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Day: 19 January 2015

  • Highest Ratings For Celebrity Big Brother Since Move To Channel 5

    Channel 5 is enjoying the battle of rating, thanks to its explosive new series.

    Following a very strong launch on 7th January (which consolidated at 3.6 million viewers and 16 percent share*), Channel 5 is delighted to announce Celebrity Big Brother’s highest performing weekend on record, since the series moved to the channel in 2011.

    On Friday 16th January, 2.9 million viewers (13.2 percent share) tuned in to watch Chloe Goodman get evicted and awaited the shock arrival Katie Price. On Saturday 17th January, 2.5 million viewers (11.4 percent share) witnessed the clash between Perez Hilton and Alexander O’Neal.

    On Sunday 18th January, 3.2 million viewers (13.2 percent share) watched Alexander O’Neal choose to leave the Celebrity Big Brother House.

    This explosive series has also been the number 1 tweeted about television show each day since launch.

    All weekend figures are based on BARB live data including Channel 5 +1 and Channel 5 HD. *Launch figure taken from consolidated BARB data including Channel 5 +1 and Channel 5 HD.

  • Twitter Calls Out Billy Crystal On Subtle Bigotry Over Gay Sex Scenes

    Billy Crystal had something to say about gay sex scenes on TV.

    During a panel interview in Pasadena, the star who played one of the first openly gay characters on TV in the 70s has spoken about gay sex scenes on TV. The star said that they weren’t “to his taste” and they were “too much for him”, reports the Independent.

    “Sometimes, it’s just pushing it a little too far for my taste and I’m not going to reveal to you which ones they are. I hope people don’t abuse it and shove it in our face to the point where it feels like an every-day kind of thing,” Crystal added.

    The event was also used to hype his return to TV comedy with his new show The Comedians, which is to air in April.

    His remarks about gay sex scene on TV were met with derision from twitter users. One user said, “Sorry Billy but “gay scenes” on TV aren’t pushing it. Wanna know what is pushing it? It’s subtle bigotry in 2014. #StopBigotry”