August 26Aug 26 Author Not that anybody really cares about ITV-era Big Brother at this point but Kate Lawler and GK Barry will be hosting the new side show The Group Chat. Live feeds have also been axed.It just baffles me that ITV can get handed a format like Big Brother and keep fumbling it this badly by continuing to put all their eggs in the Love Island basket.
August 27Aug 27 11 hours ago, Henessy Lake said:The Group Chat literally just sounds like the format of Late & Live lolIt's basically a visualised podcast. They're pretty much all doing it now - Love Island, Apprentice, Traitors, probably I'm a Celebrity too.It's cheaper and probably will do just as well viewership wise.
August 27Aug 27 I could not be less arsed and it’s sad to say when it’s a show I loved as much as I did. ITV have completely ruined it and it’s a shadow of itself, it might as well be called something else.
August 27Aug 27 I'll give the launch night a go but yeah must say my enthusiasm has nosedived after how much of a non-event last year was, good winner aside
August 27Aug 27 unpopular opinion maybe idk but I can't stand GK Barry so count me out of everything watching that 😭
August 29Aug 29 Can't say that I'm overly interested again. I only watched launch night last year so may give it a go just to see the vibe. It's a shame really as ITV's first series was really good!
August 29Aug 29 They need to adopt the US format once and for all. The format alone feeds the entertainment and drama.
August 30Aug 30 I'm interpreting the "new house every week" thing to be a redecoration of the environment they're in in the same house like for the weekly shopping tasks or something.
August 30Aug 30 On 29/08/2026 at 14:13, Scene said:They need to adopt the US format once and for all. The format alone feeds the entertainment and drama.Agreed, and I’ve said this for the past couple of seasons now, surely with The Traitors being such a thing, people are ready for it?? A lot of the reality tv shows that emphasise gameplay haven’t really hit but BB is an established format and it’s shown it works in the US and Canada. Given that ITV loves a shopping task, take that creativity of coming up with concepts and decorating the house for tasks and apply it to competitions that actually have stakes. Just cast the right people not people who just want to be on TV and get a TikTok boost, simply a bunch of normal competitive people, and I can’t see how it wouldn’t work. It can’t hurt to try given how bland the show has become as it is.
August 30Aug 30 Apparently CBB winner Chantelle is in advanced talks to join the latest series as one of the guest housemates.
August 30Aug 30 I hope they take into account how much we disliked having young infleuncers take over last season and get a better, more diverse cast
September 13Sep 13 Author Confirmed that someone from the Bov Boys Takeover will be staying in the house as a mole as part of the launch twist and will have to convince the other housemates they are a real housemate I'll watch tonight just to see the housemates out of curiosity but like last series I really don't think I'll be able to stick with it.
September 13Sep 13 Yeah I saw that; guessing it will be Ginge (although would say no to Tays )ITV really don't know what to do with Big Brother. Kinda feels like if they were going to keep a series going that the Celeb one probably would rate/ do better. Barring the first year, the other 2 normal versions have just been crap; too many HMs - most of whom are deadwood and just the whole thing feeling over-produced and flat.
September 13Sep 13 Author 10 minutes ago, ElectroBoy said: (although would say no to Tays )My thoughts exactly Surely they won't make the twist completely dead on arrival by making it Ginge, majority would recognise him from I'm a Celeb (at least)?
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