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Big Brother UK 2008

Viesti Kirjoittaja Jaake » 09 Joulu 2007 13:26

Aika alkaa näitäkin uutisia kai kokoamaan omaan ketjuunsa..
chortle.co.uk kirjoitti:Gavin & Stacey & Big Brother
Reality role for BBC3 stars
Gavin & Stacey & Big Brother
Gavin & Stacey stars James Corden and Matthew Horne will front Big Brother's Big Mouth when it returns in January.

The actors hosted the E4 spin-off show for a week during the summer, and will now be doing the job permanently after the New Year.

They will be commenting on Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack – a new twist on the show, in which famous people will be issuing commands to the housemates as the voice of Big Brother. And the young contestants have been chosen for their achievements in other walks of life such as music, politics or sport.

Russell Brand hosted Big Mouth from 2004, but gave it up this year, when he was replaced by a series of guest hosts includingChris Moyles , George Galloway and Russell Kane.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 26 Tammi 2008 23:49

Daily Star kirjoitti: BIG BROTHER 9 CHOPPED

Big Brother 9 will be shunted from prime time to a late-night graveyard slot this summer.

Worried Channel 4 chiefs are planning to axe the new series from its usual 9pm peak slot and only screen it after 10pm because of falling ratings.

So the troubled reality show will face its own kitchen nightmare in the form of Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, as programme chiefs cook up plans to replace BB with programmes featuring the popular telly chefs, combined with a mix of property shows and dramas.

C4's director of programmes, Julian Bellamy, confirmed that the flagship reality show's traditional peak-time slot is under threat. Top shows like At Home and Kitchen Nightmares, plus dramas such as City Of Angels and property show Grand Design, have been attracting well over 4m viewers - up to 1.5m more than tuned into BB8 last summer.

Bellamy said: "Exactly where we play Big Brother in the summer has yet to be decided.

"It will depend on the quality and mix of the new programmes coming through."

But he insisted BB9 will definitely be screened on both C4 and its digital off-shoot E4.

A TV industry insider said even discussing moving BB's traditional time slot is a clear sign of panic at C4.

He explained: "A couple of years ago Big Brother was such a ratings banker that it would be unthinkable to even discuss such a move. So this is a clear sign that the show's glory days are behind it.

"The decision to screen Celebrity Hijack, instead of just resting Celeb Big Bro-ther, has proved a disaster.

"It has seriously damaged the brand and there must now be doubts whether Big Brother can recover.

"A switch to 10pm or later would clearly dent the ratings - as the show has so many young fans. It is a worrying time for Channel 4. They've paid a fortune for Big Brother and it is their biggest advertising money-spinner.

"They've relied on it for so long to bring in ratings - but it seems the magic has gone."

The channel secured rights to the show in a three-year £80m deal. But C4 chiefs fear the BB bubble may have burst - for ever.

Bosses vowed that BB9 will be back "bigger and better" than ever this summer, but fewer fans have been turning up for auditions up and down the country.

Only 20 people in Newcastle made the effort, compared with thousands who queued last year.

Ratings for Celebrity Hijack have now slumped as low as 300,000-600,000.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 30 Tammi 2008 19:30

BB9 taitaa jäädä viimeiseksi kaudeksi, valitettavasti.. :(
Daily Star kirjoitti: BIG BRO: ALL BETS IT'S OFF


BIG BROTHER will be axed at the end of this summer.

That is the view of bookies who are so convinced bosses will pull the plug they have slashed odds on the 2008 series - BB9 - being the last.

Race rows, dull contestants and ever-changing formats have seen bored viewers desert the one-time smash hit show in droves.

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, which finished with a whimper last night, has been the biggest flop so far. An average of only 600,000 have watched this series - a pathetic 10% of the viewers who watched the final two years ago.

Last night bookies made their opinions clear by offering odds of just 5-1 that Channel 4 bosses will evict the show -; and punters piled on the cash.

