Big Brother Will End in 2010
From The Sun:
BIG Brother host Davina McCall is to double her duties by taking over the show’s Big Mouth spin-off.
The telly favourite replaces comedian Jack Whitehall, 20.
The E4 show will also be slashed from four nights to just one — on Friday nights straight after the eviction.
The moves came as a programme boss revealed next year’s BB will be the LAST.
But the chief added she wished they could axe the reality hit after this summer’s series — the tenth.
Commissioning editor Angela Jain said: “We’re contracted to do another Big Brother after this one.
“It’s a shame because I would have liked to end on the tenth anniversary of the series but there will be a Big Brother 11 too.”
But Angela said she is thrilled Davina, 44, will front Big Brother’s Big Mouth.
She added: “Davina will be great. It means Jack’s not coming back but we’re really excited about it. Davina hosted Big Mouth for a week in the last series and she loved being on E4.”
The other BB spin-off, Big Brother’s Little Brother, will remain on air six nights a week hosted by George Lamb, 29. He took over from Dermot O’Leary.
Angela said: “George has made the show his own. We’re thrilled he’s back.”
BB boss: Show may last forever
From The Sun:
BIG Brother could go on FOREVER, the show's top executive said last night.
The contract for the reality hit is up next year and it has been suggested that executives at Channel 4 will axe it because ratings have slipped.
Even presenter Davina McCall recently claimed the show was facing the axe, saying: "It's definitely got only two years left."
Davina quickly back-tracked on the statement.
However, show chief Phil Edgar Jones said BB would carry on as long as it pulled in around three million viewers.
He added: "Everyone talks about it getting axed because ratings aren't as good as they used to be.
"But it is still one of Channel 4's best performing programmes and fans love it. We manage to make it different every year so it stays fresh.
"There's no reason why it can't go on forever."
A massive five million viewers used to tune in each summer to watch the reality show, which began in 2000 and launches its 10th series tonight.
But last year figures slumped to around two million on some nights.