The person behind ITV’s revival of the groundbreaking actuality sequence Large Brother has stated he needs the reboot to seize the present’s ‘golden age’.
Large Brother first began within the UK within the 12 months 2000, when 11 bizarre individuals entered the enduring home and have been remoted from the general public for 9 weeks.
Initially hosted by Davina McCall, the sequence aired on Channel 4 till 2010, when it switched to Channel 5 till its sequence finale in 2018.
Now, following the success of its Love Island relationship present, ITV can be taking on the working of the sequence to see if it might rediscover the success of its early days.
Now Kevin Lygo, director of media and leisure at ITV, has stated he goals to recapture the essence of the present’s ‘golden age’.
In an announcement (through Selection), he stated, “The important thing to Large Brother is maintaining it the way in which it was in its golden age — extra fascinating, smarter, and chicer than different actuality exhibits.”
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Lygo, 55, bolstered rumors {that a} new sequence could possibly be coming later this 12 months, saying: “It is a fantastic addition for the autumn season.”
At its peak, through the third sequence that was finally received by Kate Lawler, Large Brother was watched by a median of 5.89 million individuals.
Nevertheless, rankings dropped considerably over the subsequent seven years, with solely 2.93 million individuals tuning in to Final Large Brother, received by former contestant Brian Dowling.
Viewing figures continued to take a heavy hit throughout its broadcast on Channel 5, with a median of simply 1.55 million individuals tuning in to the primary sequence.
By the point of the final episode ever (to this point) in 2018, 1.02 million individuals watched the shortest Large Brother sequence ever, which ran for simply 45 days.
When questioned about Love Island’s decrease rankings through the winter sequence, Lygo stated he wasn’t involved, explaining that the winter months are sometimes extra aggressive on TV.
‘The winter interval is a way more aggressive atmosphere. Actually, we have been very proud of the numbers. There isn’t any panic in any respect.’
Earlier this month, former Large Brother contestant Nick Bateman, who was dubbed “Nasty Nick” and kicked out by producers for rigging nominations, stated actuality TV stars typically fare a lot worse than he did throughout televised competitions.
“If you watch exhibits now, individuals do loads worse!”
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