The ratings slide began a year ago when gobby Jade Goody's bullying of Bolly-wood babe Shilpa Shetty lost the show millions of disgusted viewers. And last summer's flagship show, won by Essex lad Brian Belo, 20, failed to catch fire and viewing figures plummeted by 20%.

Bosses tried to halt the slump with a change of format on Celebrity Hijack, but viewers are simply not interested.
Ladbrokes spokesman Nick Weinberg said: "Celebrity Hijack has hardly captured the imagination of punters.

"And there are plenty of customers who reckon it's the beginning of the end."
Most embarrassing of all, even the number of wannabe housemates has nosedived.

The number of people who turned up to BB9 auditions - in cities including Manchester, Belfast, Birmingham and Cardiff - is at an all-time low.

A senior show insider said: It's a real worry that people are rushing to the bookies to place bets on the show being axed.
"It doesn't say much for public confidence in the brand."
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Viesti Kirjoittaja TSN » 30 Tammi 2008 23:37

Spencer kirjoitti:BB9 taitaa jäädä viimeiseksi kaudeksi, valitettavasti.. :(
Mä en vielä tuota täysin usko, kyllä nuo vedonlyöntikertoimet on joskus muulloinkin ollut väärässä.. Se riippuu niin paljon siitä minkälainen BB9 on. Oikeanlainen kausi voi ihan hyvin saada ihmiset taas innostumaan BB:stä.

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Viesti Kirjoittaja Punde » 30 Tammi 2008 23:41

TSN kirjoitti:
Spencer kirjoitti:BB9 taitaa jäädä viimeiseksi kaudeksi, valitettavasti.. :(
Mä en vielä tuota täysin usko, kyllä nuo vedonlyöntikertoimet on joskus muulloinkin ollut väärässä.. Se riippuu niin paljon siitä minkälainen BB9 on. Oikeanlainen kausi voi ihan hyvin saada ihmiset taas innostumaan BB:stä.
Ja tossa jutussa mainittii BBCH:n huonot katsojaluvut, mut seki varmasti johtu siitä että se näytettii E4:llä eikä C4:llä... Kesän kauden katsojaluvut taasen johtu siitä että kausi ja asukkaat oli vaan yksinkertaisesti huonoja.

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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 16 Helmi 2008 12:27

Digital Spy kirjoitti: Flack to take over 'Little Brother'?

Caroline Flack has reportedly been lined up to replace Dermot O'Leary as the host of Big Brother's Little Brother.

According to the Daily Star, producers believe Flack has the right credentials to present the spin-off show.

Her past TV work includes fronting The Pepsi Chart Show and Saturday morning children's programme TMi.

She also appeared on Big Brother's Big Mouth as a guest earlier this year.

"Caroline is sexy and sassy," said a source. "She has got all the quirky qualities you need to not only deal with the housemates but also their freaky friends and family."

Dermot O'Leary quit the show earlier this year to focus on his work with ITV's X Factor.

Big Brother 9 will be hosted by its regular presenter Davina McCall when it begins in May.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Punde » 16 Helmi 2008 19:00

Ei pahannäkönen kissa alkuunkaan.. :thumbsup

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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 20 Maalis 2008 15:16

Mtv3 kirjoitti: Big Brotherin katsojaluvut nousuun seksikkäällä suihkulla?

Siinä missä Suomen Big Brotherin katsojaluvut ovat vain nousseet kausi kaudelta, Britannian Big Brother -pomot miettivät kuumeisesti, miten kadonneet katsojat saataisiin houkuteltua takaisin televisioruutujen pariin.

Brittiläisen Daily Star -lehden mukaan britti-BB:n 9. tuotantokaudella nähdään enemmän paljasta pintaa kuin koskaan. Lehden lähteen tv-pomot toivovat katsojien liimautuvan tv-ruutujen äärelle katsomaan ennennäkemättömän rohkeita suihkukohtauksia.

BB-talon kylpyhuone remontoidaan niin, että ainoa suihku sijoitetaan huoneen keskelle. Näin kamerat voivat kuvata talon asukkaita pesupuuhissa kaikista mahdollisista kulmista. Pomot toivovat, että ohjelman kaunottarien pesuhetket saisivat BB-fanit ruutujen ääreen.

