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Big Brother to bow out next year Big Brother to bow out next year
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Channel 4's final series of reality TV show Big Brother will be broadcast next year, the broadcaster has announced.Channel 4's final series of reality TV show Big Brother will be broadcast next year, the broadcaster has announced.
The station, home of the programme since it began in 2002, will honour its deal to screen series 11 next summer. The station, home of the programme since it began in 2000, will honour its deal to screen series 11 next summer.
Big Brother has suffered from falling ratings in recent years, with the current run the least watched.Big Brother has suffered from falling ratings in recent years, with the current run the least watched.
The show is not expected to disappear from TV screens, with the prospect of makers Endemol securing a deal with another broadcaster. The show may not disappear from British TV screens, with the prospect of producers Endemol securing a deal with another broadcaster.
The latest series has picked up about two million viewers, compared to an audience high of eight million in 2002.
The programme thrust contestants including Jade Goody, "Nasty" Nick Bateman and Kate Lawler into the spotlight.
Big Brother also spawned a celebrity spin-off, with one more series expected to be screened at the beginning of 2011.