After glamour model model Sophie was crowned winner of Big Brother 10 viewers and TV critics will have a chance to reflect on the penultimate BB series.
It came as little surprise when Channel 4 announced back in August that Big Brother was to be axed after next year's, the eleventh series. After falling ratings throughout this series and a notable decrease in media interest the fan base seems to have dwindled beyond repair. The tired format now seems repetitive, with the producers turning to stranger characters to try and interest viewers. For example this year has included a mix of characters; including Russian former boxer Angel and Siavash, who last night left the house in an odd Borat-esque outfit.
This year's series had the familiar cat fights and romances, tasks and challenges but the show has moved far away from the original structure, where the social experiment saw ordinary members of the public were placed in the house and forced to simply live together. The show simply has nowhere else to go after it has had to continually change and become more extravagant in an effort to keep viewers interested.
It remains to be seen what producers will do next year as the show bows out but no one can doubt the success of the television phenomen over the last 10 years. It may not be popular with everyone but Big Brother has revolutionised the reality television genre and the show will be remembered long after many of its contestants and winners fall back into obscurity.
It came as little surprise when Channel 4 announced back in August that Big Brother was to be axed after next year's, the eleventh series. After falling ratings throughout this series and a notable decrease in media interest the fan base seems to have dwindled beyond repair. The tired format now seems repetitive, with the producers turning to stranger characters to try and interest viewers. For example this year has included a mix of characters; including Russian former boxer Angel and Siavash, who last night left the house in an odd Borat-esque outfit.
This year's series had the familiar cat fights and romances, tasks and challenges but the show has moved far away from the original structure, where the social experiment saw ordinary members of the public were placed in the house and forced to simply live together. The show simply has nowhere else to go after it has had to continually change and become more extravagant in an effort to keep viewers interested.
It remains to be seen what producers will do next year as the show bows out but no one can doubt the success of the television phenomen over the last 10 years. It may not be popular with everyone but Big Brother has revolutionised the reality television genre and the show will be remembered long after many of its contestants and winners fall back into obscurity.
Picture from Telegraph.
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