Nähtäväksi jää, uskaltavatko saarivaltion tulevat tosi-tv-tähdet peseytyä ihan ilkosillaan vai suihkuttelevatko he kenties vaatteet päällä. Suomen Big Brotherissa osa kilpailijoista on turvautunut uima-asuihin suihkussa pelätessään alastonkuviensa leviävän nettiin.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 27 Maalis 2008 14:12

Digital Spy kirjoitti: Huq to replace O'Leary on BBLB?

Ex-Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq has been linked to the Big Brother's Little Brother presenting job.

Dermot O'Leary quit the Big Brother spinoff show at the start of the year and bosses are looking for a female replacement, according to The Sun.

Huq and T4 hosts Alexa Chung and Miquita Oliver are said to be the producers' favourite choices for the role.

A source said: "There’s no reason it has to be a man, there is a lot of female talent out there. Someone young and fresh like Konnie, Alexa or Miquita would be ideal."

TMi star Caroline Flack was linked to the job in February.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 27 Maalis 2008 14:14

Digital Spy kirjoitti: Davina remains as BB host, C4 confirms

Big Brother will remain a primetime fixture this year and Davina McCall will return as presenter, Channel 4 confirmed today.

Executives, speaking at the launch of their spring and summer lineup, also said it would run for 13 weeks, as last year, but remained tight-lipped about other details of Big Brother 9.

Angela Jain, commissioning editor, said producers were close to finalising the new presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother following the departure of Dermot O'Leary, but declined to give names.

Reports today said Konnie Huq, Alexa Chung and Miquita Oliver were in the running.

Channel 4 head Julian Bellamy said Big Brother's place in the schedule was also as yet unconfirmed. He denied rumours it may move to a later time but left open the option of switching it between 9pm and 10pm.

The show has been under pressure in recent years because of allegations of racism, falling audiences and calls for Channel 4 to focus on public service programming. Celebrity Big Brother was this year replaced with Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack, on E4 rather than the flagship channel.

However, Bellamy said the show would remain a primetime fixture for Channel 4.

"I think it is a brilliant programming, I love it," he said. "It will be back this summer, hopefully with a bang, after a period where we have rested the celebrity version in order to reinvigorate the main series.

"It's a big primetime show and will remain, whether it's at 9pm or 10pm on different days. It depends on the competitive context."
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 05 Huhti 2008 12:58

Rumours: An ‘insider’ speaks!

We have received an email from an ‘Endemol insider’ which goes into some detail about the new series on various levels.

“You might not believe me, if I was in your position I too would be sceptical, but it’s still worth a try.”

The insider opens his email with this, and also tells us we are the only site to be contacted as ours is ‘the best out there.’ Thanks for that, man!

Anyway, onto the info.

Please, please take this post with tons of salt. This was a random email from somebody who could very easily be spouting rubbish for attention. However, as a fansite it is our duty to report all rumours.


Firstly, it’s said the launch will be on Thursday 22nd May 2008 at 8pm - this, actually, is roughly aligned with what our own informant (who has been very reliable in the past) said.

The show will air Monday to Thursday at 10pm for 50 minutes apparently, with a 9pm showing from Friday to Sunday. Now, this doesn’t seem to agree so much with the Channel 4 word that the timeslot will switch between 9 and 10, though it could still be true as strictly speaking it still would switch between 9 and 10pm here.

The series length is 93 days, apparently, which fits with the 13 week malarkey, and 16 housemates will apparently enter on launch night. The Little Brother hosts will be Steve Jones and Caroline Flack, allegedly, not Konnie Huq or Miquita Oliver as rumoured. Guest presenters will present Big Mouth.

The house is apparently ‘bigger than ever before’ with a small upstairs. The Diary Room is accessible through the garden and there is ‘no definite theme’ but the kitchen is futuristic, dining area retro, living area modern. Apparently the dividing walls are glass and some rooms have no walls, with the camera run window being the walls.

