big Brother has suffered from falling ratings in recent years, with the current run the least watched. 'Huge hole' The latest series has picked up about two million viewers per show, compared with an audience high of eight million in 2002. Speaking at the broadcaster's new schedule launch, Channel 4 head Julian Bellamy said: "Big Brother has been our most influential and popular programme over the last decade." But he added that "inevitably we're both excited and ever-so-slightly terrified by the prospect of getting by without it". He added that the loss of Big Brother would leave a "huge hole" in the station's schedules, but would prompt "the most fundamental creative overhaul" in Channel 4 history. The broadcaster said it has already started to allocate funds which would have been spent on Big Brother into new drama. Big Brother also spawned a celebrity spin-off, with one more series expected to be screened at the beginning of 2011. The show may not disappear from British TV screens, with the prospect of producers Endemol securing a deal with another broadcaster. The programme thrust contestants including Jade Goody, "Nasty" Nick Bateman and Kate Lawler into the spotlight. It has also courted controversy, including in 2007 when Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty won Celebrity Big Brother following a series of rows with Goody, who was accused of bullying and racism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 It's because i stopped watching this year. Fun show, just ran its course. I'm sure it'll be back on our screens sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The low water mark in British television in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Good. I hope it's a bit like Independance Day. The mothership has been taken out and now all the other shitty little reality TV shows that take over the lives of housewives and spastics all across the country will fall. X Factor, I'm a Celebrity..., Strictly Come Dancing etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 No great loss to see it go, but I worry for Channel Four. That was a real money maker for them and I'd be concerned how they're going to survive without it. Their policy is an odd mix of entertainment and education, Big Brother on one hand, Time Team on the other. The shift towards providing "on demand" tv must be murder on advertising revenue. Wasn't their some discussion about the BBC helping out the other ailing terrestrial chanels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Good. I hope it's a bit like Independance Day. The mothership has been taken out and now all the other shitty little reality TV shows that take over the lives of housewives and spastics all across the country will fall. X Factor, I'm a Celebrity..., Strictly Come Dancing etc. Eamonn to that. 'Strictly' actually gets additional coverage on bbc breakfast 'news'. Fuck off fwiw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Good. I hope it's a bit like Independance Day. The mothership has been taken out and now all the other shitty little reality TV shows that take over the lives of housewives and spastics all across the country will fall. X Factor, I'm a Celebrity..., Strictly Come Dancing etc. +1 Now all we need is to murder Simon Cowell, that skinny orange ferret woman from the dancing show and Piers Morgan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Big Brother was the Gizmo wasn't it? It seemed nice and fluffy, but all too soon someone fed it after midnight and got it wet, now we've got a whole host of horrible little shits hell-bent on damage and decay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thank God! One of the worst things to ever happen to TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Even the brainless bints in the office don't mention it these days which is a sure sign it's ran its course. Speaking of which, did HF even start a thread for it this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Even the brainless bints in the office don't mention it these days which is a sure sign it's ran its course. Speaking of which, did HF even start a thread for it this year? Of course... http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?...;hl=big+brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Every year is a bit much. I'm sure it'll be back after a few years hiatus then have it every 3 or 4 years or something if it is to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6702 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thank fuck.. 10 years late mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Basically they now need an on camera murder to bring back the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 She initially earned her status as a housemate when she agreed to Big Brother's request to legally change her name to Dogface by deed poll, although the show agreed to let her change it back again several weeks later. Ah Channel 4, force for all that is good and decent in the world, eh Chris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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