Big Brother Australia has failed to wow viewers with its racy new spin this year as the series premiered to dismal ratings on Monday night.
The Channel 7 reality show attracted just 274,000 viewers from across the five metro cities compared to its lackluster 487,000 viewers last year, reported TV Tonight.
It dipped even further on Tuesday night, attracting just 213,000 viewers.
Ratings for the former Channel 10 juggernaut have been on a steady decline since Network Seven picked it up from Nine in 2020.
It averaged an astonishing 1.4million viewers per episode back in the 2000s, where it remained the Ten tentpole for eight seasons.
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Big Brother Australia has failed to wow viewers with its racy new spin this year as the series premiered to dismal ratings on Monday night. Pictured: host Sonia Kruger
Following a series of controversies, Ten eventually dropped the television series from the air and sold the rights to Nine who revamped the show in 2012.
After underperforming for three seasons, Nine also dropped the show.
It was picked up once more, five years later, by Channel Seven who rebooted the program with Sonia Kruger as the premiere host in 2020.
Since then, the show has had a dramatic ratings drop from 853,000 in 2020 to 213,000 this year.
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The Channel 7 reality show attracted just 274,000 viewers from across the five metro cities compared to its lackluster 487,000 viewers last year, reported TV Tonight
Big Brother Australia returned to TV screens on Monday night but not everyone was amused by the direction the rebooted Channel Seven show is taking.
Packed full of sexy singles ready to sizzle, many felt the new season has more in common with Love Island than the Brig Brother of old.
Scores of viewers shared their thoughts on social media, and while some said they were ‘not complaining’ about the racy new direction, others were unenthused.
![Viewers Criticize Racy Revamp as Big Brother Australia Ratings Hit All-Time Low 5 Ratings for the former Channel 10 juggernaut have been on a steady decline since Network Seven picked it up from Nine in 2020](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/06/14/77459673-12715945-image-a-20_1699281169345.jpg)
Ratings for the former Channel 10 juggernaut have been on a steady decline since Network Seven picked it up from Nine in 2020
‘They really trying to rebrand Big Brother as Love Island. So sad to see what was once a great show absolutely ruined. Gretel would never allow for this,’ wrote one person.
‘Yeah I’m out. This is just Love Island with wannabe influencers. Bring back the days of regular people on here. Why would I want to vote for any of these people?!’ another wrote.
‘They’ve changed #BBAU to be like Love Island then,’ someone else agreed.
Another said: ‘What a sad sad premiere. Please don’t try and cast love island again. We don’t want it.’
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Scores of viewers shared their thoughts on social media, and while some said they were ‘not complaining’ about the racy new direction, others were unenthused