August 31, 200718 yr Who's watching Big Brother? A million viewers turn off series 8 By PAUL REVOIR - More by this author » Last updated at 11:54am on 31st August 2007 Comments Viewing figures for the current series of Big Brother have hit an all-time low. The series, which ends this week, is attracting an average audience of 3.8million - almost one million fewer than last year. When the reality show made its debut on Channel 4 in 2000, around half a million more were tuning in. Scroll down for more... All-time low: Average audience figures have dropped by almost a million for Big Brother 8 The station has already decided to cancel the spin-off series Celebrity Big Brother following this year's damaging race row involving contestants Jade Goody and Shilpa Shetty. The latest figures fuelled speculation about the future of the original show. Even among its hardcore audience of 16 to 34-year-olds, it has plummeted in popularity this summer. It has fallen from a 40 per cent share in 2006 and a high point of 50 per cent in 2002 to just 30 per cent of viewers in this age group. Scroll down for more ... Inside the House - will the next series get an 'early bath' and move to digital channel E4? Big Brother's profitability has also been hit by the broadcaster's decision to stop making money from phone-in votes, which was taken after the recent scandals over TV competition scams. Insiders claim Channel 4 is so reliant on the programme to attract young viewers that it may hang on to the show for as long as possible. But there has been talk of it moving to its smaller digital channel E4. A Channel 4 spokesman said: "Big Brother remains one of our most popular programmes and, like any long-running series, its audience varies each run. "It consistently beats its slot average and attracts a huge number of young, upmarket viewers. "It is evidence of Big Brother's enduring appeal that this series is watched by almost 4million viewers - an audience all broadcasters would be thrilled with."
August 31, 200718 yr ^You shouldn't need a reason not too watch it! I don't watch it anyways but... those colours, the combination... it aches the eyes :dead:
August 31, 200718 yr is proved that people gets angry and even furious (mad) when are on a room painted in red.... it looks the walls are red.... definitelly there's someone who wants people to fight there...
September 1, 200718 yr those colours are quite annoying... a good reason not to watch it... :lol: True!
September 1, 200718 yr Author those colours are quite annoying... a good reason not to watch it... But not as good a reason as the contestants, who are even more annoying!!:rolleyes:
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