Celebrity Big Brother finale ratings state season 2 case further

The Celebrity Big Brother finale ratings are now in officially over at CBS and we like to think that they are yet another great reminder that this series is going to be in-demand for another season.

Overall, the finale drew a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and also 5.18 million viewers — these are the best overall numbers since the second episode of the season, and they show further that even with the Olympics on the air there was room for a little bit of counter-programming. When the ratings fell pretty hard over the first few episodes, there were some concerns as to whether or not we would see the series bounce back in a way that proved that this risk was worth it — luckily, they have. This is a very solid conclusion to the season; as a matter of fact, this rating is actually better than what CBS has drawn for most of their scripted Sunday-night series the vast majority of the season.

So what will this performance do now in terms of getting a season 2 renewal faster? Probably a good bit provided that the network can figure out what the scheduling could be. We reported early Sunday that there are still ways in which Celebrity Big Brother could air without wrecking the episode order for many other CBS series; it mostly comes down to whether or not the powers that be want to go through with it. We do think that there is enough reason to bring the show back.

If there is one ratings concern, it’s simply a matter of fatigue. Think about getting this season coupled with Big Brother Canada coupled with Big Brother US — that could cause some burnout among diehard fans! Luckily it’s hard to imagine some of the more casual viewers watching the Canadian version but it’s still a lot of just one show. What helps Celebrity Big Brother quite a bit is that there is such an enormous wait between the end of the summer season and then it premiering. It’s not coming up right away as we saw with Big Brother: Over the Top.

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