The garden is also bigger. The swimming pool will go in the place where the House Next Door and its garden went, meaning the house is back to the size it was in BB3. Apparently, the pool stretches indoors and outdoors.

Other house rumours:
There is a gym “for athletic housemates.”
There is a steam room, “hopefully housemates will get hot and steamy in there!”
There is a bedroom with just one double bed and no real cameras. There is only a thermal imaging one that is hidden. The email reads: “The housemates can use this room to have sex!”

The launch, apparently, will feature 16 housemates who will enter but immediately face a live challenge. The three or more who do the worst will face eviction- the following day!

Apparently, the public vote will adopt the Australian system, voting to save and evict, and at least 3 housemates will face eviction each week.

Also, the prize fund has apparently been increased to £250,000. Also, personal banks are included for housemates to win “up to” £10,000. Group rule breaks will result in the overall prize fund dropping; personal or individual ones in the personal bank funds dropping.

Live challenges are also allegedly returning, exclusively to E4 on a Wednesday night - and hosted by Caroline Flack.

For evictions, there will be a new outside studio as well as an indoor one for interviews. Friends and family pleas will return to the live evictions, taken from BBLB.

Finally, the tasks will ‘involve endurance.’

Some interesting snippets here, but what do you think? Even if it’s not true, would you like to see some of this happen?
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 05 Huhti 2008 22:01

Big Brother 9 dates revealed?

Both The Daily Star and The Mirror have reported the “official” start date for this year’s Big Brother on Channel 4.

The tabloid newspapers have claimed that Big Brother 9 will launch on Channel 4 on Thursday 5th June 2008. They report that fans were expecting the show to launch in May, however Channel 4 have delayed the launch to avoid clashing with the big finale week of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

Last year’s Big Brother 8 suffered in the ratings when it aired against the huge talent show featuring Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden. Therefore, in the hope that Big Brother 9 will be the massive success it needs to be, they’re resisting launching on such a dominated week in the ratings.

Although this should be taken with a pinch of salt, it does give the show a clear summer run. The brand spanking new 13-week series once again fronted by Davina McCall would end on Friday 5th September if the launch date is in fact true.

The Star also reported some quite exciting news about the series in general, stating that the show chiefs have secured 22 live shows over the programme’s run, which will include “evictions, suprise twists and new housemates going in during the run.” Although, may BB8 be a lesson well learned for C4, the public do NOT want another House! The Halfway House was an absolute disaster, I think everyone can admit.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 09 Huhti 2008 13:35

Transexual ex-soldier for BB9?

The Daily Record is reporting that former paratroop captain and transexual, Jan Hamilton, is headed for this series’ lineup.

Jan, 43, has also reportedly been asked to fly to Australia and participate in ITV1’s I’m A Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here! Reportedly, Jan will meet TV producers this week for talks to clinch the deals.

“TV bosses are dying to get Jan to sign on the dotted line. There is a huge public interest in her and she would make compulsive TV viewing,” said the elusive source.

Formerly Ian, Jan has completed a five-month sex change surgery program and flew back from Thailand last month having completed the gender reassignment.

“I can’t say too much,” Jan said of the reports. “I have a couple of meetings lined up but really that’s all I can say now.”

The elusive source felt the need to add, though: “Jan’s representative has been approached by bosses from Channel 4 about starring in Big Brother. It’s early stages so nothing has been ruled out yet. Channel 4 definitely need some interesting characters to boost Big Brother ratings. She would be perfect. I mean she’s a girly now but is jungle trained from her time in the Army.”

“Jan’s really excited about the TV offers flooding in.”

Here at IBB, we’re a tad confused as to how Jan could be approached for I’m a Celebrity as well as BB, particularly as Big Brother 9 is for ‘normal’ people, or unknowns. Is Jan a celebrity? Will she be on Big Brother? Or will she be in the jungle this year?

So many questions, so much time, and well, such high likelyhood of falsity!
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 14 Huhti 2008 15:59

IBB kirjoitti: Reports: Child’s bed delivered at Elstree

Both The Daily Star and an independent builder have stated a child’s bed has been delivered to the compound, sparking widespread discussion.

The paper’s report adds weight to the claims of a builder, who told a local radio show of the bed’s arrival at the house. There is speculation that producers will bring in a young child – possibly the son or daughter of one of the contestants or that they are planning to humiliate a housemate by making them sleep in a diminutive bed.

One builder working on the new house said he can confirm things: ‘We were decorating the bedroom when we got word of a surprise delivery. A lorry pulled up and out came this small bed. We thought someone was pulling an April’s Fool joke on us. But it was there as clear as day. We had to take it into the Big Brother store room where we keep props and furniture.

‘It’s got us all wondering what on Earth is going on. Either a kid is going in the house or maybe one of the contestants is very small. It’d be a first in the UK to have someone’s son or daughter on the main show. Can you imagine?

‘Knowing Big Brother and how cruel they can be I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the housemates’ kids is coming in – and how embarrassing would that be for their poor mum or dad. Or they might make one poor soul sleep in this tiny bed for the whole series – I don’t think it will be for a dwarf.

‘If you’re stuck in something that size for 13 weeks you’ll be screaming for a good night’s sleep by the end of it.’

Channel 4 chiefs, apparently, ordered a ‘complete refurbishment’ of the Elstree Studios.

However, past rumours have ended up being false, namely the wet room rumour. One old rumour that resurfaces in the article is the one about the ‘Love loft’ for, and we quote, ‘randy contestants to romp in.’ We wish the Star would stop operating on such a primitive level.

And there’ll be ‘plenty of shocks’ too, so say bosses. The paper again claims the show will start on June 5th.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 17 Huhti 2008 23:32

IBB kirjoitti: BB9 eye leaked by Channel 4 employee?

A realistic enough front cover to a supposed upcoming Channel 4 leaflet has been posted on a forum.


Their post said, “I work over at Channel 4 - won’t say where but it’s nowhere to do with Big Brother at ALL. But yesterday as I was working I was doing some copying and found a memory stick there with a note for ‘x’. (x = name of another employee who I don’t know, by the way).

“On the memory stick were several files but most interestingly was C4_SUM_MAYJUNE_PRELIM.pdf. Only pages one and two were on there but it features the BB9 eye on the front page!!!”

Here’s the specimen:

Kuva

There is no evidence of this leaflet on the Channel 4 press site.

This is most likely not real, so please take with a pinch of salt.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 21 Huhti 2008 15:29

IBB kirjoitti: Rumours: 16 to enter on launch night?

Our friend The Daily Star is reporting that sixteen housemates will enter on launch night this year, up four on last year.

After last year’s season opened with twelve girls, this year there will be sixteen people thrust into the house. And, according to the rag paper, it will mean ‘more punch ups’ than ever before.

The housemates will be, apparently, the most hot-headed people the show’s ever seen, a ‘fiery combination’ of chavs and yobs with ASBOs.

Security have, apparently, been warned to be ready for ‘out of control’ bust-ups. A source at Endemol has allegedly cried: “Get ready for Big Big Brother. With so many people waiting to burst through those doors at Elstree TV Studios, it’ll be like the January sales at Next!”

Er… lovely analogy there.

Anyway, this imaginative ‘insider’ goes on to add, “The house may have had some alterations but in such a confined space it’s a tight squeeze – and tempers can flare quickly in there.” What happened to the house being more spacious?

“We have taken a lot of time and effort to ensure the new series reaches expectations,” said an apparent separate, Channel 4 source, adding the final line-up will be selected “in the next few weeks”.

“And as the show has a long run, expect a few fresh faces to be thrown into the mix along the way.”

The paper adds the show will launch on June 5th with a two-hour launch show.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 26 Huhti 2008 20:28

IBB kirjoitti: Big Brother 9 for autumn launch?

An unconfirmed Channel 4 email has told a member of an internet forum that BB9 will be starting after the summer!

This news comes just a few weeks after a Channel 4 press pack was released stating that Big Brother 9 would be starting in Spring/Summer 2008.

The email also reveals that Big Brother will be heavily advertised in the run up to the launch which is supposedly starting after the summer. Here is the email:

“Dear name removed,
Thank you for contacting Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries regarding BIG BROTHER

The new series is due to begin after the summer. Unfortunately we do not have the exact date and time that it is due to start at present, however, it will be heavily advertised before that time. We would also advise you to keep an eye on our TV listings closer to that time for further information.

You can view our T.V listings for all our channels at http://www.channel4.com/listings/C4/…pos=tvlistings

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us here at Channel 4, we hope you continue to enjoy our programming.

Regards,
name removed
Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries”


As with any such rumours, we should take them with a massive pinch of salt. As far as we’re aware Big Brother 9 is still due to start around May/June.
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 26 Huhti 2008 20:33

IBB kirjoitti: Another ‘insider’ email!

Here at IBB we love our insider emails. Since April we’ve received twelve, most of which we can establish as fake. But a couple are too good to ignore…

Please take this with a pinch of salt and, for the record, we don’t believe this either!

Last week we received this email, but didn’t post it until now. Some of this info, we think, has been ‘leaked’ by the same ‘insider’ to other sites.

It’s probably false but in the absence of real news is fun to debate. The insider him/herself did say that the person she got the info off may have been fibbing about ’some of them’ and that they are subject to change.

We do note that most of this appears to be a mixture of stuff we already know and educated guesses.

- The start date is un-confirmed but producers are expecting it to be the first Friday of June

- The red button live feed service that was available on secret sky channel ‘12005′ will return

- The ad campaign will be big this year, as the show will have been off terrestrial screens for months

- The series will last for 13 weeks as with series 7 and 8

- Big Brother will be stricter and more consistent than recently with punishment and nominations

- The people in charge of casting the housemates have been told to avoid the glamour model wannabe type.

- There will be emphasis on game play this year with some housemates being chosen for their ruthlessness

- The house this year will stay in elstree and will be and feel bigger than in some recent years

- There will be no nudity, despite the daily star, housemates will be fully clothed unless they choose otherwise

- The time slot will change through the series to avoid any big competition but full warning will be given

- A 2-part behind-the-scenes look at the audition process presented by ex-housemates will air as one of the pre-series shows this year

The email ends, ‘have a nice day, Anonymous.’

Make of this what you will!

Meanwhile, our own spies have told us that ‘a lot of information’ will become available mid-May, which hints to us June is definitely the launch month. However, we have heard that either of the last two Thursdays in May could be used for the launch too!

It’s all up in the air and no one knows a thing - just how Channel 4 want it, those pesky imps!
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 29 Huhti 2008 21:09

IBB kirjoitti: Talking Point: Timeslot Troubles

There’s been a lot of talk about the BB9 timeslot. But just where does Big Brother belong in the schedule? And when is it launching?


Big Brother’s scheduling conundrum is twofold - firstly, when in the night can it fit in the current schedule and secondly, what date can it actually begin?

Let’s begin by taking a look at the show’s in Channel 4’s current programming slate that could affect Big Brother.
Wednesdays: Desperate Housewives - 22:00 until late May/early June.
Fridays: Dirty Sexy Money - 21:00 until 23rd May

With the widely touted 5th June launch, Dirty Sexy Money isn’t an issue; even if Big Brother were to launch earlier, eviction shows at 20:00 and 22:00 would work. However, with ITV1 showing Coronation Street at 20:30 on Fridays now, it might be a wise move not to put the eviction up against it.

Channel 4 has enough pre-strike episodes of Desperate Housewives to bring it through to the beginning of June. Channel 4 are likely to show the six post-strike episodes, too, however, which poses an issue for those of us who long for a fixed timeslot. While the most probable option is Housewives keeping its 22:00 slot and Big Brother being shunted to 21:00, there has been word of BB taking 22:00 with DH being moved to 21:00.

Emails from Channel 4 appear to have indicated the show will air at different times between 21:00 and 22:00 nightly. Hopefully, this simply means the weekend timeslot is different to the weeknight one. Our ideal lineup would be this:

Weekends - 21:00 to 22:00
Mon-Thur - 22:00 to 23:05
Evictions - 21:00 to 22:35

A fixed Monday to Thursday time would be the best option for stability. Plus, considering Coronation Street now occupies the 20:30 eviction show slot from last year, we think it would be best to have one 90 minute show at 21:00, coinciding with a revamp of the eviction show format.

One huge issue for Big Brother, should it want to launch in May (on either Thursday 22nd or 29th, as would be most likely), is ITV1’s ratings banker Britain’s Got Talent. Expected to be airing live shows nightly from 21:00 in the last week of May, it would be foolish in the extreme for Channel 4 to put BB against it. One look at last year’s head-to-head figures says it all.

Which is why a 22:00 slot on these nights would be ideal. Big Brother would capitalise on the lack of competition at this time, with both BBC One and ITV1 airing their respective Ten O’Clock News bulletins. Let’s face it, most Big Brother viewers will choose it over the news. Other competition at 21:00 that Big Brother would suffer against includes The Apprentice, a show that is pulling around 7 million weekly to BBC One on Wednesdays - does Channel 4 really want to put Big Brother in direct competition with it?

But of course, what we would like doesn’t matter. We can only hope that Channel 4 have the same concerns as us regarding the new series. That they know it’s make or break. Because a dodgy, ever-changing timeslot could be the death of BB9 - at a time where more than ever is resting on the series’ success.
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Re: Big Brother UK 2008

Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 29 Huhti 2008 21:12

IBB kirjoitti: First house picture emerges!

A new house picture has surfaced on an internet forum, showing the Big Brother entrance during it’s early construction stages.

The entrance has stayed mainly the same, with the Big Brother 8 walkway remaining. It looks like the area around the doors has been stripped back to the metal, and a green strip is visible around the edge. This has led us to believe that this years Big Brother eye could be green.

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It also looks as though work is progressing inside the house, the walls and ceiling stripped back to the wood around the entrance area. Apart from this, it doesn’t really hold any clues about what the house design is going to be like this year!

It’s just a matter of time now until more Big Brother 9 pictures are leaked!
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 29 Huhti 2008 21:14

IBB kirjoitti: Heat magazine reveal launch date!

Heat Magazine have ‘exclusively’ revealed that Big Brother 9 will hit our screens on Thursday 5th June, with an entirely new, rebuilt house!

Heat magazine haven’t obviously been on the ball lately, as it’s been public knowledge for the past few weeks that June 5th is a likely launch date. As reported before, Heat are claiming that the show has been put back is due to Britain’s Got Talent, which is due to conclude at the end of May.

The magazine have also mentioned that the house WILL be brand new and rebuilt, although several official sources have claimed that the show is staying put at Elstree until at least 2010.

According to their report, the highlights will air at 10pm nightly rather than the 9pm slot that Big Brother has taken over the past few series.

As with any rumour, take this with a pinch of salt!
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Viesti Kirjoittaja Spencer » 30 Huhti 2008 15:12

IBB kirjoitti: An insider speaks!

A forum insider has posted some tidbits of information regarding the upcoming series of Big Brother, which is rumoured to start in June.


Take rumours in this news story with a massive pinch of salt. However, this insider is known to be reliable.


Here is some of the information that we’ve picked up on from what the insider has said:
The series will start during the first week of June and will conclude on September 5th.
Big Brother’s Little Brother and Big Brother’s Big Mouth will both be returning.
No presenter(s) have been chosen for BBLB yet, but a shortlist has been compiled.
No news on Big Brother’s Big Mouth presenters.
The insider has contradicted what Heat have revealed, Big Brother will remain at Elstree for this summer’s series.
The guinea pig (test) run will start in two weeks.
The launch night will be a scream - We don’t really understand what the insider is saying here!
The entire series will concentrate on competition!

It’s up to you how you interprete this information but it surely sounds exciting!

Remember, these are just rumours, so take them with a pinch of salt.
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